2nd Grade - Mixed Up Animals

 

1st Grade - Special Hats - Sculpture Day 2

 

Imagined Worlds Painting Lesson 1-Third Grade

 

Observation vs Imagination- Second Grade

 

Drawing Bugs

Have you ever heard someone say,

"Stop and smell the roses?"

It means slow down. and notice the little things. 

When you observe, you take time to pay careful attention to the world around you.  

Artists get inspiration from things they observe in the world. 
Artists learn see detail by practicing drawing from observation.

Drawing from observation: 

• It can be an animal, a person, a landscape , or a still life. 
• Observational drawing  is drawing what you see in front of you as realistically, and as true to life as possible.
• When we look at an object that we are going to draw look carefully, noticing shapes, light, shadow, colors, textures and details.

ACTIVITY: 

1. DRAW A BUG FROM IMAGINATION OR MEMORY ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR PAPER.
2. DRAW THE INSECT MODEL IN DETAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR PAPER.
   
   QUESTIONS: DO YOU FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE DRAWING FROM YOUR IMAGINATION OR FROM OBSERVATION? EXPLAIN WHY.
   WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD DRAW FROM IMAGINATION AND OBSERVATION? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

Share/Reflect:

The detail that captured my imagination was…

I never noticed before that…

I practiced my ability to observe closely by…

1st Grade - How do we celebrate special times?

 We often celebrate special times by wearing hats. 

A birthday hat on our birthday

Dr. Suess hat to celebrate Dr. Suess week,

A Santa hat on Christmas

What special time important to you?

Can you make a hat to help celebrate?

What would you include to your hat?

https://www.artisbasic.com/2015/05/paper-hats-with-2nd-graders.html

Hats

Invented Worlds: Where can our imaginations take us?

 Thinking and working as artists, we can dream of imaginary lands.

-Imaginative art often has things that are real, but we can put them together in strange ways.

Play this video First: Tate Kids - Intro to Surrealism

Play this Lesson Second:

How Do We Remember Special Times-Unit Intro.

 In this unit, we will explore the essential question: 

How do we remember special times?

We will consider two big ideas:

1. We all remember and look forward to special times.

2. Artists and designers help us remember, celebrate and look forward to special times in our lives.

VIDEO

William H. Johnson, Ferry Boat Trip
Carole Spandeau, A Child's Birthday Party Backyard Fun
T.F. Chen, Olympic Flame
John Singer Sargent, A Tent in the Rockies
Marc Chagall, The Wedding

Brainstorm: 

What are some special times that you remember? List these on the board
ex:
birthday parties
weddings
holiday celebrations
school concerts
special sports events
visits to relatives
family vacations

How could you create a piece of art that shows a memory of a special time?