January 12-16

Kindergarten

Title: Penguin Drawings

Skills:  Drawing, Coloring

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw the "mystery picture" through a guided drawing lesson.  I will let them guess as we draw what they think the mystery picture might be.  Finally, it will be revealed to be a penguin.  Then they will color their drawings, and we will add glitter to create a sparkly snow effect.

First Grade

Title: Catching Snowflakes Portrait

Skills: Shape, Line, Drawing, Coloring, Cutting, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a portrait.

Activity: Students will complete a directed drawing using black Sharpies.  They will draw a child who is out in the snow and trying to catch a snowflake on their tongue.  Then they will color it, cut it out, and glue it onto blue construction paper.  Then they will use a Q-tip to dot white paint onto their paper to create snowflakes.

Second Grade

Title: Concentric Shape Chalk Pictures

Skills: Shape, Chalk

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art that has concentric shapes.

Activity: Students will be given a choice of papers with different concentric shapes.  They will cut out the largest shape, trace with chalk, and smear with a tissue onto their white paper.  They will repeat this process with the next smallest shape and a different color of chalk until all four of the shapes have been done, creating a light burst effect.

January 5-9 (Snowman Perspectives)

Kindergarten

Title: Close Up Snowman Portrait

Skills: Perspective, Tearing, Gluing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a very close up portrait of a snowman's face.  They will tear white paper in to pieces.  Then they will glue those pieces together to form the snowman's face.  Eyes, nose, and mouth pieces will be added to finish the portrait.

First Grade

Title: Snowmen Catching Snowflakes

Skills: Perspective, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a portrait of a snowman catching snowflakes.  The perspective will show that they are looking up at the snowman who is also looking up into the sky.  Students will cut and glue all of the pieces together to create the snowman.

Second Grade

Title: Snowmen from Below

Skills: Perspective, Line, Shape, Watercolor

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a picture from the perspective that they are looking up at a snowman they are sitting beside.  First, we will do a directed drawing in order to create the correct perspective using Sharpies.  Then they will use watercolors to finish their picture.

December 10-18

Kindergarten

Title: Roll A Reindeer

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a reindeer using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will roll dice to see which reindeer shapes they must use.  Then they will draw all of their parts together to create their reindeer portrait.

First Grade

Title: Roll An Elf

Skills: Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw an elf using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will roll dice to see which elf shapes they must use.  Then they will draw all of their parts together to create their elf portrait.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Working on the full show, songs, dances, and speaking parts, and adding in extra details.

December 1-Ms. Trisha out sick

December 2 - Gold Day #1

December 3-9

Kindergarten

Title: Shape Elves

Skills: Shapes, Drawing, Cutting, Pasting 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will use a square for their elf's shirt.  They will color and cut out all of the other elf pieces and draw a face.   Then they will glue all of their pieces on a blue paper to create their elf.  Once the elf is completed, they will use crayons to draw and color a background.

First Grade

Title: Paper Strip Christmas Trees

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will be given a paper with a triangle shape for the outline of their Christmas tree.  Then they will use different colored rectangles to cut apart and glue on to form the shape of a Christmas tree.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Working on the full show, songs, dances, and speaking parts, and adding in extra details.

November 24-25

All classes will be finishing projects they missed due to another school activity or will do Art Hub for Kids guided drawings.

November 17-21

Kindergarten

Title: Paper Strip ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: Students will glue together strips of paper in 3 different lengths.  The ends of the strips will then be stapled together to create a 3 dimensional effect.

First Grade

Title: Bauble Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will create a bauble ornament made from disks of patterned and solid cardstock.

Second Grade

Title: 3 Dimensional Star Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will use paper squares to fold, cut, and glue to create two 4 point 3 dimensional stars.  Those will then be hot glued together to create and 8 point star ornament.

November 10-14

Kindergarten (2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.) Turkey Dance

Title: Fall Handprint Tree

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, painting techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Teachers will trace the student's hand on their paper.  Then students will color the hand with brown oil pastel.  Afterwards, they will use the paint dot markers to dot red, orange, and yellow leaves to create a fall tree.

First Grade (2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.) Pow Wow

Title: Oil Pastel Turkeys

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a turkey portrait.

Activity:  The students will complete a guided drawing of a turkey portrait and color completed drawings with oil pastels.

Second Grade (2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.) Specknerin English Circle Dance

Title: Chalk Turkeys

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a feathers using chalk techniques.

Activity: Students will cut out the shape of a turkey body.  They will trace around the body with chalk.  Then they will spread the chalk with a tissue onto a brown piece of paper to create turkey feathers.  Afterwards, they will add googly eyes, a beak made from construction paper, and draw on legs.  We will display these turkeys for the school Thanksgiving family night.

November 3-7

Kindergarten and First Grade

Title: Turkey Trouble

Skills: Drawing, Camouflage

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: We will watch a read aloud of the story Turkey Trouble.  Then students will draw and color a turkey that is camouflaged to look like something else in order to not be eaten for Thanksgiving.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review previously learned songs, learn Rag Doll Rock, and sing through the rest of the show.  Continue working on speaking parts.

October 27-31

Kindergarten

Title: Halloween Nighttime Landscape

Skills:  Landscape, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using chalk.

Activity:  Students will color grass, a moon, and draw stars with chalk.  Then they will rub lightly with a tissue to blend the colors and make the moon and stars look like they are glowing.  Then they will use oil pastels to draw a pumpkin in their pumpkin patch.

First Grade

Title: Frankenstein Portraits

Skills:  Shape, Cutting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using shapes.

Activity:  Students will use a variety of given shapes and shapes that they cut from paper to create a portrait of Frankenstein.

Second Grade

Title: Haunted Houses

Skills: Chalk techniques, cutting, pasting, landscape, silhouette

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can create a Halloween landscape with a haunted house silhouette.

Activity: Students will use chalk to draw and color a moon and blend to make it look like it's glowing.  Then they will use 2 colors of chalk and blend to create a spooky sky.  They will cut and paste a haunted house they chose from black paper and glue onto the picture.  Then they will cut and paste details.

October 20-24 (finishing up projects classes missed last week due to Ms. Trisha being gone on field trips.)  Others will do an art hub for kids drawing.

Kindergarten

Title: Paper Strip Jack-O-Lanterns

Skills: Shapes, Folding, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will fold orange paper to create seven strips.  They will then cut them apart to glue on black paper in the form of a pumpkin.  A green rectangle will be added to the top.  They will draw shapes on yellow paper for the eyes, nose, and mouth.  Then they will cut out their shapes and glue them on to create the jack-o-lantern's face.

First Grade

Title: Shape Monsters

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw a close up monster face using a variety of lines and shapes with a black crayon. Then they will paint the monster with watercolors.  The black crayon will create a crayon resist technique.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review previously learned songs, learn Teddy Bear Tango, and sing through the rest of the show.  Start working on speaking parts.

October 13-17

Kindergarten

Title: Paper Strip Jack-O-Lanterns

Skills: Shapes, Folding, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will fold orange paper to create seven strips.  They will then cut them apart to glue on black paper in the form of a pumpkin.  A green rectangle will be added to the top.  They will draw shapes on yellow paper for the eyes, nose, and mouth.  Then they will cut out their shapes and glue them on to create the jack-o-lantern's face.

First Grade

Title: Shape Monsters

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw a close up monster face using a variety of lines and shapes with a black crayon. Then they will paint the monster with watercolors.  The black crayon will create a crayon resist technique.

Second Grade

Title: SHAPE project Part 2

Skills: Shape, Emphasis, Cutting, Pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create emphasis in an artwork using color.

Activity: Students will use their finished paintings from the first lesson.  They will cut out the shape on the back of one of their paintings.  Then they will glue that shape onto their other painting, making sure to place the colors in a way that creates emphasis on the shape.

September 25-October 1

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Texture

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create textures using texture plates.

Activity: Students will watch the texture song youtube video.  Then we will have a discussion about texture and what it means: how sometimes texture is actual texture that you can feel and sometimes only texture you can see but not feel.  Then I will show them what a texture plate is and demonstrate how to use them properly.  Afterwards, I will pass out the divided papers and the texture plates.  Students will color each section with a different texture plate.

First Grade

Title: Hot Dogs and Cool Cats

Skills:  Warm and Cool Colors, Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using warm and cool colors.

Activity:  Students will learn the difference between warm and cool colors.  Then they will draw the face, ears, and tails of a dog and cat on their paper with black Sharpie.  After drawing, they will use markers to add fur.  Warm colors for the dogs, and cool colors for the cats.  Finally, they will use water and paintbrushes to blend the fur colors together.

