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:
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.
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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
Example
Week 12-Part 2-Creating the Tree
Watch the video below
Link to print out of tree. It is page two.
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
Watch the following video to understand warm and cool colors:
Part Two Video
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
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
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!
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