Sensational Third Grade Still-lifes!

This is an excerpt of the most recent EES Art room post. Read the full blog post and see more artwork from the project by clicking here!

Normally, most people might not associate the words “sensational” and “still-life.” Those people have clearly not seen the work that EES third grade students just completed! This project was, to be sure, ambitious for eight and nine-year-olds. Never one to be deterred by wondering whether children can really do something (Show light source and effect in first grade? Solder circuits in fifth grade? Of course they can!), I set out to teach third graders how to observe, sketch, and refine drafts, while working in traditional and digital media.