Second Grade

Title: Mixing Primary and Secondary Colors (SHAPE project Part 1)

Skills: Primary colors, Secondary colors, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can mix primary colors to make a secondary color.

Activity: Students will paint 2 different papers to be used for our shape project when dry.  They will paint 2/3 of a paper starting at the top with one primary color.  They will then paint 2/3 of the paper starting from the bottom with a second primary color.  These will mix together in the middle to create a secondary color.  They will then repeat that process with a different set of primary colors on their second paper.

September 18-24

Kindergarten

Title: How to Draw an Owl 

Skills: Lines, Shapes, Drawing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will practice drawing a set of lines and shapes that are needed for their project.  Then we will start putting those lines and shapes together to draw the "mystery picture."  Students will try to figure out what the picture is as we draw.  After the owls are finished, students will draw a background and color their picture.

First Grade

Title: How to Draw a Scarecrow 

Skills: Lines, Shapes, Drawing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will practice drawing a set of lines and shapes that are needed for their project.  Then we will start putting those lines and shapes together to draw the "mystery picture."  Students will try to figure out what the picture is as we draw.  After the scarecrows are finished, students will draw a background and color their picture.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on the annual 2nd grade Christmas play!  Students will be introduced to the plot of the play and how it is organized.  They will begin learning words and movements for song #1 Glee Under the Tree.

September 11-17

Kindergarten

Title: What is a shape?

Skills: Shape, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a picture using shapes.

Activity: Students will identify what a shape is, and we will discuss different types of shapes.  Then they will cut out a set of shapes which we will glue together to create a picture of a frog.  Afterwards, they will draw their background and color with crayons.

First Grade

Title: Rainbow Lines (lesson 2)

Skills:  Line, Drawing, Cutting, Gluing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will draw horizontal lines on the back of their painting from last week.  Then they will cut the painting apart by cutting on the lines they drew.  Then they will glue the pieces onto black construction paper so that it makes black lines in between each piece of their painting.

Second Grade

Title: TOYS: The Night They Come Alive

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on the annual 2nd grade Christmas play!  Students will be introduced to the plot of the play and how it is organized.  They will begin learning words and movements for song #1 Glee Under the Tree.

September 4-10

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Cow Drawing

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a cow.

Activity: Students will watch the animated read aloud of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. (See link below) We will then complete a guided drawing activity to draw a cow on a farm. Afterwards, students will color their drawings with crayons.

First Grade

Title: Colorful Cows

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a cow portrait.

Activity:  Students will be introduced to the colorful cow artwork of Dutch artist, Peter Diem.  We will watch a video of Peter working on one of his cow paintings to demonstrate his style and how quickly he works. (See link below) Then students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait and color completed drawings many colors of oil pastels.

Second Grade

Title: Cow Portraits

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.2

I can create a crayon resist cow portrait.

Activity: Students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait.  After drawing, they will trace every pencil mark with crayons.  Once they are finished tracing, students will be given watercolors to paint their portraits.  They will see that the crayon resists the paint which helps keep watercolors in their place as well as showing through the paint if you paint over it.

August 28-September 3

Kindergarten

Title: Lines that Wiggle

Skills: Painting, Drawing, Lines

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw different kinds of lines.

Activity:  Students will watch the YouTube read aloud of Lines that Wiggle.  Then they will use a black oil pastel to draw a variety of different horizontal lines across their papers.  Then they will use the watercolors to paint the sections in between the lines that they drew.

First Grade

Title: Rainbow Lines (lesson 1)

Skills:  Line, Painting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will use paint vertical striped lines in a rainbow pattern on their paper.  These paintings will be used next week to finish the artwork.

Second Grade

Title: Line Transformations

Skills: Transforming a line into a new creation

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:CR2.2.1

I can transform a line.

Activity:  Students will be given a paper with a line printed on it.  Each student will use their creativity to transform the line into a picture of something new.  Students should try to come up with their most original idea...one that they believe no one else will think of!

August 21-27

Kindergarten

Title: Lines that Wiggle

Skills: Painting, Drawing, Lines

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw different kinds of lines.

Activity:  Students will watch the YouTube read aloud of Lines that Wiggle.  Then they will use a black oil pastel to draw a variety of different horizontal lines across their papers.  Then they will use the watercolors to paint the sections in between the lines that they drew.

First Grade

Title: Paper Line Sculptures

Skills:  Line, Sculpture, Form, 3-D

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3-D artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will be given pre-cut paper strips, a paper for the base, and glue.  I will demonstrate how to fold and manipulate the paper strips to create zig zags and spirals.  Then I will show them how to glue on the strips so that they stand up and create a 3-D sculpture.

Second Grade

Title: Crazy Hair Portraits

Skills: Drawing, Lines, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity: Students will begin by completing a guided drawing of a face and body using a black oil pastel.  Then they will draw a variety of different lines to complete their character's crazy hair.  After drawing, they will use watercolors to paint the rest of the picture.

August 14-20

Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade

Title: Schoolwide Bulletin Board

Skills: Cutting, Curling, Gluing, 3D Forms

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I create a 3D flower out of paper.

Activity:  Students will choose a colored paper.  Then they will cut, curl, and shape their paper into a flower.  2nd Grade will make rosettes, 1st grade will make fluffy flowers, and Kindergarten will make daisies.  We will use the flowers to make a collaborative artwork on the bulletin board.

August 7-13

Kindergarten

Title: Don't eat the Teacher!

Skills: Guided Drawing

Standards: VA.Cr2.1.K

I can draw.

Activity:  Students will listen to a read aloud of Don't Eat the Teacher by Nick Ward and compare how they felt on their first day of Kindergarten to how Sammy felt in the story.  We will discuss what their favorite thing at school has been so far.  Then they will have a guided drawing lesson to learn how to draw Sammy the shark getting ready to eat their favorite thing at school.

First Grade

Title: Types of lines

Skills: Drawing different types of lines

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create different kinds of lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and students will give examples of types of lines.  I will draw their listed examples on the board for them to reference while they work on their project.  Then we will create an artwork using 8 different types of lines.

Second Grade

Title: Directional Lines

Skills: Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.2, VA:Cr2.2.2

I can identify and create directional lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and introduce the concept of directional lines.  Students will learn a poem with body movement for kinesthetic learners.  Then we will create an artwork using paper strips including all 3 directional lines.

April 14-18 **Ms. Trisha will be out 14-16 All classes will be doing Easter guided drawings on those days.

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

March 31-April 3 **Any classes who missed an art show project due to weather or other things, will get those finished this week.

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/pattern background

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern, painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny with black crayon.  After drawing, they will then paint with watercolors.

First Grade

Title: Positive and Negative Dots (Part 2)

Skills: Positive and Negative Space

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create space in my artwork.

Activity: Students will cut out the circle from their artwork they made in lesson 1.  Then they will glue the frame on one side of the paper, and the circle on the other side to create opposite positive and negative space.

Second Grade

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/crayon resist

Skills: Drawing, Painting, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line and shape.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny with a black crayon.  After drawing, they will paint with watercolors to complete their crayon resist artwork.

March 24-28

Kindergarten

Title: Mouse Paint Color Mixing (Part 2)

Skills: Shapes, Texture, Paper Tearing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will tear white paper in the shape of a mouse to create a "fuzzy" texture around the edges.  They will cut out pink circles for the ears and add pink yarn for the tail and added texture.  Then they will glue their mouse onto their painting from last week to finish out their Mouse Paint project for the art show.

First Grade

Title: Blowing Lines

Skills: Lines, Drawing, Portrait

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create artwork using lines.

Activity: Students will be given a paper with their picture glued in one corner.  They will then draw a variety of lines coming from their mouth to fill the paper.  After drawing, they will trace their lines using markers.

Second Grade

Title: Paper Flower Sculptures

Skills: Form, 3D, Sculpture

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a sculpture with 3D forms.

Activity: Students will work in groups of 3 to create a giant paper flower sculpture.  They will fold and cut 2 papers each.  Then they will bend and tape the corners of the diamond shapes to create a 3D form design.  After all 6 papers are done, the teacher will staple all of them together in the center and on the sides to create the giant flower.  These will be hung in the foyer to create a beautiful art installation for the Art Show.

March 18-21

Kindergarten

Title: Colors of the Rainbow

Skills: Rainbow, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors in the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use liquid paint to fingerprint the shape of a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

First Grade

Title: Crayon Resist Rainbows

Skills: Rainbow, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors of the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use a black crayon to draw the ground and a rainbow.  After they are finished drawing, they will use watercolors to paint their artwork.

