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First Grade Lessons

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Fall Unit-Art Elements

Week 1-Welcome/unit overview/first art class drawing

 

The first week we go over procedures and safety in the art classroom. View the video below through the link.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmGFxAqqF_Q

 

The first activity is to view the following video below about the art elements. This is the large unit that we go through each fall semester. Each art lesson will be focused on one of the art elements.

 

 

The hands on activity is a free draw that is timed. This helps me see the drawing developmental level the student is on and some insight on their attention span. A simple template is provided below, but you can use a piece of paper. Give the student a pencil and some crayons. They can draw whatever they like and color it. They only need to draw and color for the time allotted. It seems simple but most students try to stop before the time is complete. Below are the times for each of the grades. You do not turn in this drawing. 

K-1-10 minutes 

2-3-18 minutes 

4-5-24 minutes

 

My First Art Class Drawing 2020.pdf  

 

 

Week 2-What are different types of lines?

The students will name all different types of lines including straight and other types. The students use a ruler as part of the assignment which helps with their hand eye coordination. Snap a picture of the final drawing and email or Dojo message me.

 

Watch the line introduction video below.

 

Watch the following video for the studio activity, line sheet!

 

 

Student Example 

Voc. Words

Straight 

Horizontal

Vertical

Diagonal  

Wiggle 

Curved 

Curve 

Bumpy 

Loop 

Zig-Zag

 

 

Week 3-When does a line become a shape? Integration Math 

The students learn that a closed line becomes a shape. A shape is flat and two dimensional (height and width). A shape can vary in size. They will create a shape monster by tracing household items to create various shapes. Snap a picture of the final drawing and email or Dojo message me.

 

Shape introduction video 

 

 

Studio assignment-Shape Creature

 

 

Student Example

 

I am a believer in various learning styles. Below is a fun video your student can dance along. They make shapes. It is a great brain break or to get the wiggles out. 

 

 

Voc. Words

Shape

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

Circle

Oval

 

 

Week 4-Space, How an Image is Arranged?

The students learn that space in art is not outer space but how an artist using the area of the image. The lesson focuses on the use of horizon line. The students create an image using cut paper that is a mountain scene with a horizon line. They draw things from nature on the image. This helps them understand that things do not float in the air on their artwork. Developmentally at this age, it is hard for the students to use ground and sky in an image. They "float" things in their drawings.

 

Horizon Line-Where the ground and sky meet.

Horizon line introduction video:

 

 

Studio assignment video, horizon line mountain with nature:

 

 

 

Student Example

Voc. Words

Ground 

Sky 

Nature 

Horizon Line 

 

Week 5 What is Value? Light and Dark

The student learn that value is looking at shadows. The use of shadows in art helps the image look more 3-D. They will complete a value scale and do an activity sheet dealing with a pumpkin patch. 

Pumpkin sheet to print out:

Value Pumpkin Print Out.pdf 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Example

Voc. Words

Value 

Shadow 

Light/Dark

 

 

Week 6-What is Form?-Integration Math 

The students will learn the difference between a shape and a form. A shape is flat with two dimensions and a form has three dimensions. In their math classes they refer to these as 3-D Shapes. They will create both geometric and organic forms with modeling clay. 

 

Watch the following video 

 

 

Watch the intro. video 

 

 

Have your student make some geometric and organic forms with playdough or modeling clay.

 

Voc. Words:

Form 

Geometric/Organic 

Cube 

Cone

Cylinder

Pyramid

Sphere   

 

 

Week 8-Texture 

The students learn texture refers to how something feels in art, not an emotion. They also learn that textures are not just hard and soft. They will build their vocabulary with adjectives that describe various textures. The activity includes touching various textures and gluing textures to the "Old Goat".

 

 

 

 

Intro. video 

 

Print out the image of the goat 

Old Goat 1st Grade Texture.pdf

 

Assignment: Find some items in the pantry. It can be old noodles, cereal, dried beans. Fill the image of the goat with the material using white school glue. It is best to put a dot of glue and then put one of the items in the dot. If you make a puddle of glue and pour the items on it, they will not stick. As you are gluing feel the item. Is it hard, soft, fluffy, bumpy? Write the word that describes the texture on the line at the right hand bottom of the sheet. 

Student Example

 

Voc. Words 

Texture 

Hard/Soft 

Bumpy 

Spiky

Rough 

Smooth 

Fluffy 

Pokey  

 

 

Week 9- Color Intro.-Integration Science

The students learn that the origin of color is reflected light. Reflected light is a rainbow. We do a step by step drawing activity called Willie MacGurkle.

