Junior Crew Virtual Gallery

Artists use Shapes - Wil Kerner

2009-10-18T12:13:00.004+11:00

Hi Everyone,
The Crew have been working on a unit called ' Artists Use Shapes'. This week we will be looking at Wil Kerner's website and making some pictures based on his style. Would you like to join us?

How to Draw a Frog - How Stuff Works

2009-10-11T18:49:00.004+11:00

Click on the picture for the slide show demonstration.

After listening to the musical story of Tiddalik the Frog, the Crew wanted to draw some pictures of frogs but nobody knew how to draw one. The How Stuff Works website even has questions for arty problem issues!

Bembo's Zoo

2009-09-08T18:46:00.003+10:00

Click on the picture to watch words turn into pictures.

Using our Knowledge of Shapes- Inspired by Kathy Barbro

2009-09-05T09:52:00.006+10:00

Hi Everyone,
Lots of our inspiration for great art projects comes from Kathy Barbro's site - Art Projects for Kids. One of our art activities for this week will be Kathy's paint a cow lesson. In Special Education a lot of time is spent helping kids to name and recognise shapes but we also need to give kids plenty of opportunity to use their knowledge of shapes in creative ways while developing those all important fine motor skills. Kathy has lots of simple drawing lessons attached to her blog which are suitable for all primary age groups. Click on the picture of the cow to access the lesson plan. The Crew will have some amazing cows to post on Wednesday so visit us then !

Picasso Heads

2009-08-25T06:44:00.009+10:00

Eleanor

Ricky

Tim

Braydon

Daniel

Hi Everyone,

The crew have been looking closely at how people look when they are happy, sad, surprised and a range of other emotions. Yesterday we had a look at some of Picasso's paintings and some that the children at Deep Space Sparkle have painted and decided to draw our own Picasso heads with pastel crayon. The Crew were very happy with their finished pieces of art. I have a feeling that Tim might tinker with his a bit. If he does I will post it again.

Photography by Tim

2009-08-09T09:41:00.004+10:00

Hi Everyone,

Tim hates writing but loves to take photo's. While the other children were busily writing about our rainy day experience ( which is rare where we live) Tim took photo's from a tiny dry spot just outside our classroom door. They say a picture tells 1000 words so this is Tim's 5000 word essay.

Signs of Spring

2009-08-03T20:07:00.010+10:00

Braydon

Eleanor

Daniel

Tim

Ricky

Hi Everyone,

Our theme for this term is 'See the Signs. Although it is still Winter in Australia we can see the signs that Spring is on the way when we look at the trees in our playground. Today we had a good look at some blossoms that covered one of the trees near our classroom. Then we spent some time in the art room drawing what we saw with pastel and painted over with a food colouring wash. I think they did a great job.

Painting & Decorating

2009-08-03T19:30:00.005+10:00

Hi Everyone,

Over the past few weeks Junior Crew kids have been painting and decorating some off -cuts of wood with beads, cords, tacks and stones. We have nailed, glued, stapled and tied a variety of materials to our pieces of wood so that we can arrange them and create some 3D sculptures for a photography project.

This part of the task has been a really good fine motor exercise as well as being a fun design activity.

Where did you get that hat?

2009-07-02T09:55:00.003+10:00

Ricky

Braydon

Tim

Eleanor

Cory

Hi Everyone,

The Junior Crew kids had a great time making hats in the art room with Sheryl this term. They began the process by designing a hat on paper and then worked out how to fasten their millinery objects to pre-formed hat bases. What a clever, creative bunch of kids!

The First Batch of Bugs

2009-07-02T09:31:00.004+10:00

Ricky

Eleanor

Tim

Hi Everyone,

Here are our first group of completed paper mache bugs! it has taken us a whole term to complete them !

During the term we have overcome lots of sensory defensiveness issues and have learned to work with unfamiliar people to get a task done.

We wouldn't have been able to do it without the assistance of our 'Inner Wheel' volunteers who have helped the children develop practical and social skills . Thanks also to Bunnings Hardware for donating the paint tints that were used.

I will post the next batch of bugs as soon as they hatch!