Second Grade

Title: Bubble Painting

Skills: Bubble Painting, Texture

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create an artwork that has texture.

Activity: After reviewing texture, students will blow with a straw into a bowl of paint, water, and dish soap.  Then they will place their paper over the bubbles so they will transfer onto the paper, creating a bubble texture on their paper.  They will repeat this process with 4 other colors.

March 11-17

Kindergarten

Title: St. Patrick's Day Guided Drawings

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in an Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing their drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

First Grade

Title: Spring Tree Broccoli Painting

Skills: Texture, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create an artwork with texture.

Activity: After reviewing what texture means, students will create a painting of a spring tree.  We will paint the background blue with watercolor paint.  Then they will use broccoli florets to print clouds with tempera paint.  Then we will paint a tree trunk and finish is off usingthe broccoli florets to print flowers on the tree branches.

Second Grade

Title: Bubble Painting

Skills: Bubble Painting, Texture

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create an artwork that has texture.

Activity: After reviewing texture, students will blow with a straw into a bowl of paint, water, and dish soap.  Then they will place their paper over the bubbles so they will transfer onto the paper, creating a bubble texture on their paper.  They will repeat this process with 4 other colors.

March 4-13

Kindergarten

Title: Mouse Paint Color Mixing (Part 1)

Skills: Primary Colors, Secondary Colors

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create secondary colors.

Activity: We will watch the Youtube read aloud of Mouse Paint. Then I will put puddles of primary colors on their papers and cover with Saran Wrap.  Students will use their fingers on top of the Saran Wrap to gently push the puddles together to create the secondary colors.

First Grade

Title: Positive and Negative Dots (Part 1)

Skills: Positive and Negative Space, Watercolors, Stamping 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create space in my artwork.

Activity: Students will be given a 1/2 piece of white paper.  We will use different sizes of round sponges and watercolors to create a paper full of colorful circles.  These will be left to dry for use in lesson 2.

Second Grade

Title: Value Birds Part 2

Skills: Value, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using different values of a color.

Activity: Students will get back their value paintings from last week.  Then they will use sharpies to add eyes, beaks, wings, and legs to their circles to transform them into birds.  They will use a green crayon to add grass at the bottom and orange markers to color in the beaks.  After these are finished, students will use their markers to do a drawing of their choice on another piece of paper.

February 25-March 3

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Free Form Shapes

Skills: Shape, Free Form Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a free form shape.

Activity: After reviewing what a shape is, students will be introduced to free form shapes or a shape with no rules.  After looking at several different types students will fold a half piece of paper in half twice and then draw a line on it.  We will cut on the line to create 2 identical free form shapes and 2 identical shape frames.  These will then be glued onto a whole piece of paper.

First Grade

Title: Free Paint

Skills: Painting Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint a picture.

Activity: Students will use watercolors to paint a picture of their choice while I take their photo to use for an art show project.

Second Grade

Title: Value Birds

Skills: Value, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using different values of a color.

Activity: Students will draw 5 circles on their paper.  Then they will use a Sharpie to draw eyes, wings, beaks, and legs for each bird.  They will choose a color of paint for their birds.  They will paint one bird the original color. Then they will create tints and shades using white and black paint.  They will color each of the remaining birds with a new tint or shade.

February 18th and 24th

Kindergarten, First, Second

Title: Winter Guided Drawings

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in an Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing their drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

February 11-13

February 14th: Valentine's Dance

Kindergarten

Title: Textured Hearts

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create texture in my artwork.

Activity: We will review the word texture and what it means.  Then we will review what a texture plate is and how you use one.  Then students will use the texture plates to color a divided heart in honor of Valentine's Day which is quickly approaching!

First Grade

Title: Textured Hearts

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create texture in my artwork.

Activity: We will review the word texture and what it means.  Then we will review what a texture plate is and how you use one.  Then students will use the texture plates to color a divided heart in honor of Valentine's Day which is quickly approaching!

Second Grade

Title: Textured Hearts

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create texture in my artwork.

Activity: We will review the word texture and what it means.  Then we will review what a texture plate is and how you use one.  Then students will use the texture plates to color a divided heart in honor of Valentine's Day which is quickly approaching!

February 4-10

Kindergarten

Title: Heart Mosaics

Skills:  Cutting, Pasting, Concentric Shapes

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using shapes.

Activity:  Students will cut strips of paper into small squares.  Then the teacher will draw a large heart shape with glue on their paper.  They will cover the glue with the paper squares.  Then they will do a smaller one with another color and repeat until there is no room left to create concentric heart shapes.

First Grade

Title: Concentric Hearts

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques, Pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a pattern of concentric hearts.

Activity: Students will cut out a large heart.  They will trace around the heart with chalk.  Then they will spread the chalk with a tissue onto another piece of paper.  They will continue this technique with each heart getting smaller and smaller and using different colors of chalk. 

Second Grade

Title: Pop Art Hearts based on the artwork of Jim Dine

Skills: Painting, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a Pop Art inspired artwork.

Activity: Students will watch the YouTube video over Jim Dine.  After discussing his artwork and what Pop Art is, students will create their own heart painting inspired by his work.  We will used liquid tempera paint to paint short brush strokes of different colors in random order to cover the entire paper.  Then they will cut out a printed heart.  They will place that heart in the middle of the paper.  Using black paint, they will paint brush strokes from inside the cut heart to the painted paper all the way around.  This will leave the outline of the heart once the cut paper is removed.

January 28-February 3

Kindergarten

Title: Penguin Drawings

Skills:  Drawing, Coloring

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw the "mystery picture" through a guided drawing lesson.  I will let them guess as we draw what they think the mystery picture might be.  Finally, it will be revealed to be a penguin.  Then they will color their drawings, and we will add glitter to create a sparkly snow effect.

First Grade

Title: Snowmen Catching Snowflakes

Skills: Perspective, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a portrait of a snowman catching snowflakes.  The perspective will show that they are looking up at the snowman who is also looking up into the sky.  Students will cut and glue all of the pieces together to create the snowman.

Second Grade

Title: Snowy Landscapes: Creating Space (Part 2)

Skills: Color, Space, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create space in an artwork.

Activity: After discussing foreground, middle ground, and background, students will paint evergreen trees into their painted landscapes we started last week to create space in their artworks.

January 20-27

Kindergarten

Title: Pointillism Snowmen

Skills:  Pointillism, Painting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using dots.

Activity:  Students will be introduced to the technique called pointillism.  We will first watch the YouTube video, Art with Mati and Dada-George Seurat. Then we will discuss what they learned about pointillism in the video.  We will then use paint and Q-tips to paint a picture of a snowman using only dots.

First Grade

Title: Warm and Cool Seascapes (Part 2)

Skills: Drawing, cutting, pasting, silhouette

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a silhouette.

Activity: Students will be guided to draw a sailboat on a black piece of paper.  They will then be shown how to cut out the boat and glue onto their painting from last lesson.

Second Grade

Title: Snowy Landscapes: Creating Value (Part 1)

Skills: Color, Value, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create different values of a color.

Activity: After introducing the word value and looking at some examples, students will create different values of blue to create a night sky.  They will do this by mixing blue paint with white paint and then adding in black.  They will paint their paper with the new values which will be used for part 2 next week.

January 6-10 (Out all week for snow) January 13-17

Kindergarten

Title: Shooting Star Lines

Skills: Line, Cutting, Gluing, Drawing, Chalk Smudging

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using a variety of lines.

Activity: We will review different types of lines.  Then students will cut out a star.  We will glue the star to the top of white paper and then draw a variety of lines coming from the bottom of the star.  We will trace the lines with different colors of chalk and smudge with a tissue to produce a glowing effect so it looks like a shooting star.

First Grade

Title: Warm and Cool Seascapes (Part 1)

Skills: Color, Warm and Cool, Painting Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint a picture using warm and cool colors.

Activity: Students will use cool colored chalk to create ocean waves.  Then they will use warm colored chalk to create a sunset.  After using the chalk, they will use their finger to spread white paint onto the chalk, which will blend their colors together.

Second Grade

itle: Concentric Shape Chalk Pictures

Skills: Shape, Chalk

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art that has concentric shapes.

Activity: Students will be given a choice of papers with different concentric shapes.  They will cut out the largest shape, trace with chalk, and smear with a tissue onto their white paper.  They will repeat this process with the next smallest shape and a different color of chalk until all four of the shapes have been done, creating a light burst effect.

December 9-13

Kindergarten

Title: Rudolph Painting

Skills: Guided painting, line, shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a painting using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will do a guided painting of a Rudolph portrait.  They will use lines and shapes to complete the painting.

