The first week back was busy and exciting! I am thrilled to be teaching graphic arts this year and can't wait to explore the HUGE world of graphic design with the 5th and 6th grade students. This week we talked about what graphic design is and where we see it in our everyday lives.
We began by doing some group problem solving where the students were challenged to work together to sit in birthday order. This was tough, but every class was eventually able to work together and pull it off!
Then we talked about graphic design, beginning with a definition:
We discussed the role of graphic artists as artists who communicate a message or solve a problem through art. Then we looked at some fun examples of graphic design on our clothing and on some posters hung in the room. Lots of students recognized these Disney attractions by their vintage posters:
We ended class with a cooperative drawing game. The object of the game was to use your imagination to draw one thing, and then pass your drawing to your neighbor. Each time a drawing was passed to you, you were challenged to change it in some way, or add one thing. This game can be challenging because the students only had about 30 seconds of drawing time before having to pass the paper! It can also be hard to let go and let someone else add to your artwork, but everyone did great and had a good time! The emphasis is on imagination, thinking outside the box, and working in small groups. Results of this game are usually pretty silly; we had to have a gallery walk at the end of class to check out what everyone came up with!
Mystery Artist of the Month!
Each month a Mystery Artist will be posted in the room. Students are challenged to identify the artist and the title of the artwork. Once they've figured out they can fill out a raffle ticket and enter the Mystery Artist Raffle. Raffle winners are picked on the last day of each month.
Here's the Mystery Artist for the month of September:
Up Next: Exploring line and space with Zentangles!
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