ShapeGram Fun! Thanks Tony!

Mrs. Yollis' class loves ShapeGrams! Creating digital drawings with ShapeGrams is a wonderful way to learn about geometry, muster some technology skills and shortcuts, be creative, and have some fun! Tony Vincent created ShapeGrams and he brings humor and an amazing skill set to each creation. 

Mrs. Yollis is not being paid to promote ShapeGrams. 

Here is a collaborative slideshow featuring our most recent digital drawings. Some have a spooky Halloween theme!

Which  ShapeGrams creation did you like the best and why?

What is your favorite ShapeGram tip? What makes it so useful?

 

Happy Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

We have been learning about the Mexican tradition called Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It is a time of celebration and to honor the friends and family members who we have lost. 

First, we watched a BrainPop video to learn about Mexico and this special Mexican holiday. 

Next, we created beautiful calaveras to decorate our room. A big thank you to Will's mom for preparing the art project and teaching us about this special holiday. 

Behold! A few arrays of calaveras!

 What did you learn about this special Mexican tradition?

How many calaveras did we make? Use multiplication!

Did you honor anyone special with your artwork? 

The Wonderful World of Weaving!

Nic's mom and grandmother came in to class to teach our monthly art lesson. This dynamic duo taught the class how to weave!

First, we made a paper loom and then the weaving began. 

Over. Under. Over. Under.

Over. Under...

What have you woven? 

What was the most difficult part? 

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

This week, our school has been celebrating the life of Dr. Seuss, whose birthday was March 2. Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born on March 2, 1904, and passed away on September 24, 1991. 

How many years did Dr. Seuss live? 
How old would Dr. Seuss have been this year?

On Monday, we explored Seussville. 

One of the first things we did was look at the time line of his life. What events did you find interesting?  

Mrs. Yollis read Horton Hears a Who on Monday. 

Our fabulous media specialist, Mrs. Minicozzi lead a directed draw lesson today in the computer lab. Who did we draw?
Horton!

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book and why?

How old would Dr. Seuss be today? 

What other characters will you draw on Wixie? 

• International Dot Day • 2012 •

September 15th is International Dot Day!

We celebrated today by reading 

The Dot

by Peter Reynolds.

International Dot Day is a day to celebrate being creative!

After listening to Mrs. Yollis read The Dot, we were inspired to be creative 

and create some dot creations of our own!

Enjoy the slide show of our Dot Day celebration of creativity!

 

What did you enjoy most about International Dot Day?

 

How will you celebrate at home?

 

Can you think of anything else to create with a dot?

Art: Georgia O'Keeffe Lesson

Here is another great lesson from our fabulous art teacher, Mrs. Lowy!

Georgia O'Keeffe Art Lesson on PhotoPeach

What did you think of Mrs. Lowy's lesson?

Do you know any other facts about the American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe?