Second Grade Lessons


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-Line Bugs-applying types of lines Integration: Science 

The students create a drawing of a bug filled with line patterns using markers and crayons. We discuss the different parts of a insect. What are different types of lines? Snap a picture of the final drawing and email or Dojo message me.

 

Watch the video below for the introduction to line.

 

 

The studio lesson is below. Creating your line bug!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voc. Words

Head 

Antenna

Thorax

6 Legs 

Zig-Zag

Bumpy

Curved

Wavy

Swirl  

 

 

 

Week 3-Shape Creatures- What are geometric and organic shapes? Integration Math 

The students will create a shape creature using scrap cut paper. They learn there are two groups of shapes, geometric (mathematical) and organic (free-forms). They will cut geometric shapes to create their creature's body and draw organic shapes for details. 

 

Geometric and Organic Intro. Video

 

 

Studio Video-Geometric/Organic Shape Creature

 


 

Example

Voc. Words

Geometric

Organic

Free Form

 

 

Week 4-Space, Horizon Line-Big and Little

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 of trees with a horizon line. The students learn through examining the work of Andrew Wyeth that an artist can create depth in an image by manipulating the size of the objects in the image. If things are drawn larger they appear closer to the viewer. Things drawn smaller appear further away. They draw a forest using this concept . 

 

Horizon line intro video:

 

Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth

Studio assignment horizon line mountain video:

 

 

Student Example

Voc. Words

Large/Small

Depth 

Horizon Line 

 

Week 5 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 activity sheet to print out:

Value Pumpkin Print Out.pdf 

 

 

 

Student Example

Voc. Words

Value 

Shadow 

Light/Dark

 

 

 

Week 6-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. 

 

First, watch the video below

 

 

Form Intro. Video 

 

 

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

 

Voc. Words:

Form 

Geometric/Organic 

Cube 

Cone

Cylinder

Pyramid

Sphere   

 

 

 

Week 8-Texture in the World

The students will review the meaning of texture in art. They will feel various texture materials and use adjectives to describe. The students will go outside and do rubbings of various textures they find in the environment. 

 

Introduction Video 

 

 

Assignment: Have your student use the side of a crayon and a sheet of paper to fill it with rubbings. Discuss words that describe the textures found. 

 

 

Student Example 

 

Voc. Words

Texture 

Rubbing 

 

 

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

 

Introduction to origin of color 

 

 

 

Read through the poem and draw a Willie MacGurkle

 

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-Basic Color Wheel

The students will review primary, secondary, and neutral. they will complete a simple color wheel.

 

Studio Demo Video 

 

 

Color Wheel Print Out. If you student does not have the paint to complete the assignment, they can fill in the colors with their crayons.

1st and 2nd Color Wheel.pdf

Voc. Words 

Primary 

Secondary 

Neutral 

 

 

Week 11-Tempera-Kandinsky Circles

The students will examine the work of Wassily Kandinsky. In this assignment they will be reviewing the primary, secondary, and neutral colors. They will also learn about tint, shades, and tones to create their circles. 

 

 

Part 1 of Assignment 

 

Watch video below 

 

 

Look at the website below and view some of his work 

http://www.kandinskypaintings.org/squares-with-concentric-circles/

 

Studio Video 

 

Student Example-Keep yours for part 2 of the assignment 

 

Week 12-Part 2-The Circles-Tempera-Kandinsky Circles 

Please watch the video below

 

 

 

 

Week 13 and 14-Watercolor Winter-Integration Weather 

 


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 mask out their white areas. Second day the students learn basic watercolor techniques and paint their image using cool colors.

 

Part One Video Link:

https://youtu.be/x7s1FSEJl8o  

 

Explaining Warm and Cool Colors link:

https://youtu.be/w6K08wrI9dA

 

Part Two Video Link:

https://youtu.be/jt8qcWyC--A  

 

 

 

 

Student Example

 

Voc. Words 

Landscape

Salt

Mask Out 

Opaque 

Transparent 

Cool Colors 

 

 

Week 15-Radial Snowflakes-Integration Math/Science

The students will create a snowflake using coffee filters. In this two lesson assignment, the students will learn about wax resist and watercolor review. In lesson two the students will cut their coffee filter into a 6 point snowflake.

Voc. Words 

Wax resist 

Symmetry

Radial Symmetry

Cool Colors   

 

Lesson One Video

Lesson 1

 

Lesson 2

 

 

 

 

Week 17-18-Worry Dolls from Guatemala

The students learn about the legend of worry people. They examine real ones that are passed around. They also learn the location of Guatemala. On day one the students create a tin foil doll. On day 2, the students will dress the doll using yarn.  

Voc. Words

2-D vs. 3-D

Forming 

 

 

 

 

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 19-Pinch Pot 

The students will create a pinch pot and press design patterns onto the surface. They will learn Native Americans used and still use these techniques in their pottery. 

Voc. Words 

pinch pot

hand built 

pattern 

clay tool 

thickness 

 

 

 

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