First Grade

Same as Kindergarten

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Full rehearsals in gym starting Wednesday.  Add in all props and costume pieces.

They will do a Christmas roll and draw on Monday and Tuesday.

November 29-December 5

Kindergarten

Title: Shape Elves

Skills: Shapes, Drawing, Cutting, Pasting 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will use a square for their elf's shirt.  They will color and cut out all of the other elf pieces and draw a face.   Then they will glue all of their pieces on a blue paper to create their elf.  Once the elf is completed, they will use crayons to draw and color a background.

First Grade

Title: Paper Strip Christmas Trees

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will be given a paper with a triangle shape for the outline of their Christmas tree.  Then they will use different colored rectangles to cut apart and glue on to form the shape of a Christmas tree.

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review of all songs: words and motions.  Also, working on projection and expression on speaking parts.

November 25-26

Kindergarten

Title: How to Draw a turkey

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in the Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing the drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

First Grade

Same lesson, but it will be How to draw a turkey jumping into leaves.

Second Grade

Same lesson, but they will do How to draw a turkey stack folding surprise.

November 18-22

Kindergarten

Title: Snowflake Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: I will introduce the concept of something that is 3 dimensional versus 2 dimensional.  Then we will discuss that we will be creating 3 dimensional ornaments for the school Christmas tree.  We will make a snowflake by gluing together 3 popsicle sticks.  Then they will color their snowflake with white liquid glue and we will cover them with glitter.

First Grade

Title: Bauble Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will create a bauble ornament made from disks of patterned and solid cardstock.

Second Grade

Title: 3 Dimensional Star Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will use paper squares to fold, cut, and glue to create two 4 point 3 dimensional stars.  Those will then be hot glued together to create and 8 point star ornament.

November 11-15 (Classes that have already completed these projects will do a plump and perky turkey.)

Kindergarten

Title: Fall Handprint Tree

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, painting techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Teachers will trace the student's hand on their paper.  Then students will color the hand with brown oil pastel.  Afterwards, they will use the paint dot markers to dot red, orange, and yellow leaves to create a fall tree.

First Grade 

Title: Oil Pastel Turkeys

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a turkey portrait.

Activity:  The students will complete a guided drawing of a turkey portrait and color completed drawings with oil pastels.

Second Grade(2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.)

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will be reviewing all songs and motions.  We will be working on speaking parts and focus on speaking with expression, clarity, and having our parts memorized.

November 4-8

Kindergarten (2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.) 

Title: Fall Handprint Tree

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, painting techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Teachers will trace the student's hand on their paper.  Then students will color the hand with brown oil pastel.  Afterwards, they will use the paint dot markers to dot red, orange, and yellow leaves to create a fall tree.

First Grade (2 days we will be doing our Thanksgiving dance videos.)

Title: Oil Pastel Turkeys

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a turkey portrait.

Activity:  The students will complete a guided drawing of a turkey portrait and color completed drawings with oil pastels.

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will review songs 1-3. Then we will begin working on song 4, Christmas Cats.  Students will learn words and motions for the song. We will also work on speaking parts.

October 28-November 1 (Halloween Dance on Thursday, sub on Friday.)

Kindergarten 

Title: How to Draw a black cat

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in the Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing the drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

First Grade 

Title: How to Draw a Jack o lantern folding surprise

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in the Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing the drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

Second Grade

Title: Chalk Turkeys

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a pattern of concentric hearts.

Activity: Students will cut out the shape of a turkey body.  They will trace around the body with chalk.  Then they will spread the chalk with a tissue onto a brown piece of paper to create turkey feathers.  Afterwards, they will add googly eyes, a beak made from construction paper, and draw on legs.  We will display these turkeys for the school Thanksgiving family night.

October 21-25

Kindergarten (Wed-Fri classes will be doing last week's lesson)

Title: Halloween Nighttime Landscape

Skills:  Landscape, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using chalk.

Activity:  Students will color grass, a moon, and draw stars with chalk.  Then they will rub lightly with a tissue to blend the colors and make the moon and stars look like they are glowing.  Then they will use oil pastels to draw a pumpkin in their pumpkin patch.

First Grade (Wed-Fri classes will be doing last week's lesson)

Title: Skeleton Drawing

Skills:  Shapes, Sketching, Body Proportions

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using shapes.

Activity:  Students will fold a 14x4 1/2 piece of white paper in half 3 times.  When unfolded, they will have created 8 rectangular sections.  This will help us draw our skeleton with correct body proportions by drawing the body part in the correct section.  After sketching, they may color their skeleton any way they wish.

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will review songs 1 and 2. Then we will begin working on song 3, A Doggone Shame.  Students will learn words and motions for the song. We will also work on speaking parts.

October 14-18

Kindergarten

Title: Paper Strip Jack-O-Lanterns

Skills: Shapes, Folding, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will fold orange paper to create seven strips.  They will then cut them apart to glue on black paper in the form of a pumpkin.  A green rectangle will be added to the top.  They will draw shapes on yellow paper for the eyes, nose, and mouth.  Then they will cut out their shapes and glue them on to create the jack-o-lantern's face.

First Grade

Title: Frankenstein Portraits

Skills:  Shape, Cutting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using shapes.

Activity:  Students will use a variety of given shapes and shapes that they cut from paper to create a portrait of Frankenstein.

Second Grade

Title: Haunted Houses

Skills: Oil Pastel techniques, cutting, pasting, landscape, silhouette

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can create a Halloween landscape with a haunted house silhouette.

Activity: Students will use oil pastels to draw and color a moon and blend to make it look like it's glowing.  Then they will use 2 colors of oil pastels and blend to create a spooky sky.  They will cut and paste a haunted house they chose from black paper and glue onto the picture.  Then they will cut and paste details.

October 2: Kindergarten and First will do an art hub for kids Halloween drawing because they are a week ahead of everyone else.  Second Grade is doing Christmas play practice this week.

October 3

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Texture

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create textures using texture plates.

Activity: Students will watch the texture song youtube video.  Then we will have a discussion about texture and what it means: how sometimes texture is actual texture that you can feel and sometimes only texture you can see but not feel.  Then I will show them what a texture plate is and demonstrate how to use them properly.  Afterwards, I will pass out the divided papers and the texture plates.  Students will color each section with a different texture plate.

First Grade

Title: Magic Picture

Skills:  Oil Pastel Resist, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can reveal a magic picture.

Activity:  Students will draw a picture using white oil pastels.  Then they will paint over the entire picture using watercolors.  The oil pastel drawings will "magically" appear on their paper!

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will review song 1, and begin working on song 2, No Room.  Students will learn words and motions for the song. We will also start working on speaking parts.

September 25-October 1

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Texture

Skills: Texture, Texture Plates

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create textures using texture plates.

Activity: Students will watch the texture song youtube video.  Then we will have a discussion about texture and what it means: how sometimes texture is actual texture that you can feel and sometimes only texture you can see but not feel.  Then I will show them what a texture plate is and demonstrate how to use them properly.  Afterwards, I will pass out the divided papers and the texture plates.  Students will color each section with a different texture plate.

First Grade

Title: Magic Picture

Skills:  Oil Pastel Resist, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can reveal a magic picture.

Activity:  Students will draw a picture using white oil pastels.  Then they will paint over the entire picture using watercolors.  The oil pastel drawings will "magically" appear on their paper!

Second Grade

Title: 3D Shark Cootie Catchers

Skills: Drawing, Cutting, Folding, 3-dimensional

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3D artwork.

Activity: After a discussion over 3D vs 2D, students will be given a shark cootie catcher paper.  They will use their pencils to add teeth for their shark.  Then they will color all of the shark pieces.  They will cut out the pieces, and then I will guide them step by step on how to fold to create the shark.  After the cootie catcher is completed, they will glue on the fins to complete the shark.

September 18-24

Kindergarten

Title: How to Draw an Owl 

Skills: Lines, Shapes, Drawing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will practice drawing a set of lines and shapes that are needed for their project.  Then we will start putting those lines and shapes together to draw the "mystery picture."  Students will try to figure out what the picture is as we draw.  After the owls are finished, students will draw a background and color their picture.

First Grade

Title: How to Draw a Scarecrow 

Skills: Lines, Shapes, Drawing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will practice drawing a set of lines and shapes that are needed for their project.  Then we will start putting those lines and shapes together to draw the "mystery picture."  Students will try to figure out what the picture is as we draw.  After the scarecrows are finished, students will draw a background and color their picture.

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on song number one, This is the Time for Singing.  Students will learn words and motions for the song. 

September 11-17

Kindergarten

Title: What is a shape?

