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First Grade Trees
The first graders had to create a very simple landscape picture. The art teacher helped them create a realistic looking tree. She also made the students place the snow ground line (also called the horizon line) way up high on the student’s page. The students thought this was weird at first because they usually place the ground line at the bottom of the page, but we realized that this works just fine!

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Second Grade Landscapes
The second graders had to create a winter landscape scene. The art teacher helped them create realistic looking trees. She also required that they make the ground line (we learned it was called the ‘horizon line!’) a little higher on the picture. The trees were part of the foreground, and students had to watercolor the background of their picture..

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Fourth Grade Pastel Landscapes
The fourth graders used pastels to create these beautiful landscapes. In this project, students learned about the horizon line. Students learned that things close up are usually big and towards the bottom of the page. To make something look far away, artists usually draw it small and higher on the page. Students had to show foreground, middleground, and background. Students also had to notice the light cast by the moon. This is called the light source in a picture and it dictates where the shadows should be placed.

Fourth Grade Value Landscapes
In this assignment, students had to create different values (also known as ‘shades’) with paint. This is easy with crayons or colored pencils, because one just needs to push down harder or color lighter to achieve different values of a color. With paint it is much more complicated. We need to mix tints and shades with white and black paint to get the same affect.

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Fifth Grade Landscape Paintings
The fifth graders had to complete the same pastel landscape assignment as the fourth graders. At the completion of that assignment, students had to create a large tree painting. They were allowed to use any of the new terms they learned in the previous assignment by incorporating foreground, middleground, and background. They could add lights and shadows. They did a great job!

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Sixth Grade Value Study
Sixth graders had to draw geometric shapes using charcoal. This is messy, but it’s also fun! The art teacher placed a spotlight on the shapes and talked about light source and shadows. Flat objects are just called shapes. When we shade them with ‘value’ we give these shapes depth, and then they are called ‘forms.’ Almost ALL of the sixth graders did a great job on this assignment!

Sixth Grade Shoe Drawings
After discussing the use of shading with value, students were required to draw their own shoes, in whatever setting they like. Students were asked to add ‘value’ to show the depth and roundness in their forms.

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