Back To School - Hello young Artists!

 

Welcome to a brand new school year! I'm so excited to see you again, whether we are virtual, or one again in person. No matter what we will have a great time and stretch our creative muscles once again. 

       

  

LESSON 9: Last Week

May 18 - 22

Last week of school and last week of art until next school year. Of course, you can always be making art during the summer time too. It is very much encouraged to stay creative.

We still have one more week together! There are two options this week.

1. Join me in person on zoom for our last draw alongs or Pictionary fun on Wednesday and Thursday at 3:00 or 5:00.

2. Complete our last art project for the year in your own time with your own supplies.

LAST ART PROJECT

Goal: Create a new and improved version of our very first art project this year.

At the beginning of the year every class made "self-portrait" hand art. This art was supposed to be about you and show your personality.

Steps:

1. Trace your hand
2. Add drawing, words, or details that show things about yourself. 
3. Add details with lines, patterns, shapes, colors, or anything else that is interesting. 
4. Outline and color if you have the supplies. 
5. The rest is up to you!

This video will go more into detail with tips on how to make your new and improved artwork more interesting.

LESSON 7: Animals in Art

May 4 - May 8 

This week all of our lessons and activities have the theme of animals in some way. Choose ONE OR MORE art activities for the week. You DO NOT have to do ALL of them. Complete the activity on your own or join us in during our art room zoom sessions this week.

TURN IN any completed artwork on ARTSONIA project title “WK7 - At Home - Animals”

PETS

ACTIVITY 1: Take a photo of your own pet and use it as a reference (what you look at for drawing).
Use any materials or sketches school on your ipad to draw. PK-6

ACTIVITY 2: 

 PK-2 Watch A Video Read Aloud
Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel
Frida Catlo

3rd-6th Art For Kids Hub pet tutorials

Realistic Cat, husky, german shepherd, pug and more

IN THE WILD

ACTIVITY 1: Create a shadow drawing using any toy animals you may have.  PK-3  

ACTIVITY 2: Art for Kids Hub wild animal tutorials. 

Cartoon PK-2 Giraffe  Koala Sloth  Penguin

Peacock  Sea Turtle  Panda Gorilla 

Realistic 3-6  Peacock  Sea Turtle Toucan Penguin Crocodile (You can also search for your own)

ANIMALS OF NEW MEXICO

ACTIVITY: Be a wildlife photographer. Take photos of wild animals you see outside. If you find more than one animal, put the photos in a digital collage using keynote or a collage app. Knd-6th

(Lizards and birds have been out quite a bit)

MYTHICAL ANIMALS

ACTIVITY 1: Choose two or more animals to combine into one brand new animal. Draw on paper or create a digital photo collage using keynote. 

2nd-6th

ACTIVITY 2: Use your imagination. Create the most EPIC battle between a dragon and someone or something else. Remember to include a background, details, and color to make it a finished piece of art. 2nd-6th

LESSON 6: Virtual Art Show

April 27 - May 1

Welcome to the grand opening of the virtual art show!
All of this week's activities have to do with viewing the art galleries within the art show.

How do I get to the art gallery?? Here's the link!
https://sites.google.com/llschools.net/apeartclass/home

Activities include:
1. All grades - Scavenger Hunt
2. PK-2nd - Art Discussion
3. 2nd-4th - Write a Fan Letter
4. 3rd-6th - Compare virtual vs. in person art gallery
5. 4th-6th - Write an artist statement for a piece of your art

Fan Letter Template Guide

Comparing Virtual vs. In Person Art Show Template Guide

LESSON 5 : Earth Day Nature Art

April 20-24

This year Earth Day is on Wednesday April 22. All of these lessons and activities have the theme of nature in some way. Choose ONE OR MORE art activities for the week. You DO NOT have to do ALL of them. Complete the activity on your own or join us in during our art room zoom sessions this week.


TURN IN any completed artwork on ARTSONIA project title “WK5 - At Home - Nature Art”

Bugs, Beetles, and Insects

About Bugs Video

ACTIVITY 1: PK-3rd Explore different types of bugs and create a sculpture using homemade clay, store bought air dry clay, or even play doh. Paint/color it if you have the supplies. 