Skills: Shape, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a picture using shapes.

Activity: Students will identify what a shape is, and we will discuss different types of shapes.  Then they will cut out a set of shapes which we will glue together to create a picture of a frog.  Afterwards, they will draw their background and color with crayons.

First Grade

Title: Shape Monsters

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw a close up monster face using a variety of lines and shapes with a black crayon. Then they will paint the monster with watercolors.  The black crayon will create a crayon resist technique.

Second Grade

Title: A Place in the Christmas Choir

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on the annual 2nd grade Christmas play!  Students will be introduced to the plot of the play and how it is organized.  Students will audition if they choose to do so for solo parts.

September 4-10

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Cow Drawing

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a cow.

Activity: Students will watch the animated read aloud of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. (See link below) We will then complete a guided drawing activity to draw a cow on a farm. Afterwards, students will color their drawings with crayons.

First Grade

Title: Colorful Cows

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a cow portrait.

Activity:  Students will be introduced to the colorful cow artwork of Dutch artist, Peter Diem.  We will watch a video of Peter working on one of his cow paintings to demonstrate his style and how quickly he works. (See link below) Then students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait and color completed drawings many colors of oil pastels.

Second Grade

Title: Cow Portraits

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.2

I can create a crayon resist cow portrait.

Activity: Students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait.  After drawing, they will trace every pencil mark with crayons.  Once they are finished tracing, students will be given watercolors to paint their portraits.  They will see that the crayon resists the paint which helps keep watercolors in their place as well as showing through the paint if you paint over it.

August 28-September 3

Kindergarten

Title: Lines that Wiggle

Skills: Painting, Drawing, Lines

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw different kinds of lines.

Activity:  Students will watch the YouTube read aloud of Lines that Wiggle.  Then they will use a black oil pastel to draw a variety of different horizontal lines across their papers.  Then they will use the watercolors to paint the sections in between the lines that they drew.

First Grade

Title: Paper Line Sculptures

Skills:  Line, Sculpture, Form, 3-D

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3-D artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will be given pre-cut paper strips, a paper for the base, and glue.  I will demonstrate how to fold and manipulate the paper strips to create zig zags and spirals.  Then I will show them how to glue on the strips so that they stand up and create a 3-D sculpture.

Second Grade

Title: Crazy Hair Portraits

Skills: Drawing, Lines, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity: Students will begin by completing a guided drawing of a face and body using a black oil pastel.  Then they will draw a variety of different lines to complete their character's crazy hair.  After drawing, they will use watercolors to paint the rest of the picture.

August 21-27

Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade

Title: Schoolwide Bulletin Board

Skills: Shape, Line, Patterns, Cutting

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I create a design using line and shape.

Activity:  After discussing the term collaborative art and the schoolwide bulletin board, students will be given a butterfly and a tray with markers and coloring pencils that are all tints and shades of one color.  They will then use those to create patterns and designs on their butterfly and coloring the entire thing with their color.  After their butterfly is finished, they will cut out the butterfly.  These will then be put together on the schoolwide bulletin board.

August 14-20

Kindergarten

Title: How to Paint with Watercolors

Skills: Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint with watercolors.

Activity: We will review the proper way to use watercolors and the correct way to paint with the small paintbrush.  Then students will be free to paint a picture of anything they wish while demonstrating proper painting techniques.

First Grade

Title: Line Transformations

Skills: Transforming a line into a new creation

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:CR2.2.1

I can transform a line.

Activity:  Students will be given a paper with a line printed on it.  Each student will use their creativity to transform the line into a picture of something new.  Students should try to come up with their most original idea...one that they believe no one else will think of!

Second Grade

Title: Line Transformations

Skills: Transforming a line into a new creation

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:CR2.2.1

I can transform a line.

Activity:  Students will be given a paper with a line printed on it.  Each student will use their creativity to transform the line into a picture of something new.  Students should try to come up with their most original idea...one that they believe no one else will think of!

August 7-13

Kindergarten

Title: Don't eat the Teacher!

Skills: Guided Drawing

Standards: VA.Cr2.1.K

I can draw.

Activity:  Students will listen to a read aloud of Don't Eat the Teacher by Nick Ward and compare how they felt on their first day of Kindergarten to how Sammy felt in the story.  We will discuss what their favorite thing at school has been so far.  Then they will have a guided drawing lesson to learn how to draw Sammy the shark getting ready to eat their favorite thing at school.

First Grade

Title: Types of lines

Skills: Drawing different types of lines

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create different kinds of lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and students will give examples of types of lines.  I will draw their listed examples on the board for them to reference while they work on their project.  Then we will create an artwork using 8 different types of lines.

Second Grade

Title: Directional Lines

Skills: Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.2, VA:Cr2.2.2

I can identify and create directional lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and introduce the concept of directional lines.  Students will learn a poem with body movement for kinesthetic learners.  Then we will create an artwork using paper strips including all 3 directional lines.

March 25-28

Kindergarten

Title: Texture Paper (part 2)

Skills: texture, cutting, pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a texture artwork.

Activity: Students will cut a shape from the texture paintings they created a few weeks ago.  We will glue these shapes onto black paper to create a good contrast.

First Grade

Title: How to Draw an Easter Bunny Folded Surprise

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps in the Art Hub for Kids video.  After completing the drawing, they may choose what they are going to color with.

Second Grade

Title: Found Art Sculptures (Part 1)

Skills: Sculpture, 3-Dimensional

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a sculpture.

Activity: Students will watch a video of Louise Nevelson.  Then we will discuss sculpture, found art, and art installations.  Then we will discuss their found art sculptures we will create for the art show and what types of things they need to bring in to make sculptures after spring break.

March 18-22

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/pattern background

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern, painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny with black crayon.  After drawing, they will then paint with watercolors.

First Grade

Title: Easter Chick Guided Drawing

Skills: Line, Shape, Drawing, Oil Pastels

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using line and shape.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of a chick coming out of an Easter egg with black oil pastels on black paper.  Then they will color with the other oil pastels.

Second Grade

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/crayon resist

Skills: Drawing, Painting, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line and shape.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny with a black crayon.  After drawing, they will paint with watercolors to complete their crayon resist artwork.

March 11-15

Kindergarten

Title: Colors of the Rainbow

Skills: Rainbow, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors in the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use liquid paint to fingerprint the shape of a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

First Grade

Title: Crayon Resist Rainbows

Skills: Rainbow, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors of the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use a black crayon to draw the ground and a rainbow.  After they are finished drawing, they will use watercolors to paint their artwork.

Second Grade

Title: Positive/Negative Fruit

Skills: Positive Space, Negative Space, Cutting, Pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art that has positive and negative space.

Activity: After introducing the concepts pf positive and negative space, students will choose a fruit.  They will cut out half of the fruit shape from a half piece of paper.  They will flip it and glue it on the white side of their paper while the frame is glued on the opposite side.  They will continue this process until they have their whole fruit completed.

March 7-8

Kindergarten

Title: Horton Hears A Who

Skills: 3 Dimensional Art, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: Students will watch a read aloud of Horton Hears a Who. Then they will color Horton's trunk and the saying "A person's a person, no matter how small!"  We will glue these on construction paper and then add a pom pom and pipe cleaner to make it look like Horton is holding the clover with a speck.

First Grade

Title: The Sneetches

Skills: Cutting, Gluing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art based on a story.

Activity: Students will be watch a video of "The Sneetches". Then they will create their own Sneetch by coloring the parts, cutting them out and gluing them together.

Second Grade

Title: Positive/Negative Fruit

Skills: Positive Space, Negative Space, Cutting, Pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art that has positive and negative space.

Activity: After introducing the concepts pf positive and negative space, students will choose a fruit.  They will cut out half of the fruit shape from a half piece of paper.  They will flip it and glue it on the white side of their paper while the frame is glued on the opposite side.  They will continue this process until they have their whole fruit completed.

February 28-March 6  **Monday classes will do last week's lesson.

Kindergarten

Title: Texture Paper

Skills: Texture, Watercolor Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a texture painting.

Activity: Students will watch the texture song youtube video.  Then we will have a discussion about texture and what it means: how sometimes texture is actual texture that you can feel and sometimes only texture you can see but not feel.  Then I will pass out the "magic" texture paper and watercolor supplies.  Then students will paint their entire paper to reveal their texture.

First Grade

Title: Color Wheel Flowers (Part 2)

Skills: Primary Colors, Secondary Colors

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create secondary colors.

Activity: Students will use their paintings from last week.  They will cut out the petals.  Then we will glue them onto white paper to create a flower color wheel.  Then they will use crayons to add the stem, leaves and grass.

