Warm Plateaus

2nd grade Student Art

Best Representations

 Elizabeth in McMillian
Tobias in McMillian
Heng Minghui in Do
Lily in Do
Lilyana in Jamison
Decimus in McMillan
(Horizontal)
Aiden in Do
Madison in McMillian
Fredy in Jamison

High Effort

 Daniel in Filips
Bryan in McMillian
Samuel in Do
Arielle in Ansari
Alizay in Filips
Paisley in Do

Most Fun and Creative

Skylar in Ansari
Trinady in Ansari
Alyssa in Ansari
Garrettt in Ansari

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This project is using a method of crayon resist that I use often with my 

Elementary Art students. 

Here, the plateaus, plants, rainbow and stars are done with non-washable crayon.

The sky is painted with water tempera cakes.

We are using the SouthWest paintings from 

Candy Barr as inspiration.

See also work of Ed Mel here...

Surrounding storm

 

Things students will learn for this project:

What are WARM COLORS?

What are NEUTRAL colors?

What is CRAYON RESIST?

What is a PLATEAU?

BUTTE (small), MESA (medium), 

What are SEDIMENTARY LAYERS?

Learn about LANDFORMS...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN6QX43QB4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWTDmg8OI_Y

HOT AIR BALLOON 

over the WARM PLATEAU

I have done a complete unit with multiple grades on the subject of 

Hot Air Balloons. 

See here...

http://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2014/11/hot-air-balloon-unit.html

Color all OBJECTS (plateaus, stars, balloons, rainbows, or details)

Hard with CRAYONS

Leave the SKY blank and white for the later absorbance of Water Paint. 

Where there is CRAYON, the paper will RESIST the PAINT. 

2nd graders working towards painting...

 Sky Painted, stars appear!

Needs more?

Add clouds.