1st & 2nd Grade Ornament Designs

For the Holidays this year student created their own radial designs for ornaments. We wrapped a square piece of cardboard with a shiny piece of foil, then traced a circle. We located the center of the circle and created a design from the inside-out using permanent markers. We discussed splitting the circle into segments and repeating patterns around the circle. A piece of square transparency paper was placed on top of the design and framed with black tape. 

5th Grade Radial Name Designs

Students learned how to create an interesting radial design by repeating their name in 8 sections of a circle. Students created two of the same designs and colored them using a cool colored palette and a warm colored palette. 

Pre K Wax Resist Designs

This was our last art class for these soon to be kindergarteners! Students were read a book about colors. Each page showed a variety of plants, flowers, animals and objects of that color. Each time we read about a color we chose that crayon to add to our radial design. Students had to be patient and follow directions. The last color we learned about was black. Instead of adding black crayon to our work we painted over our designs with black paint. This was exciting!