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Shannon Li
artist/educator
James Ward Elementary (PK-8)
At James Ward Elementary, I had full responsibility leading grades K-7, and assisted my co-op in facilitating the preK and 8th grade classes.
Below, you can find the lesson's title/overview and images of student artwork. To inquire more about a lesson, please contact me.
Curriculum Grid
Spider Wheel Color Web (K-1)
"A Day With No Crayons" Unit (K-3)
Students from grade levels Kindergarten to 3rd grade created art projects inspired by and referenced the picture book "A Day With No Crayons" by Elizabeth Rusch. The main message is that one can be creative in making art without the use of traditional art materials.
Please click the button to view the "ADWNC" Unit and student work exemplars.
Positive Affirmations (4)
Calder-Inspired:
Glaciers & Petals (5)
Glacier With Coloured Petals,
Alex Calder, 1971
Stark-Inspired:
Temporary Mural (6)
Drippy (installation inside the Fashion Outlets of Chicago), Jen Stark, 2013
Proportions: Gestural Drawings (7)
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