Second grade art students will love expressing their creativity with these cool projects, like clay snails, string-pull painting, and more.

Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!

Welcome to Art class at B. Bernice Young School! I'm your Art Teacher, Mr. Giannetto (Mr. G). I'm so excited to begin the 2020-2021 school year with you! Please reach out to me if you have any questions, concerns, or if you need clarification or assistance with any art project. During remote learning you are always welcome to substitute art materials for any given project with supplies you have available to you at home. You do not need to submit, turn in, or email any artwork at this time. I…

To coordinate with the second grade’s unit on the printing press, I wanted to introduce students to the concept of block printing. I loved the project I found here, but was bothered by the la…

As the Christmas holidays are almost over I have been scouring Pinterest and some of my favourite blogs for winter art inspiration. I have lots of fun projects planned for me and the kids over the…

Welcome back! So glad to see all of you! This week, 2nd grade is going to be starting this cute lil polar bear, inspired by the fabulous Lauralee Chambers! Here's a link to her Insta account, if you want to check her out (which ya should!) @2art.chambers Here's how we created ours! Materials: Crayola Watercolors Sax liquid watercolors Crayola oil pastels black & white pencils scissors Big Kid's choice paintbrushes Day 1: Look at images of Polar Bears, and sketch out our own! Here's a video…

Asian art is a subject we explore each year in second grade - this year we started with one of the world's most beautiful and amazing creatures - the tiger! Several types of tigers live in Asia and ma

If you are looking for a unique and modern touch to add to your home decor, then you should definitely try making these elegant salt-painted trees. They are incredibly easy to make, even for…

The 2nd Grade students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We also read the book, Camille and the Sunflowers. The students were able to create a giant sunflower creating emphasis in their artwork. Then they were shown how to blend colors using oil pastels. The students had to choose a cool color for their background to make their sunflower "pop" in their piece of art.