5/6 ~ Leonardo Da Vinci and his Flying Machines

Inspired by the book 'Leonardo and the Flying Boy', Grade 5/6 students were set the challenge of designing and constructing their own flying machine using a variety of recycled and construction materials.

I think Leonardo would be suitably impressed! I certainly was. Great work Grade 5/6.

3-4 ~ Puppet Making

Did you know that 'Muppet' is a mix of words, made from the words Marionette and Puppet? We learned this while investigating different types of Puppets and their origins. In class, we watched some videos of a very talented Puppeteer, named Scott Land. His Marionettes are amazing, but his puppetry skills were even better.

Could Grade 3 and 4 students construct their own Marionette using recycled and various construction materials available from the Art Room? You bet they could!!

It was tricky tying on those strings, but we were very patient. A lot of students had to refine their original plans (all part of being an artist) and some of us re-designed ours into hand-held puppets. In the end, they are all so unique and you all worked so hard to create them! Well done Grade 3 and 4 students.

Grade 1/2 ~ Fairy Tales

Grade 1/2 students enjoyed reading and singing along to Puff the Magic Dragon and then having a go at drawing their own dragons, using black fineliners and watercolour paints.

 

During another lesson, we looked at the different parts and features of a castle and discussed how we could draw these parts (turrets, battlements, towers, portcullis etc). Students then drew their own castles using black oil pastels and poster paints. They look amazing, don't you think?