My first grade students are currently learning about the folk artist Kerri Ambrosino. Here's a sneak peak at their works in progress. As they moved on to the next phase of this project today, I thought it would be a great time to introduce the Principles of Art. We already know the Elements. Here's a video of the simple hand jive I taught the students as well as a sneak peak inside this first grade lesson:
As I've mentioned, I do a lot of call and response, almost too much. But it really helps my ELL students, reinforces vocabulary and, frankly, it's just plain fun. I love hearing my students voices in that video, you can hear each of their fun little personalities.
Here's a little more on the Elements of Art hand jive.
My first graders used a similar method to painting and preparing their papers for this collage. You can see more of that process here.
Love to hear what fun songs and dances y'all use to reinforce vocabulary in your art room!
