This lesson took ( 2 ) 40 minute art classes to create.
Students learned about the artist Charles McGee and we discussed his artwork. We discussed how we’d be utilizing the elements of art, line, shape, and form to create our sculptures. Then students received a sheet of copy paper with 4 lines pre-drawn and photocopied for the class.
Then using a black sharpie marker, students drew a different pattern in each section, creating 5 sections.
DAY 2
Then on day 2, students cut out each section with scissors.
Students then flipped over each strip, and folded back the ends. They then glued the flaps with a glue stick and positioned the flaps on a piece of 8×8” white cardstock paper and pressed for 5 seconds. Students could place each strip wherever they wanted creating height by placing the flaps closer together, and then gluing on other sections on top of previous ones. They had a lot of fun creating these fun and interesting sculptures!
This fun flower lesson was created for my special education class. It’s a 2 day lesson and the materials needed were 3 coffee filters, watercolors, cupcake liners, pipe cleaners, glue sticks, tape and a paper straw.
First students wet the coffee filters down with water using a big paint brush. This allowed the coffee filter to lay flat and also helps absorb and spread drops of paint.
Students then used watercolor paint to paint on various colors of their choice over the entire coffee filter. These 3 filters were then set aside to dry.
On the second day, the filters were folded in half and students drew “bumps” all around the edge to create the petals. Each filter was cut a little smaller than the previous one. Then students glued each opened filter together in the center with a glue stick. A cupcake liner was then glued into the center of their flower. Then using a pipe cleaner, students created a spiral by bending and shaping with their hands. This spiral was then glued into the cupcake liner with a glue stick.
For the final piece, students chose their colored straw and taped it to the back of the coffee filters for the stem.
I just finished creating this new op art video tutorial for my 4th and 5th grade students and wanted to share! We will be starting this art lesson later next week. I plan on stretching this lesson out over (4) 40 minute classes. I created an OP Art video for this lesson a few years ago, when I first started making YouTube videos, but never liked how it came out and always wanted to recreate it. So here it is! Hope you like it and can use it for your art class, or if you’re a student, can draw along with me at home!
I never would have thought this is how the school year would end, and I’m sure all you teachers out there (AND PARENTS!!) thought the same.
Our official last day of school was Monday June 22nd. Going into school on June 10th wearing a mask and gloves, to close out out my classroom for the summer and sort through supplies felt so surreal. It was like walking into a time capsule from that last day we were all there on Friday March 13th. Unfinished projects were still in the drying rack, my examples were still up on the board for the following day, and notes to myself on my desk were still there for the following week of March.
BUT….. we made it through! We all figured it out, and I’m very proud of my students and how they rose to the challenge with remote learning.
Here are the final “Art Shout Outs” from learning remotely during these past 3+ months of school closure. As well as a few pics from the last day of school’s 5th grade clap out celebration!
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE WITH: STICKS!
In this Google slide, students could watch a 6 minute video on the book “STICKS” written and illustrated by Diane Alber.
If you’ve never read this story to your students or kids, I highly recommend it. I have and love, many of her books. Her stories are great and help open up discussions about empathy, kindness, perseverance, and fitting in.
Amazon writes; “Sticks is a story that almost anyone can relate to. It’s about finding yourself in a situation that didn’t turn out like you expected and having your friends and family help you find he courage to pick yourself back up and persevere.”
Next to the video, we added 6 different photos of artwork created using popsicle sticks. From dragonflies, to rainbows and clouds, to bird feeders and people, animals and airplanes… kids were encouraged to create whatever they wanted, using sticks!
Below are some screen shots taken from a video sent to me from one of my 2nd grade students! He designed a really cool plane and decorated the sticks and paper for wings with markers.
POPSICLE STICK AIRPLANE BY PRANEETH J.
Nick created this super sweet popsicle stick rainbow with clouds below!
Artwork by Nick D.
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE MY OWN ART MATERIALS AND USE THEM TO PRODUCE ARTWORK
So for this slide, we included a 2 minute video link to watch the “science of art materials” to give kids a better understanding on how art materials are made, a simple recipe on how to make your own air dry clay, and then 3 short videos; how to paint with mud, paint with coffee, and how to make your own sidewalk chalk from home!
Students loved experimenting with creating their own art materials!
Sam D. Created some cool paint by letting skittles dissolve in water! Owen R. Created his own coffee paint! Brielle R. Created her own coffee paint as well!Kelsey S. used mud for painting!