ACTIVITY 2: PK-6th Choose an appropriate level drawing tutorial.
Art for Kids Hub How to Draw Bug/Insects

Homemade Clay Review from Ms. Hagen

Georgia O’keeffe Flowers

NM Artist Inspiration: Georgia O’Keeffe

ACTIVITY 1: PK-6 Go on a flower hunt! Capture close up photos of every kind of flower you can find. 3rd-6th Create a digital collage of all your flower images using keynote or any collage app. 

ACTIVITY 2: PK-6th Use any drawing or painting supplies to create artwork of a flower. 

OR 3rd-6th Use the sketches school app to create digital art of your flower. 

Nature Mandala
Artist Inspiration:  Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy Art

History of the Mandala

ACTIVITY 1: PK-6 Get outside! Use nature (leaves, twigs, flowers, rocks etc.) to create a
nature mandala.

ACTIVITY 2: 3rd-6th Create a digital Mandala. You can search for mandala making apps
or go to this website:  https://mandalacreator.com/

Colorful Landscapes

NM Artist Inspiration: Lisbeth Cort

ACTIVITY 1: Use any drawing or painting supplies to create a landscape that shows
layering and perspective. Use your imagination or a reference photo.

Art for Kids Hub Video

Landscape Tutorial 2nd-6th 

Easy Pop Art Landscape “How to” K-3rd

ART GALLERY: March 30 - April 3

March 30 - April 3 Distance Learning Student Artwork

Thank you to all my amazingly creative students who are continuing to submit artwork from home. Everything you make brings me so much joy. 

LESSON 4: Paper Folding and Origami

APRIL 13-17

Welcome to paper folding week! We are going to explore the art of paper folding, also known as origami. Have you ever folded a paper airplane? Yes? Then you've done origami! Have you never made a paper airplane? WHAT?! Here, quick go make one, follow this link for some airplane options. I wonder which one flies the fastest?

Anyway, now that you've made an airplane, let's make some other stuff. 

Goal: Accomplish one or more paper folding and origami activities. 

Please turn in a photo at www.artsonia.com/class using our secret school code and project title "At Home - Paper Folding". Or hey! Turning in a video making one of these would be awesome too. 

Easiest: Abstract Paper Sculpture, Paper Fan

Medium: Emoji Face Changer, Paper Crane

Challenge: Transforming Star, Sonobe Module Cube

You might think the easy paper folding is actually challenging and maybe the challenging origami is actually pretty easy. It's all up to you and what you think you are able to accomplish. You can always search for your own origami too, like maybe a little hopping frog? Those are also fun. It's your life, choose how you want to be creative! Scroll down for options and instructions. 

Abstract Paper Sculpture

Materials: Paper strips. Tape or Glue. Base (Bottom) Can be cardboard, paper, etc. Coloring supplies if you have it. 

Instructions: Use 10 or more paper strips to create a line sculpture. Can you include a zig zag, arch, loop, spiral, and more? Fold it. Stick it. Stack it. Make it interesting. 

Paper Fan

Materials: Regular sheet of paper. Coloring supplies. Tape.

Instructions: Design and fold your piece of paper into a decorative fan.

1000 Paper Cranes

Materials: Square paper. 

Can we create 1000 paper cranes by the end of the school year? Search for your own tutorials, or follow this link for an easy to follow video. Videos will be easier than written instructions. Make as many cranes as you possibly can.

Sadako and the One Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

Sadako is an energetic eleven year old girl who lives in Hiroshima, Japan. She becomes ill with leukemia from the effects of the atom bomb nine years earlier. There is a Japanese legend that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will receive any one wish. Sadako starts her journey to fold 1000 cranes in hopes that she can become healthy again.

Questions to think about:

1. If you made 1000 paper cranes, what would you wish for? 

2. Where you hang your 1000 paper cranes?

3. Do the math: If one crane takes 5 minutes to make, how many hours would it take to make 1000 cranes?

Emoji Face Changer

I did not make my own videos for this just-for-fun activity. Here are a couple options to follow along and try it out. 

Face Changer #1 http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2019/07/how-to-fold-easy-origami-face-changers.html

Face Changer #2https://youtu.be/5ckOJkwS1Aw  

Transforming Star

Materials: 8 paper squares

Some people call this a ninja star, but I like to think of it as a color wheel star. This is an extra fun activity and it can honestly take the place of a fidget spinner any day. 

Sonobe Modular Cube

Materials: 6 paper squares

This is another puzzle type of origami. Forget rubick's cubes, make your own sonobe cube!