STEP-LADDER LEARNING

Step-ladder learning in art, like elsewhere, is a purposeful building upon earlier skills and concepts to increase understanding.

From 2nd to 3rd grade,  VLM art students move from the relatively familiar idea of using PATTERN, (like in the circle-filled birthday portrait above), to the more complex concept of creating UNITY.

Below, in the project HIDE & SEEK, 3rd grader were challenged to connect lines and repeat similar shapes to create UNITY between a scrap of a magazine image and their own pastel drawings. The goal was to  hide the magazine image so expertly that a viewer might not all at once notice it is there.

Can you think of an example of UNITY in your home? Somewhere your family has matched similar colors---think light blue and dark blue---or  the same kind of objects to create a cohesive-looking (or functioning) space?

*More HIDE & SEEK work by Mrs. Purviance's 3rd graders is currently on display in our cafeteria foyer!