Hedgehogs had a lovely art lesson on Wednesday. In the lesson, Year Two had been studying shells and using their observation skills to see what colours the shells were, what shapes they could see and explore the different textures. There were lots of shells with lovely spirals and swirly lines. Hedgehogs then had to use their observational skills to draw the shells using sketching and different tones. They learnt how to press lighter on the sketch pencil for lighter tones and push hard for darker tones. They really took their time and the creations were almost looked real.

We also incorprated some printing using polostyrene tiles and ink. Year Two loved this and had lots of fun! They made simple patterns in the polostyrene, using a blunt pencil, to then print and make a background for their sketched shell. It was really creative and everyone was so engaged with their pieces of artwork. Have a sneak peak below but also make sure you look at our classroom window too!