Grade+5

Students study the element of Form. Students create a landscape that contains a foreground, mid-ground and background by drawing two pumpkins with the proper scale.
 * Week 10/17-10/21**

Students study the element of Color. Students create an "Emotion Portrait" in the Cubist style of Pablo Picasso. Students will be able to describe the symbolism behind the colors they choose for their portrait.
 * Weeks 10/3-10-14**

Students review the elements of Line and Shape. Students understand common symbols that we see in everyday life. Students create an abstract work using the alphabet in the style of Jasper Johns.
 * Week 9/26-9/30**

Students learn about the use of self-portraits in art. Students review the proportions of the human face by creating an "Identity Doll."
 * Weeks 9/12-9/23**

The first project of the school year -- while we learn and practice the art room rules and procedures -- is to create a //mandala//. Our mandalas contain //symbols// that show what the Gateway Lab School stands for. There is also a symbol that shows what qualities we bring to the school as individuals.
 * Week 9/6-9/12**