B Middle School Observation March 12
B Middle School Observation March 12
Today in the art classroom, the students had just recently finished their clay creatures projects and they were waiting to paint the creatures and put them in the kiln. The new project they were working on was print making. I personally focus on print making so I greatly appreciate seeing an art teacher facilitating a printing project. When we walked in the students were passing around 5 different completed Linoleum prints that a previous art educator created. They were different sizes and designs and gave the students a great idea of what the Linoleum prints looked like and were capable of. Since this is a sixth grade class and she does not have the proper budget to do Linoleum prints with all of her students, she explained to us that this class would be making Styrofoam prints instead.
After they were finished looking at the previous teachers completed prints, she called them in to move closer to have an art discussion about print making. She explained that she would teach them the skills and techniques with styrofoam so that later in their artistic career they would be prepared to create Linoleum prints.
She asked the class, "what makes a print look cool?" a simple and basic question that started a lot of good discussion amongst the students. They shouted out answers like "the way you carve and shade the lines" and "the size variation of the lines and shapes". She introduced two famous artists Chuck Close and Katsushika. She also introduced vocabulary words: block, gauges, prints, and editions.
Their next task was to take out their personal Chrome books and research animal species that are endangered that they will be able to use as the inspiration for their print. They have to write down three facts about the animal and draw two thumbnail sketches. The sketches needed to show texture, various lines, background, medium ground, and foreground.
I was extremely impressed with how she incorporated the printing project into teaching students about an endangered species. She gave them an option to choose whatever animal they want and draw it however they please but now they are also learning a scientific, environmental lesson. As a future teacher, I will incorporate other subjects and curriculum into my art lessons. Her use of powerpoint and discussion to discuss famous artists, vocabulary, and main ideas is also impressive and something I will use in my own classes.
Today in the art classroom, the students had just recently finished their clay creatures projects and they were waiting to paint the creatures and put them in the kiln. The new project they were working on was print making. I personally focus on print making so I greatly appreciate seeing an art teacher facilitating a printing project. When we walked in the students were passing around 5 different completed Linoleum prints that a previous art educator created. They were different sizes and designs and gave the students a great idea of what the Linoleum prints looked like and were capable of. Since this is a sixth grade class and she does not have the proper budget to do Linoleum prints with all of her students, she explained to us that this class would be making Styrofoam prints instead.
After they were finished looking at the previous teachers completed prints, she called them in to move closer to have an art discussion about print making. She explained that she would teach them the skills and techniques with styrofoam so that later in their artistic career they would be prepared to create Linoleum prints.
She asked the class, "what makes a print look cool?" a simple and basic question that started a lot of good discussion amongst the students. They shouted out answers like "the way you carve and shade the lines" and "the size variation of the lines and shapes". She introduced two famous artists Chuck Close and Katsushika. She also introduced vocabulary words: block, gauges, prints, and editions.
Their next task was to take out their personal Chrome books and research animal species that are endangered that they will be able to use as the inspiration for their print. They have to write down three facts about the animal and draw two thumbnail sketches. The sketches needed to show texture, various lines, background, medium ground, and foreground.
I was extremely impressed with how she incorporated the printing project into teaching students about an endangered species. She gave them an option to choose whatever animal they want and draw it however they please but now they are also learning a scientific, environmental lesson. As a future teacher, I will incorporate other subjects and curriculum into my art lessons. Her use of powerpoint and discussion to discuss famous artists, vocabulary, and main ideas is also impressive and something I will use in my own classes.
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