Our Feelings in Motion

 Our class continued Finding Out about the year-long unit on How we ecpress ourselves. Through art and writing, we learned that everyone has ideas, feelings, and stories to share, and that there are many creative ways to do that. 

Through painting and poetry, we discovered new ways to express ourselves.

In art, we explored different painting styles. 

One style we learned was called impasto. 

This is when paint is put on very thick,  see and feel the brushstrokes. 

Some artists use palette knives, and others used brushes. We learned that texture can make art more exciting and expressive.

Another style we tried was watercolor painting. 

Watercolors were different because the paint moves with water. Sometimes the colors blended in ways we did not expect. Instead of fixing mistakes, we learned to enjoy them.  

Students might think that it was a mistake, but if you trust the process, something beautiful will come out.

Watercolor helped us understand that art does not always need control to be meaningful.

 

We also learned about pointillism.

The type of art that uses lots of tiny dots instead of lines. At first, it was hard because making small dots takes patience. But you will be surprised to see pictures forming.

 This will help students understand that small details can work together to make something big.

 

We also expressed ourselves through poetry. 

We wrote poems with rhyming words, which made our poems fun and musical. We enjoyed finding words that matched and sounded good together. We also used onomatopoeia, which are words that sound like noises, such as bang, splash, and buzz.

In this unit, we will continue to explore that that there is no single right way to express yourself. Whether we used thick paint, tiny dots, soft watercolors, or powerful words, we found our own creative voices. We are proud of our learning and excited to keep expressing ourselves in new ways.