Happy September!!!
September 30 Early Dismissal Day!
With seeing 1st-5th graders once a week, the Art room is still getting organized and projects started. Art Adventures will begin in October for 4th and 5th grade students. Art Adventures for 3rd grade students will begin in November in order for 3rd graders and myself to get settled into our Prairieview 3rd grade routine!! Permission slips will be coming soon!!!!
Mystery Artist Clues for August/September: Last Week!
1. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. before moving to Marceline, Missouri a few years later. He was the 4th of 5 children.
2. After Deciding to become an artist, he struggled with various art related jobs until he took a job at a Slide Company making animated commercials. Although he didn't stay with this job long, it opened his eyes to the world of animation.
3. His first animated cartoon was completed on November 18, 1928, titled Steamboat Willie. This animation launched his career and mad a certain cartoon character famous.
4. While entertaining his daughters on a Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no one had invented a safe and clean place that kids and their parents could enjoy themselves at the same time. His idea came to life and opened in 1955 in California.
1st Grade: Wild Things
We will learn about author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak. We will discuss the role of an illustrator and begin using basic shapes to create our own wild things with oil pastels.
2nd Grade: Sunday Afternoon in the Park
We have begun exploring landscapes while discussing the pointillist art by George Seurat. You may hear your student sing, 'George Seurat paints with dot, dot, dots!' Students are allowed to interupt me whenever I say his name with this song--a way to help them remember our new artist and his work!
3rd Grade: Kaleidoscopes
We have began studying radial design and began creating a kaleidoscope design. We are discussing pattern, repetition, and colors. They are looking good!
4th Grade: Picasso Portraits
We have begun discussing the artist Pablo Picasso to begin our next project. We are learning about the artist and his many styles of art including Cubism. We are currently drawing and will soon begin using complementary colors to create our own cubist portraits.
5th Grade: Grant Wood Parodies
Students have begun learning about American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will continue sketching and planning their own American Gothic Parody. We will begin adding color and working in a mixed media or crayon, markers, colored pencils, and oil pastels.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
September 12-16, 2011
Happy September!!!
With seeing 1st-5th graders once a week, the Art room is still getting organized and projects started. Art Adventures will begin in October for 4th and 5th grade students. Art Adventures for 3rd grade students will begin in November in order for 3rd graders and myself to get settled into our Prairieview 3rd grade routine!! Permission slips will be coming soon!!!!
Mystery Artist Clues for August/September:
1. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. before moving to Marceline, Missouri a few years later. He was the 4th of 5 children.
2. After Deciding to become an artist, he struggled with various art related jobs until he took a job at a Slide Company making animated commercials. Although he didn't stay with this job long, it opened his eyes to the world of animation.
3. His first animated cartoon was completed on November 18, 1928, titled Steamboat Willie. This animation launched his career and mad a certain cartoon character famous.
4. While entertaining his daughters on a Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no one had invented a safe and clean place that kids and their parents could enjoy themselves at the same time. His idea came to life and opened in 1955 in California.
1st Grade: Beautiful Oops
Art involves facing challenges with materials, expressing oneself, and problem solving. Students will begin their Art creation by starting with a mistake or Oops. We will read the story, Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg. Student will then get a piece of art paper with a giant smudge of oops paint. Students will have to turn the oops into Art!!
2nd Grade: The Dot
Students began Art by defining and creating a series of dots. We then read the story, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will now turn their dots in to Art!
3rd Grade: Wordle and Kaleidoscopes
To start off Art this year, we are doing a creative class/group project using wordle. com. Using http://www.wordle.net/ each class is creating a 'word cloud' to illustrate their definition of Art. Once this is completed we will begin studying radial design and begin folding paper to create a kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: Absolutely Awful Alphabet Letters and Picasso Portraits
We began 4th grade Art by reading, The Absolutely Aweful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein which was recently featured at the Art Institute of Chicago. Students are using oil pastels to create their own alphabet lettered creatures. Once complete, we will begin discussing the artist Pablo Picasso to begin our next project.
5th Grade: Grant Wood Parodies
Student will answer a small questionaire about American Gothic in order to dig deeper into the exploration of the artwork and artist. Following this activity students will begin learning about American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will begin sketching and planning their own American Gothic Parody.
With seeing 1st-5th graders once a week, the Art room is still getting organized and projects started. Art Adventures will begin in October for 4th and 5th grade students. Art Adventures for 3rd grade students will begin in November in order for 3rd graders and myself to get settled into our Prairieview 3rd grade routine!! Permission slips will be coming soon!!!!
Mystery Artist Clues for August/September:
1. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. before moving to Marceline, Missouri a few years later. He was the 4th of 5 children.
2. After Deciding to become an artist, he struggled with various art related jobs until he took a job at a Slide Company making animated commercials. Although he didn't stay with this job long, it opened his eyes to the world of animation.
3. His first animated cartoon was completed on November 18, 1928, titled Steamboat Willie. This animation launched his career and mad a certain cartoon character famous.
4. While entertaining his daughters on a Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no one had invented a safe and clean place that kids and their parents could enjoy themselves at the same time. His idea came to life and opened in 1955 in California.
