Category Archives: art
Enjoying Creative Choices in Art
McGuffey students have been making great use of choices in Art class. When students choose their projects in Art, motivation for their work comes from within. This intrinsic motivation results in more productive and creative work from students. It also … Continue reading
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Self-Portraits with Partners
Last week Lower Elementary students met with their Middle School partners, and together, they completed Lower Elementary’s monthly self-portraits. Lower Elementary students drew themselves as usual, and then their Middle School partners added themselves into the pictures, too! Not only … Continue reading
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Color Party
Yesterday in Art, Ingrid hosted a “color party” for students in Lower Elementary. Grade 1 students study the color wheel every year, but this year our students in Grades 2 and 3 got involved and helped prepare for the party, making … Continue reading
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Paper and Concrete Bling Bowls
McGuffey students in Grades 1 through 8 have been experimenting with various types of concrete and paper mixtures. Grade 1 students created bowls out of shredded construction paper and concrete. This project had multiple steps and required some patience as our bowls slowly … Continue reading
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Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Many Upper Unit students are participating in the Oxford NAACP’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art Exposition this year. This annual event celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the visual and literary arts. The students’ work will … Continue reading
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Art 101
McGuffey’s Art curriculum is designed so that most students are working on similar projects at the same time, regardless of grade level. While this certainly helps prevent utter chaos in our studio space, it also teaches the concept that the materials … Continue reading
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The Process and Product of Paper Chains
The phrase “process over product” is often heard when discussing topics in Art education. Our recent exploration of paper chains has demonstrated this concept nicely. We started with group instruction on creating a chain of images. As students began to … Continue reading
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Displaying Self-Portraits in Lower Elementary
After lots of planning, Lower Elementary happily unveiled their new display of student self-portraits in the classroom recently. Each student’s self-portrait is now framed and sitting on a ledge shelf in our upstairs classroom space. This is quite an upgrade, and students have … Continue reading
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Sketchbooks in Lower Elementary
Students in Lower Elementary received brand new sketchbooks yesterday afternoon and began adding to them immediately! We offer time for free-drawing daily in Lower Elementary. Halfway through lunchtime, the room transitions into a quiet lunch, and a teacher reads aloud. … Continue reading
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Chalk and Water
The Primary unit always has chalk in our outdoor classroom, but today we experimented with what happens when you add water. The children were so excited to see what happens when you throw a curve into a traditional medium.
