Kindergarten-5th grade
Unit 9
Lessons
1a. Google or visit the following art museums to choose a famous artwork that you will then recreate! Feel free to make this a family project!
1b. All you need is some laundry and imagination to do this activity!
Drawing Prompts
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
2b. If you’re a baseball fan and missing baseball this spring (like I am) check out the MLB website by clicking above! They have different activities, games, and coloring sheets.
Read Aloud
3. Dr. Seuss definitely gets an A+ on creativity and imagination! Enjoy this read along!
Creative Show
4. If you have access to Netflix, check out "Brainchild." It is a science-themed show that’s perfect for tweens. It explores the science behind engaging topics like social media, dreams, and emotions. Be sure to check out the “Creativity” episode for a direct connection to art.
Unit 8
Lessons
1a. Click above to make your own scratch board art!
1b. Click above to mix up your own sidewalk chalk and paint the outdoors!
1c. These are some great sites with step by step origami instructions for so many animals and objects!
Kindness Project
2. Call someone! Pick up the phone (no texting) and call a friend or family member. Think about the people you have been missing most or someone that you know could use a pick me up. Dial them up and have a conversation with them to see how they are doing. You can work on communication skills and listening skills. Check in on your loved ones often and make someone smile today!
Drawing Prompts
3a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
3b. Click above for a new choice board.
Read Aloud
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
4. Eric Carle is a favorite of mine as he writes and illustrates his books. He is also an amazing paper maker and creates all of his papers to illustrate his books with collaged images. Well this is a real special treat because he is reading his very own book! Enjoy!
Museum
5. Click above to explore the Museum of Modern Art in New York! Make sure to click “Launch Site” and take a ride into the museum! Explore around and find artwork that interests you or art that makes you question it, or art that might even confuse you!
Unit 7
Element of Art: Value
Lesson
1. The lightness or darkness of a color is, value! Click above to experiment with creating and using different color values.
Drawing Prompts
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
2b. Another art teacher friend of mine shared her choice board that her students loved. I hope you love it too!
Read Aloud
“Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow
3. This is a super silly read aloud about a boy who loved to paint and he didn’t know when to stop!
Museum
4. Take a tour and complete some activities at the San Diego Zoo! Find your favorite animal and draw it or create your own zoo! What would the layout of your zoo be like? What animals would it have? What environments would you need?
Unit 6
Lesson & Kindness Project
Someone Special
1a. May 10th is Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day probably looks different to a lot of us, so instead of it being Mother’s Day, let’s make it Someone Special Day! Find that Someone Special in your life and get ready to make a little gift of appreciation for them. You’ll be making a pendant out of air dry clay, but you could also make many other things with your clay for your someone special. Click above!
1b. Click above for a few Mother's Day coloring sheets.
Drawing prompts
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
2b. Click above to draw along with the author and illustrator of “Captain Underpants.” Enjoy new drawings every Friday!
Read Aloud
3. These guys are silly! Enjoy a book that encourages everyone to be an artist!
Creative Show
If you have access to Netflix, with parent permission, check out the show “Nailed It.” It is a show of people trying their talents at baking and trying to recreate baked masterpieces. It is quite hilarious and sometimes disastrous, but they never give up!
Unit 5
Element of Art: Space
Lesson
1. Click on the link above to learn about space, Grant Wood, Bob Ross, and creating landscapes.
Drawing Prompts
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
2b. Roll a landscape dice doodle
Read Aloud
“Sky Color” by Peter H Reynolds
3. Click above to listen to “Sky Color.” It might help you in your landscape!
Creative Show
4. Bob Ross is a well known calm and sweet landscape artist. He used to have a show on PBS called “The Joy of Painting.” You can still enjoy Bob Ross’s painting show. If you have Netflix, watch some episodes of “Beauty is Everywhere” or “Chill with Bob Ross” or search Bob Ross on Youtube and you can watch a lot of episodes.
Unit 4
Elements of Art: Shape & Form
Lesson
1. Click the link above to create some friendly robots using shape and form. You’ll also get to meet another art teacherin’ friend of mine!
Kindness Project
2a. Spread cheer and kindness to others by making a card and sending it to someone in need. Who to send it to? Someone who has a birthday, an essential worker who needs a pick me up, patients in a hospital or nursing home, or a thank you card to a medical professional.
2b. A few of my friends, including Mr. Yates, had Birthdays recently so I sent them a handmade Birthday card! Share you creativity and kindness with others :)
Drawing Prompts
3a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
3b. Click above for a robot dice doodle
3c. Visit Art for Kids Hub to find many guided drawings and fun art challenges.
Museum Visit
5. Visit the Tate Modern Museum in London, England! Click on the link above and find A LOT of fun resources. You can explore the museum, play games and take fun quizzes, learn how to create new things, and take a look at the kids gallery.
Unit 3
Element of Art: Texture
Lesson
1. Click above to go on a scavenger hunt and create a monster!
Drawing Prompts & Guided Drawings
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day.
2b. Click above for a roll a monster dice doodle!
Read Aloud
3. You created a monster now a book about a monster.
Creative Show
4. If you have Netflix, check out “The Magic School Bus” for some fun creations and STEAM!
Unit 2
Element of Art: Line
Lesson
Kindness project
2. People all around are decorating their windows with happy positive artwork. This started to help people who are deemed "essential workers" and have to go out of their home or to spread joy to families that are maybe going for walks to get some fresh air and exercise. The next time the mail person comes to your house, it could brighten their day to see your positive window artwork.
Decorate your windows with hearts or anything joyful! It could be paper cut outs or with a parents permission, window paint.
Drawing Prompts & Guided Drawings
2a. Continue to complete one drawing prompt a day. Did you make a sketchbook week one? Share them in the gallery!
2b. Complete a daily drawing with Mo Willems, the author and illustrator of the Pigeon books!
Read Aloud
A book about lines.
Creative Show
4. If you have Amazon Prime Video, watch "Creative Galaxy" and watch Arty and his sidekick, Epiphany as they problem solve with art.
Unit 1
Element of Art: Color
Lesson
Create a color wheel using items found in your home! For further information click on the link above.
Drawing Prompt
2. Choose one drawing prompt a day from the list and use your imagination! Try to keep all of your drawings in one place. Click here if you need to create a sketchbook! Click on the drawing prompts link above to see all of the prompts.
Read Aloud
3. Click on the link above to listen to the book "The Day the Crayons Quit." Do you recognize the voice and what movie it's from??
Museum Visit or Engaging Show
4. Our neighboring state of Minneapolis has so many wonderful art opportunities. Click on the link above and explore the Minneapolis Institute of Art from your home!
Summer Lesson
Lesson
1. Illustrate what you wish your summer to look like!
Kindness Project
Do something nice for a teacher.
Choose a teacher, or more than one, to show an act of kindness to. Your act of kindness could be sending an email saying thank you. It could be drawing a picture or making a card and sending it to school for them to receive. Think about what would put a smile on a teachers face. Teachers have been missing their students so much and with the year coming to an end it will brighten their spirits and let them know that they are missed too.
If you are going to mail something to a teacher mail it to
Minocqua J1 School District
Attention: (the teacher you’re sending it to)
7450 Titus Drive
Minocqua, WI 54548
Resources
Click on the link above to access a document full of art resources to keep you busy in the coming months! Resources include youtube channels, guided drawings, creative websites, creative shows and videos, read alouds, and museums and virtual tours. This is a document you can continue to revisit with everything in one place! You could also always go back and revisit resources that were used in earlier weeks on the website.