
#1 - I always connect the projects that I find on there to the standards I have to teach anyway.
#2 - I teach more effectively because I am honestly excited to do the project with my students.
#3 - It keeps me on my toes in terms of problem-solving. Quite often I have to figure out the steps on my own, find the best ways to achieve them, and sequence them correctly.
With that being said... yes this is another one inspired from a pin on Pinterest (I believe originating from Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists) . :)
I've been wanting to do this for the past year... and I finally got around to doing it!
I began by talking to my 4th graders about perspective and point-of-view and how changing the point-of-view in an image can make a composition more interesting.

Using a Safe-T Compass (a project in itself), students had to create 3 circles in pencil on their papers (see sizes in image below). Once they were done drawing that, they traced over their pencil lines with a light blue chalk pastel, and then smudged the pastel inward with a quick brush of their finger.
As they continued to work, I also went around the class and passed out a 12"x12" sheet of blue paper for their gluing base, a 6"x4.5" piece of brown paper for the stick arms, and a scrap piece of orange for the carrot nose (the eyes were drawn in with black sharpie).
Once they finished drawing and cutting out everything, it was time to start glueing.
Should say "Birds-eye-view Snowmen" ... not "Aerial Perspective Snowmen"
Forgive me - Art teacher working on 4 hours of sleep. :)
These look amazing!! Thanks for the detailed instructions!
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I too pinned pictures of the 'birds eye view snowmen' as an inspiration for teach art. Thank you for the detailed steps you have detailed I am now even more inspired to teach this!
ReplyDeleteLove these!!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try this out!
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