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Monday, January 9, 2023

Activities for January 2023

 

Happy New Year 2023!  To celebrate the new year, we are going to explore some of the Asian New Year's Celebration Traditions. We are also going to look into famous women to celebrate the coming Women’s History Month in March. We will use lines, shapes, symmetry, patterns, and symbolism to create our artwork.  Scroll down for the lesson details.  

Chinese New Year 2023

Sunday, January 22

Year of the Rabbit


Lesson 1-2 / Dates

January 3 – January 20

Big Idea:

VA.2/3/4/5.C – Critical Thinking and Reflection

VA.2/3/4/5.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes

VA.2/3/4/5.F – Innovation, Technology, and the Future

 

Essential Questions:

What is the role of the Visual Arts in Ancient traditions?

How can we honor the icons of Women’s History Month through our artwork?

How can we create art to promote public awareness of the community?

 

Benchmarks:

VA.2.C.3.2, VA.3.C.2.3, VA.4.C.1.1, VA.5.C.2.2

VA.2.S.1.3, VA.3.S.2.2, VA.4.S.1.3, VA.5.S.1.4

VA.2.F.3.1, VA.3.F.3.1, VA.4.F.3.1, VA.5.F.3.1

 

Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:

Art History Kids: Women in Art History,

7 Women Artists Who Changed History,

Tate Kids: Discovery 5 Amazing Women Artists that Changed the Art World!

Vocabulary:

Genre: Portraiture,

Artistic Style:   Abstract

Media/TechniqueDrawing, Digital art

Design Elements: LineShapeColorProportion/Scale

Design Principles: Balance

Other: Women’s History Month, Culture, Heritage


Activity

2nd-3rd Grade: Create an artwork inspired by the Chinese New Year including a Rabbit and an Ox.

4th-5th Grade: Create an artwork inspired by Shantell Martin’s style including the theme Celebrating Women who Tell our Stories and including Rabbits to symbolize the new year.




Historical Art / Artist Reference

Shantell Martin

Materials

· White Paper 9” X 12”

· Pencils

· Black Markers

 

Steps

1) Sketch ideas inspired by the resources (Click on the blue links)

2) Design the final story using lines and shapes

3) Trace all lines in black

Lesson 3-4 / Dates

January 24 – February 3

Big Idea:

VA.2/3/4/5.O – Organizational Structure

VA.2/3/4/5.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes

VA.2/3/4/5.H – Historical and Global Connections


Essential Questions:

How can we use art to celebrate Haitian culture?

How do artists create works based on cultural and life experiences?

What is the connection between art and culture?

 

Benchmarks:

VA.2. S.1.3, VA.3. S.2.1, VA.4. S.2.2, VA.5. S.3.1

VA.2. O.3.1, VA.3. O.2.1, VA.4. O.2.1, VA.5 F.1.1

VA.2. H.2.1, VA.3. H.1.1, VA.4. H.2.1, VA.5. H.1.3

 

Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:

Haitian Artist Notebook, Inspicio Arts: Haitian Gingerbread, The Real Haiti for Kids, Haiti Facts for Kids, Image and Culture: University of Wyoming Art Museum, Types of Haitian Art, The Story of Haitian Metal Art

 

Vocabulary:

Genre: Landscape

Artistic Style:   Realism

Media/TechniqueDrawing, Digital art, 3D structures

Design Elements: LineShapeColorProportion/Scale

Design Principles: Balance

Other: Architecture, Collage, Sketch, Haitian Independence, Culture, Heritage

 

Activity

2nd-3rd Grade: Create a collage of a gingerbread style house 

4th-5th Grade: Group project – Use Engineering Design Process Worksheet

Parameters: Design a steady Gingerbread house style prototype maximum size of 10”X10”, that will use wind energy to aerate the indoors. The structure needs to sustain the force of an air blower for 1 minute.

1) Sketch a gingerbread house that uses a novel aeration system

2) Create a 3D prototype using Tinkercad

    5th Grade Class link: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/LST7IZE8F

    4th Grade Class link: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/1BF4I74VQ

    Click here: How to use Tinkercad to build a house

                         3) Build a final cardboard prototype


Historical Art / Artist Reference

Featured Arts/Artists 

Haitian Artist Notebook




Materials

· White and Colored Papers 9” X 12”

· Recycled Cardboards

· Scissors

· Glue

· Markers

 

Steps

Follow the Engineering Process Sheet instructions to

1)         Sketch your house

2)         Create a prototype using Tinkercad

3)         Build a cardboard house prototype

Critique

Critique the finished houses

Enrichment Projects

Explore other ways of expressing Asian and Haitian cultures through art

 

SDI Projects

Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing in cursive

Value of the Month

Click HERE to view a video about the Pursuit of Excellence

How can you display the Pursuit of Excellence during art classes?