Fourth Grade: Why Make Art?

The 4th grade students participated in a poster contest for our upcoming Youth Art Month exhibition of Elementary student artwork. This year the theme is "Why make art?". Our students brainstormed ideas using these questions:

Why do people make art?

How can I illustrate this answer?

The answers the students thought of prove that they are connecting their art experiences with not only their own lives but that of their parents and others in and out of our community.

Some of their answers:

To express ideas.

To have a career as a clothing designer.

To share my feelings.

To make the world more beautiful.

To make gifts.

Because it is fun.

To have something fun and relaxing to do.

To have a career in advertising.

To inspire others.

And the list goes on.

This is the design from our school that made it to the poster representing making art to create beautiful things and to be creative.

Third Grade: Clay Update

The Entire 3rd Grade, except for two students, has completed their clay projects! Once the clay has dried, I will be running the kiln & students will move on to the glazing process. 

The variety and originality blows me away every time I get to teach this lesson! We have some very dedicated and hard working students. Here is a preview of the work....