Iron Man's Mechanic

5th grader John Bradstreet made this hilarious comic in his sketchbook illustrating an interaction Iron Man had recently with his mechanic.

Lesson Plans -- Week 14

"When I was a kid you always had an art teacher and a music teacher. Even in the poorest school districts, everyone had access to music and other arts. People understood that even though they hadn't (yet) done all the scientific research, children who learn music actually do better in math and kids whose imaginations are sparked by the arts are more engaged in school." -Barack Obama

Lesson Plans
Week 14: January 22-23, 26-29

Kindergarten.
Trace a heart shape using a pattern. Look through magazines and find the letters that spell love. Cut letters out and paste them to heart using glue stick. Instruct students to look for images of “things that they love” to cut out and paste within the heart shape.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

First Grade.
Heinz ketchup contest. Color identification. Use only colors allowed. Instruct students not to layer or overlap colors. Draw design in pencil and color with colored pencil.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Second and Third Grade.
Reading comic strips from the Sunday newspaper. How can we use the images to provide clues for unfamiliar words? Students have created an original character and used speech balloons to give this character something to say. This week they will add a background, outline with marker. And color with Crayola markers.
When finished, students will complete an entry for the Heinz ketchup contest.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Fourth Grade.
Read comic strips. Identify examples of onomatopoeia. Finish a two panel comic strip that uses one of these types of words. Draw in pencil. Outline in marker. Color with Crayola markers.
When finished, students will create an entry for the Heinz ketchup contest.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Fifth Grade.
Points of view in drawing: close-up, wide shot, birds-eye view, worm’s eye view, etc. What are thumbnail sketches? Steps in making a one page comic story.
915A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Painting and Collage

Second and Third grade classes have been combining collage techniques with acrylic painting. Each artist started with a sea animal and used colored paper, wallpaper, stickers, etc. and paint to fill in the scene.

Show What You Know!

Here are some of the Ocean Animal Posters made by 5th graders. Everybody chose an animal to learn about and draw or paint. Then they read about it in art class and back at their classroom or at home. Our goal was to find some interesting facts about the animal and to present what we learned in a creative way. We started them in art class and kids took them home over break to add more to them if they chose to. They turned out great! Here are a few of them.


This Sea Turtle poster is by Desi Potts. The round letters she used looks really sharp! Below is a close-up.


The next one is by Corrinne Rivera. Did you know that the starfish doesn't have a brain? Maybe that's why they made the Patrick Starfish character on Sponge-Bob act so silly!

The Leatherback Sea Turtle poster is by Brooke Rees. She used sandpaper on the bottom of the poster to simulate sand.

Here's a close-up of Brooke's poster. She even glued real sea shells to the sand! And look at the sea weed shapes she cut from paper.

The next poster is by Cody Spaulding. He researched the sea horse.

Below is a close-up. I like his Mr. Horse's Learning Corner feature with the teacher sea horse holding a pointer!

Lesson Plans -- Week 13

“Try not to have a good time...

this is supposed to be educational.”

- Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts

Lesson Plans
Week 13: January 8-9, 12-15.

Kindergarten.
Colored pencil drawing. Following directions in making basic shapes.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

First Grade.
Colored pencil drawing. Following directions in making basic shapes.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Second and Third Grade.
Reading comic strips from the Sunday newspaper. How can we use the images to provide clues for unfamiliar words? Create an original character. Use speech balloons to give this character something to say. Draw in pencil. Outline with marker. Color with Crayola markers.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Fourth Grade.
Read comic strips. Identify examples of onomatopoeia. Make a two panel comic strip that uses one of these types of words. Draw in pencil. Outline in marker. Color with Crayola markers.
913A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Fifth Grade.
Points of view in drawing: close-up, wide shot, birds-eye view, worm’s eye view, etc. What are thumbnail sketches? Steps in making a one page comic story.
915A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.