Stacked Pumpkins

Happy Halloween Folks!

2nd- 3rd Grade Stacked Pumpkins

I was so inspired by Katie Mallette's Stacked Pumpkins. I had to try it out. 

Who doesn't love stacked pumpkins!?!  These cuties were a big hit! 

Students and I discussed how a face can show different emotions, how shapes can overlap or stack in a composition, and reviewed basic wastercolor resist techniques. 

I challenged each student to try to show a different emotion or feeling on each pumpkin: happy, sad, fear, bored, tired, angry.

Everyone loves them so much! How fun! 

Glue & Chalk Pumpkins

 3rd Grade Pumpkins

Its that time of year again...Pumpkins...Pumpkins...Pumpkins!

 3rd grade really knocked this lesson out of the park.  The class talked about the pumpkin life cycle and the shape of different pumpkins. 

Next Students were encouraged to draw big 2-3 overlapping pumpkins.

Students drew these beauties using clear glue. The next day they used soft chalk pastel to  color their pumpkins. Students were encouraged to show a warm and cool contrast in their artwork.

 Look at these lovely results

Absolutely Gorgeous color

The clear glue dries shiny! 

This is one of my favorite fall lessons.

Materials Used

12 x 19 Black Paper

Clear Elmers Glue

Soft Chalk Pastel

Monsters Love Colors

Kindergarten is learning about Color. 

We read Mike Austin's children book Monster's Love Colors.

We talked about creating a monster and what it could possibly look like. (How many eyes would it have? Would it have horns, ears, or antennas? Would it have sharp teeth? Or a tiny nose? Etc.)

Then students got busy creating their own warm or cool monster with oil pastel.

They first drew their monster using white oil pastel on 9 x 12 black construction paper. 

Then they decided if their monster was going to be a warm or a cool color. After coloring their monster,  they colored  the background warm if their monster was cold...or hot if their monster was cool.

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Last, they outlined all their lines and details with black pastel.  

They turned out so cute!