Music:

This week, sing and dance along to these songs:

• What's That Sound?
• I'm A Little Acorn

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• Create a robot! Art teacher and artist Cassie Stephens created guides and idea sheets for designing your own robot using shapes and lines. Make sure your robot has a unique personality and share him or her with your art teacher!
  • Drawing Guide
  • Idea Sheet
  • Coloring Page
• Found Object/Nature Rubbings:
  • Materials:
    • Textures – leaves, sticks, rubber bands, things that are raised up – cardboard, coffee cozy’s... Explore your world and see what you could use!
    • Crayons – peel the wrapper off 1 or 2 or more crayons
    • Printer paper or thin paper
  • Instructions:

1. Place your paper on top of your bumpy or textured object or objects.

2. Take peeled crayon and lay it down like it’s sleeping on the paper.

3. Using your pinching fingers, rub the crayon back and forth, pressing until you see a texture.

4. Fill the entire paper with as many textures you can find. Try overlapping the colors, too.

5. Keep your textured art or cut it up and make it into something

• Rainbows: Lets make rainbows! Maybe put them on your front door or in your windows! Rainbow are made in nature when light hits water. When that happens each color in the light is broken into its own curve. Red is the longest so it goes at the top of the rainbow. Then comes Orange, then Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo (is in between blue and violet), and the shortest curve is Violet (that's another word for purple).
  • An easy way to remember the color order for a rainbow is ROY G. BIV.
  • Try coloring a rainbow in the correct order. Ask for help to tape the rainbow in your window or on your front door when you're done.
  • Feel free to watch this video! Have fun most of all!
• Create art using different lines and colors. Look around and see how many lines you can see.

Lines – ScratchGarden Colors – ScratchGarden

Music:

This week, sing and dance to these songs:

• Banana Boogie
• Rainforest Explorer

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• Nature Art: Artist Andy Goldsworthy creates art with nature. Go on a nature walk and gather rocks, sticks, leaves, etc. Arrange the materials into a picture, design, or pattern. Share with your art teacher!
• Make oobleck!
  • Materials:
    • 1 cup water
    • ~2 cups cornstarch
    • Food coloring of your choice (optional)
  • Directions:
    • Start with the cornstarch in a bowl and start gradually adding water. Mix.
    • Add food coloring of your choice.
    • Play!
• The Toy Theater website: There are many different art games to explore.
  • Share which games you liked the most with your art teacher.
  • Ms. Baillod’s favorites are: 1) Twirl, 2) Spin, 3) Animation Station
• Who is Henri Matisse?: Henri Matisse made cut paper shape artwork and you can too.

Music:

Complete the following throughout the week:

• Visit Classics for Kids and explore the composer timeline! Click on a composer to hear their music and learn more about them. Do you like this composer’s music? Why or why not?

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• Draw a portrait (a picture of a person) of a family member. Ask them to pose. Be sure to add the details that make them unique! Use any materials you have at home. Share with your art teacher!
• Marker and Foil Prints:
  • Materials:
    • Washable markers
    • Paper or cardstock (sturdier/heavier will work better)
    • Permanent markers
    • Spray bottle filled with water or baby wipes/wet paper towels
    • Tin foil
  • Directions:
    • Draw a design or drawing with permanent marker on your paper.
    • Take a piece of tin foil (the same size as your paper or larger than your paper) and draw on the surface with your washable markers. Cover the tin foil.
    • Spritz your tin foil colored surface with the spray bottle OR rub the paper gently with a baby wipe or wet paper towel.
      • Tip: Apply enough water that the surface is damp but not too much that the colors run. This may take a few tries!
    • Place your paper design face down on the colored foil. Rub gently to ensure the colors transfer.
    • Carefully lift the paper from the foil and set aside to dry.
    • Repeat!
    • Share with your art teacher!
• Create Digital Sand Art here. Explore all of the colors of the rainbow by making sand landscapes. Save your picture to their gallery and/or send it to your art teacher!
• Pintura Art Detective: Become an art detective as you solve clues to The Case of Grandpa's Painting. You will learn about famous artists and their artwork solving this caper!

Music:

Complete the following throughout the week:

Last week you became familiar with different instruments of the orchestra. This week, take some time to follow a piece of music with a listening map. As you listen and follow, can you hear the different instrument sounds?

• WATCH: Beethoven's 'Ode To Joy' Listening Map

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• Create your own clay with salt dough:
  • Materials:
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 cup salt
    • 1 cup cold water
  • Directions:
    • In a large bowl mix salt and flour together.
    • Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency. *¾ cup water may be enough.
    • Turn and knead the dough with your hands until smooth and combined.
    • Build, sculpt, and play with the dough!
    • The dough can be air-dried and then painted.
    • Store in an air-tight container and it can keep for a few days.
    • Share a picture of your creation to your art teacher!
• Springtime inspiration: Take a walk and find a spot in your yard that has evidence of spring! Draw what you see (observational drawing) and use coloring materials of your choice to capture the fresh new colors of the season. Make sure to fill the page with all of the details!
  • For a variation and if you have liquid glue and chalk: After your drawing is complete, trace lines with liquid glue. Allow to dry and then use chalk to fill in the spaces.
• Create Digital Sand Art here. Explore all of the colors of the rainbow by making sand landscapes. Save your picture to their gallery and/or send it to your art teacher.
• WHO IS VINCENT VAN GOGH?
  • Make a self portrait, explore mark making and swirling sunflowers...
  • Three 20 minute lessons inspired by Van Gogh!

Music:

Complete the following throughout the week:

This week, students will learn about the brass family, the percussion family, the conductor, and the sound of a full orchestra.

