In Art this week we looked at the artwork of Eric Carle. The children had the opportunity to share what they observed about his pictures. We read Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle. The children discovered how he used paint, tissue paper and collage to create the sea animals in his book. I then demonstrated how to paint the background and how to create the sea horse by filling the shape of the seahorse with various colors of tissue paper. The children were then given the opportunity to create their own seahorses in the style of Eric Carle. Mrs. Yohannan also read Eric Carle’s books in the classroom this week to tie in our theme. This is our last art project of the year. I enjoyed working with your children, and observing their creativity develop over the course of the school year . I hope to see many of you at Art camp this summer!

In art this week we read ‘Philippe in Monet’s Garden’ by Lisa Carmack. We talked about
Monet’s large garden with the pond and how he loved to paint the flowers at different times
of the day because of the light. We looked at several paintings, as well as photographs, of
Monet’s Water Lilies. The children compared the various paintings and the colors he used. A
demonstration was given to show the style and technique Monet used to paint the Water
Lilies. The children were encouraged to make their own paintings of water lilies in the style
of Claude Monet.