3rd Grade Update

Third Grade Update

Third graders have been thinking a lot about their school community and have been creating art about and for that community.  

Students took an empty floor plan of the school and transformed it into a map showing their unique experience and what is special to them about Worthington Hills.

Students participated in a "chalk talk" to share ideas about what we like about school, and ways we can make it a better place and spread positivity.  They showed themselves to be a thoughtful and caring bunch!

Students viewed and discussed imaged os public art, including the happy/silly/joyful/encouraging work by Dallas Clayton.  We think that art has the power to inspire and to make a difference.  Students enjoyed looking at Dallas Clayton's work because it made them feel good, or it was cute, or it inspired them.  Third graders then created their own stencils to pass on the good vibes.  We used chalk paint and chalk to create our own public art and to spread positivity with our school community!  If you saw our creations, we hope they brightened your day!

Some early finishers turned their messages into posters, too!

Be happy and believe in the power of positivity!

3rd Grade Beautiful Oops!

This project has been a favorite for the last few years, but each year we expand on the thinking we use as part of the process.  In addition to reading the always inspiring Beautiful Oops, and engaging in a Beautiful Oops inspired creativity challenge (Read more about this in last year's post), students thought about failure in a new way with an improv exercise.

Check out the video we watched in class!  I encourage you to ask your students about this exercise.

After watching the video, students thought of their own failures and presented them to the class.  Of course when they finished, we gave a round of applause.  Failures help our brains grow and we want to celebrate whenever we move on from or learn from a failure!

For the next phase of this unit, we looked at and discussed work by Columbus Artist, Levent Isik.  We are lucky enough to own two original works by this artist, given to our school at about the time I was in 3rd grade!  Students were really inspired by his use of multiple materials, bright colors, and patterns.

We also used mixed media in our art but started with just one scrap of cardboard.  

What can you turn a scrap of cardboard into?

Students hard at work, thinking of ideas form their lives, mixing paint, and combining many materials.

Check out some finished paintings!

Students completed this project by reflecting on their work and giving compliments to their classmates.