Activities for April 2022

 

Spring is upon us!  We are going to practice our drawing skills.  April starts with National Pet Month. We will be concentrating on drawing pets. We will also explore styles in figure drawing. Lastly, it's also time for the end-of-year testing.

TESTING

V.A. Standards

Big Idea: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.

VA.2.C.1.1- Use the art-making process to communicate personal interests and self-expression.

VA.3.C.1.1- Use the art-making process to develop ideas for self-expression.

VA.4.C.1.1- Integrate ideas during the art-making process to convey meaning in personal works of art.
VA.5.C.1.1- Develop a range of interests in the art-making process to influence personal decision-making.

Essential Question

How do you communicate through art?

Pet Drawings

National Pet Month is from April 1st to May 10

Ms. Wawa's Pet Art Examples

Lesson 1 / Dates

March 28 – Apr 8

Activity

Create a drawing of a pet inspired by Phil Heckels, Cassisus Marcellus Coolidge and Ed Attanasio's pet portraits for National Pet Month

Materials

- White paper
- Pencil
- Colored pencils or markers (optional)

Steps
1) Sketch your drawing with a black pencil
2) Color using complementary colors

Lesson 2 / Dates

April 11 – Apr 29 

Figure Drawings

Activity

Create a drawing of a child involved in a daily activity.  Use a different style for each week.

1) April 11-14 - Silhouette ( inspired by Bansky)

Or a Bunny and Egg

2) April 18 - 22 - Anime/Manga (inspired by Japanese Anime and Manga)

Anime Art

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

More Information HERE

More ways to help our planet HERE

3) April 25 - 29 -  Illustration (inspired by Alex Brychta)

Books by Alex Brychta

Materials

- White paper
- Pencil
- Colored pencils or markers (optional)

Steps

1) Draw a child using one of these styles for each week:

    a) a silhouette style 

    b) a Manga style 

    c) an illustration style
2) Add details

3) Color (optiional)

Click HERE to learn how to create a comic book for extra credit

2nd Grade STEAM Project

Keep on practicing figure drawing

Values Matter

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about Honesty

How can you display Honesty during art classes?

Activities for March 2022

 

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

Read these articles about 5 Women Artists' Stories, Amazing Women in Black History

Nobel Prize Awarded Women

Choose a book to read: 7 awe-inspiring children's books to celebrate Women's History Month

Learn about Women in Art History HERE

Activity

Create a fun woman's face and color using shading

Materials

· White Construction Paper 9"X12"

· Pencil

· Rainbow Crayons

Activity

Create growing plants (5th grade: STEAM Lesson)

Visuals & Resources

Materials

· White Construction Paper 9"X12"

· Pencil

· Colored Pencil

· Scissors

· Glue stick

Steps

1) Sketch and color your plants
2) Cut out the shapes 
3) Glue it all together

Growing STEAMing Plants

5th Grade Projects - due on Wednesday March 30th

Assignment: build a planter to grow plants and record the results

1- Define the constraints 

(the problems you might have with this project, including the planter size restrictions)

2- Take notes and think of solutions

3- Make a plan using the following resources

4- Follow your plan and adjust it if necessary

5- Record your evidence throughout the process

 

Example: you can plant Basil, Parsley, and Chive seeds under a thin layer of soil.  

Water daily until seedlings are well established.  Germination time is 1-3 weeks.

Science

o    Discovery Ed Video How do Plants Grow?

o    Gizmos Growing Plants

o    Study Jams Video/Quiz: Scientific Methods

Technology

Record a video of the process and use a QR Code to present as evidence. 

You can also use a QR Code to show your botanical drawings as evidence.

(One example: QR Code Generator | Create Your Free QR Codes (qr-code-generator.com) 

Engineering

Build a creative planter no larger than 60 cubic feet (i.e. 3’ X 2’ x 5’ Calculate the Volume of a Box (calculateme.com) )

https://hellocreativefamily.com/easy-diy-planter-box-instructions/

Art

Use botanical illustrations in a journal to record the process and/or decorate your planters.

https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/planter-art-projects

Math

Ensure that your planter is no larger than 60 cubic feet (i.e. 3’ X 2’ x 5’ Calculate the Volume of a Box (calculateme.com) )

Draw a Pie for Extra Credit

Or click HERE to choose a St. Patrick's Day Craft to create

Learn about March as National Craft Month HERE

Spring starts on Sunday, March 20! 

To celebrate that day you will draw Spring gardens inspired by the following videos.

Learn more about Claude Monet HERE

Spring Break: March 21 - 26



Home Learning

Due Date: March 12

1) Learn vocabulary words 

2) Reading assignments:
    Women in History

Art careers related to the unit

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

Critique
Critique the finished drawings

Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of drawing gardens

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

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