ART SHOUT OUTS #4!

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!

GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES I 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!!

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!

GRADES 3-5 ELEMENTARY VISUAL ART ACTIVITIES I 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!