3rd+Grade

= = =**// Repoussé Easter Eggs //**= // Second and Third grade students learned about the art of // Repoussé **, The ancient art of embossing or pressing shapes into metal. They created Easter and Spring-themed designes on aluminum foil and added paint to create a shiny, colorful easter egg! More egg designs here: [|http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/RepouseeEggs#] **

= = American School students learned about the customs and traditions of Chinese New Year and created colorful flying dragons!
 * __Chinese Dragons__**

Cityscapes Third graders are studying how and why artists create images of the places they live. Students are currently creating cityscapes featuring their home and sights familiar to them. __Thinking Like An Artist Questions:__ 3A's Cityscapes: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vdWXAtddxoXq0TVtAK-fWg?authkey=Gv1sRgCOWzsdDxrLfiogE&feat=directlink 3B's Cityscapes: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/3BCityscapes?authkey=Gv1sRgCI3rrff0s8r35AE&feat=directlink 3C's Cityscapes: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/3CCityscapes?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7qg6v51_WtlAE&feat=directlink
 * What is a cityscape and how is it different from a landscape?
 * What are the three areas of a 2D picture and where are they located on the page?
 * What is a horizon line?
 * What can the artist do to draw attention to the focal point?

C o l o r, LINE, and //Emotion// Line Shape Color Value Emphasis Balance
 * __Elements and Prinicples of Art we can Name and Recognize:__**

Third grade students are looking at portrait paintings and discovering how artists use color and line to suggest emotion and mood in painting. Students can explain the meaning of certain colors and types of line in art and use the principle of balance to create proportionate drawings of people.

How do artists use warm and cool colors to suggest different emotions in art? How are different lines important in conveying emotions in art? Can you draw a face that is balanced and proportionate?
 * __Thinking like an Artist Questions:__**

http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/3Aportrait?authkey=Gv1sRgCLG1prStvNSR5QE&feat=directlink **3B's self-portraits: http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/3Bportraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCI72h5HFibvaaQ&feat=directlink
 * 3A's self-portraits:**

3C's self-portraits:** http://picasaweb.google.com/kalliethornberry/3Cportraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCJfFl_T08PrIygE&feat=directlink