Discovery Art Rotation

October 27th, 2025

Hello class, Thanks for a great first week! We will finish our portfolios this week. They are due on Wednesday for 50 points. Afterwards, we will begin out optical illusion project. We will learn about the artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. This week's homework is to do the Imagination Worksheet. It is due on Friday for ten points.

October 20th, 2025

Hello Class, I am so excited to have you in Rotation 2! We will finish the Exquisite Corpse drawings on Monday and will write a short story about the characters. Then, we will vote on the best one, and those members will receive a prize! Later this week, we will begin making our portfolios using graffiti lettering. The portfolios will be due next week. There is no homework, so enjoy!

October 6th, 2025

Hello Class, we are going to learn about the element of texture this week. We will then be making our dragon eye drawings using oil pastels. This week's homework is to draw a "texture hand." The homework is posted in Google Classroom and is worth ten points. If you have a homework pass and have not used it, now is the time, as next Wednesday is our last week of class. All missing work must be made up before Tuesday, October 14th.

Sadie Pleger - Project: Dragon Eyes

September 29th, 2025

Hello Class, We will be drawing our self portraits this week. Make sure to draw your portrait square by square. Your portraits will be due on Friday. There is no homework this week, so enjoy!

September 22nd, 2025

Hello Class, We will be learning about the element of value this week and how to shade in shapes to make forms. We will do some practice drawing, and then create a self portrait based on the work of artist Chuck Close. Your drawing will be due next week. There is no homework this week due to the Jewish holidays, so enjoy!

Sharp MFP_20240920_103140.pdf

September 15th, 2025

Hello Class, I hope you are enjoying creating your tessellations. We will work on them all week and, hopefully, turn them in on Friday for 100 points. You will trace your patterns carefully on the grid and then create two different characters for your patterns. Color in each matching character the same. Your homework is to do the Shape Search activity, which is due on Friday for ten points.

[Template] Shape Search Activity.doc

September 8th, 2025

Hello Class, We are going to be working on our Op Art this week. It is due this Thursday for 50 points. We are then going to start a pattern project, or tessellation, and learn about the art of MC Escher. This week's homework is to draw five descriptive words in color. It is due on Friday for ten points.

Descriptive lettering.pdf

September 2nd, 2025

Hello Class, I am so pleased with how things are going this semester! You are working hard and doing beautiful artwork. We will finish our portfolios on Tuesday, and then we will learn about the element of line. Our next project is a line optical illusion in the style of artist Bridget Riley. Your homework is to do the Imagination Worksheet, which is due on Friday. It should be colored in. If you finish early, you can do the Early Finisher assignments for extra credit listed on your Google Classroom.

IMAGINATION WORKOUT 1.pdf

August 20th, 2025

Welcome to Discovery Art Rotation! I am very excited to get to know you and to start this school year! Please make sure you have read through the Parent Letter and materials list with your parent and that you have filled out the Getting to Know You handout.

We will be doing some icebreakers and getting to know you activities during the first week of school. We will also review the Parent Letter, materials needed, and class expectations. The suggested materials for art can be found on the first page of this website. You are expected to bring your art materials to school each day or keep them in your class locker.

Recommended materials for class:

#2 pencils
Ruler
Vinyl eraser
Colored pencils
Highlighter
Glue stick
Class folder or notebook

Discovery Art letter to parents 2025-2026

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