2/19/13 (Day 1) through 2/25/13 (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)

**Dress for Mess!!!!!
The students will review warm and cool colors. The students will finish coloring in their hearts using warm colors only. The students will then use watercolors to paint the background using cool colors only.

*Frushon (Day 5) and Kaminsky (Day 3) will not be painting this week due to being a week behind the rest of the classes. They will be painting the following week!

 

 

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

The students will review Patterns. The students will be introduced to the artist Gustav Klimt. The students will recognize the patterns he used in his artwork. The students will practice shapes and designs from Klimt’s work. The students will follow along to draw a stylized tree.

Gustav Klimt-The Tree of Life

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

The students will review symmetry and asymmetry. The students will review Ancient Greek artwork, including pottery. The students will recognize the patterns used by the Greek artists. The students will finish Pattern worksheet and practice drawing symmetrical vase shapes.

 

 

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

 

The students will review the process of shading to achieve more three-dimensional looking objects. The students will finish shading in their cylinder, cube, cone and sphere drawings. The students will review the project requirements and then continue drawing and shading.

 

 

 

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

 

The students will review color mixing and blending and proper pastel techniques. The students will continue applying pastel techniques to create blended warm and cool colors. The students will be given project requirements and begin developing ideas and sketches.

**The next few weeks we will be working with pastels, which can get messy. Please consider not sending your child to school with their newest or whitest clothing on their Art day. Thanks!!

 

 

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

 

The students will review Op Art. The students will finish working on their Op Art worksheet. The students will be given the project requirements and begin developing ideas and sketches.

**The students can begin conducting research at home. Search for images of Op Art.

 

Op Art Example

 

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

 

The students will review the perspective project requirements. The students will finish adding in details and colors and then hand in the project. The students will begin working on sewing worksheet to introduce the next lesson.