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Monday, February 25, 2019

Activities for March 2019

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.
Click HERE for 10 Female Artists You Should Know

Click HERE for 5 Women in STEM You Should Know
A Women in STEM logo.
For Women's History Month we will work on collages inspired by the famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
(Click HERE for Intro Video)

Activity
Design an everyday object with dots



Materials

· Black, White, Red, Yellow Paper 9"X12"
· Black or White pencil
· Scissors
· Glue Stick
Steps
1) Sketch your object with dots on one foreground colored paper
2) Cut out the dots
3) Glue the foreground against the background


Visuals & Resources
Yayoi Kusama's Art, Polka Dots, Polka Dots Objects, Objects, Facts about Yayoi Kusama Famous Women in Art 


On Saturday 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 Sunday March 17 ! You are going to make your own Shamrock! 


Image of St. Pattys Day Hat
Click HERE to create your St. Patrick's Day Hat

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



Spring Break: March 25 - 29


Image result for youth fair expo 2019
Finally you will get to visit the Youth Fair from March 14 to April 7 to view your own students' exhibits!
Click HERE for details

Home Learning
Due Date: March 15
1) Learn vocabulary words 
2) Reading assignments:
    a) Famous Women in Art 
    b) Facts about Yayoi Kusama

Art careers related to the unit

Critique
Critique the finished art collage


Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of creating collages

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

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