Second Grade

Title: Art Hub for Kids pop up surprise drawing

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw.

Activity:  Students will watch an Art Hub for Kids guided drawing pop up surprise video and follow the steps to draw the picture on their own paper.  We will vote as a class which drawing they want to do.  Then they will color with their choice of crayons or markers.

February 22-27 Ms. Trisha will be out.

Students will do roll and draw activities for art.

February 15-21

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Free Form Shapes

Skills: Shape, Free Form Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a free form shape.

Activity: After reviewing what a shape is, students will be introduced to free form shapes or a shape with no rules.  After looking at several different types students will fold a half piece of paper in half twice and then draw a line on it.  We will cut on the line to create 2 identical free form shapes and 2 identical shape frames.  These will then be glued onto a whole piece of paper.

First Grade

Title: Color Wheel Flowers (Part 1)

Skills: Primary Colors, Secondary Colors

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create secondary colors.

Activity: We will watch the Youtube read aloud of Mixed. Then students will paint one part of their paper with each of the primary colors: red, yellow, blue.  Then they will mix their paints to create the secondary colors: orange, green, purple.  They will then use these new colors to paint the last 3 parts of their paper.

Second Grade

Title: Concentric Hearts

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques, Pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a pattern of concentric hearts.

Activity: Students will cut out a large heart.  They will trace around the heart with chalk.  Then they will spread the chalk with a tissue onto another piece of paper.  They will continue this technique with each heart getting smaller and smaller and using different colors of chalk. 

February 6-12

Kindergarten

Title: Heart Mosaics

Skills:  Cutting, Pasting, Concentric Shapes

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using shapes.

Activity:  Students will cut strips of paper into small squares.  Then the teacher will draw a large heart shape with glue on their paper.  They will cover the glue with the paper squares.  Then they will do a smaller one with another color and repeat until there is no room left to create concentric heart shapes.

First Grade

Title: Concentric Hearts

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques, Pattern

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a pattern of concentric hearts.

Activity: Students will cut out a large heart.  They will trace around the heart with chalk.  Then they will spread the chalk with a tissue onto another piece of paper.  They will continue this technique with each heart getting smaller and smaller and using different colors of chalk. 

Second Grade

Title: Pop Art Hearts based on the artwork of Jim Dine

Skills: Painting, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a Pop Art inspired artwork.

Activity: Students will watch the YouTube video over Jim Dine.  After discussing his artwork and what Pop Art is, students will create their own heart painting inspired by his work.  We will used liquid tempera paint to paint short brush strokes of different colors in random order to cover the entire paper.  Then they will cut out a printed heart.  They will place that heart in the middle of the paper.  Using black paint, they will paint brush strokes from inside the cut heart to the painted paper all the way around.  This will leave the outline of the heart once the cut paper is removed.

January 30-February 5

Kindergarten

Title: Penguin Drawings

Skills:  Drawing, Coloring

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw the "mystery picture" through a guided drawing lesson.  I will let them guess as we draw what they think the mystery picture might be.  Finally, it will be revealed to be a penguin.  Then they will color their drawings, and we will add glitter to create a sparkly snow effect

First Grade

Title: Creating Value (Part 2)

Skills: Color, Value, Cutting, Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create arrange values from light to dark.

Activity: Students will cut their painting from last week into hexagon shapes.  They will then glue the hexagons on black construction paper with the values moving from light to dark.

Second Grade

Title: Warm and Cool Landscapes (Part 2)

Skills: Color, Warm and Cool

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint a landscape with warm and cool colors.

Activity: Students will use liquid watercolors to paint in the landscape that they drew last week.  They will use warm colors where they used the warm color oil pastel and use cool colors where they used the cool color oil pastel.  They will paint the tree black.

January 23-29

Kindergarten

Title: Magic Snowflake Paintings

Skills: Oil Pastel Resist, Drawing, Painting with watercolors

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create an oil pastel resist painting.

Activity: After reviewing what oil pastels are, I will guide the students on drawing snowflakes with their white oil pastel.  After drawing, we will paint the entire page with watercolors, and then the snowflakes will "magically" appear.

First Grade

Title: Creating Value (Part 1)

Skills: Color, Value, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create different values of a color.

Activity: After introducing the word value and looking at some examples using student clothing, students will create different values of a color.  They will do this by mixing colored paint with white paint and then adding in black.  They will paint their paper with the new values which will be used for part 2 next week.

Second Grade

Title: Warm and Cool Landscapes (Part 1)

Skills: Color, Warm and Cool

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a tree and trace with warm and cool colors.

Activity: Students will do a guided drawing of a tree and land that fills up the page.  Then they will use oil pastels to trace.  They will use one warm color and one cool color.  They will use one of the colors to trace the tree and the other to trace the land.

January 16-22

2 Snow Days/3 Gold Days

January 11-12: Guided drawing lessons due to some Friday classes being behind because of a school emergency last Friday.

January 4-10 (Snowman Perspectives)

Kindergarten

Title: Close Up Snowman Portrait

Skills: Perspective, Tearing, Gluing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a very close up portrait of a snowman's face.  They will tear white paper in to pieces.  Then they will glue those pieces together to form the snowman's face.  Eyes, nose, and mouth pieces will be added to finish the portrait.

First Grade

Title: Snowmen Catching Snowflakes

Skills: Perspective, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a portrait of a snowman catching snowflakes.  The perspective will show that they are looking up at the snowman who is also looking up into the sky.  Students will cut and glue all of the pieces together to create the snowman.

Second Grade

Title: Snowmen from Below

Skills: Perspective, Line, Shape, Watercolor

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create perspective in my artwork.

Activity: After discussing what the word perspective means and looking at picture of snowmen from different perspectives, students will create a picture from the perspective that they are looking up at a snowman they are sitting beside.  First, we will do a directed drawing in order to create the correct perspective using Sharpies.  Then they will use watercolors to finish their picture.

December 15-17

Kindergarten & First Grade

Title: Art Hub for Kids guided Christmas drawing

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw.

Activity:  Students will watch an Art Hub for Kids guided drawing Christmas video and follow the steps to draw the picture on their own paper.  Then they will color with their choice of crayons, markers, or coloring pencils.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Full rehearsals in gym.  Add in all props and costume pieces.

December 6-12

Kindergarten

Title: Roll A Reindeer

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a reindeer using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will roll dice to see which reindeer shapes they must use.  Then they will draw all of their parts together to create their reindeer portrait.

First Grade

Title: Roll An Elf

Skills: Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw an elf using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will roll dice to see which elf shapes they must use.  Then they will draw all of their parts together to create their elf portrait.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review of all songs: words and motions.  Also, working on projection and expression on speaking parts.  Begin adding in props and moving from place to place.

November 29-December 5

Kindergarten

Title: Shape Elves

Skills: Shapes, Drawing, Cutting, Pasting 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will use a square for their elf's shirt.  They will color and cut out all of the other elf pieces and draw a face.   Then they will glue all of their pieces on a blue paper to create their elf.  Once the elf is completed, they will use crayons to draw and color a background.

First Grade

Title: Paper Strip Christmas Trees

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Gluing 

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will be given a paper with a triangle shape for the outline of their Christmas tree.  Then they will use different colored rectangles to cut apart and glue on to form the shape of a Christmas tree.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review of all songs: words and motions.  Also, working on projection and expression on speaking parts.

November 15-28

Kindergarten

Title: Snowflake Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: I will introduce the concept of something that is 3 dimensional versus 2 dimensional.  Then we will discuss that we will be creating 3 dimensional ornaments for the school Christmas tree.  We will make a snowflake by gluing together 3 popsicle sticks.  Then they will color their snowflake with white liquid glue and we will cover them with glitter.

First Grade

Title: Bauble Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will create a bauble ornament made from disks of patterned and solid cardstock.

Second Grade

Title: 3 Dimensional Star Ornaments

Skills: 3 dimensional art

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create 3 dimensional art.

Activity: We will review the difference between 3 dimensional and 2 dimensional art.  Then students will use paper squares to fold, cut, and glue to create two 4 point 3 dimensional stars.  Those will then be hot glued together to create and 8 point star ornament.

November 8-14

Kindergarten and First Grade

Title: A Plump and Perky Turkey

Skills: Drawing, Camouflage

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: We will watch a read aloud of the story, A Plump and Perky Turkey.  Then students will draw and color a turkey that is camouflaged to look like something else in order to not be eaten for Thanksgiving.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: Review of all songs: words and motions.  Also, working on projection and expression on speaking parts.