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: SUMMER FUN! SELECT ONE TO COMPLETE: ICE PAINTING, DRAW AN ICE CREAM CONE, CREATE YOUR OWN AIRPLANE!
For this slide we included the following; a 50 second video on ice cube painting, how to draw an ice cream cone in 9 simple steps, and a short video on how to make a paper airplane. This was the last week of art activity suggestions, and we wanted to keep it really simple, fun and summery!
Ice Cream by Praneeth J. An assortment of ice cream treats by Sofia D.Mint Ice Cream by Nick D. Ice Cream by Anthony B.
Praneeth sent me another fun video on how he created his airplane and also a super fun slow-mo video on his plane and his brothers plane flying! Below are some screen shots taken from that video.
Airplane by Praneeth J.
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: ARTIST’S CHOICE! SELECT ONE TO COMPLETE! POINT OF VIEW LANDSCAPE, RE-DESIGN A LOGO, OR TAKE A VIRTUAL TOURAT THE MET.
Point of view landscape- draw what you see when you look out your window! We included a pic of a landscape drawing as well as a seascape drawing in this google slide as examples.
Below is a drawing Taylor sent me of her viewpoint looking out her window to her back yard!
Point of view landscape artwork by Taylor M.
Re-design a Logo; We posted 7 different logos to look at in this section of the slide for ideas. Kids had the option of selecting one of those 7, or select one of their own, and to change the colors, image or font!
LOGO RE-DESIGN BY SAM D. LOGO RE-DESIGN BY PRANEETH J. LOGO RE-DESIGN BY JACOB B. LOGO RE-DESIGN BY JORDAN R. LOGO RE-DESIGN BY BRIELLE R. LOGO RE-DESIGN BY KELSEY S.
Although I have no art to show for this art activity suggestion, the last activity choice was to go online and take a virtual tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for kids. Kids were asked to “hop in the time machine” for some interesting art exploration! Click on the link to check it out!
More lovely art sent to me from my students!
Artwork by McKenna Y. Artwork by Katie L. Artwork by Maggie S. Chalk art by Sofia D.
And now for a few pics from the last day of school “5th grade clap out celebration”! …
To those of you reading this that aren’t teachers, students or parents from the North Attleboro school district, normally on the last day of school we line up the hallways inside the school, and all the 5th graders walk down the hall while teachers and staff clap, cheer and hi-five the kids to celebrate their last day at the school. Of course with Covid-19 and social distancing, that had to change. So all the teachers and staff lined up outside the school, 6 feet apart, wearing masks, while families drove by as we all cheered and clapped. It felt so nice to have positive closure for such a bizarre year. And of course it was so nice to see my 5th graders one more time before the school year was over. I’ll miss them!! If any of you guys are reading this, I wish you all the best of luck!! Keep creating, and please stay in touch!
Unfortunately, I forgot to snap pics at Amvet but managed to remember to pull out my phone at Roosevelt later that morning! Some pics below were taken by other staff as well.
Pic above taken behind the school at Roosevelt. Cars all parked here after the clap out to receive awards, t-shirts and yearbooks. (above) The sign I made for the 5th grade celebration Teachers signs for the 5th grade celebrationAmvet staff
I’m excited summer break is here, as I’m sure all of you are too!!
I can’t believe we’re winding down to the last couple of weeks of the school year! Just maybe 1 or 2 more blog entries of “Art Shout outs”!
Here’s round 4!
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE ARTWORK INSPIRED BY THE BOOK PERFECT SQUARE !
In this Google slide, students could view a YouTube video of their art teacher (myself, Kim or Sarah), reading the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall. It also showed steps on how to fold and cut a rectangular piece of paper to make it square.
Students were asked to change the shape of their square paper into whatever they wanted! Students could cut it, tear it, fold it, twist it, rip it, punch holes in it, etc. to transform their square in a creative way! I love their creations!
PERFECT SQUARE ARTWORK BY OWEN R. PERFECT SQUARE ART BY NICK D. PERFECT SQUARE ARTWORK BY PRANEETH J.
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIESI CAN CREATE:MY OWN MANDALA!
This slide had 6 different mandala examples to look at, as well as a short 3 minute video on how to use the program to create your own mandala online. If you’d like to create your own mandala, click HERE.
My students told me they had a lot of fun creating their mandalas! They turned out amazing too!!
Mandala artwork by Shaurya T. Mandala artwork by Nolan L. Mandala artwork by Sam D. MANDALA ARTWORK BY JORDAN R. MANDALA ARTWORK BY MAYA M. MANDALA ARTWORK BY MAYA M.
