Vincent Van Gogh

Second grade:

Read Camile and the Sunflowers. Student draw and paint Vincent Vangogh's sunflowers.

K-2 Starry Night

Read biography book on Vincent Van Gogh.  

 

Video on Vincent Van Gogh:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gH-7h4d4HI

 

While kids are working pull 2 kids at a time to do the Starry Night interactive app on the iPads.  

K

Create Starry Night with oil pastels and paint over with blue tempera cakes. 

1-2nd

Create a Spooky Starry Night. 

Use oil pastels, paint over with blue tempera, cut out spooky shapes to add. 

Lines that Wiggle

Kindergarten:

Listen to the story:  Lines that Wiggle  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClXR8W3iO9o

Students will draw a line the "Wiggles"  Glue a frame to a section and color in only that section.


See example of art project at the following link:

http://mrstsfirstgradeclass-jill.blogspot.com/2011/07/lines-that-wiggle.html

Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1.  Watch the Primary Color video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu44JRTIxSQ

2.  Click here to view Primary Popsicle lesson:  http://dolvinartknight.blogspot.com/2013/10/primary-popsicles.html

3.  Students will use primary colors to paint popsicles.  Divide a paper into three sections.  Paint one red, one yellow, one blue.  Collect to dry.

4.  Mix the primary colors to make secondary colors.  Use these to paint patterens on a paper divided into three sections.  Paint one with green patterns, one with orange patterns, and one with  purple patterns.

5.  Next week cut out the popsicles and glue to the pattern paper.  Add a wooden popsicle stick.

Drawing Games/Activities

Kindergarten

Monster Drawing Game

1.  Read the story, "Monster Mischief."

2.  Play the drawing game, "Roll a Monster."

Have students roll a dice and use a chart to draw monsters. Have students trace with marker and color with crayon. 

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1st and 2nd  Grades: 

Robots

1.  Listen to "The Robot Book."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg6U1VNNAi0

2.  Students will use this guide to create a robot:
http://www.expressivemonkey.com/Robot_Drawing_Sheet.pdf

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3rd Grade:

Angry Birds Drawing Game, "Roll a Bird."

1.  Do lesson on how to draw a tree and have students draw a tree with bare branches.
2.  Have students do the Roll a Bird game to add birds to their tree using colored pencils.
3.  Have students add a few more birds using: 
http://www.expressivemonkey.com/Birds.html

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4th and 5th Grades: 

Roll a Wild Flower Drawing Game

1.  Have students play the Roll a Wild Flower Drawing Game.  Have students draw the flowers either with only black crayon or with oil pastels.

http://www.expressivemonkey.com/Flowers.html

2.  Paint with watercolor paint over the wild flowers.

Hot Dogs and Cool Cats

Students will learn about warm and cool colors.  They will choose to paint either a "cool cat" or a "hot dog."

See this blog for the lesson and examples:

http://ourartlately.blogspot.com/2010/10/hot-dogs-and-cool-cats.html

Birds

K-1st Birds

Students will use crayon on water color pencils to draw birds.

Watch "The Best Nest."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6TsHA0kTM


If extra time at the end watch:

Are You My Mother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1s38H2-WKI&list=PLWkTAnj6_8hwiwjBAqOVKehmoBo7vwsKZ

Texture Pumpkins

Students will learn about the element of texture.
Grade level:  K-2nd Grade

1.  Watch a video clip of Sid the Science Kid and Texture.
2.  Learn how to draw overlapping pumpkins. Sketch first with pencil.
3.  Trace with black marker.
4.  Use the texture plates to add texture to each section of the pumpkin and to the background.