2nd Grade Artwork

If I Ran the zoo

​To celebrate Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss' birthday, student created an imaginary animal to add to McGrew's Zoo. Students also wrote about their animal's habitat, diet and personality so the zookeeper would know how to take care of their animal.

The quilt story

2nd Grade students have been learning about quilts in the art room. We read The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston and Tomie de Paolo. Students thought about something special they own that makes them feel better when they are sick or sad. 

TEXTURE SCARECROWS

sHAPE moNSTERS
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2nd grade students were challenged to create a monster using only GEOMETRIC SHAPES. They had a great time adding details to show their monster's personality.
Can you find the geometric shapes in their monsters?

south korean fan dance

To celebrate the Winter Olympics, 2nd grade students learned about the traditional Fan Dance of South Korea and enjoyed making their own fan. ​ Students decorated their fan with one of three designs- traditional peony flowers, the flag of South Korea, or the Olympic rings.

​winter bird paintings

2nd Grade students studied the painting 'Breakfast of the Birds' by Gabrielle Munter and used it as the inspiration for their own winter painting. Students used different directions  (vertical, horizontal and diagonal) of thick and thin lines to create the branches of their trees. Details like birds, berries, snow and wind added the finishing touches to these painted masterpieces.

Snowflakes with symmetry

2nd grade students explored the concept of symmetry while printing these beautiful snowflakes. A variety of stamps like old marker tops, pieces of cardboard and pencil erasers, were used to create a variety of shapes.

OWL sculptures

2nd grade students learned about Relief Sculptures and texture as they created these cute clay owls.