MANDALA ARTWORK BY AJ M.
MANDALA ARTWORK BY AJ M. MANDALA ARTWORK BY BRIELLE R.MANDALA ARTWORK BY KELSEY S.MANDALA ARTWORK BY CONNOR F. MANDALA ARTWORK BY TAYLOR M.
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE A TREASURE MAP!
Grab a paper and pencil/marker to create a treasure map. Come up with creative names for places in your own house or backyard. Then go on a treasure hunt with your family! Don’t forget to add color to your map. To make your map look ancient, carefully crumple and uncrumple your map.
In addition, we shared pictures of various maps with buried treasure, and directions on how to age their papers with tea or coffee to make it look like an authentic old map. We also included a 3 minute Youtube video for kids that explains the different parts of a map.
Check out these awesome handmade maps below my students created!
TREASURE MAP CREATED BY PRANEETH J. TREASURE MAP CREATED BY SOFIA D. TREASURE MAP CREATED BY NICK D. TREASURE MAP CREATED BY OWEN R.
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIESI CAN CREATE:AN ORIGAMI SCULPTURE!
Included in the Google slide, was a description about origami and its origins;
Origami is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin.
Traditionally, it was believed that if one folded 1000 origami cranes, one’s wish would come true. It has also become a symbol of hope and healing during challenging times.
As a result, it has become popular to fold 1000 cranes (in Japanese, called “senbazuru”).
Also included in that slide were 2 short videos on how to create an origami cat/dog (front and back), a flower, a link to check out additional videos to choose from, as well as how to fold and cut a sheet of rectangular paper to make it into a square sheet of paper.
Students had so much fun creating these, and my student Nolan L. sent me a fun video of his cat/dog below!
ORIGAMI BY SAM D. ORIGAMI BY LEIA C. ORIGAMI CRANE BY CHARITH E.
ORIGAMI BY KELSEY S.
ORIGAMI ART BY AJ M.
ORIGAMI BY BRIELLE R. ORIGAMI BY CONNOR F.
ORIGAMI BY MAYA M.
ORIGAMI BY ELLIE L.
ORIGAMI BY DYLAN P. ORIGAMI BY JOCELYN R.
ADDITIONAL ARTWORK BELOW BY NICK D.!
Hope you all enjoyed checking out what my students have been creating! Thank you everyone for submitting your art and keep up the awesome work!!
Stay tuned for another round of Art Shout Outs coming soon! Check below to catch up on all the previous Art Shout Outs 1-3!
Here is the latest batch of artwork from my students, who shared their beautiful creations from home and the art lesson activities!
Grades K-2 Elementary Visual Art Activities
I can draw a pot of flowers: Using a pencil, trace 3-4 circle shapes to begin your drawing. Be sure to include the parts of a flower: stems, petals and leaves. Add a pot design at the bottom if desired, then add color!
Included in that Google slide were 4 pictures from start to finish showing steps on how to draw flowers using various sized circular objects for the center to the finished drawing with a pot. Also included were links to 2 short videos students could watch. One was about flowers; their importance and taking a closer look at the flowers parts, as well as a video on how to draw a flower and a flower pot. Here are some lovely flowers drawn by my K-2 students!
ARTWORK BY ABIGAIL M.ARTWORK BY ANTHONY B.ARTWORK BY OWEN R. ARTWORK BY PRANEETH J.
Grades 3-5 Elementary Visual Art Activities
I can create an OP art drawing: OP Art is drawing an optical illusion. The way the lines are drawn, makes them appear to “pop out” or move.
Included in this google slide were 3 drawings, one just as a pencil drawing so you can see the lines easier, and the other two colored in. In addition, students could watch a short 6 minute YouTube video showing kids how to create an Op art drawing as well!
My students did an awesome job creating their op art! Check them out below!
ARTWORK BY SHAURYA T.OP ART DRAWING BY EVELYN E. (AS WELL AS HANDMADE WORRY DOLLS AND SOME COOL PAINTED EGGS BY EVEYLN AND HER BROTHER HARRY E.) ARTWORK BY AIDEN J.ARTWORK BY AJ M. ARTWORK BY MAYA M.ARTWORK BY KELSEY S.ARTWORK BY ELLIE L.ARTWORK BY DYLAN P.ARTWORK BY BRIELLE R.ARTWORK BY SAM D. ARTWORK BY CONNOR F.
