Reading ‘Sometimes I Feel Like a River’ & sharing our personal connections to the land #EduSky #art #artprojects

Grade 2 works inspired by the book ‘Each Kindness’ #EduSky #art

Gr. 3s have been designing mosque lanterns for our upcoming ‘Affirming Muslim Identities’ school event. Ss drew designs on grid paper & then transferred them to acetate with sharpies. They will be lit with tea lights for the event 🌙✨ #EduSky #Ramadan #art

Happy International Women’s Day! Celebrating all of the incredible women author/illustrators whose creativity & storytelling inspire so much of our work in the art room ✨ #Internationalwomensday #kidlit #EduSky

Beautiful collaborative mark-making in Kindergarten to brighten our day #EduSky #art #kindergarten

Reading our new art room book ‘The Story of Turtle Island’ #EduSky #art

Our winter trees in Kindergarten inspired by ‘After the Snowfall’ #EduSky #art

Beautiful saturated colour of our painted papers in Kindergarten, ready to be turned into winter trees inspired by ’After the Snowfall’ #EduSky #art

❤️ #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats

❄️✨ #EduSky #art #arteducation

Our Ruth Asawa-inspired sculptures in progress #EduSky #art #ruthasawa

Our interior sunset views inspired by ‘A Day So Gray’ #EduSky #art #arted

We made it! Wishing you some well-deserved rest ahead ❄️❤️ #EduSky #arteducation #artprojects

Grade 2 line exploration continues with our abstract watercolour compositions using curvilinear lines #EduSky #art #abstract

Trying out some continuous line drawing in Gr. 1 inspired by the book ‘Follow the Line’…we didn’t lift our hands up for the entire drawing, tricky but fun! #art #artclass #EduSky

We’ve been reading ‘My Street Remembers’ and creating abstract maps in Grade 2. Ss used sharpies & transparency sheets to trace sections of our Flemingdon Park map and then created abstract collages to go underneath #abstractart #EduSky

…in progress 🌺 #EduSky

💤❤️ sweet William dreams #cats #catsofbluesky #catportrait

October is Islamic Heritage Month. Gr. 3s have been learning about Islamic Geometric Art & created some Moroccan tile inspired designs of their own #EduSky #art

Pastel resist watercolours in Gr. 1 this week #EduSky

🧡 #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation

🧡✨...reading Phyllis Webstad’s book this week #EduSky #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation

Self-portraits in Gr. 2 this week ✨ #EduSky #arteducation

Generating personal symbols for our Thank You X inspired cube display #EduSky

Reading ‘That’s Not My Name!’ by @anooshasyed.com & discussing the importance of people saying our names correctly Lesson comes from @antiracistarted.bsky.social #EduSky

Some of my favourite art room read alouds for the 1st month of school…ones that help build community, celebrate identity, reinforce proper use of materials & embrace a growth mindset ✨📚🎨 #EduSky

Collaborative posters are ready (& kitten-approved 😹) This is a first week favourite, as students will compare drawing materials, practise moving around the art room & work together to fill up the posters #EduSky

So many amazing picture books to inspire self-portrait projects #EduSky

Favourite backyard summer art…orizomegami (folded paper towel dipped in paint & ink) #EduSky #arteducation

July watercolour challenge, complete! #watercolour #artprompts

What a beautifully creative year it’s been with these artists...see you in September! #EduSky

🍦❤️✨ #EduSky #arteducation

…more trees inspired by ‘Sometimes I Feel like an Oak’ 🌳🍃✨ #EduSky

…in progress 🖼️ #EduSky

Pet store fish in Gr. 1 🐠❤️ #EduSky

Exploring contrast, positive/negative space & reading ‘Black Cat, White Cat’ in Gr. 1 🐈‍⬛✨ #EduSky #arteducation

Robin’s nests in Kindergarten 🪺✨ #EduSky

Learning about author & illustrator Lois Ehlert’s childhood dream of becoming an artist and discussing our own future dreams…✨ #EduSky

Mirror reflection self-portraits in Kindergarten, inspired by the book ‘Smile So Big’ ✨#EduSky

Spring flower pots in Gr. 1 🌸🌼🌺 #EduSky

Portrait inquiry in Kindergarten #EduSky #kindergarten

Earth Day art continues..this time trying out paper quilling in Grade 3 🌎✨ #EduSky

🌎 ❤️ #EduSky

Beautiful collaborative layers in Kindergarten, inspired by Herve Tullet’s book ‘Dot! Scribble! Go!’ #EduSky #kindergarten

Grade 1s are learning about artist Ruth Asawa & creating some watercolour resist painted flowers inspired by her work #EduSky

Hockney-inspired landscapes this week #EduSky #arted

Greek vases in Gr. 3 as we close out #greekheritagemonth 🇬🇷🏺✨ #EduSky #arteducation

Our Land Acknowledgement display has now been updated, as students responded to the book ‘Sometimes I Feel like a River’ by Danielle Daniel & depicted places of significance to them in nature #EduSky

Happy Holi! #EduSky #arteducation #holi

Happy International Women’s Day…these inspiring women artists & storytellers have a permanent place in the art room from top left: Lois Ehlert, Jackie Traverse, Jessi Raulet, Alma Thomas, Barbara Reid, Julie Mehretu, Gee’s Bend Quilters, Georgia O’Keeffe & Helen Frankenthaler #EduSky #WomensDay