Symmetrical Bugs

2009-05-23T19:19:00.012+10:00

Hi Everyone,

After visiting Miss Tabarcea's Blog the Junior Crew kids were inspired to create these symmetrical bugs which tied in well with our 'What to do when people are bugging you' unit and our symmetry unit in maths sessions.

The kids had a great time folding and cutting to make these cute little creatures. We think they look terrific displayed on our notice board.

I think that the kids loved looking at the cut out monsters they made when they opened out their folded papers as much as they enjoyed making the bugs! I wonder what the two paper monsters in the picture above think of each other and what they said when they met?

By the way our paper mache bugs are at their last stage before being painted. They are rock hard , looking good and will be ready to paint next week!

Paper Mache Week 2

2009-05-09T19:06:00.004+10:00

Hi Everyone,

It's the second week of our paper mache project and some of us have applied up to 8 layers paper to our balloon bases while others are making gigantic paper mache bugs and only have 3 or 4 layers at the moment.

Now that the kids can see that their projects are starting to look like bugs instead of a sticky, ugly balloons we are hearing fewer complaints about how messy or boring this project is. Instead, the kids are now talking about how they are going to decorate their bugs. There are some very creative ideas buzzing about the classroom at the moment. These bugs are going to look awesome!

Spooky Spiders!

2009-05-04T18:52:00.003+10:00

Joy and the Crew worked together to create this picture of spiders in a web using egg cartons and scraps of coloured paper. This picture now hangs above our classroom door. Look at those scary eyes!

Symetrical Blob Paintings

2009-05-04T18:31:00.002+10:00

last week i was absent from school due to illness. The children enjoyed their time with Joy, one of their favourites casual replacement teachers. Joy is an art teacher, so when I returned the room was full of mini projects she worked on with the kids. Thanks Joy!

What's Bugging You? - Paper Mache

2009-05-01T16:19:00.008+10:00

We are in the process of making some giant paper mache bugs to serve as a visual reminder of strategies we can use when people or situations are 'bugging us'.

So far we have chosen a balloon shape to form the base of our bug, added some features with card stuck to the balloon with masking tape and added 3 layers of paper and glue to form our hard shell.

It has been a bit of a test of patience and commitment but we can see that they are going to be the basis of some awesome bugs!

We will keep you posted as the project develops.

Paper Weaving

2009-05-01T15:30:00.004+10:00

Paper weaving can be very soothing or frustrating, depending on how good your fine motor skills

are. the Junior Crew had fun experimenting with colour, cuts and drawings and were very pleased with their results.

Louise Nevelson Tribute

2009-03-15T14:09:00.008+11:00

Hi Everyone,
One of the places that I go to find inspiration is Kathy Barbro's Art projects for Kids Blog.
Kathy did a project with her class based on Loiuse Nevelson's found objects technique. Louise douses her art works in White paint. We couldn't bring ourselves to do that because they looked so good with all of the coloured objects stuck to them .
I loved the way that some children didn't stick to a raft shaped base, even though that was the way I demonstrated the activity for them.
I'm sure that they will want to do this activity again. Maybe next time we will use the white paint. If you would like to see what else Kathy Barbro might inspire you to do click here.

Sam

Daniel

Cody

Braydon

Tey Neisha

Thomas

Pasta and Match Stick Collage with a Touch of Gold

2009-03-15T13:38:00.007+11:00

Jeremy

Cory

Tim

Tey Neisha

Hi Everyone,

Collage has been the focus of many of our Junior Crew art activities this term. We had a cupboard full of pasta pieces and match sticks that had to be used. After a 30 minute session with some macaroni, match sticks, PVA glue and a spray of gold paint when the glue had dried, we had some fantastic collages to decorate the room. Here are just a few!

Eleanor

Tey Neisha

Sam

Carpet Art

2009-03-15T13:08:00.002+11:00

Jeremy

Hi Everyone,
Last Thursday was our annual swimming carnival. On Friday we were all exhausted! We managed to get through to lunchtime before the wheels fell off!
We tried in vain to read a story together but all anyone wanted to do was roll around and play with fluff balls on the carpet.
Get the idea. We had 3 hours to go and I was feeling a little bit desperate when I asked the children,
'What colour is the carpet?'
'Blue!" they all piped up.
But our carpet isn't blue it has many other specs of colour woven through it, when you have a really close look. So they did.
This 'Make Your Own Carpet Tile' cut and paste activity resulted from one of those unexpected teachable moments. The children were quiet, calm and relaxed by the time we were finished because cutting and pasting while listening to music was a great sensory soother.
Tim's came complete with a fluff ball.