1. First, watch the videos below to become familiar with the sounds of the brass and percussion families.
   • WATCH: Brass Family (1:57)
   • WATCH: The Percussion Family (1:18)
2. Next, watch a video to learn about the conductor, the role they play, and how all these elements create music on a grand scale.
   • WATCH: The Conductor (3:43)
3. Finally, listen to an example where all instruments will play together with a conductor at the helm!
   • WATCH: Film Symphony Orchestra Plays The Avengers Theme (2:37)

Happy listening!

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• Create an observational still life using household objects. Arrange 3-5 objects on the table in front of you and draw or paint them with whatever materials you have. Make sure you look at the objects you are drawing. Send a picture to your art teacher!
• Create your own scratchboard!
  • Color a sheet of paper (any size) with different colored crayons (no black). Press hard! You do not want to see any white paper.
  • Mix black tempera paint with a little hand or dish soap. Paint OVER the colorful crayons with the black paint.
    • If you do not have black tempera paint, you can use a black crayon. Color hard with your black crayon over the colored crayons.
  • Now you can let your paint dry and scratch later OR take a skewer, toothpick, or end of a paintbrush and draw right into the wet paint!
  • Make your own drawing.
    • Tip: The more marks you make the prettier your picture will look to reveal all the colors underneath!
• Artist Stefan Bucher likes to take paint blots and transform them into monsters. Watch one or two of his “Daily Monsters” to see his process.
  • Use materials you have available, for example food coloring or just draw with a washable marker and then wet the marks.
  • Blow through a straw to move the blot around, or just move your paper to spread it out.
  • LET IT DRY before transforming it into your own adorable and creepy monster.
  • Don’t forget to take a picture and send it to your art teacher!
• Explore radial symmetry online with Silk. Save pictures of artworks you love and share them with your teacher.

Music:

Complete the following throughout the week:

This week, we are going to focus on the instrument families of the orchestra and how they interact with each other.

1. First, watch the video below to review the four instrument families in the orchestra.
   • WATCH: Families of Instruments (7:42)
2. Next, follow the listening map for Benjamin Britten’s 'Guide to the Orchestra.' As you watch, notice how the listening map takes you through the different instrument families.
   • WATCH: Britten's Guide to the Orchestra Listening Map [Grades 3-5] (2:16)
3. Finally, listen closely and follow the listening map for Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. What instruments do you hear? Can you pick out the sounds of each instrument family? Are there times when some instrument families are not playing?
   • WATCH: Beethoven, Symphony 5, 1st Movement - Listening Map (7:37)

Happy listening!

Art:

Choose one or two of these activities to explore throughout the week. Some activities are materials-based. We understand materials on hand at home vary, so we have provided multiple activities to ensure participation from every student!

• An artist named Caroline South creates color wheels and gradients with everyday objects she finds. Here is an example of her color wheel. Create a color wheel with objects around the house. Take a picture and send it to your art teacher!
• Check out Youtuber PPO here. This artist creates all different kinds of origami with regular printer paper. Try your hand at different paper objects and share them with your art teacher.
  • Play an art dice drawing game: You can make your own dice by printing out the cube template here. If you cannot print, find a square and trace it 6 times like the cube template, or find a block that you can write or put tape on. You will need two dice for this, one to write nouns in each square and one to write adjectives. It is easier to write the words BEFORE you make your 3-D cubes. Here you can find an example of what the dice might look like.

Once you have written out your words on the cubes, roll them to find out what kinds of things you will be drawing. Add details and a background. Color in with your choice of materials. Send a picture to your art teacher.

• WHO IS ANDY WARHOL?: Learn about Andy Warhol, his life, and his artwork here. Then design your own work based off of his style. Invent your own soup can or make a Pop Art self portrait. Don’t forget to send a picture to your art teacher.

Take your music learning further with these great resources:

• TED ED - [LINK] Here’s a playlist of all the TED ED talks about music on YouTube. These are best used by upper elementary and high school students.
• Mario Paint Composer - [LINK] This site enables students to create their own 8-bit music that sounds like it’s from an actual Super Nintendo video game. Students can also download their song as an mp3 to keep or to share. A great music writing site for all ages.
• Folk Ways - [LINK] A great site for upper elementary to high school students interested in world music!
• DSO Kids - [LINK] Dallas Symphony Orchestra website for students of all ages. It has pages for different composers and instruments including video and audio clips. Also has activities for students including coloring pages, practice tips, and ideas for making your own instrument.
• Classics for Kids - [LINK] Classical music for elementary music. Site includes music and information on composers, quizzes, games, and activities students can do at home.
• Brain Pop - [LINK] Great video resources about musical genres, making music, and MORE! Great for elementary - middle school.
• Teoria - [LINK] Ear training and theory resources for more advanced students.
• Rhythm Randomizer - [LINK] Here students can practice reading rhythms. Students can choose different note and rest values and the site will randomly generate new sight-reading exercises.

Some of our favorite artists and authors are joining in on the fun.

• Mo Willems is holding a "lunch doodle" every day at 1pm. New videos will be posted every weekday on The Kennedy Center's website here. You can use any materials you have at home and there are also downloadable resources to help you!
  • Author and illustrator of the Pigeon books (Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!), Piggie and Elephant books, and Knufflebunny
• Peter H. Reynolds is holding read-alouds at noon on his Facebook page here. Reynolds reads live at noon and then the video can be found on his page.
  • Author and illustrator of The Dot, Ish, Be You!, Word Collector, The North Star
  • Illustrator of The Judy Moody series, Someday, and The Museum
• Artist Wendy Macdonald is holding a drawing class for kids of all ages every school day at 10am PST (1pm here in Cranford!) on her Instagram.
• Listen to online stories on Audible for free on your desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet.
• Draw Every Day with JJK: Live drawing sessions for all ages with author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka at 2pm every weekday!