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Welcome to the blog dedicated to our art classroom at Ann Parish Elementary. Each week I will be posting the weekly lessons and activities for easy viewing and access.

Monday, March 30, 2020

RESOURCE: Artsonia - Turning in Artwork

This is post is specifically for my amazing art students.

When you turn in artwork that you make at home, you will need to upload it to Artsonia. Artsonia is a magical place where you store all the photos of your wonderful artwork. You  may use the free app or the website.

Each week the project theme will include a project title to turn in your artwork. You can also turn in more than one image per project.

I have posted the school's access code on class dojo and on the PDF lessons I give to the teachers. I do not want to post it on a public site because of stranger danger, so if you need the code please email me at ahagen@llschools.net

Once you have the code write it down! Now you can post a whole lot of artworks.

RESOURCE: YouTube Drawing Channels


Here is a short list of some of my top picks for elementary level drawing tutorials on youtube. I've included which grades I think they are suitable for, but you can check out these channels no matter what grade or age you are. Even I had fun making a drawing from these tutorials.

Grades PK-2

Grades PK-4

Grades 2-5

Grades 2-5

Grades 3-6+


Here is my masterpiece from the Art for Kids Hub channel!


ART GALLERY : March 23-27

The APE artwork this week was amazing! Thank you families and students for staying creative. I'm so happy to see the wonderful drawings and sculptures being made from home. Keep it up!





LESSON 2: Printmaking

March 30 - April 3

WHAT: This week's art is all about printmaking using materials you can find at home. You may think you don't have any art supplies, but really they can be found anywhere. There are three activities you can choose from. Pick one or try them all. 

HOW: Watch the demo videos below and choose one you'd like to create if you have the supplies.

TURN IN: Upload a photo to Artsonia under the project "At Home - Printmaking"



Floating Chalk Prints



Collagraph Marker Prints




Foam and Marker Prints

LESSON 1: Choice Art

March 23 - March 27

WHAT: For the first week of at home art learnin' I am giving you variety of choices. I'd like you to choose what you want to make. This will help me figure out who is able to turn something in and the kinds of things you all like to make. You only need to choose 1 activity, but you can always do more. 

HOW: Download or open the PDF of what is shown below. You will be able to click on the links to get more information and instructions. Now choose what you want to complete and have fun!

TURN IN: When you are done please upload a photo on Artsonia under the project title "At Home Choice".