Thursday, November 26, 2020

Play in Grade 5/6

 

Play is not only for little kids! 


In Grade 5/6, we inquired into the following question during visual arts: 

How can we use watercolor in different ways? 




What better way to learn than through play?




We curated resources on this Padlet to help us learn new techniques. 



Some of the techniques we tried out were...

  • dry wash
  • wet paint onto a wet wash
  • water drops onto a wet wash
  • color blending
  • underpainting
  • layering
  • watercolor blooms



Some of us used different tools such as salt and plastic wrap to see what kind of effect there would be on the paint. 




Sometimes, our art turned out differently from what we had initially expected. 




This is OK because we learn through experimentation.




 The process of questioning, trying different approaches, and reflecting with a growth mindset is so important for developing new skills and understandings!




Now that we have learned some techniques, we can't wait to create more complex pieces starting next week!




In our Unit of Inquiry, we finished our unit on human migration last week. 

Check out our unit wall and how much we learned!



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