February is the month
we celebrate Black History Month and Valentine's Day! For these occasions we
will be creating our own Basquiat inspired Pop Up Cards or Self Stories. We are
also going to concentrate on understanding balance.
Lesson 1-2 / Dates
February 6 – February 17
Big Idea:
VA.2/3/4/5.H – Historical & Global Connections
VA.2/3/4/5.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes
VA.2/3/4/5.F – Innovation, Technology, and the Future
VA.5.O – Organizational Structure
Essential Questions:
How do artists use art to tell a story?
Can you use text and words to enhance an artwork and emphasize
its story?
Benchmarks:
VA.2.H.2.1, VA.3.H.3.1, VA.4.C.2.1, VA.5.C.1.1
VA.2.S.1.1, VA.3.S.2.1, VA.4.S.3.1, VA.5.S.2.3
VA.2.F.2.1, VA.3.F.2.1, VA.4.F.1.1, VA.5.O.1.3
Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:
The Art Story
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Kids
Britannica – Jean Michel Basquiat
12
Facts You Should Know About Jean Michel Basquiat
Vocabulary:
Genre: n/a
Artistic Style: Abstract
Media/Technique: Drawing, Digital art
Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/Scale
Other: narrative, painting, primitive art,
posters, storytelling, text, 2-dimensional
Activity
Create an artwork or valentine Day’s card
inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s style including using text enhancement to
tell personal stories.
Historical Art /
Artist Reference
Featured Arts/Artists
2nd-3rd Grade:
Materials
· White Paper 9” X 12”
· Red and Pink Paper 9” X 12”
· Colored Pencils
· Markers
· Scissors
· Glue Stick
Steps
1) Draw your heart inspired by the resources (Click on the blue
links)
2) Write your text
3) Color and trace all lines and text
If you are doing a card:
4) Cut and glue the heart in the front of your card
5) Decorate the front of your card
4th-5th Grade:
Materials
· White Paper 9” X 12”
· Red or Pink Paper 9” X 12”
· Colored Pencils
· Markers
· Scissors
· Glue Stick
Steps
1) Draw your heart inspired by the resources (Click on the blue
links)
2) Write your text
3) Color and trace all lines and text
If you are doing a card:
4) Cut and glue the heart inside your card
5) Decorate the front of your card
President's Day-Black History Month
Lesson 3-4 / Dates
February 21 – March 3
Big Idea:
VA.2/3.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes
VA.2/3.H – Historical
and Global Connections
VA.4/5.C – Critical
Thinking and Reflection
VA.4/5.O –
Organizational Structure
VA.2/3/4/5.F –
Innovation, Technology, and the Future
Essential Questions:
How do artists show balance in their artwork?
Benchmarks:
VA.2. S.3.1, VA.3. S.3.1,
VA.4. C.2.1, VA.5. S.1.4
VA.2. H.2.1, VA.3.
H.1.1, VA.4. O.2.1, VA.5. O.1.3
VA.2. F.2.1, VA.3. O.2.1,
VA.4. O.2.1, VA.5 F.1.1
Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:
Vocabulary:
Artistic Style: Abstract Art
Other: Symmetrical Balance, Asymmetrical Balance, Radial Balance
Activity
Create a collage using symmetrical balance
Historical Art / Artist Reference
Featured Arts/Artists
Balance - A Principle of Art (thevirtualinstructor.com)
Types Of Balance In Art And Design And Why You Need Them
(shutterstock.com)
Balance - Balance - National 5 Art and Design Revision -
BBC Bitesize
Materials
· Red, Yellow, Orange, or Green Paper 9” X 12”
· White, Yellow, Green... Paper strips 1 ¼” X 11”
· Scissors
· Glue Stick
Steps
1) Place your paper strips in a balanced design on your main
paper (Click
on the blue links)
2) Glue when happy with your design
Critique
Critique the finished designs
Enrichment Projects
Explore other ways of expressing balanced or
unbalanced compositions through art.
You may use Kadinsky's art style as inspiration for radial balance.
SDI Projects
Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing
in cursive
Values Matter
Value of the Month
