October 6 - October 9This week in art class, students were given their final reminder for turning in their September assignments (turning in their September art project and completing their September Monthly Review). September instruction is moving into the new and improved Virtual Art Classroom that will be revealed next week. We then dove right into new instructions for ways to be engaged in art class for the month of October. Our October schedule: This week was Week 1, so students learned about their theme for the month. 3rd grade has a broad theme to choose from as they make art this month. 4th Grade has two choices (the theme or the monthly drawing prompts). 5th grade has three choices (the theme, the monthly drawing prompts, or making a self portrait). In the art room, students are given more choice and ownership in their art making decisions as they get older, which is also reflected in Virtual Art Class. Third Grade:Forth Grade:Fifth Grade:Next week, I will be checking in to make sure students have planned for their project (brainstorm from October instructions) and they will then learn a tip/technique that they could use in their project. They will also have time to start their project. Gather up those ideas and supplies and I will see you then!
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September 29-October 2This week in Virtual Art Class, my goal was to make sure all students understood how virtual art class is working now that we know we will be learning this way for the first semester. We reviewed the importance of filling out weekly exit tickets for attendance and the two parts of their monthly assignment. We talked about how projects must be turned in virtually in an assigned Google Doc and the Monthly Review is where they share how they worked like an artist during the month. I have loved looking at all of the awesome art students are making at home. I am also working on building a virtual display of their work to be shared soon.
3rd and 4th grade students that had their project turned in were able to play WhatchamaDRAWit for the second half of our live class. They had a great time drawing the following four prompts: 1. Draw a car that only drives up stairs 2. Draw a silly monster that loves to eat sweets 3. Draw an animal that growls like a lion and slithers like a snake 4. Draw a pirate pig and a royal shrimp on a seesaw. This was a fun way to wrap up the month before we dive into October instruction. Looking ahead, next week students will get our art making schedule for October and the choice board for how they will be making art. September 22 - September 28This week in Virtual Art Class we started by reviewing important information from last week (how we use our Heart, our Hands, and our Mind to work like an Artist). Students were then taught how to turn in their monthly art assignments. This is actually two assignments that can be found in their Google Classroom, under the Classwork tab. First, students learned how to turn in their project. They are doing that by using their Chromebook camera to take a picture and inserting it into a Google Doc to turn in. Video instructions can be found here:
Then students learned about how to best fill out their Monthly Review. 3rd grade completed theirs in a Google Doc (which acts as their Exit Ticket for the week) and I taught them how to use voice typing. Video instructions for how to use voice typing can be found here:
4th and 5th grade continued to use a Google Form as their weekly exit ticket and is also their Monthly Review. Video instructions for the week can be found here:
And that is a wrap for our assigned work for the month of September. All projects are due by the end of the school day on Wednesday, September 30th. Finish up those projects and I look forward to seeing you soon as we start our next project for October!
September 15 - September 21This week in Virtual Art Class we started by reviewing important information from last week (stippling, pointillism and Ben-Day dots, how different media/tools/household items can be used to make art). Students were introduced to the ways artists use different parts of themselves to make art. We discussed how we use our hearts, our hands, and our minds throughout the art making process. So much of how they do these things are something I am able to observe when they are in the art room with me. Since learning and the making process is currently from and at home, it is important to recognize these different things so that students are able to share them with me when they turn in their project. The exit ticket for this week asks them which part they think they use most as they make art. As an artist myself, I feel I use my hands. I love to work with new supplies, try new techniques, and experiment to find new ways to make things. I love the process of making so much that sometimes I give my art away because I can't keep it all. Students may feel that they use their hearts (make art that is meaningful to them) or their minds (learn about art, talk about art) more. Students then had class time to work on their project, ask questions, or share their work. I was very happy to see some work in progress, and even some projects that were already done. Instructions from this week are the same for all grade levels. If you missed your live meeting, watch this video:
Next week, I will be teaching students how to turn in their projects. It will be very helpful if projects are complete for that meeting. If not, "how to" instructions will be posted in their Google Classroom for students to do outside of class. The Monthly Review will also be assigned next week as their weekly exit ticket for them to fill out to turn in with their finished art. All projects are due by the end of the school day on September 30th. Finish up those projects and I look forward to seeing you soon!