Grades K-2 Elementary Visual Art Activities
I can create: A portrait or self-portrait using a round (circle) shaped plate.
Included in this Google slide were a variety of portraits using plates to create the head, descriptions on the difference between a portrait and a self-portrait, as well as a 3 min. video on found object art plate faces. Check out the artwork below!
ARTWORK BY PRANEETH J.ARTWORK BY OWEN R. ARTWORK BY NICK D.ARTWORK BY SOFIA D.
Bryce R. (below) created some super cool vehicles using plates and other materials! Very creative!
Grades 3-5 Elementary Visual Art Activities
I Can: Observe and record shadows. Draw the contour lines!
Included in this slide were photos of plants leaves casting shadows on paper with a close up pic of all the contour lines drawn of that leaf, pictures of various toys lined up with their fun shadows cast onto paper, and 2 short videos; one showing how to create a shadow drawing, and the other short video was the science behind lights and shadows.
My students had a lot of fun creating these!
Artwork by Shaurya
Below is a series of pics of AJ ‘s awesome shadow artwork!
SHADOW ART BY SAM D. SHADOW ART BY KELSEY S. SHADOW ART BY KATIE L.SHADOW ART BY ELLIE L. SHADOW ART BY CONNOR F.SHADOW ART BY BRIELLE R.SHADOW ART BY DYLAN P.SHADOW ART BY NOLAN L.
Additional artwork below!
A BEAUTIFUL ABSTRACT ACRYLIC POUR BY KELSEY S. AN AWESOME PAPER SHAPE ROBOT BY KATIE L.SUPER CUTE BOB FROGGY BY KATIE L. AWESOME ABSTRACT PAINTING BY KAI M. WONDERFULLY DRAWN ROOSEVELT LOGO BY RILEY R. AWESOME ROBOT DRAWING BY LUCAS P.BEAUTIFUL AND COLORFUL LIZARD PAINTING BY OLIVIA P.FUN ART ROCKS BY LUCAS AND OLIVIA P. AWESOME ELEPHANT DRAWING BY JORDAN R.
BELOW IS A COLLECTION OF AWESOME ARTWORK BY SOFIA D. !
I hope you all enjoyed checking out all the amazing artwork my students are creating!
I’ll be updating this blog post with any additional artwork I receive this week, and will be posting “Art Shout Outs #4” very soon! I can’t wait to see what they create next!
Scroll down to catch up on “Art Shout Outs #2 and #1” in case you missed it! Additionally, if you’re new to my blog, you can scroll up to my main menu and click on art lessons for grades 1-5 with photos of student artwork, lesson descriptions and learning goals, as well ascheck out my YouTube channel, play free online art games, and more.…
I’d love to hear from you too, so feel free to email me any questions or comments anytime under “contact”.
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE A COLOR WHEEL!
After watching a short “how to” video, students were asked to create a color wheel using found objects (anything they could find) in their house.
A Color wheel of cars! So Fun!
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE A VALUE SCALE!
Students watched a short 2 min. video on the element of art VALUE, then watched another 1 minute video on how to create a value scale using objects. Then were asked to create their own value scale using objects from around the house. Students could stick to a black and white theme, or use a color to create an “Ombré ‘” effect!
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN DRAW OR BUILD MY OWN “DREAM HOUSE”!
Students watched a short video on the book The Big Orange Splot for some fun inspiration, then drew or built their own dream house. Students did a fantastic job creating some very unique homes! Using Legos was not surprisingly a popular choice! I love how students sent me photos with a variety of angles and one of my students sent me a video explaining their design plans for their home!
These pics above are screen shots taken from his video explaining all the creative areas in his house! I loved it Owen!!
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN REPRESENT MYSELF USING OBJECTS!
Students were asked to find 3 or more objects that represent them and things they like, put them all together, then draw or photograph them as a still life composition. Students could include themselves if they wanted to as well! I learned so much about my students through this project and it was so nice to see their smiling faces! (AND their pups!)
GRADES K-2 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN EXPLORE TEXTURE!
After watching 2 short videos, students were asked to explore nature outside, or items from around the house for different types of texture, then create a texture rubbing using the side of a crayon or pencil.
GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES: I CAN CREATE ROCK ART FOR EARTH DAY!
With a variety of painted rocks to look at for inspiration and after watching a short video about rocks (different types and how they are formed), students were asked to find some to either paint or draw on with crayons or markers, then were encouraged to hide them outside for others to discover!
