Art classes in Berlin
Masks are always fun! Papier-mache too (only not how it’s spelled so I am giving myself freedom of not caring)!
For the shape we simply used ballons. Sure the shape isn’t good to wear the masks but we wanted them on the walls anyway.
Nice project it was.
Children were very excited about this project, of course! They are Grade 4 and they feel close to and familiar with street art. Unfortunately the downside for them was there was no spraying (not for me though).
We did this project in our history unit. We spoke about Berlin wall and street art in general from times of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring on. We learned about the power of words, the strength of the letters and it’s colours. In the end it was fun even without spraying cans.
Grade 1 had lots of fun trying out rolling the clay, cutting and gluing ears, noses, mouth, ears, eyes and hair. We learned funny vocabulary like Schlika and Kiln. We painted it, fired it and voila!
This was a lovely clay project that brought along lots of learning and joy. All our sculptures were hollowed, painted and fired and not a single one broke. Well done!
We researched vitamins and minerals in connection to our unit of inquiry ‘healthy choices’. In the end we decided not to take it too serious and just make a bit of veggie jokes where a tomato driven by a car becomes a ketchup and a banana can and will not return because it is after all really not a boomerang. It was real fun and the works are beautiful.
In connection to our Unit of inquiry ‘Market places’ we learned about Pop Art. We painted mass produced candies.
And if you are by any chance coming from Yugoslavia you will know more than one.
In connection to our Unit of inquiry, Sharing the planet with energy at our goal, we spoke about energy of our bodies. We researched how the cool and warm parts of our bodies transfer it’s heath in colours on a thermal photography. Then we painted our heath and our coolness.
You can guess which colours represent which.
This was also the first time we tried live drawing at our class and that part was the most exciting. Especially who and when is going to pose.
Grade 1 spoke about celebrations and customs around the world: New Years Eve, Christmas, 1st of May, Hanukkah, Women’s day, Diwali, Carnival, Day of the dead, Halloween, St.Lucia.
We spoke about gathering of people and families and why these days are so important.
Beautiful aquarel works are presenting the excitement.
