Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter who is known for his colorful desserts: pies, ice cream cones, pastries, cupcakes, and gum ball machines! It's no wonder why elementary students LOVE to make art inspired by Mr. Thiebaud's creations!
If you've seen my previous post about teaching split level classes, it can sometimes be challenging teaching projects to 2 different grade levels at the same time. One of the methods I use is teaching the same artist and using two different projects. It's also a bonus to use the same materials to save on prep! The key is to focus on what concepts you want your students to learn.
The split level class I had this past school year was a 2nd and 3rd grade class. In second grade, I normally work with Thiebaud's gumball machines, but for this project, I decided to have 3rd grade work with the cupcakes at the same time!
Here are the painting examples I had shown to 2nd Grade:
…and 3rd Grade!
2nd Grade Gumball Machines
Materials
-10.5" x 16" black paper
-12" x 18" colored paper (for frame)
-elmer's glue
-pencils
-chalk pastel
Objectives
The students are introduced to the art of Wayne Thiebaud for inspiration. For the project, the 2nd grade students will create a resist project using elmer's glue to trace out their image, then chalk pastels to fill in with color. The students will also demonstrate value by adding a shine to their created gum balls.
Directions
Day 1: The students are first introduced the artworks of Wayne Thiebaud. Next, they are asked to draw out a gum ball machine design and fill the bowl with circles for gum balls. The trick is to try and draw each circles to be the same size, as well as a decent size to color in once the glue dries. Also, demonstrate to the students how to squeeze the glue out of the bottle to trace a thin glue line. This will save on major drips while the project dries on the drying rack.
Day 2-3: Since the projects will now be dry, demonstrate to the students how to fill in the spaces with the chalk pastels. I allow the students to have a kleenex to blend their colors. Try to show students how to stay within their glue spaces. I noticed when students smear or attempt to blend the entire project at once, all the chalk mixes together and makes the project look messy and ghost-like. Have the students glue a colored paper to the back to finish with a frame.Here are the finished examples!
3rd Grade Cupcakes
Materials
-10.5" x 16" black paper
-12" x 18" colored paper (for frame)
-elmer's glue
-pencils
-chalk pastel
Objectives
The students are introduced to the art of Wayne Thiebaud for inspiration. For the project, the 3rd grade students will create a fun cupcake that demonstrates value (highlight and shadow).
Directions
Day 1: The students are first introduced the artworks of Wayne Thiebaud. Next, they are asked to draw out their cupcake designs using a pencil. Instead of doing the glue tracing, students will begin filling in their artwork with chalk pastel colors.
Day 2-3: Demonstrate to students how to apply colors for highlights and shadows in the frosting, cupcake wrapper, and main shadow of the cupcake. Once students have finished their pieces, have them glue a 12 x 18 colored paper to the back for a frame!
Here are the finished examples!
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