Activities for October 2022

Hello Fall! October brings a series of fun art activities. It’s all about pumpkins! We are first going to practice drawing pumpkins and practice value.  Afterward, we are going to celebrate the beginning of the Fall season by designing pumpkins inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s art. Finally, an optional activity is to create your own Halloween pumpkin mask. 

October is going to be fun!

 Lessons

Lesson 1-4 / Dates

October 3 – October 28

Essential Question

How do you show a message through Art?

Visual Arts Standards

Big Idea: Critical Thinking and Reflection

VA.2.H.3.1- Describe connections made between creating with art ideas and creating with information from other content areas.

VA.3.H.3.1- Discuss how knowledge gained in the visual art classroom can serve as prior knowledge in other classrooms.

VA.4.H.3.1-Discuss how analytical skills and thinking strategies are applied to both art production and problem-solving in other content areas.

VA.5.H.3.1-Discuss how skills learned through the analysis and art-making process are used to solve problems in non-art areas.

Correlated L.A. Standards

LAFS.2.RL.1.3/2.5/3.7, LAFS.2.RI.1.1/1.2/2.5

LAFS.3.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7, LAFS.3.L.3.4.a&d

LAFS.4.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7, LAFS.4.L.3.5c

LAFS.5.RL.1.1/1.3/3.7 LAFS.5.L.3.4a&c

Vocabulary (Click on links for definitions)

Genre:  n/a

Artistic Style:   Contemporary Art

Content/Meaning: Imaginary

Media/Technique: Drawing, Colored Pencils / Art Stix, Markers

Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color

Design Principles: Contrast

Other:  background, foreground, Visual Communication, content, composition, layout

Historical Art / Artist Reference

What is Visual Communications?

Activity

Create a series of art pieces inspired by the Fall season

Visuals & Resources

1.     Visuals: Teacher samples 

2.     Websites: How to Draw a Pumpkin, Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins, 

3.     Videos: Shaded Pumpkin,  Funny Pumpkin

Lesson 1 / Dates

October 3 – October 7

Drawing and shading pumpkins

Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color , Value

Design Principles: Contrast

Activity

Draw and color a pumpkin: How to draw and color a Pumpkin

Materials

· White drawing papers 9” X 12”

· Pencil

· Colored Pencils

·Oil Pastels

2nd-3rd

4th-5th

Lesson 2 / Dates

October 10 – October 14

Designing Yayoi Kusama-inspired pumpkins

Artistic Style:   Contemporary Art

Activity

Create Yayoi Kusama inspired pumpkins

Materials

· Yellow/Orange/Red/Black papers 9” X 12”

· Pencil

· Sharpie

· Scissors

· Glue sticks

Lesson 3 / Dates

October 17 – October 21

Creating 3D pumpkins

Elements of Art: Form

Activity

Create a 3D Pumpkin

Materials

· Orange/Green/Brown papers 9” X 12”

· Pencil

· Scissors

· Glue sticks

2nd-3rd

4th-5th

Lesson 4 / Dates

October 24 – October 28

Create a Halloween Pumpkin Mask or Funny Pumpkin

Content/Meaning: Imaginary

Activity

Create a 3D Pumpkin

Materials

· Orange/Green/Brown papers 9” X 12”

· Pencil

· Scissors

· Glue sticks

2nd-3rd

4th-5th

2nd-5th

Home Learning

Due Date: October 31

1) Learn vocabulary words

2) read assignment:  History of Halloween

3) Sketchbook: Practice drawing another type of mask

4) BRING A TOILET PAPER TUBE for next Month's project

Art careers related to the unit

Graphic Design, Illustration, Art Education

Critique

Critique one of the finished masks

Enrichment Projects

Create another mask for a family member or a friend

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

Values Matter

Value of the Month

How can you display responsibility during art classes?

Reference: Values Matter