Depression Era Art

Third Grade is currently learning about the Great Depression and we are continuing that journey in art!
After discussing significant photos from the period...

We will be contrasting the reality of these photos with the bright and hopeful Regionalist art of Grant Wood from the same period.

4th Grade: Exploring Hopper's 'Nighthawks'

This week 4th grade will be exploring my personal favorite painting of all time: 'Nighthawks' by Edward Hopper. I love the subtle story this painting tells, but what if it told a different even wilder story?

The students will have a blank version of this famous diner on which to draw their own story of 'Nighthawks'.

Some of the AWESOME comics from 3rd grade!

Here is a sampling of some of the cool comic pages our 3rd Grade Sparks have made over the past few weeks.