Kinder:
Find 6 objects around the house that are the primary colors; Red, Yellow, and Blue
Create a 3D city using blocks
Draw a snowman and include a background
Make 3 different lines with your body!!!
Create a card for a friend
1st Grade:
Look in the mirror and draw a self-portrait
3 Marker Challenge: trace your hand, design and color in.
Draw a picture of your favorite toy
Find three examples of Art around your home.
Tell a stuffed animal what your favorite color is and why!
2nd Grade:
Look out the window and draw what you see
Draw a picture of a bowl
3 Marker Challenge: draw a mitten, design, and color only using 3 colors.
Create a 3D city using building blocks or playing cards
Design a Jersey for a Team
3rd Grade:
Create your own Comic illustrations
Gather objects and create a Color Wheel
Design a Book Cover
Draw a picture of a Coffee Cup
Place a toy so that a shadow is casted, trace it!
Distance Learning Lessons:
This page is filled with Lessons for our at home learners. A few lessons that were special requests from our K-3 Artists. Enjoy - Mrs. McDonald
This demonstrations is done with acrylic paints on canvas, artist may use whatever materials they have....crayons, markers, or construction paper.
Materials:
-construction paper
-glue
-glitter
Self-Portraits: Frida
Grades: K, 1, 2, & 3
This weeks Artists will be learning about the Artist Frida Kahlo and drawing their self-portrait.
Materials Needed: Pencil, White Paper (found with Art Packet) Optional: Crayons and a Mirror
Inspiration
Part I
Student Examples:
What is an Art Gallery?
After watching the video to the left, students are asked to think about a space in their homes to display their work. No materials are needed this week. Artists are just asked to brainstorm, with parent approval, to hang their Week 1: Self-Portrait.
More fun....
K-3 Art Students have experienced the NGA iPad app during class. Below you will find the NGA website with more great resources. You will also see the 3rd Grade students trip to the Walker Art Center.
Kinder & 1st Grade
2nd and 3rd Graders
Artist Quotes: 3rd Grade Sketch Books
Materials: Sketchbooks and Pencils
Checkout Works of art focusing on Value from other Artists.
Follow along with Mrs. McDonald
3rd Grade Artists should draw what they see in their artist imagination after hearing the quotes.
Materials needed: 3rd Grade Sketchbook, pencil
Optional Materials: crayons, marker, or color pencil
2nd & 3rd Grade Michelangelo / K & 1 ABC's in Nature
Grades 2 & 3
Materials
Tape
Paper
Pencil or crayon
Find letters for your name in Nature.
Cameras are optional!
Optional Martials:
Sidewalk Chalk
Paper/Pencil
Materials from Nature
2nd & 3rd Grade
Pop Art
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
K: Primary Colors
Grade 1: Primary and Secondary Colors
Grade 2: Primary, Secondary, and then group by warm and cool colors
Grade 3: All of the above
__________
Optional:
Taking a photo of finished wheel and emailing me a photo @ mmcdonald@isd2899.k12.mn.us
K-3 Graders
Materials Needed
Playing cards/flash cards
Carpet or rug area
Some of our Favorite Books in the Art Room!
Beautiful Oops
Creating your Art Works at your home studio is going to look different than in the Art Room and that's okay!!! Remember to try your hardest, be brave, and ready for the possibility of beautiful oops'! I know this book is many of your favorites, enjoy!Ish
More Art Lessons from Mrs. McDonald
These lessons are above and beyond my lessons on the PEAM page. You may find lessons in this area that need additional materials outside of "basic K-3" art materials. K-3 Students do not need to complete lessons from this area. I encourage Artists to think outside the box, what materials do you have at home that might work just as good or even better!?!?
Kindergarten and 1st grade Materials: paper, pencil, and crayons
Grades: K, 1, 2, & 3
Materials: iPad camera, 2-4 small squares, crayon
Cat's Cradle:
Jacob's Ladder:
Spanish!
You'll find step by step directions in both English and Spanish for Cat's Cradle, Jacob's ladder and more in the videos above!
Material Needed: Yarn or shoe lace & 1 to 2 people
Symmetry for 3rd Grade: Name Aliens
Origami for 2nd & 3rd Graders
Painting with Patty!
Expressive Fish
Mo Williems: doodle
Grades: K-3
Grades K-3
More Self-Portrait Fun... Monochromatic Style
Grades: K & 1 LINE!!!
Spanish: Frida
This Artist makes Art with his family and does a great job of giving a step by step directions on "how to draw."
LeT's TaLk ArT ApPs!!!
Art Room Favorites!!!
1. Pottery is a Favorite for all ages!!!
2. NGA: K-3
Tips and Tricks!
Art to Remember - Shop your child's artwork:
Don't have a 2nd Grader, but love the idea of having their art printed at Art to Remember?!? Click the link above and upload your Artist's work by snapping a picture.
Parents will want to supervise many of these ideas.
Pencil, Paper, and Crayons
2019-2020 3rd Grade Recycled Shoe lesson
Future Student can create this lesson at home, but I recommend guidance from an adult when priming.
E-Learning Art Bingo Ideas!!