Daly Art- February 2018

2/6- Rosa Parks Pop Art 

February 4th was Rosa Parks Day, I thought it would be good for students to have a refresher of who she was. Most of the students knew the gist of who Rosa Parks was, but it was good for them to be able to build upon their knowledge and clarify what they thought they knew; one student thought Rosa Parks was married to Martin Luther King. 

Click here for the idea for this pop art Rosa Parks

Click here for the idea of doing pop art words

CCSS. Visual Arts (Kinder, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th)

Kinder : 2.2 Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of tools and processes, such as the use of scissors, glue, and paper in creating a three-dimensional construction.

2nd : 2.4 Create a painting or drawing, using warm or cool colors expressively.

4th : 2.8 Use complementary colors in an original composition to show contrast and emphasis.

5^th: 2.7 Communicate values, opinions, or personal insights through an original work of art.

2/13- Chinese New Year Dragon's

Lunar New Year is this Friday (2/16), so I thought doing a lesson on Lunar New Year would be fun. Most of the students had heard of it before, but none of them knew about the Chinese Zodiac Animals and the legend behind why it was those animals made up the zodiac calendar. It was awesome for students to build on their knowledge. 

I chose to do a more advanced craft with Ms. Eden's class as this is definitely a multi-day project and the seven 6th graders in that class can handle the patience that takes. Below are some pictures of them starting. 

I paid for this lesson at Teacher Pay Teachers here

With the two younger classes, I chose to do a string dragon. 

Click here for the source of the idea for the Chinese New Year String Dragons

• 2.3 Make a collage with cut or torn paper shapes/forms.

2/20- Abe Lincoln Portraits

I continued with the dragons for Ms. Eden's class. They turned out AWESOME!

With the younger two classes, we talked about why we had vacation Friday/Monday (Lincoln Day/Washington Day). I led a read aloud of the book Abe Lincoln's Dream by Lane Smith which I was surprised to find students really liked. I then led students in a directed drawing of President Lincoln.






Direct Drawing Idea From Here

CCSS. Visual Arts (Kinder, 2^nd, 3^rd 4^th)

Kinder : 1.3 Identify the elements of art (line, color, shape/form, texture, value, space) in the environment and in works of art, emphasizing line, color, and shape/form. 2.1 Use lines, shapes/forms, and colors to make patterns. 2.2 Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of tools and processes, such as the use of scissors, glue, and paper in creating a three-dimensional construction. 2.6 Use geometric shapes/forms (circle, triangle, square) in a work of art.

2nd : 1.3 Identify the elements of art in objects in nature, the environment, and works of art, emphasizing line, color, shape/form, texture, and space.

3^rd: 1.5 Identify and describe elements of art in works of art, emphasizing line, color, shape/form, texture, space, and value.

4th : 1.4 Describe the concept of proportion (in face, figure) as used in works of art. 1.5 Describe and analyze the elements of art (e.g., color, shape/form, line, texture, space, value), emphasizing form, as they are used in works of art and found in the environment. 2.2 Use the conventions of facial and figure proportions in a figure study. 2.5 Use accurate proportions to create an expressive portrait or a figure drawing or painting.

2/23- Daly Movie Night

I loved being a part of Daly's movie night. Students came in their pajamas and brought in blankets and pillows and were planning on watching Night at the Museum. However, a majority of the students and I ended up playing the board game, Apples to Apples, together for an hour instead. I was pleasantly surprised that all of the students played the game together politely and respectfully!

2/27- Holi, Elephant Drawing

Holi, the Hindu holiday celebrating colors and love, is this Thursday/Friday (3/1-3/2). None of the students had heard of Holi before, so it was great to be able to share the meaning of this cultural holiday with them.
I chose to have students draw elephants in honor of the Elephant Festival which happens during Holi in the Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. The elephants are elaborately painted bright colors to celebrate the holiday.

I particularly enjoy the cowboy elephant (the blue one).

Click here for the elephant drawing tutorial