Cory

Eleanor

Nicholas

Tim

4 Kids 4 Lumps of Clay

2009-03-14T22:00:00.002+11:00

Nappy Wipe Art

2009-03-14T20:21:00.008+11:00

Our First art project for the year was using house hold food dyes to paint on nappy wipes and coffee filters. The children applied diluted food colouring using various sized paint brushes. The wipes and filters absorb the colouring and new colours are made as the colours spread through the absorbant woven material.

Sam

Tristan

Joshua

Jeremy

Colourful Birds

2008-12-11T12:10:00.009+11:00

Luke

Taylah

Daniel

Eleanor

Cory

Jeremy

Tim

Lime Snakes in Lime Lakes 1

2008-11-26T14:42:00.002+11:00

Jeremy

Lime Snakes in Lime Lakes 2

2008-11-26T14:34:00.004+11:00

Eleanor

Taylah

Tim

Luke

Lights and darks

2008-11-18T17:00:00.004+11:00

Jeremy

Tim

Taylah

Eleanor

Black and White 1

2008-11-18T16:58:00.004+11:00

Luke

Daniel

Eleanor

Taylah

Black and White 2

2008-11-18T16:51:00.004+11:00

Cory

Jeremy

Tim

Danny

Crane Exhibition

2008-10-30T12:14:00.005+11:00

Danny

Taylah

Tim

Eleanor

Pastel crayon drawings with a food colouring wash.

Pink Panther Exhibit 1

2008-10-29T18:05:00.006+11:00

Eleanor

Tim

Jeremy

After listening to the Pink Panther Theme

http://www.high-tech.com/panther/source/sounds.html
The children mixed their own tones of pink using acrylic paint, then painted inside hand drawn outlines using a brushes of various sizes.

Pink Panther Exhibit 2

2008-10-29T17:53:00.006+11:00

Tim

Taylah

Cory

After listening to the Pink Panther Theme song

http://www.high-tech.com/panther/source/sounds.html

The children mixed their own tones of pink using acrylic paint, then painted inside hand drawn lines using a variety of brushes.

An Email From Sheryl

2008-10-27T16:16:00.004+11:00

Hi sue and room 13,
I tried to leave a comment on you new wonderful virtual art exhibition but couldn't submit it because of problems with my ID and password. What do I type there?
Cheers,
Sheryl

Hi Sheryl,

I am really pleased that you like the Virtual Gallery. Thanks for the art that can be shown here!

I think that there are a few people in your situation, so I will start from the beginning. You click on the word 'comments' that is written under the post and that will take you to the comment place. Then the easiest way to comment is to type your message in the comment box and sign your name to it just as you would a letter. Then click on the circle next to the word anonymous and then click on publish. The program will ask you to copy a series of numbers and/or letters into a box, just to prove that you are a human being and not a virus or spam. Then you are done.

If you think this is all too hard you can always send us an email at room13juniorclass@yahoo.com.au because we love getting those too!

Welcome to our first exhibition

2008-10-25T20:02:00.006+11:00

The 'Purple People Eater Exhibition' is the first, of what I hope will be many, exhibitions of student art works on this site. The children of Room 13 love the opportunity to paint, and these acrylic paintings look fabulous on the walls of our classroom.
Visit the gallery regularly to see what Sheryl and Neville, our talented art teachers, have inspired the children to create.

The Purple People Eater Exhibition

2008-10-25T19:32:00.013+11:00

Cory

Taylah

Tim

Danny

Method

After listening to the song 'The Purple People Eater'

www.brownielocks.com/purplepeopleeater.html

The students planned their subject matter in drawing pencil and then filled in their design with acrylic paint, that they had mixed themselves. Then the paint was applied with a variety brushes of various types and sizes.