1st Grade: Beautiful Oops
Art involves facing challenges with materials, expressing oneself, and problem solving. Students will begin their Art creation by starting with a mistake or Oops. We will read the story, Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg. Student will then get a piece of art paper with a giant smudge of oops paint. Students will have to turn the oops into Art!!
2nd Grade: The Dot
Students began Art by defining and creating a series of dots. We then read the story, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will now turn their dots in to Art!
3rd Grade: Wordle and Kaleidoscopes
To start off Art this year, we are doing a creative class/group project using wordle. com. Using http://www.wordle.net/ each class is creating a 'word cloud' to illustrate their definition of Art. Once this is completed we will begin studying radial design and begin folding paper to create a kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: Absolutely Awful Alphabet Letters and Picasso Portraits
We began 4th grade Art by reading, The Absolutely Aweful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein which was recently featured at the Art Institute of Chicago. Students are using oil pastels to create their own alphabet lettered creatures. Once complete, we will begin discussing the artist Pablo Picasso to begin our next project.
5th Grade: Grant Wood Parodies
Student will answer a small questionaire about American Gothic in order to dig deeper into the exploration of the artwork and artist. Following this activity students will begin learning about American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will begin sketching and planning their own American Gothic Parody.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, September 5-9, 2011
Monday, Sept. 5 No School-Labor Day!
Tuesday, Sept. 6 Monday Schedule
4/5th Curriculum Night
Thursday Sept. 9 1/2nd Curriculum Night
Mystery Artist Clues for August/September:
1. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. before moving to Marceline, Missouri a few years later. He was the 4th of 5 children.
2. After Deciding to become an artist, he struggled with various art related jobs until he took a job at a Slide Company making animated commercials. Although he didn't stay with this job long, it opened his eyes to the world of animation.
3. His first animated cartoon was completed on November 18, 1928, titled Steamboat Willie. This animation launched his career and mad a certain cartoon character famous.
4. While entertaining his daughters on a Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no one had invented a safe and clean place that kids and their parents could enjoy themselves at the same time. His idea came to life and opened in 1955 in California.
1st Grade: Beautiful Oops
Art involves facing challenges with materials, expressing oneself, and problem solving. Students will begin their Art creation by starting with a mistake or Oops. We will read the story, Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg. Student will then get a piece of art paper with a giant smudge of oops paint. Students will have to turn the oops into Art!!
2nd Grade: The Dot
Students began Art by defining and creating a series of dots. We then read the story, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will now turn their dots in to Art!
3rd Grade: Wordle and Kaleidoscopes
To start off Art this year, we are doing a creative class/group project using wordle. com. Using http://www.wordle.net/ each class is creating a 'word cloud' to illustrate their definition of Art. Once this is completed we will begin studying radial design and begin folding paper to create a kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: Absolutely Awful Alphabet Letters and Picasso Portraits
We began 4th grade Art by reading, The Absolutely Aweful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein which was recently featured at the Art Institute of Chicago. Students are using oil pastels to create their own alphabet lettered creatures. Once complete, we will begin discussing the artist Pablo Picasso to begin our next project.
5th Grade: Grant Wood Parodies
Student will answer a small questionaire about American Gothic in order to dig deeper into the exploration of the artwork and artist. Following this activity students will begin learning about American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will begin sketching and planning their own American Gothic Parody.
Tuesday, Sept. 6 Monday Schedule
4/5th Curriculum Night
Thursday Sept. 9 1/2nd Curriculum Night
Mystery Artist Clues for August/September:
1. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, IL. before moving to Marceline, Missouri a few years later. He was the 4th of 5 children.
2. After Deciding to become an artist, he struggled with various art related jobs until he took a job at a Slide Company making animated commercials. Although he didn't stay with this job long, it opened his eyes to the world of animation.
3. His first animated cartoon was completed on November 18, 1928, titled Steamboat Willie. This animation launched his career and mad a certain cartoon character famous.
4. While entertaining his daughters on a Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no one had invented a safe and clean place that kids and their parents could enjoy themselves at the same time. His idea came to life and opened in 1955 in California.
1st Grade: Beautiful Oops
Art involves facing challenges with materials, expressing oneself, and problem solving. Students will begin their Art creation by starting with a mistake or Oops. We will read the story, Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg. Student will then get a piece of art paper with a giant smudge of oops paint. Students will have to turn the oops into Art!!
2nd Grade: The Dot
Students began Art by defining and creating a series of dots. We then read the story, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students will now turn their dots in to Art!
3rd Grade: Wordle and Kaleidoscopes
To start off Art this year, we are doing a creative class/group project using wordle. com. Using http://www.wordle.net/ each class is creating a 'word cloud' to illustrate their definition of Art. Once this is completed we will begin studying radial design and begin folding paper to create a kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: Absolutely Awful Alphabet Letters and Picasso Portraits
We began 4th grade Art by reading, The Absolutely Aweful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein which was recently featured at the Art Institute of Chicago. Students are using oil pastels to create their own alphabet lettered creatures. Once complete, we will begin discussing the artist Pablo Picasso to begin our next project.
5th Grade: Grant Wood Parodies
Student will answer a small questionaire about American Gothic in order to dig deeper into the exploration of the artwork and artist. Following this activity students will begin learning about American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will begin sketching and planning their own American Gothic Parody.
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