Create a drawing using a variety of lines and shapes. Practice your ‘artist signature’. (Sign your first and last name about an inch from the bottom.

Create a piece of art using only the primary colors (red, yellow, blue). Use your picture to tell a story.

Create a piece of art using only secondary colors (orange, green, purple). Use your picture to tell a story.

Look in a children’s book for illustrations with warm colors (yellows, oranges, reds). Draw/color something that has warm colors. Use your picture to tell a story

Look in a children’s book for illustrations with cool colors (blues, greens, purples ). Draw/color something that has cool colors. Use your picture to tell a story.

Find things in nature and create a variety of patterns (leaf, stone, stone). Discuss how patterns are used in art. Draw a family portrait and use color and line patterns to design clothes.

Create 3D works of art using traditional and/or contemporary media and methods (e.g. assemblage, paper folding/curling). Discuss the difference between 2D and 3D.

Create your own sketchbook. Fill your sketchbook with art by drawing daily. Get inspiration from nature or from books.