5th Grade

  • 1ST TRIMESTER
  • Chameleon drawing project with watercolor techniques.
  • Weaving on a cardboard loom. This project ties in nicely to the Aztec and Mayan Indians.
  • Paper molas. Molas are created by the Kuna Indians that live off the coast of Panama.
  • Art appreciation: Winslow Homer, realist painter.
  • Optical illusion art
  • 2ND SEMESTER
  • Art of the Renaissance. Students are learning about Leonardo Di Vinci's work: Mona Lisa, Thae Last Supper, The Proportions of Man, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  • Michelangelo and David.
  • Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  • Modern day Mona Lisa painting.
  • One point perspective drawing lesson.
  • Doodle 4 Google contest
  • 3RD SEMESTER
  • Clay bird baths
  • Art of Japan: Japanese gardens, sculpture including Buddha.