2nd Grade Color Blending - The Beach

I usually do this lesson during the beginning of the year, but I saved it for the end. With summer break fast approaching, I like to get the kids in the mindset of summer vacation. We did a blending project to make water look more deep, and full. Usually students color everything blue, and you can't really tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins. Here are some examples of this lesson on color blending.

Just a simple drawing with land, sea, and sky.

2nd Grade Crayon Rubbing Texture Paintings

We did a lesson texture paintings, and then I took the class out to the playground to do the artworks. I gave the kids 2 crayons, and told them to rub them on the paper of various textures around the playground. They used trees, stairs, fences, concrete, wood, and other things. They turned out really good. Here are some examples of some of my favorites.

I really think this project was a success. The kids really had fun seeing the texture come through the paper. I liked the way students compared or discovered new textures and ran around to share what they found. It really shows kids that texture comes from everywhere, even though they pass by these textures everyday while having fun.

2nd Grade Snake Lines

My second graders explored lines today and what better way to express them than with snakes! We explored wave, spiral, zig zag, curvy and straight. Here are some examples.