October 30-November 7 (Halloween: Dance in the gym)

Kindergarten

Title: How to Draw an Owl 

Skills: Lines, Shapes, Drawing

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a picture using lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will practice drawing a set of lines and shapes that are needed for their project.  Then we will start putting those lines and shapes together to draw the "mystery picture."  Students will try to figure out what the picture is as we draw.  After the owls are finished, students will draw a background and color their picture.

First Grade

Title: Scarecrow Guided Drawing

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines and shapes..

Activity:  Students will draw step by step a series of lines and shapes to complete a portrait of a scarecrow.  They will then color with crayons.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on speaking parts and plot as well as learning the songs.  We will review A Bugz Christmas, We're Hungry, A Tree Without Lights and The Twelve Bugs of Christmas.  Start learning words and motions for Let Your Best Light Shine.

October 23-27

Kindergarten

Title: Halloween Nighttime Landscape

Skills:  Landscape, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using chalk.

Activity:  Students will color grass, a moon, and draw stars with chalk.  Then they will rub lightly with a tissue to blend the colors and make the moon and stars look like they are glowing.  Then they will use oil pastels to draw a pumpkin in their pumpkin patch.

First Grade

Title: Frankenstein Portraits

Skills:  Shape, Cutting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using shapes.

Activity:  Students will use a variety of given shapes and shapes that they cut from paper to create a portrait of Frankenstein.

Second Grade

Title: Haunted Houses

Skills: Oil Pastel techniques, cutting, pasting, landscape, silhouette

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can create a Halloween landscape with a haunted house silhouette.

Activity: Students will use oil pastels to draw and color a moon and blend to make it look like it's glowing.  Then they will use 2 colors of oil pastels and blend to create a spooky sky.  They will cut and paste a haunted house they chose from black paper and glue onto the picture.  Then they will cut and paste details.

October 13-19

Kindergarten

Title: Paper Strip Jack-O-Lanterns

Skills: Shapes, Folding, Cutting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using shapes.

Activity: Students will fold orange paper to create seven strips.  They will then cut them apart to glue on black paper in the form of a pumpkin.  A green rectangle will be added to the top.  They will draw shapes on yellow paper for the eyes, nose, and mouth.  Then they will cut out their shapes and glue them on to create the jack-o-lantern's face.

First Grade

Title: Shape Monsters

Skills:  Line, Shape, Drawing, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create art using lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will draw a close up monster face using a variety of lines and shapes with a black crayon. Then they will paint the monster with watercolors.  The black crayon will create a crayon resist technique.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on speaking parts and plot as well as learning the songs.  We will review A Bugz Christmas and We're Hungry.  Start learning words and motions for A Tree Without Lights and The Twelve Bugs of Christmas.

October 11: Watching Coco for Hispanic Heritage Month/Assembly in gym

October 12: Gone on Kindergarten field trip.

October 9/10 (Classes that need to get caught up. Kindergarten and first grade.)

Kindergarten

Title: Line Monsters (Part 3)

Skills: Shape, Drawing, Cutting, Pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can cut and paste.

Activity: Students will use their painting from the previous lesson to create a monster.  We will cut out a monster shape and glue it onto black paper.  Then students will cut out circles for eyes to glue onto their monster.  They will then draw other elements (mouth, horns, etc.) to cut out and glue onto their monster to finish their artwork.

First Grade

Title: Paper Line Sculptures

Skills:  Line, Sculpture, Form, 3-D

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3-D artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will be given pre-cut paper strips, a paper for the base, and glue.  I will demonstrate how to fold and manipulate the paper strips to create zig zags and spirals.  Then I will show them how to glue on the strips so that they stand up and create a 3-D sculpture.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on speaking parts and plot as well as learning the songs.  We will review A Bugz Christmas and start working on  words and motions for We're Hungry.

September 20-22

Kindergarten

Title: Line Monsters (Part 3)

Skills: Shape, Drawing, Cutting, Pasting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can cut and paste.

Activity: Students will use their painting from the previous lesson to create a monster.  We will cut out a monster shape and glue it onto black paper.  Then students will cut out circles for eyes to glue onto their monster.  They will then draw other elements (mouth, horns, etc.) to cut out and glue onto their monster to finish their artwork.

First Grade

Title: Paper Line Sculptures

Skills:  Line, Sculpture, Form, 3-D

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3-D artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will be given pre-cut paper strips, a paper for the base, and glue.  I will demonstrate how to fold and manipulate the paper strips to create zig zags and spirals.  Then I will show them how to glue on the strips so that they stand up and create a 3-D sculpture.

Second Grade

Title: 3D Shark Cootie Catchers

Skills: Drawing, Cutting, Folding, 3-dimensional

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create a 3D artwork.

Activity: After a discussion over 3D vs 2D, students will be given a shark cootie catcher paper.  They will use their pencils to add teeth for their shark.  Then they will color all of the shark pieces.  They will cut out the pieces, and then I will guide them step by step on how to fold to create the shark.  After the cootie catcher is completed, they will glue on the fins to complete the shark.

September 13-19

Kindergarten

Title: Lines that Wiggle Monsters (Part 2)

Skills: Painting, Lines

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint different kinds of lines.

Activity:  Students will use the watercolors to fill in the white spaces between their horizontal black lines they painted last week.

First Grade

Title: Rainbow Lines (lesson 2)

Skills:  Line, Drawing, Cutting, Gluing

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will draw horizontal lines on the back of their painting from last week.  Then they will cut the painting apart by cutting on the lines they drew.  Then they will glue the pieces onto black construction paper so that it makes black lines in between each piece of their painting.

Second Grade

Title: A Bugz Christmas

Skills: Melody, Beat, Plot

Standards: TH:Cr2.1.K, TH:Cr3.1.2

I can sing a melody and move to the beat.

Activity: This week we will begin working on the annual 2nd grade Christmas play!  Students will be introduced to the plot of the play and how it is organized.  They will begin learning words and movements for song #1 A Bugz Christmas.

September 6-12

Kindergarten

Title: Lines that Wiggle Monsters (Part 1)

Skills: Painting, Lines

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint different kinds of lines.

Activity:  Students will watch the YouTube read aloud of Lines that Wiggle.  (See video below.)  Then they will use black to paint a variety of different horizontal lines across their papers.  These will be used again next week when they are dry. 

First Grade

Title: Rainbow Lines (lesson 1)

Skills:  Line, Painting

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines.

Activity:  Students will use paint vertical striped lines in a rainbow pattern on their paper.  These paintings will be used next week to finish the artwork.

Second Grade

Title: Graphic Name Designs

Skills:  Line, Shape, Positive and Negative Space, crayon/pastel resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines and shapes.

Activity:  Students will write their names on a paper using all capital letters that touch the top and bottom of the paper.  Then they will use crayons or oil pastels to fill in the negative spaces with lines and shapes.  They will trace their names with black oil pastel.  Then they can watercolor the negative space to make the lines and shapes pop.

August 30-September 5

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Cow Drawing

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can draw a cow.

Activity: Students will watch the animated read aloud of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. (See link below) We will then complete a guided drawing activity to draw a cow on a farm. Afterwards, students will color their drawings with crayons.

First Grade

Title: Colorful Cows

Skills: Guided Drawing, Portrait, Line, Shape, Color

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can draw a cow portrait.

Activity:  Students will be introduced to the colorful cow artwork of Dutch artist, Peter Diem.  We will watch a video of Peter working on one of his cow paintings to demonstrate his style and how quickly he works. (See link below) Then students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait and color completed drawings many colors of oil pastels.

Second Grade

Title: Cow Portraits

Skills: Guided Drawing, Line, Shape, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.2

I can create a crayon resist cow portrait.

Activity: Students will complete a guided drawing of a cow portrait.  After drawing, they will trace every pencil mark with crayons.  Once they are finished tracing, students will be given watercolors to paint their portraits.  They will see that the crayon resists the paint which helps keep watercolors in their place as well as showing through the paint if you paint over it.

August 23-29

Kindergarten

Title: How to Paint with Watercolors

Skills: Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can paint with watercolors.

Activity: We will review the proper way to use watercolors and the correct way to paint with the small paintbrush.  Then students will be free to paint a picture of anything they wish while demonstrating proper painting techniques.

First Grade

Title: Line Transformations

Skills: Transforming a line into a new creation

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:CR2.2.1

I can transform a line.

Activity:  Students will be given a paper with a line printed on it.  Each student will use their creativity to transform the line into a picture of something new.  Students should try to come up with their most original idea...one that they believe no one else will think of!

Second Grade

Title: Line Transformations

Skills: Transforming a line into a new creation

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:CR2.2.1

I can transform a line.

