Activities for March

During the month of March we will be learning about painting genres in particular portraits.  We will be celebrating women's history month by learning how to draw famous women's portraits.  Please refer to the Lesson section for the details.

April is Blue Ribbon Month for Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness.  As an extra credit project any student can participate in the poster contest on the subject and hand the final artwork on or  before March 17. Please visit the "Art Contests" section for information.

Right before we go on Spring break, we will create a shamrock necklace to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

During Spring break we will practice making selfies the old fashion way.

Enjoy all the fun activities the month of March has in store for us!

Activities for February



The month of February is short.  Nonetheless we will keep a busy schedule throughout the second month of the year. 

We will proudly display our Kente Cloth to celebrate Black History Month (see the Lessons page for details).

We will squeeze in the making of a Valentine's Day card (information also available on the Lessons page).

We will lastly show our understanding of water conservation by participating in a poster contest on the subject (go to the Art Contests section for criteria).

Activities for January

We are beginning the year with a blast of art activities chock full of knowledge! We will embark on an art history journey to learn about the major art movements/styles.  In doing so we will take a peek at artists lifestyles throughout the centuries.  We will harness our inner artists by choosing a style to emulate in our own artwork. See the "Lessons" page for information.

We will also show that we are responsible artists by promoting a green community through the Green Up & Clean Up Poster Contest. See the "Art Contests" page for details.











Activities for December





The last month of the year is here!  To end 2014 in style we are going to create Holiday Ornaments while learning to evaluate our work to meet our objectives and improve upon our original artistic vision.  Go to the "Lessons" page for the details.

This is also the time to deepen our knowledge of the visual arts by reviewing what we learned so far this year.  To help you know if you are on the right track take the available online quizzes HERE.

 



Activities for November

Welcome to the 11th month of the year!  

We are going to learn during the month of November about the relationship between the visual arts and utilitarian objects.  Check out the Lessons section for details.

We are also going to stay involved with our community by participating in poster contests.  Look them up in the Art Contests section.
Don't forget to take your weekly tests!  Click HERE to take the available tests for your class.

Activities for October



October is an exciting month!  Fall has begun and we celebrate by drawing leaves.  We get involve in lots of community activities like the WalkSafe program, Awareness ribbons (mainly pink for breast cancer and red for saying no to drugs),  and Halloween!

Check our "Lessons" and "Art Contests" pages for updates on these subjects.
 Also keep on checking the "Resources" page for new art sites and videos.

Activities for September

We are off to a great start for the school year! Between September 15 and October 15 we will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by creating Mola inspired art work.  Visit the Lesson section for details.

PARENTS

Please assist your children in completing their online quiz assignments.  There will be one quiz assigned for each lesson.  These quizzes are designed to gauge the knowledge retained by students and prepare them for the upcoming end of the year online visual arts standardized state florida assessment.

This link ----> Current Art Quizzes , contains the available tests to be taken.  Refer to the Lesson section for the due dates.

Finally your children need all the help you can provide in obtaining art supplies for this year.  There was NO art material appropriated to the visual art department at Oak Grove this year.  This situation makes it essential for students to bring the art supplies requested (see previous post for list).

Furthermore,  we are asking for your monetary contribution in funding the grants I have written to alleviate the issues that comes with lack of art material. Please visit, act and refer the following links in order for our students to be able to keep on being creative in art classes.

Let's Get Creative! 

CreARTivity is Essential!

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