Visual Arts at P.S. 18 with Mrs.Dunbar
Welcome Parents!
In addition to creative exploration and expression, we make art to:
• Make social, cultural, and academic connections
• Engage in learning beyond the classroom
• Share in each other's diversity
• Celebrate our individuality
• Become life-long learners and visual interpreters
Highlights:
K - Animals, Insects, Monet, Van Gogh, Cassat, Portraits
Color wheel, Literacy, Scissor-safety, Motor coordination
First - Van Gogh, Picasso, Dr. Suess, Weather Books, birds
Color Mixing, painting, collage, Tactile Art, Pastel blending
Second - Community Projects, Patterns, Food Sculptures, owls
Watercolors, clay Strategies, Mixed Media, Paper Pop-ups
Third - Social Studies: Panama, Kenya, China, Greece, India, Italy
Yarn Art, Mixed Media, Bamboo Brush Painting, Drawing, Mosaics
Fourth - Space Paintings, Gaudi Lizards, People Sculptures
2 and 3 dimensional design, Composition, Symmetry, Palettes
Fifth - Kaleidoscopes, Culture Sculptures, Still-Life, Surrealism
Graphic design, Painting Techniques, Clay Strategies
All of our children's artwork and studies in art history, design
principles, arts around the world, and techniques follow the New York
City Blueprint for the Arts which can be found at:
http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/canda_va.html