Art: Semester 1, grades k-2

9/14/2009
Da Vinci/p19
Drawing Things Apart: Draw chosen object from outside first, before taken apart. Include all details. Next, take object apart. Label drawing with tiny arrows.
Bring: something to take apart (orange, old squirt gun, flashlight), white drawing paper, pencil, eraser, ruler
9/21/2009
Da Vinci The Last Supper (read Luke22:7-38):
Sketch painting, then paint
Bring: white paper, pencil, eraser, ruler, paint brushes
Kim will bring: Examples of the painting, tempera paint
9/28/2009
Da Vinci/p20-21 Da Vinci Invention:
Sit down and think of new ideas and inventions. Think of things that can be built and would be a new way of doing something.
Bring: white paper, pencil, eraser, ruler
10/5/2009
Da Vinci The Mona Lisa: (Teacher read: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/monalisa/page.html)
Sketch painting, then paint
Bring: Piece of wood to paint on, pencil, eraser, ruler
Kim will bring: tempera paint, examples of the painting
10/12/2009
Audubon/p35
Nature Notebook: Draw a realistic picture of a wild animal, include background where it lives. Along side of drawing, write things about the animal telling its common and scientific name, where it lives, what it likes to eat. Make small sketches along the side of drawing to show a close-up of its ear, beak, or paw.
Bring: spiral bound sketchpad, or white paper in a 3 ring binder, pencil, colored pencils, crayons Kim will bring: wildlife books and magazines
10/19/2009
Audubon/p35
Nature Notebook: as described above
Bring: spiral bound sketchpad, or white paper in a 3 ring binder, pencil, colored pencils, crayons Kim will bring: wildlife books and magazines
10/26/2009
Audubon/p35
Nature Notebook: as described above
Bring: spiral bound sketchpad, or white paper in a 3 ring binder, pencil, colored pencils, crayons Kim will bring: wildlife books and magazines 1
1/2/2009
Audubon/p35
Nature Notebook: as described above
Bring: spiral bound sketchpad, or white paper in a 3 ring binder, pencil, colored pencils, crayons Kim will bring: wildlife books and magazines
11/9/2009
Van Gogh/p46
Read: The Yellow House by Rubin (isbn 31997059719385)
Mixing Warm Colors: apply paint to paper, exploring colors and shades
Bring: thick white paper, paint brushes
Kim will bring: tempera paint (yellow, orange, brown, white), paper plate for mixing paints, Popsicle sticks, above book
11/16/2009
Van Gogh/p46
Impasto: Thicken paint (yellow, orange, brown, and white) with flour (1T. To 1/2 c paint).
Paint sunflowers
Bring: thick white paper, paint brushes
Kim will bring: Thickened tempera paint (yellow, orange, brown, white), paper plate for mixing paints, Popsicle sticks
Karen will bring: sunflower in vase
11/23/2009 or 11/30/09
Van Gogh/p47
Starry Night: Mix colors. Cut paper scraps into the shapes of little houses, hills, and churches. Glue in a row along lower edge of paper. Paint stars in sky by making dots of broken circles around each star.
Bring: paper scraps, glue, scissors, paint brush
Kim will bring: black or dark blue construction paper, tempera paint (yellow, orange, brown, white), paper plate for mixing paints, Popsicle sticks, color print of van Gogh's painting, The Starry Night