 

First watch the video below 

 

Watch the video going over the origin of color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read through the poem below. Create a picture based on it.

Willie MacGurkle

Did you ever hear of Willie MacGurkle,
Who limped around town with his nose painted purple?
He was the ugliest man I have ever seen,
One eye orange, the other one green.
Yellow hair hung down like straw on his head,
He was dressed all in brown with patches of red.
Out of his beat up shoes his poor toes stuck through,
In very cold weather his toes turned blue.
One day in the rain neath an umbrella of black
Willie left town and he never came back.

 

Student Example 

 

 

 

 

Voc. Words 

Color 

ROY G BIV

 

 

 

 

Week 10- Color, Primary and Secondary 

The students review the three primary colors (red, yellow, blue). They learn the three secondary colors are orange, violet, and green. They complete a simple color wheel.

 

Watch the video below for review  

 

 

Studio Demo. Video 

 

 

 

Color Wheel Print Out. If you do not have paints to complete the assignment, your student can color with crayons the colors in the appropriate spots.

1st and 2nd Color Wheel.pdf

 

 

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Voc. Words 

Primary 

Secondary 

 

 

 

Week 11-Applying Color Theory 

This lesson is the first of a two class assignment. First we are painting holiday lights for our paper tree. The students will paint and mix primary, secondary, and a neutral color to complete a set of holiday lights. Keep this assignment for next art time. Will need the lights to decorate the tree.

 

Studio Video 

 

Light Sheet for printing 

1st Grade Lights Sheet.pdf

 

Example

 

 

Week 12-Part 2-Creating the Tree

 

Watch the video below 

 

Link to print out of tree. It is page two. 

 

K-1 Holiday Sheets.pdf

 

Example 

 

 

 

Week 13 and 14-Watercolor Winter-Integration Science  

 

 

The students develop their own winter scenes. We discuss what things do we see in winter to include in their images. The first day the students draw out their image and trace with permanent marker. Part two, the students learn basic watercolor techniques and paint their image using cool colors.

 

Part One Video

https://youtu.be/SLpcEnBIPDM

 

Watch the following video to understand warm and cool colors:

https://youtu.be/htN1VJW3ePo

 

Part Two Video  

https://youtu.be/qGKRst5jWTc 

 


Student Example

Voc. Words 

Landscape

Opaque 

Transparent 

Cool Colors 

 

 

 

 

Week 16-Snowflakes-Integration Science/Math

The students will learn that snowflakes have symmetrical and radial balance. They will create a snowflake uses cool colors and will finish with a piece of yarn to hang. 

Voc. Words 

Cool Colors 

Symmetry 

Radial 


snowflakes.pdf

 

 

Week 16 and 17-What is a mixture. Making sidewalk chalk-Integration Science 

The student learn the difference between 2-D and 3-D artworks. In the first part of the lesson, the students will create a mixture of plaster, powder paint and water for their sidewalk chalk. In the second class, they will use their chalk to draw on the pavement outside.This will help prepare their tactical skills.

Video of process 

https://youtu.be/r07-m70t34A

 

Voc. Words 

Mixture 

Ingredients

Folding vs Stirring

 

 

 

Week 19-Clay Intro.

In this class the students will be introduced to natural clay. They learn clay is a natural material that has been used to create utilitarian and art pottery for 1000's of years. They will look at some work from my personal collection. They will go over the procedures for handling clay including kneading/wedging and hand washing. This will prepare the students for the main project.

Voc. Words

Ceramics 

Pottery 

Clay 

Kneading 

Wedging 

Utilitarian 

 

Week 20-Coil Snake

The students will create a clay snake. They will learn what is a coil and the use of clay tools. This will be saved to begin the drying out process. 

Voc. Words

Coil 

Clay Tool 

Click Here for a tutorial!

https://youtu.be/vcNMGzvSopI

 

Week 21-Painting/Glazing, Bone Dry, and Kiln Firing

 

During this class, the students will paint their pottery projects. We will discuss different ways to add color to and protect pottery. We will also discuss what bone dry is and looks like. The students will then watch a time lapse of pottery being created from start to finish. When the students have completed their projects, they will turn them back in to be sealed. They will be able to take their projects home next week.

 

Voc. Words 

Bone Dry 

Glaze

Kiln 

Fire 

Wheel Throwing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 22-Art Games on the computer 

 

The following links are fun art games that the students will play on their laptops

 

https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

 

https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/games/art-pals

 

https://coloritbynumbers.com/online  

 

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