I love how this student below painted positive, uplifting messages on them!
Check out the detailed designs and patterns on these!
Beautiful and carefully painted underwater scene! Rocks with fun expressive faces! I love the addition of hair!panda rock!
More AWESOME artwork below, that my students emailed mefrom home!
Olivia and her brother Lucas used chalk spray to graffiti around the house! I LOVE it!! And what a cool mom to let them do that!!
Below was a 2nd grade lesson (“Abstract Self-Portraits”) that unfortunately some of my 2nd grade classes weren’t able to finish at school due to Covid-19. So Sofia (2nd grade) created one at home!! I was so happy to see this! I LOVE how it came out and the background is so vibrant!!!! (to find out more about this lesson, click on “2nd Grade Art Lessons” under the main menu of this site)
Another parent shared with me on how much they loved this lesson and wanted to create one at home! These 2 photos below were created by Maggie (2nd grade) (Awesome work!) but they’re still trying to decide which photo works the best before gluing things down. I love BOTH! but if anyone has any suggestions they’d like to share, please do! Do you have a favorite?
How COOL are these?!! Painting on egg shells! Art by Sofia (2nd grade) and Nick (1st grade)
This was another art lesson all my 1st grade classes never got to do this year, due to the COVID-19 school closure, (“Hot Air Balloon“). I LOVE how Nick’s home creation came out though!!! Full of colorful patterns and texture!
Sofia and Nick (brother and sister) have been busy creating A TON of awesome art at home! I was so happy to see all their amazing creations!! See more of their art below!
This beautiful painting below was created at home, by one of my 2nd grade students, Maggie! I LOVE the texture and movement!! It is so BEAUTIFUL Maggie!
Bryce created this awesome detailed chalk Mosaic with his mom at his house!!
More fun chalk art below by sister’s Jordan and Reagan!
Callen (2nd grade) (below) created some really cool worry stones out of clay, a stress ball made from flour and a balloon, and a calm down jar! Excellent art activities during this time for sure! And I see his “winter bears in sweaters” drawing project up on the cabinet behind him we did in art class! : )
Shaun (4th grade) drew an awesome doctor and a dog below!! Excellent drawings Shaun!
Olivia (1st grade) sent me these beautiful paintings of a sea turtle and fox below! I love how she added some glitter for texture and sparkle and how the bubbles are painted darker blue to stand out from the background. Excellent work Olivia!
Riley (4th grader) created this awesome birthday poster for her friend Drew below and wanted to share! Excellent work creating a silhouette of Drew!
Katie (2nd grade) drew this super cute panda below and wanted to share with me! Excellent drawing Katie!
Below is a drawing AJ (3rd grade) made of what he thought Rumpelstiltskin looked like, after listening to the story via Google hangouts with his 3rd grade teacher! You can tell AJ listened carefully to all the visual descriptions! Great work!
Alexandria (4th grade) painted this awesome eye below!
Praneeth (2nd grade) did some careful coloring in on these two coloring pages below!
Excellent work everybody and thank you for sharing!! Keep on creating!
With remote learning well underway, I thought I’d share the artwork students have been emailing me while creating art from home!
I, along with the two AMAZING elementary art teachers in my district (Kim and Sarah YOU ROCK!), have been collaborating on creating weekly art activity suggestions for our students. One weekly art activity suggestion for grades K-2 and one weekly art activity suggestion for grades 3-5.
I’ve gotten a bunch of artwork via email from my students. Awesome work guys! Keep creating!
Some artwork below was created using one of our art activity suggestions for inspiration and some they came up with on their own.
Students below created some excellent positivity posters to hang in their windows in their homes. This was one of the 3-5 art activity suggestions “I can design: A Kindness Poster!”Create a positive motivational poster to send encouragement to others in the world around you. Then, display your poster where you live. You might even hang it in a window to send a positive message to others!”
Here are some sculptures made from nature inspired by the artist Andy Goldsworthy! This was one of the 3-5 art activity suggestions “I can create: A Sculpture made from nature”Go on a nature scavenger hunt and collect natural materials. Arrange them in a symmetrical design. Take a photo and show off your design!
This was one of the K-2 art activity suggestions “I can Build: A Robot Using Recycled Materials”Create a shape robot using any cardboard you are able to use. Cereal boxes and cracker packaging work well!
Below are some aliens students created. This was one of the K-2 art activity suggestions “I can Create: Draw your own alien”What shape is the body of the alien? How many eyes does your alien have? Does your alien have scales, fur, or something else? What name would you give it?
