四年级 墨西哥亡灵节卡瓦莱拉斯（Calaveras）或糖头骨
今天，我们开始制作亡灵节卡瓦莱拉斯（Calaveras）或糖头骨！本项目灵感源自墨西哥民间艺术，以及Instagram上一位出色的美术教师@artfunwithms.c。斯塔西老师（Mrs. Stacey）向我们介绍了这一节日，并展示了围绕这一特殊时节创作的精美艺术作品和装饰物示例。我们还观看了当代动画片中呈现的该节日，例如迪士尼的寻梦环游记、阿瓦洛尔公主以及电影*生命之书。我们了解到，亡灵节（即“亡者之日”）是一个纪念逝去亲人的节日。我们讨论了为何大量使用明艳色彩、鲜花、蜡烛、食物与艺术，使这一节日充满欢庆氛围，而非悲伤情绪。下面是我们亲手制作亡灵节卡瓦莱拉斯（Calaveras）的步骤！
材料：
True Ray彩色卡纸
剪刀
胶水或胶棒
薄纸
记号笔
第一天：讲解亡灵节知识，赏析相关艺术作品，并开始制作头骨及颈部造型。我们未使用任何模板，而是由我在实物投影仪上现场示范如何对折、绘制并剪裁出这两个部件。
所有部件剪裁完毕后，学生将其粘贴到背景纸上。部分同学甚至已开始绘制眼睛。在我们45分钟的美术课上，时间仅够完成这些内容！
以下是我为全班演示的视频。
这是托雷斯老师（Mrs. Torres）班级第一天完成后的作品。
第二天：添加花朵、细节及边框装饰。
第三天：完成作品（希望如此）！
敬请期待精彩纷呈的学生艺术创作！
四年级 Dia De Los Muertos Calaveras 或糖头骨
Today we started our Dia de los Muertos calaveras or sugar skulls ! This project was inspired by the folk art from Mexico, and another fabulous art teacher on Instagram @artfunwithms.c . Mrs. Stacey discussed this holiday, and showed examples of the beautiful art and decor centered around this special time. We also saw examples of this holiday in current cartoons like Disney's Coco , Elena of Avalor, and the movie The Book of Life. We learned that Dia de los Muertos or Day of the dead, is a holiday that celebrates the memory of our loved ones. We talked about how all the use of bright colors, flowers, candles, food, and art make this a festive time, instead of a sad one. Here's how we create our own Dia de los muertos Calaveras!
Materials:
Tru Ray construction paper
Scissors
Glue or glue sticks
tissue paper
markers
Day 1: Talk about Dia de los muertos, look at examples of their art, and start our skulls and neck. We didn't use any templates, I just demonstrate how to fold, draw, and cut out both pieces, on my document camera.
After all that is cut out, they glue it on their background. Some even started on their eyes. That was about all we had time for, in our 45 minute art class!
Here's a video of me demonstrating to my class.
Here's Mrs. Torres' class after day 1
Day 2: Add flowers, details, and border.
Day 3: finish (hopefully)
Stay tuned for some awesome art!