1/2/13 (Day 1) through 1/8/13 (Day 5)

Below you will find a brief description of what each grade level will be completing in art class this week along with any important vocabulary and/or artists.

**Parents-Please check any websites I may include yourself before letting your child investigate the site. Thanks!!


Kindergarten (Potts-Day 1, Kaminsky-Day 3, Bernosky-Day 4, and Frushon-Day 5)

Potts:
Dress for Mess!!! The students will be painting this week!!! You can send them with an old t-shirt to use as a smock or simply just don’t send them in their nicest newest clothes! Thanks!!
The students will discuss what two primary colors make the secondary color of GREEN. The students will use those two colors to mix and paint their paper an even green color.

 

Kaminsky:
The students will review mixing colors and recognize the primary and secondary colors. The students will use their previously painted paper to draw, cut and glue out an evergreen tree.

Bernosky:
Dress for Mess!!! The students will be painting this week!!! You can send them with an old t-shirt to use as a smock or simply just don’t send them in their nicest newest clothes! Thanks!!
The students will discuss what two primary colors make the secondary color of GREEN. The students will use those two colors to mix and paint their paper an even green color.

 

Frushon:
The students will review the parts of a face and how to make a funny face. The students will follow along to draw, cut, and glue a monster head, ears, and nose out of their previously painted purple paper.

*Primary Color Mixing Game*
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/colour_mixing/eng/Introduction/activity.htm

*Primary Colors Sesame Street Video*
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/01/31/ok-go-and-sesame-street-team-up-to-teach-primary-colors/

 

1st Grade (Bridy-Day 1, Burns-Day 2, and Cooper-Day 4)

The students will be introduced to the artist Henri Matisse. The students will review abstract art and be introduced to geometric and organic shapes. The students will be able to identify geometric and organic shapes within Matisse’s artwork. The students will follow along to complete a worksheet on geometric and organic shapes.

 

2nd Grade (Bell-Day 1, Schalles-Day 2, Ressler-Day 3, and Corinchock-Day 5)


The students will review the process of making a mosaic and continue cutting and gluing construction paper border and outlining their image. They will then begin adding in colored pieces and their backgrounds.

 

 

 

3rd Grade (Shadle-Day 2. Laudeman-Day 3, and Selgrade-Day 5)

The students will review the process of making a mosaic. The students will continue cutting and gluing pieces onto their Mosaic Leaf project. The students will finish their border and outlining, then continue adding color.

 

 

 

 

4th Grade (Nestor-Day 1, Herring-Day 2, and Burda-Day 3)

The students will add in animals and plants to their jungle landscape and begin outlining with Sharpie.

The students will begin coloring with colored pencils after reviewing coloring techniques.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th Grade (Kempsey-Day 3 and Wolfe-Day 4)

The students will review the process of making Paper beads and continue creating various types of paper beads. The students will begin brainstorming the piece of jewelry they would like to make with their beads.

 

 

 

 

6th Grade (Ney-Day 1, Adams-Day 2, Hysock-Day 3, and Kessler-Day 5)

 

The students will be introduced to one-point perspective. The students will follow along with demonstration and then continue practicing by completing perspective worksheet and then trying out more difficult shapes.