Second+and+Third+Grade


 * Second and Third grade began the year creating art journal covers. Students will use their art journals to connect art with new common core standards in writing, reading and interdisciplinary connections throughout the year.**


 * Second grade finished their line unit and quickly became excited about looking at color and value by viewing an installation sculpture at the New Britain Museum of American Art. While we could not go in person, a virtual field trip put us on the scaffolding as artist, Lisa Hoke created her 'The Gravity of Color' installation piece. Students then used egg cartons to make their own relief-value sculptural piece which is currently hanging in the Chester Town Hall.**


 * Second and Third grade studied Connecticut artist and educator Josef Albers to learn more about color. Third grade students became color scientists and created color studies that showed different interactions of color. Students then learned about Josef Albers wife Anni and were inspired to begin weaving based on her work.**


 * Second grade students used Connecticut author Maurice Sendak to inspire creation their own wild things. Students' wild things were placed into a painted landscape that included a foreground and background. Creating a character story to write about in their art journals finished this language arts-fine art activity,**