Hidden Safari

 

Activity: In this lesson, we learned about animals that live in the safari. We also learned that by making patterns with warm colors, we could hide the cool color design we had under it. We had made red glasses that would make our hidden animal appear, I had chosen to make a monkey under my designs! After we had finished our designs on top of our animal, we wrote 3 hints about our hidden animal. 

Extension Activity: I would use this activity in a history lesson, I would have the students draw a picture of one of the U.S. presidents in light blue and write facts about that president using warm colors over their picture, that way students will learn about the mystery president before they reveal the identity!

3-D monsters

 

Activity: In this lesson, we learned about 2-D and 3-D designs. We learned about making different techniques with the paper such as crimping, twirling, and fringing. We had to use 2 warm colors and 2 cool colors, and 2 different paper techniques to make our monster. We had the head of our monster stick out from our paper to give the 3-D effect. This was a super fun project and had challenged me to think of ways to make my monster unique. 

Extension Activity: I would use this in an English lesson, I would have the student read a book and create the main character using this 3-D effect. I would also challenge them to write a paragraph about the main character and explain why they used the features they did. 

Mosaic

 

Activity: In this lesson, we learned about different animals in the rainforest. We then were able to make our own animal. We had to use 3 different colors in our mosaic. For my Mosaic, I chose to do a turtle swimming in the ocean. We were given different-sized construction paper pieces to fill in all of the areas of our drawn animal. Once my page was filled, I had to write 3 different characteristics of the animal we had chosen. 

Extension Activity: I would use this in a geography lesson. I would give my students a traced world map and have them turn it into a mosaic. They would fill in the different countries with different colors of construction paper. They would do one color for each country and have a variety of different-sized shapes to fill it in.

Elements and Principals

Emphasis

I chose this picture for Emphasis because it really focuses on the details on the leaf. The background is pretty blurry and the main leaf has a very clear emphasis. 

Value

I chose this picture for value because it is showing the lightness and darkness through the shadow of the leave onto the ground. 

Texture 

I chose this picture for texture because even through a picture you can almost imagine exactly how this feels. The lighter and darker areas in the picture shade it very well to show how the material moves softly.

Space

I chose this picture for space because it does a really good job of showing the round pace on the inside and outside of the circles. 

Contrast

I chose this picture for contrast because It shows very similar patterns but in a completely different color.

Activity: In this activity, we had to find pictures that fall into the elements and principles of art. We needed 12 pictures for this scavenger hunt. We then had to present our pictures as well as the definitions of the elements/principles they fell under. These are 5 examples of the pictures and elements I had taken.

Extension Activity: I would use this activity in a science class when we are learning about plants. I would challenge the students to go and find different plants/flowers that contain the different elements and principles of art. They will find things such as colors, textures, value, movement, and more.

Clay monster

 

Activity: In this lesson, we designed our own unique monster with clay. We had worked out the clay until it was soft and then began the shaping process. We used our fingers to shape a big hole into the clay which would turn out to be the mouth. Once we had that done, we used another smaller ball of clay to make our features, also known as the added. We used a term called scoring to place our adding on, which means we made little scratches where we were going to place our features. We also used water to stick them together. We did some subtracting as well, which means we took clay out of our monster. We needed 3 added elements and 3 subtracted elements. After we had all of our adding and subtracting done, we started to paint. We had one warm color and one cool color. Afterward, we added 3 descriptions of our monster. 

Extension Activity: For an extension activity, I would use this in a science lesson. After we had learned about different animals, I would have the class pick their favorite animal that we had talked about and make that out of their clay. They would only be making the head of the animal just as we did the monsters. 

Stained glass

Activity: In this lesson, we learned about stained glass. Everyone chose a picture design to use for this main piece. After we had chosen this, we traced it with a sharpie on a thin, plastic sheet. We then started to make some lines around the page to represent different pieces of glass. We needed to use 3 warm colors and 3 cool colors for this project. I chose to use all of my warm colors for the main design, and all of the cool colors for the background. We had colored in the project with sharpies. Once finished with the sharpies and all of the plastic was colored, we outlined our main design with puffy paint!

 Extension Activity: This could be used as a math lesson. I would use this to teach about different shapes and designs. I would have them pick a design made out of shapes as well as make the background into different shapes, just as we had done! They can pick between squared, rectangles, triangles, or make it unique. 

 

Vincent Van Gogh Activity

 

Activity: In this activity, we learned about Vincent Van Gogh and learned one of his famous paintings, A Stary Night. To start, we picked a piece of construction paper and found 3 different color strips of tissue paper. After we had chosen our 3 colors, we glued them on with a paintbrush and gel medium. We had to cover the tissue paper front and back with the gel medium to make sure it stuck to the construction paper. I had picked 3 different types of pink for my dark background to make a pink northern sky at the north pole. Once we were done gluing it down, we set it out overnight to dry. Once it was dry we went over our tissue paper with crayons and oil pastels, I included snowflakes, snow, lines, and swirls. Then I created a landscape with white construction paper. I chose to make an igloo and penguins for my landscape. We then added three facts about Vincent Van Gogh on a separate piece of paper. 

Extension Activity: I would use this in a geography lesson when we learn about different landscapes. I could have each student pick a different landscape and create a picture that accurately represents that chosen landscape. They can also include some facts about that landscape as well!

Quilt printmaking

 

Activity: In this activity, we made a quilt making printmaking. This was a super fun activity that helped us learn the basics of our own unique designs in printmaking. We made our own design by tracing our design with a pencil on a styrofoam square. We then chose two different colored squares of construction paper and chose what color ink we wanted to use for our quilt. Once we had our color, we used a roller to roll out the ink until it became tacky and even. Then we took our design and rolled the ink onto the styrofoam and transferred it to our construction paper. We repeated that on every square and placed it onto a bigger piece of construction paper in a pattern. 

Extension Activity: I would use this activity to introduce different shapes to a younger level. I would challenge them to pick 4 different shapes we have just learned and draw them out as their designs for their quilts. They can also use them to learn about patterns and let them choose their own patterns out of their shapes. 

Painting- Vincent Van Gogh

Activity: In this lesson, we learned about Vincent Van Gogh. We learned about his paintings and unique his paintings were. We were given some examples to go off of and then chose what we wanted to paint. I chose to paint a vase with different colored flowers.  We traced out our pictures and started to paint small amounts at a time, before the paint dried, we took a fork and made designs in the paint. We made zigzags, swirls, pokadots and more. 

Extension Activity: I would use this activity in a science lesson about cells. Cells have so many different lines and swirls, this would be a great way for the students to design and paint a cell including the details that go into it. I would give the students either a plant cell as well as an animal cell and have them draw and paint both to compare the differences. 

 

Drawing Lesson

Activity: This was a drawing lesson that taught about warm and cool colors. We used oil pastels and blended them onto different hands using cool colors on one hand, and warm colors on the other hand. We also incorporated scratch art into this activity for the first letter of the word we picked from peace, unity, and kindness. We used different designs in our scratch art to use variety. After we had finished gluing the hands and our scratch art, we explained 3 things our words mean to us.

Extension Activity: I could use this activity in a social studies lesson. When teaching about different cultures I would explain how we are all different but that doesn't mean we can't get along. I would explain how amazing it is to be different and how important it is to accept others and unify. I would have the students write about their culture and what makes them special.