第一和第二退伍军人节罂粟花

这是二年级和一年级学生本周的创作内容！我想做一个退伍军人节主题项目，于是从 A Spot of Color 网站上找到了这个方案，便决定带孩子们尝试一下！

以下是我们的制作步骤：

我常看到英国王室成员和一些名人每年此时佩戴罂粟花，但其实并不清楚为何罂粟花会成为退伍军人节（美国）或阵亡将士纪念日（英国）的象征。于是，我上网查了一下！原来这一传统始于100年前，灵感源自诗歌《佛兰德斯战场》（[In Flanders Field](http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm））。这首优美的诗作由约翰·麦克雷（John McCrae）于1915年写就，创作背景是他的一位挚友在一战战场上牺牲。该诗随后发表于伦敦一家杂志，迅速广为人知；自此，罂粟花便成为纪念退伍军人的象征。

所需材料：

Crayola 油画棒

Jack Richeson 半湿润水粉颜料块

Tru Ray 彩色卡纸

Big Kid's Choice 绘画笔

第一天：我们先讨论刚刚过去的节日、我们所纪念的对象及其原因。我简要介绍了这首诗，并讲解了罂粟花作为纪念退伍军人象征的缘由。同时，我们还学习了美术元素之一——“空间”（SPACE），探讨了物体随距离变远而显得更小的现象；也讲到了地平线及各类水平线。我首先示范如何绘制天空与地平线，再示范罂粟花的画法：用中号画笔绘制较大的罂粟花，用极小号画笔绘制最小的罂粟花。这看似简单，但对小手而言实属不易——孩子们总忍不住用力按压画笔，画出“鸭掌形”而非圆润的小点。我借鉴了 Cassie Stephens 提出的“芭蕾舞者画笔法”，效果非常显著！

来看一下一年级和二年级的孩子们，正出色地绘制属于自己的罂粟花田！

第二天：我们将为花朵添加花心、草地和花茎！

敬请期待精彩的艺术作品！

第一和第二退伍军人节罂粟花

Here's what 2nd and 1st grade have been working on this week! I wanted to do a Veterans Day project, and found this one on A Spot of Color , so I thought we'd give it a try!

Here's how we created ours!

So, I've seen British Royals and a few celebrities wear poppies around this time of year, but I really didn't know why the poppy was used for Veterans Day or Remembrance Day (in the UK). So, I googled it! Turns out this started 100 years ago, and was inspired by the poem In Flanders Field s. This beautiful poem was written by John McCrae, in 1915, and was composed after he lost a dear friend on the battlefield in WWI. It was published in a London magazine, gained tremendous notoriety, and from then on the poppy has come to symbolize our veterans.

Materials:

Crayola oil pastels

Jack Richeson Semi-Moist tempera cakes

Tru Ray construction paper

Big Kid's Choice Paintbrushes

Day 1: We discuss what holiday we just had, who we were remembering, and why. I gave them a brief synopsis of the poem, and talked about why the poppy is a symbol we use to remember veterans. We also discussed the element of art, SPACE, and talked about how things get smaller when they get farther away. We also talked about the horizon line, and horizontal lines in general. I demonstrated how to make the sky and horizon line first, and then I demoed how to paint the poppies. We used a medium brush for the big poppies and a tiny brush for the smallest poppies. This looks easy, but is a hard skill for little hands to learn. They want to smush down their paintbrush and make "duck feet" instead of nice tiny dots. I used Cassie Stephens ballerina paintbrush example, and that helps tremendously!

Here's some 1st and 2nd graders, doing a great job, painting their field of poppies!

Day 2: We'll add the middle of the flowers, grass, and stems!

Stay tuned for some awesome art!