Oak Grove Elementary QR Communication: 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/Technique: Drawing, Digital art

Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/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/Technique: Drawing, Digital art, 3D structures

Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/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