Activities for March 2018

March is bringing a series of fun filled activities with the celebration of Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss' Birthday,  St. Patrick Day,  the beginning of Spring, Spring Break and the Youth Fair!  You will find listed below the art activities related to each of these events.

For Women's History Month we will work on scenes inspired by the famous African American quilt maker Faith Ringgold.  

Activity

Design a scene involving a famous woman in history

Materials

· Black or White Paper 9"X12"

· Pencil

· Art Stix

Steps

1) Sketch your scene 
2) Finalize your shapes 
3) Color with Art Stix

Visuals & Resources

 Faith Ringgold , Faith Ringgold Artworks,  Faith Ringgold-Bio, Faith Ringgold Short Bio, African Quilts, Women In History

On Friday March 2nd we are going to celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday! On this occasion you will have the option to draw one of Dr. Seuss' characters. Click HERE for tutorial videos on Dr. Seuss' Characters.

St. Patrick's Day is on Saturday March 17 ! You are going to make your own Shamrock! 



Spring starts on Tuesday March 20! To celebrate that day you may doodle our yown Spring design inspired by the following video.





Spring Break: March 23 - 30



Finally you will get to visit the Youth Fair from March 15 to April 8 to view your own students' exhibits!

Click HERE for details



Home Learning

Due Date: March 16

1) Learn vocabulary words 

2) Reading assignments:
    a)  Women in History
    b) Faith Ringgold's Bio

    c) African Quilts

Art careers related to the unit

Art Education, Illustration, Craft, Fashion Design, Product Design

Critique
Critique the finished quilt

Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of drawing a scene

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

ART CONTESTS

Don't forget to check our ART Contest page! ---> HERE

Values Matter

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about Cooperation

How can you display Cooperation during art classes?

Reference: Values Matter