September 8 - September 14This week in Virtual Art Class we started by reviewing important information from last week (schedule for the month and September art making options). Students then learned about the technique of stippling. Students learned about pointillism (a painting technique) and Ben-Day dots (a printing technique) and were able to watch me in action working with crayons, markers, colored pencils, pastels, oil pastels, and watercolor paint. Students were able to see that some media works better with stippling than others. This is a technique that they can use in their own work for the month, but it is not a requirement. The use of stippling is an excellent way to make some Dot Day inspired art! I then challenged them to see what household items they may already have that could work for their project. I used bottle caps and bubble wrap to print dots and circles. Experimenting and playing with materials and tools is an important part of the art making process. Students then had some class time to start working on their project. Instructions from this week are the same for all grade levels. If you missed your live meeting, watch this video:
Next week, I will be checking in to make sure students have at least started their project. They will have an opportunity to continue working, ask questions and get feedback. I will also introduce the Monthly Review (which is part of their monthly assignment to turn in for a grade). Gather up those supplies, get to making your art project, and I will see you then!
September 1 - September 7This week in art class we dove right into how Virtual Art Class is going to be set up. We reviewed some important expectations: joining meetings on time, muting and using the chat only to ask me questions. We reviewed our first post in Google Classroom and how it contains lots of helpful information (our Virtual Art Classroom, links to the In the Art Room blog and Making Art at Home, which is good for Monday school hours). We then looked at new material for September. Each month we will follow the same basic set up for class: This week was Week 1, so students learned about their theme for the month. 3rd grade has one theme to complete as they choose how to make art this month. 4th Grade has two choices (the theme and monthly drawing prompts). 5th grade has three choices (the theme, monthly drawing prompts, career connection). In the art room, students are given more choice and ownership in their art making decisions as they get older, which is also reflected in Virtual Art Class. Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade:
Next week, I will be checking in to make sure students have planned for their project (brainstorm). They will then learn a tip/technique that they could use in their project. They will also have time to start their project. Gather up those ideas and supplies and I will see you then!
August 25- August 31Week 1 of remote teaching is in the books. Thank you to all that joined our introduction meeting and I am looking forward to diving into art class next week! In case you missed it...This past week students were introduced to the Virtual Art Room. Here they can find links to frequently asked questions and other helpful information.
We started class with watching the "All About Mrs. Pierce" video. Linked here. Here I share a little about myself to help connect to students with common interests. We then watched the video "Encore Virtual Class Expectations" for art class to learn about what it takes to have successful virtual meetings. Linked here. Students then completed their first exit ticket for art class. This is a short Google Form that acts as attendance for participating in class class. It will also help me learn a little about students and/or check for understanding with content. This is under the classwork tab of their Art Google Classroom once a meeting goes live. A link to a shortcut can be also be found in the stream of their Art Google Classroom. Up next...Next week in class, I will be introducing their project for September and we will brainstorm how students can work like an artist for the month. We will discuss the art making timeline and supplies to set students up for success. Students will have a chance to ask questions, but email may be the best way to communicate questions to me. Students should have a pencil (or any writing utensil) and a piece of paper handy to take notes.
