We have had so much fun this year in the art room. From scarecrows to sea otters, umbrellas to cupcakes, we've covered so much! Kindergarten students learned all about basic skills, safe material procedures and color theory, all while having fun and being creative. First graders are my color experts, we really dove into color and material exploration this year! For second graders, the end of the school year was all about making sculptures. I mean, did you take a look at those delicious Model Magic cupcakes and adorable golf ball characters? What an incredible group of artists we have here at Woodland! I hope you all have an incredible summer, and KEEP CREATING!
💜Ms. Beebe
Ms. Beebe & Mrs. Brown combined art and STEM for Field Day to create a super cool STEAM project: EXPLODING PAINT ROCKETS! For this project you will need film canisters (you can find them on Amazon), watered down tempera paint (we found a 50/50 mixture works well) and Alka Seltzer tabs. That's it!
Here's how you do it:
- Put a little bit of paint in the bottom of the film canister, just a little more than enough to cover the bottom.
- Drop in a HALF TAB of Alka Seltzer and put on the cap to the film canister.
- SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE, put canister upside down on a paper or ground and STAND BACK!
- In a few moments, your canister will pop up into the air, leaving a colorful paint splatter in it's place!
Experiment with different colors, different temperatures, and even different ratios of paint to Alka Seltzer tabs to see what works best. If you decide to try this over the summer, please email Ms. Beebe & Mrs. Brown so we can see your results! Have fun!
This year all student's became computer experts! Students have blown me away with their block coding skills, their typing skills, and their Paint 3D art skills. We learned a lot about internet safety, safe searching, and digital balance this year as well. Students have created beautiful art books as well, using computer programs such as silk, this is sand, and Paint 3d. We also have had so much fun playing with Bee Bots, and sphero Mini bots. I am so excited for next year and adding even more exciting activities for everyone to participate in!