Activity:  Students will be given a paper with a line printed on it.  Each student will use their creativity to transform the line into a picture of something new.  Students should try to come up with their most original idea...one that they believe no one else will think of!

August 16-22

Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade

Title: Schoolwide Bulletin Board

Skills: Cutting, Curling, Gluing, 3D Forms

Standards: VA: Cr1.1.K, VA:Cr2.1.K

I create a 3D flower out of paper.

Activity:  Students will choose a colored paper.  Then they will cut, curl, and shape their paper into a flower.  2nd Grade will make rosettes, 1st grade will make fluffy flowers, and Kindergarten will make daisies.  We will use the flowers to make a collaborative artwork on the bulletin board.

August 9-15

Kindergarten

Title: Don't eat the Teacher!

Skills: Guided Drawing

Standards: VA.Cr2.1.K

I can draw.

Activity:  Students will listen to a read aloud of Don't Eat the Teacher by Nick Ward and compare how they felt on their first day of Kindergarten to how Sammy felt in the story.  We will discuss what their favorite thing at school has been so far.  Then they will have a guided drawing lesson to learn how to draw Sammy the shark getting ready to eat their favorite thing at school.

First Grade

Title: Types of lines

Skills: Drawing different types of lines

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create different kinds of lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and students will give examples of types of lines.  I will draw their listed examples on the board for them to reference while they work on their project.  Then we will create an artwork using 8 different types of lines.

Second Grade

Title: Directional Lines

Skills: Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal

Standards: VA:Cr2.1.2, VA:Cr2.2.2

I can identify and create directional lines.

Activity:  We will review what a line is and introduce the concept of directional lines.  Students will learn a poem with body movement for kinesthetic learners.  Then we will create an artwork using paper strips including all 3 directional lines.

April 24-28

Kindergarten & First Grade

Title: Radial Symmetry

Skills:  Radial Symmetry, Pattern

Standards: VA: Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.1

I can create an artwork that has radial symmetry.

Activity:  Students will fold a coffee filter in half 3 times to create a cone shape.  Then it will be sprayed with water and pressed flat onto a piece of paper.  Students will use markers to create a design using dots, making sure that you can see the dots on both sides of the coffee filter.  Once they have completed their dot designs, we will unfold the coffee filter to reveal a beautiful design with radial symmetry.

Second Grade

Title: Creating a watercolor effect using Markers

Skills: Drawing, Coloring Technique

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a watercolor effect using markers.

Activity: Students will draw a design of their choice on white paper using a black sharpie.  Then they will completely color a laminated paper with markers.  After it is all colored, I will spray the marker with water, and the students will lay their drawing on top of the marker and rub the back of the paper.  Then they will carefully peel away their drawing to reveal what looks like watercolor on their paper.

April 17-21

Kindergarten

Title: Crazy Critters

Skills: Drawing, Line, Shape, Coloring

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create artwork using lines and  shapes.

Activity: Students will roll dice to see what kind of lines and shapes they need to draw to create a picture of two bugs.  They may do one large monster or two or more smaller monsters.  Then they will add a background and color.

First Grade

Title: Rad Robots

Skills: Drawing, Line, Shape, Coloring

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create artwork using lines and  shapes.

Activity: Students will roll dice to see what kind of lines and shapes they need to draw to create a picture of two robots.   Then they will add a background and color.

Second Grade

Title: Roll A Monster

Skills: Drawing, Line, Shape, Coloring

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create artwork using lines and  shapes.

Activity: Students will roll dice to see what kind of lines and shapes they need to draw to create a picture of a monster.  They may do one large monster or two or more smaller monsters.  Then they will add a background and color.

 April 10-14

**Any classes with unfinished art show projects will be finishing those instead of the Easter project.

Kindergarten

Title: Jackson Pollock Splatter Painting

Skills: Primary and Secondary Colors, Painting Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create artwork using primary and secondary colors.

Activity: Students will learn about the art of Jackson Pollock and the technique of splatter painting.  Then we will go outside and create two large splatter paint projects: one with primary colors and one with secondary colors.  This will be a collaborative project that all Kindergartners will work on.

First Grade

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Second Grade

Title: 3D Paper Flower Sculptures

Skills: Form, 3D, Cut, Fold, Glue

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create a 3D form sculture.

Activity: Students will work in groups of 4.  They will cut out different sizes of petals.  Then they will fold the tabs to make the petals curl up.  The groups will glue the petals to circles from large to small to create a 3D flower.  We will put all of the flowers together to create flower scultures.

March 27-30

**Any classes with unfinished art show projects will be finishing those instead of the Easter project.

Kindergarten

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/pattern background

Skills: Drawing, line, shape, pattern, painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line, shape, and pattern.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny.  After drawing, they will outine with crayons and then paint with watercolors.

First Grade

Title: Easter Chick Guided Drawing

Skills: Line, Shape, Drawing , painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using line and shape.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of a chick coming out of an Easter egg.  Then they will outine with crayons and paint with watercolors.

Second Grade

Title: Guided Drawing Easter Bunny w/crayon resist

Skills: Drawing, Painting, Crayon Resist

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art using line and shape.

Activity: Students will follow the guided drawing steps to complete a drawing of the Easter Bunny with a black crayon.  After drawing, they will paint with watercolors to complete their crayon resist artwork.

March 20-24

Kindergarten

Title: First Day of Spring Folding Surprise Butterflies

Skills: Drawing, Line, Shape, Paper Folding

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create an artwork with a surprise inside.

Activity: Students will do the Art for Kids Hub Folding Surprise Butterfly Drawing.  They will fold their papers in a certain what to begin.  Then we will draw a branch and cocoon with the paper folded.  Then they will open the paper and draw a butterfly on the inside.  We will draw and color all of it with crayons.  Then they will do a butterfly reveal at the end of class.

First Grade

Title: Value Birds Part 2

Skills: Value, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using different values of a color.

Activity: Students will get back their value paintings from last week.  Then they will use sharpies to add eyes, beaks, wings, and legs to their circles to transform them into birds.  They will use a green crayon to add grass at the bottom and orange markers to color in the beaks.  After these are finished, students will use their markers to do a drawing of their choice on another piece of paper.

Second Grade

Title: Positive/Negative Nature Prints

Skills: Positive Space, Negative Space, Composition

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2

I can create art that has positive and negative space.

Activity: Students will organize objects to create a pleasing composition on their nature print paper.  We will leave them in the sun for 2 minutes, and develop them in water for 1 minute.  Where the objects were will turn white, causing positive space while the negative space will remain blue.

***This activity requires full sunshine, so if it is going to be cloudy most of the week, we will postpone until next week and do an Art Hub For Kids folding surprise drawing instead.

March 13-17

Kindergarten

Title: Creating Free Form Shapes

Skills: Shape, Free Form Shape

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a free form shape.

Activity: After reviewing what a shape is, students will be introduced to free form shapes or a shape with no rules.  After looking at several different types students will fold a half piece of paper in half twice and then draw a line on it.  We will cut on the line to create 2 identical free form shapes and 2 identical shape frames.  These will then be glued onto a whole piece of paper.

First Grade

Title: Value Birds Part 1

Skills: Value, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create art using different values of a color.

Activity: Students will draw 5 circles on their paper.  They will choose a color of paint for their birds.  They will paint one bird the original color. Then they will create tints and shades using white and black paint.  They will color each of the remaining birds with a new tint or shade.

Second Grade

Title: Leprechaun Drawing

Skills: Drawing, Lines, Shapes

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr2.2.1

I can create an artwork using a variety of lines and shapes.

Activity: Students will begin by voting on an Art for Kids Hub Leprechaun Drawing video.  After choosing which one, we will watch the video and follow along, drawing the lines and shapes demonstrated in the video to create our artwork.  After drawing, students may color using their crayons, coloring pencils, or markers.

March 6-10

Kindergarten

Title: Colors of the Rainbow

Skills: Rainbow, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors in the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use liquid paint to fingerprint the shape of a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

First Grade

Title: Crayon Resist Rainbows

Skills: Rainbow, Drawing, Painting

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2, VA:Cr2.1.K

I can create a rainbow with colors in the correct order.

Activity: After reviewing the colors of the rainbow, students will color a pot of gold, cut it out, and glue it in the bottom corner of their paper.  Then they will use a black crayon to draw the ground and a rainbow.  After they are finished drawing, they will use watercolors to paint their artwork.

Second Grade

Title: Chalk Shamrocks

Skills: Shape, Cutting, Chalk Techniques

Standards: VA:Cr1.2.1, VA:Cr1.2.2