This student created a cool 3D alien from materials around the house!This student had fun creating their alien from clay and pipe cleaners!
Below are from one of the K-2 art activity suggestions “I Can Create: Draw a picture of how you would look at age 75?”
These two students used a variety of materials creatively to create themselves at 75!
Below are two students that drew along with me in my YouTube video on “How to Draw 2 Dogs on a Hill”! Nice work!!!
Here’s some more artwork students created!
I will be adding more student artwork very soon!
Students: If you would like to share anything you have created at home please send them to me! I’d love to see it and will post it here on my blog! Email me at mfilmore@naschools.net
I just finished uploading my new drawing tutorial on “How to draw 2 dogs on a hill” to my YouTube channel! I hope you like it! STUDENTS: IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE ME TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO DRAW, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO CREATE THAT VIDEO!! Email me or reply to this blog post. Also- To all my students; If you watch my video and draw a picture of 2 dogs on a hill, please share it by emailing me a photo of it! I’d love to see your artwork (or ANYTHING that you create at home!)
Send your photos of your art to me at mfilmore@naschools.net
I miss you all so much, and I can’t wait to be back in my art room with you! Please keep creating and share what you make!
Stay safe and be well everybody ❤️ We are all in this together 💕 Mrs. Filmore
I hope that you and your families are all staying safe and healthy and are enjoying some imaginative, fun ways to create art at home!
I, along with the other two elementary art teachers of North Attleboro are hard at work coming up with creative, fun and engaging art activities that you and your families can try at home while school is closed. Be on the lookout for these fun art activity suggestions! They will be posted on the NAPS extended learning webpage SOON.
I’m also going to be creating some fun NEW step-by-step drawing video tutorials on my YouTube channel soon! I’ll blog these videos once they are filmed and edited and add them to my YouTube channel as well.
I just added some new photos of students creating art. My “Students Creating Art” link can be found under the main menu of this blog. Check that out after reading this if you haven’t already!
If you haven’t checked out my Art Games page, you can click on that link under my menu and play free educational art games as well!
Students, Remember the “What should I draw?” jar in my art room that you could use if you finished an art lesson early?! I’ve JUST included a link to all my original “What Should I Draw?” jar drawing ideas. You can check out that same exact list of drawing ideas found in my jar, HERE! Feel free to copy and print out these for fun drawing ideas to use at home! The link is also in my menu of this website.
1st-5th grade students from both Amvet and Roosevelt North Attleboro Elementary schools- Please Feel free to Email me any photos of any art you’ve been working on while at home! I’d LOVE to hear from you and see what creative things you have been up to!! My teacher email is mfilmore@naschools.net which is also listed in my contact page of this site.
Below are some AWESOME 2nd grade Abstract Self-Portraits students finished creating at Roosevelt Elementary School before schools closed for the time being. I wish I took a photo and could share EVERYONE’S, but was only able to capture a handful. More about this lesson with students creating them below the artwork.
This fun self-portrait lesson combines art exploration
in abstract art and color theory!
This lesson took (3) 40 minute art classes to finish.
On the first day of the lesson, students learned about abstract artwork and looked at a slideshow of artwork by various abstract painters (Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock and William de Cooning to name a few). We discussed how abstract art focuses mainly on lines, shapes, and colors.
ON DAY 1 After viewing the slideshow and doing a quick demo, students drew an abstract drawing using various lines, and shapes on 12×18″ medium weight tagboard. Students then went over all their lines with crayons being sure to press super hard (later on we would do a crayon wax-resist). They then filled out a short questionnaire with questions asking about their favorite things and things about themselves.
ON DAY 2 They painted their drawings using concentrated liquid watercolors creating a crayon wax-resist. Before painting we reviewed what the primary colors, secondary colors and warm and cool colors were. While kids worked, I took each students photo (which I later printed as a high-contrast black & white photo on printer paper).
ON DAY 3 Students
glued their black and white self-portrait onto their painting. Then
students cut out their pre-printed sentences into strips and added them to
their paintings using a glue stick!
I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post and check out other sections on this website for additional art resources and inspiration. And again, be on the lookout for some fun art activity suggestions you can try out at home that us elementary art teachers have created. These art activity suggestions will be posted on the NAPS Extended Learning district webpage soon. Awesome resources are available on that website for students/families to use already!
Stay safe and be strong!…….We will get through this!!
