Grade 2 Space Collage

This month, second graders learned about the different planets in space. We talked about how planets have a shadow on one side from the sun and appear to be round. We then created this affect on our paper by cutting out circles and adding a chalk pastel to one side of our paper. After gluing the planets down, we made rocket ships and placed ourselves in the picture as astronauts. Students used the collage technique and learned about how to create a balanced composition. You can find more standards applied in this lesson at the bottom of the post. Nice work second graders!

Visual Arts Standards in this lesson

1. 1.1  Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay,
   various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them
   to produce different visual effects
   
2. 1.2  Create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional
   (3D) media, for example: 2D – drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, weaving; 3D – plastic (malleable) materials such as clay and paper, wood, or found objects for assemblage and construction
   
3. 1.3  Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques
   
4. 1.4  Learn to take care of materials and tools and to use them safely
   2.1  For color, explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media
   Identify primary and secondary colors and gradations of black, white and gray in the environment and artwork
   Explore how color can convey mood and emotion
   2.6  For space and composition, explore composition by creating artwork with a center of interest, repetition, and/or balance.
   Demonstrate an understanding of foreground, middle ground, and background
   Define and identify occurrences of balance, rhythm, repetition, variety, and emphasis 
   3.2  Create 2D and 3D expressive artwork that explores abstraction

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