Dr. Suess Architecture-- 2nd grade

The 2nd graders studied Dr. Suess books in their classroom.  In art class, I showed them the art of Dr. Suess.  Did you know he made paintings and sculptures?  I showed them this book:

The Secret Art of Dr. Suess.. a must-have for art teachers teaching about Dr. Suess!  I love his artwork. Fantastic, whimsical, charming!  There are a few pictures in there better left for adults, so photocopy the pages you want the kids to see and pass them out for them to look at.  

I photocopied pictures from his storybooks that showed buildings and houses in the background.  The students used his whimsical style for inspiration and made their own Dr. Suess inspired pictures of architecture.  Some added characters... all of them were colorful and fanciful.

Architecture Collages-- Kindergarten

This was a project the kindergarteners did last week.  They first glued down popsicle sticks onto tagboard.  Then they added paint to color!  I let them use markers in places if they wanted. 

We read this book:

Dr. Suess style Architecture-- 2nd grade

 

 Dr. Suess Inspired Architecture, 2nd grade

Did you know Dr. Suess was also an artist?  See some of his artwork here.   We are going to explore the world of Dr. Suess and draw our own whimsical architecture.  

 

Architecture -- 2nd grade

Frank Lloyd Wright:  The 2nd graders discussed Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings.  We analyzed how he integrated his buildings with the surrounding nature.  The students worked collaboratively to build intricate buildings out of wooden blocks.  Next, they represented these buildings with a visual drawing and infused them with their own creative elements.