I can't wait to see you again next week! Two years ago, I left the only school district I had ever known and chartered out into the unknown. In many ways, it felt like it was time to find out who I really am as an art teacher. With this new start, teaching in a new school district, with a lot of students and a very busy schedule, my blogging quickly moved to the back burner. Restarting my blog as a way to share what happens in the art room is a goal I am setting for the upcoming school year. My last post introduced my Virtual Art Room. The virtual classroom is an idea to move forward with if remote learning continues in the fall. Keeping the lessons of the last 8 weeks accessible means I am moving them from the "Making Art at Home" page on my class website to the "In the Art Room" blog. Making Art at Home will continue to be a place where I add ideas for ways students can do just that. My time in the classroom with students is so limited so if I could provide a spark for something new and creative for students to do outside of art class, mission accomplished. In the Art Room will highlight what we do in the art room, and as I currently prepare for summer break, I want nothing more than to be back in the art room in August. Remote teaching has been tough because the reason why I teach (the art making connection I have with my students) has been removed. The silver lining of this has been the extra time spent with my own kids. They have been active participants in my teaching and getting them involved has been a lot of fun. We are putting ourselves out there in a way we have never done before. The activities I provided the last 8 weeks are simple ideas that the 3 of us could do together. Most require no art supplies and a couple include some basic household items. Scavenger hunts and ways of making art outside are activities that are low risk and an opportunity to have fun and work together on with a family member. Weekly drawing prompts are a fun way to provide ideas for those that are interested in building their drawing skills. My hopes through all of this was that if my students didn't know what to do, they could use one of these activities as a place to start and be engaged in their learning. If they were out there making their own art, in their own way, that's even better. Week 1:
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The 2019-2020 school year is coming to a close. It is not AT ALL what I have ever envisioned for the end of a school year. So many plans left undone and a classroom that now seems to be frozen in time. My class website has become a place dedicated to my thoughts as how to keep students, or anyone really, thinking creatively and making at home. Activities I have provided through our weekly Encore Tic-Tac-Toe boards, interactive art websites/virtual tours, and a collection of other ideas to keep students making. I have embraced technology as a tool in my classroom now for many years, but nothing can replace being together in a space teaching and making art with other people. This school year ends like no other before it...a collection of videos and all things Google, but now what I have taught for the last 8 weeks of school can be found in a virtual art room. Activities geared towards students who may not have any art supplies at home. Scavenger hunts inside and outside the home, different ways of making art outside, and drawing prompts have been the theme of my teaching and this puts them all in one place. I hope this is the end of my virtual teaching, yet if it is to still continue, there are so many more ways to be creative using technology. Below is a picture of my Virtual Art Room, but click on the PDF link to explore. Some files permissions are limited within my school district to protect student privacy, but most are viewable to all. Enjoy!
"Imagine the power and potential of millions of people around the world connecting, collaborating, creating and celebrating all that creativity inspires and invites." ~Peter H. Reynolds Students start by listening to The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Each grade level then created different versions of art inspired by making a mark, and seeing where it takes you. 3rd Grade3rd grade students learned different paper folding techniques (accordion, arch, curl, tabs, fringe, spiral). On their first day of sculpting, they practiced making these different techniques using their table color of paper. They then worked as a group to create a sculpture that used all the pieces made by the table.
On their second day of sculpting, they picked out their own pieces of paper and got to work cutting and folding using the techniques from the first day. They then took those pieces and glued them onto a circular base. Students could make a black dot on gray paper, or a gray dot on black paper.
4th Grade4th grade students celebrated International Dot Day by creating a Wassily Kandinsky inspired wax resist painting (to learn more about him and his art, click here). Students first drew a series of concentric circles with crayons:
Students then painted the entire surface of their paper with watercolor paint:
Pieces in the drying rack, and then ready for display: All pieces were then put together to create one, large collaborative artwork: 4th grade students also used the Quiver app to create an augmented reality dot to interact with. Learn about Quiver here. Download the Dot Day page here. 5th Grade5th grade students celebrated International Dot Day by creating a up-cycled project using an old CD to make a weaving project. Students started by warping the CD. They then picked out 10 pieces of yarn. Once these 10 pieces were woven onto their CD, they could stop or continue weaving. Students working:
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