Don t Forget the Art Minnesota District Teacher s Convention Brainerd, MN October 2010 Karen Grunwald St. Paul s Lutheran, New Ulm, MN
Why Have Art? Ephesians 2:10 For we are God s workmanship. Psalm 145:10 All that you have made will praise you, O Lord; your saints will extol you. 2
Art-What and Why? What? The conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects. (Merriam Webster Dictionary-1995) Why? Art adds interest to academic classes and beauty to your room and the school. It gives moms things to save- Memories! 3
Kid s Artistic comments Kindness is extra art As way of thanking me One drew me lots of cartoon characters One drew pictures with memories Cards I really enjoy art class with you. It s fun to draw when you read to us. Booklet filled with their art and thanks 4
Art Adds Practice in planning an outcome Attention to detail Opportunities for constructive criticism Student interaction Fine motor skill development Responsibilty practice 5
Why do we forget the art? No desire for the mess No materials No time No ideas or plan No ability Other 6
No Desire for the Mess Have a plan Use your students Use space suited for art Plan art to suit your space 7
No ability Excuses Solutions Use your members Pastor-caricatures Lady artist-perspective Potter Other resources 8
No Materials Let people know you are looking Electrician-wire Lumber Yard-wood Scrap art materials Save things 9
No Time Fit it into other classes 10
Religion Cards for sharing Blessing Bags Hallway art Bulletin board pictures Christmas decorations Lent-Stained glass windows Newspaper stories and cartoon drawings 11
Cards for Sharing Torn Paper 12
Cards for Sharing 13
Christmas Blessing Bags 14
Hallway Art 15
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Easter Art 17
Hallway or Bulletin Board Group Projects Enlarge a design with an overhead, trace Have the students paint it 18
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Stained Glass Windows Have the students draw a simple design. Cut out two layers of the design. Use colored celophane to fill in the design. We taped the edges on the inside so they did not show. 20
Use a simple design, add outlines of various colors of chalk. 21
Use words to outline shapes Use a hymn or Bible verse with religious symbols Leaf shapes-use fall watercolors, then fill in the veins with all related words or adjectives 22
Lenten Church Windows 23
Bible Times News 24
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Math Tesselations Symmetry Grids Graphs 27
Science Drawings of nature Sketches of animals Science fair board displays Posters Fish 28
Oil Spill Booklet Cover 29
Grid Enlargements Find a picture to enlarge Give them a transparency grid to put on top of the picture Trace onto a larger grid 30
History Canoe Coloring book of Native American activities Posters, murals Turkeys Passport Booklet 31
Canoe to teach about the Voyaguers. Enlarged from a picture in my MN History textbook. The students helped color it. 32
MN History Art Activities Parfleche Coloring Book Pages Poster drawn from coloring book ideas 33
MN History Design your own town Advertise it Choose one-square mile of land on the state map Layout your town based on the land features Follow the guidelines in the book to decide if your town has a railroad or not Follow the guidelines in the book to determine who might live in your town 34
This advertisement focused on the industries in the town. 35
American History Passport Booklet 36
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Reading Decorated Versals (A Door in the Wall) Pottery (A Single Shard) Potter Design the pottery-drawing, painting, water wash Pottery Paint the pottery 38
Decorated Versals 39
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Student-Made Sign for a Hallway Display 41
Patterns for Celadon Pottery Project 42
Potters at work. We used self-hardening clay. 43
Display for A Single Shard 44
More Reading Decorate Journals-The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Brian s Winter Art like the book-call it Courage Watercolor Dolphins-Island of the Blue Dolphins Trumpeter swans- The Trumpet of the Swan 45
Watercolor Dolphins 46
Call it Courage Scratch Art 47
Cardboard Bird for The Trumpet of the Swan Students traced the wings, then added the feather designs. 48
Modeling Clay Sculptures 49
Illustrate Details about a Favorite Book 50
Paint on Foil Wrap foil around a piece of cardboard, tape on the back When painting for on top of foil, add a little dish soap Kids love to use a different medium for a simple art project idea. 51
Manila Folder Art 1. Draw a design on one side 2. Trace your lines with a dark marker 3. Go to a window and use the light to help trace the same design to every other side 4. Color your design and appreciate the symmetry 52
Use Assorted Materials Paint a colorful scarecrow on a paper bag. 53
Joint Art Project 54
Color Wheel Designs Discuss the color wheel Suggest they choose a pattern, then draw it Paint-Mix starting with only the primary colors *This activity is very beneficial, but takes a long time. 55
Color and Balance Simple activity to get students to think about color and balance. 56
Torn Paper Birds 57
Foil Fish Draw a fish design, trace onto foil Cut out, color with permanent markers Rub the design over a plastic mesh bag to add texture 58
3-D Fish Draw One, Trace and make a second one Add the color-paints, Craypas, etc. Staple most of the edges together Stuff with newspaper Staple the final edge 59
English Adjectives-leaf Poetry-woven animal 60
Paper Weaving Have the students find or write a poem about an animal Design an animal shape Determine a way to add weaving, etc. to the shape Combine the poem and the art 61
Art and Theater Props and backgrounds for Plays Cardboard cutouts Horses, cannons, guns, School Musicals High School students come back and help 7th & 8th graders Puppet Plays- 7th & 8th graders plan, create, present to K-1 62
Use stiff cardboard Paint as desired Props for History Skits 63
Fluorescent Birds for the Musical 64
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Poster Design and Painting 7 th & 8 th graders love this project-every year at basketball tournament time. Parents helped make individual posters. School Sports 66
Rose Window Designs-Teach about stained glass colors 67
Use your own children and your students in art 4th grade son designed our family Christmas card An 8th grader designed a logo for the school s 125th anniversary Contest for a school t-shirt 68
Simple Instruction Create an imaginary tree Could be a close-up view of a trunk or branch Could have unusual leaf colors Could include animals Could have windows or doors Have Fun! 69
No Ideas Great resources Listing of books Listing of Websites Listing of DVD resources-wilton Art Series 70
http://www.kinderart.com/arthistory/ 71
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artlessons.html 72
http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/ 73
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/create_edge_outline.cfm 74
Handy Storage 75
Art Helps Plastic portfolios Drying racks Storage for art materials Easy material access 76