1st Grade

Project Expectations:

My goal is to provide students with fun, creative projects to exercise the Right side of the brain and to help off set all of the screen time! The assignments are chunked into "Parts" My expectation is for students to do at least ONE "Part" a week in a 30 minute sitting. Of course students can put more into it IF they want. I will be grading finished projects to give the students credit for their hard work and amazing talents. If you are still wanting more, feel free to check out other grade levels. You might see something to inspire you there as well.

IF YOU ARE JUST SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME: No big deal, relax. Just work at a pace that makes it fun for you. When you do get it done please send me a pic to my email. mruppert@resstpaul.org

Enjoy the process! I am happy to answer any questions. Stay Well, Mrs. Ruppert

Class Projects

Great Job! Liam M., Christina, Matthew, Alex N., Althea, Siobhan, Alex W., Aidan, Jacob, Harper, Samuel, Mariana, Macaden

I have this book in the art room! I wish I was the one reading it to you. I normally do a project with the geometric shapes of the buildings. Several years ago I did the cat painting. I thought it would be fun to do it again! Start by hearing the story read.

Think about the meaning of the story. Think about the cat relationship to the bird. Think about the bird's actions. What do you think the story is about?

Materials: paper, black crayon or black marker. I used chalk pastels or calk, or oil pastels or crayons! Use what you have.

Part I: The design. Start in the center of the paper and draw a small heart. Follow the steps above the create the cat and bird. Remember to look for the simple shapes you know to create the whole. A "W", ovals, triangle, half circles...

Part II: The color! Look at Paul Klee's original or get creative with your own colors!! I used my chalk pastels. If you are using chalk please put something down under your picture to catch the chalk dust. I put down one color at a time' then I used my finger to gently blend. You will need a tissue to wipe off with. Use what you have to color. Don't for get the bird or the background.

How's it look!! Write your name on the back. Maybe you want to hang it somewhere in your house. Make your own art show!

Send me a pic if you want. I would love to see it!!

Art through Literature: Sea bones

Begin by watching the book read: https://vimeo.com/307707545

Students will explore the world under the ocean. Students will make their own fish bones while excersising their fine motor skills with cutting and creating a scale of bones from small to big back to small.

Materials: Piece of colored paper, magizine or old calender, scissors, glue, stirn or yarn, googlie eye, paint, bottle top or wine cork.

Part I: Look through your magizines and find 5 pages that have different and bright colors on them. 3-4 inches each. Cut one strip of each color you found. Find two papers with a large color for both head and tale. They don't have to match. Cut out shape for head and shape for tail. You can draw the shapes on the paper before you cut. Glue head to one corner of paper and tail to the other. Cut a small piece of string or yarn that fits between the head and tail, glue into place. Cut your strips into small, medium and large strips. To create the body arrange your strips from small<bigger>back to small. Glue onto the string to make the bones. Put eye on and let dry.

Part II: If you have a little bit of paint, put a little on a plate. Find a waterbottle cap or wind cork. Dip into paint and stamp bubbles on to the background. If you have two sized caps use them both for different sized bubbles.

Show off your fish and send me a pic!

Art at Home

Art through Literature: "If the dinosaurs came back."

To begin watch the read along of the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmMIgSygcQ

Materials: 2 white papers, color paper pieces, pencil, black marker or crayon, scissors, glue stick, Plastic sandwhich bag to keep pieces in.

Part I: Begin with your pencil or black marker/crayon to build a city background. I drew on the top 2/3 of the paper and left the bottom 1/3 white.

Part II: On pieces of color paper draw 3-5 different dinosaurs.

Part III: Draw at least 3 additonal building for the foreground. Optiona: cars, trees, airplane, hot airballon...

Part III: Carefully cut out pieces. This step you can break up into different sittings.

Part IV: FUN TIME! Take your pieces and arrange in different ways. You can see above I played and arranged 3 different scences. I glued down my last one, BUT, you don't have to! If you want to keep the pieces to rearrange like a puzzle- keep them in a baggie and play with them any time. Please take ONE pic for me of one of your arrangements so I can see!

Story time chair- using recycled materials! Parental help is needed for this project-but it is FUN!

Students will build a chair out of recycled materials. A story time chair for their favorite stuffed animal to sit in and listen to a book!

Materials: 2 toilet paper rolls, 2 paper towel rolls, two small pieces of cardboard, white paper, pencil, markers, glue, tape, rubber bands

Part I: Take a roll and line it up with the bottom of your white paper, mark the top with a pencil. Draw the line across then cut out the paper to fit each roll. Lay roll on edge of paper and roll the paper around, mark where it over laps then cut. This piece should cover roll to size. Do for each roll. Take out your markers and color the legs of your chair in any colors or pattern or designs!

Part II: Once coloring is complete, glue back side of papers and wrap around roll. Put a rubber band around to hold while it dries. Take your cardboard and make a seat and back for your chair. The seat is in the shape of a square and the back a rectangle. Glue a white paper to seat and back, tape it in place from the backside. Now, draw your seat and back!

Part III: Color your designs!

Part IV: Mark the height of the small toilet paper roll on the paper towel roll. Cut a double slit with your scissors 1/2 through the paper towel roll. It will create a lip for your seat to slide into. Repeat with other paper towel roll. Now glue toilet paper rolls to front of seat and slide back of seat and glue into paper towel slits. Glue or tape back in place. I had two Gatorade caps that I glued to top holes of paper towel rolls. Allow to dry.

Next, grab your favorite stuffed animal and treat it to your favorite book for story time!

Art at Home: Salt dough butterfly!

Students will sculpt salt dough to create their own butterfly.

Materials: crayola markers or watercolors, glue, pipe cleaner or string, buttons, sequence, beads or gem stones, google eyes.

To begin watch the story about butterflies; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76SEueaI954

Salt dough recipe: 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 1/2-3/4 warm water. Bake creation for an hour at lowest temp.

Part I: Help an adult measure and mix the dough. Separate a piece off and flatten it on to a piece of foil. Draw the shape of the wings and cut them out with a butter knife. With a smaller piece roll the body, attach to the wings. Take a straw and make two holes at top of wings to hang pipe cleaner from. Bake in oven on lowest setting for 1 hour. Allow to cool.

Part II: Use markers or watercolors to color your butterfly. If using markers, wet a paint brush and blend the colors to cover all white dough. Allow to dry.

Part III: Use your buttons, sequence , beads, what ever you can find to add bling to your butterfly. Add eyes, cut pipe cleaners to make antenna and use a long one to make a hanger.

Masterpiece! Hang on your window for all to see! Great job!

Art at Home: Art through Literature- "Dogs Don't Brush Their Teeth"

Students will have a blast drawing bodies on animal heads and having them act out an event! Maybe something they are missing like a birthday party, school, eating out, sports events.

Start by watching this read along-it is one of my favorites! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfRdQsi2Fx8

Materials: Some pics of animal heads at least 2 but you could have more. scissors, white paper, glue, pencil, markers and/or crayons, plastic baggy for head storage.

Part I: Find some animal pictures and cut out the heads, store in baggy. Figure out what event you want to show. Take out heads and figure out where they go on the page. Lightly trace around the head so you know the position. Return heads to bag for safe keeping. With a pencil sketch out clothes and the background.

Part II: I colored my animals and furnishing with marker and my background floor and walls I colored in crayon. It created a contrast of bold and soft colors so my animals popped out!

So much fun! Send me a Pic!

Finished Art Work Last On Top.