Go on a nature walk and collect some rocks from your yard, a park, or your neighborhood. (If you can't do that, the dollar store sells stones for crafting)
Watch video lesson, and sort and arrange your stones!
Reflect/Share:
How did you decide to sort your rocks?
How did you decide to arrange your rocks?
original lesson 8/24/16
Artmaking Using Natural Materials
Materials for making art are all around us!
Some artists make art from natural materials.
What are natural materials?
Can you tell what natural materials these artists used to make their art?
Arranging Stones
Explore the Materials:
Special stones
How many ways can you think of to sort the stones?
Assignment: Draw a picture of a person from head to toe.
We do this activity at the beginning and end of each year so we can see how our our drawings change as we practice and grow as artists.
Beginning of Year
End of Year
Supplies Needed:
1. Pencil and eraser
2. Studio Practice Book or 1 piece of white paper
3. Crayons (if you choose to color)
Instructions:
1. Write your first and last name at the top of the paper in pencil 2. Using pencil, draw your person from head to toe (the whole body) and draw big enough
so that you can add details. 3. Add a background to go with your person. 4. If you want to color, color lightly in crayon. Otherwise all of your details will get hidden under the color.
VA: Cr, Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
Teacher's Notes:
Greeting/Introduction:
Welcome to art class! We are going to have an exciting year together in art, full of discovery and art making. We will draw, collage, paint, make sculpture. We are going to learn what it means to be an artist and how to work like an artist, because we are all artists.
Who here is an artist?
Expectations:
Take care of people
Take care of stuff
Behave like an artist
Remember...
You are the artist. The art room is your studio.
1. Assigned Seats (when students enter room) 2. Draw a Person with pencil /Name already written by teacher Draw 5 minutes (timed, pencils only) 3. Collect Papers Paper #2 Writing name on paper-this one is for you to take home Think about something beautiful (Envision) -think about something you love -what do you think is really cool? Can you draw a picture of that ? Materials: Pencils, crayons, Markers
Clean up expectations: Clean up song:
1. Silent/no talking
2. Everyone should help clean up their table
3.Put your head down
At the end of class we meet at the carpet to discuss what we did during studio time.
This is our meeting spot and our thinking spot.
How did that go for you? What drawing materials did you use? Raise your hand Done early Not done
Remind students to raise their hand and wait to be called on .
In school we are respectful by raising our hands when we have something to say.
Thank individual students for being respectful and raising their hands.
A mosaic is a picture made of a lot of tiny parts.
Mosaics were originally made out of tiles, but artists today make mosaics out of many things! You can make a mosaic at home using things found in your kitchen.
- Dried beans - Uncooked pasta (there are so many different shapes) - Crushed egg shells
Here Seth is making a Pokemon bean mosaic! He can fill in his background with more beans, or color it.
All you need is
- glue
- cardboard or thick paper
- beans, pasta, peas, eggshells...
If you don't want to glue yours down, you can just create a picture on a piece of felt, paper, or even a paper towel, then shake it off and start again.
This mosaic is using pasta, peas and beans.
What is this a picture of?
In this cartoon Jasper needs art he can take home with him in the ocean.
This time of year you may have noticed a yellow powder on your car or tables outside. That powder is called Pollen. We would not have fruit to eat or beautiful flowers to see without pollen. Pollinators are animals or insects that spread the pollen around to all the plants. Some of the best pollinators are Bees and Butterflies.
Pollinators like bees and butterflies may seem small, but they are very important for keeping things growing and our planet healthy! This week we will celebrate our pollinator pals with some bees and butterfly inspired art!
Here is an easy way to make a butterfly feeder
Here is a way to make a bee out of a can (you will need a grownup to help you) This was found in your local newspaper, Leader
Artists are very creative people and can come up with lots of ways to make art, even if they don't have a lot of supplies.
Have you ever used something that isn't an art supply to make art? Maybe cardboard, masking tape, a sock, leaves...
This week we can explore that idea by making our very own clay! The best part is it only uses 2 ingredients that many people have at home, Flour and Hair Conditioner. Watch this video...
Recipe:
1/2 cup Flour (or cornstarch)
4 Tbl. Hair conditioner (or lotion)
If you enjoyed this activity, there are many other recipes for making clay. I found several by doing a search for 'air dry clay'. Don't forget to share pictures of your creations on our Facebook Page!
