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Contact: melle.broaderick@tvcs.org

Currently in Art class....

It is time! The school year just wouldn't be complete unless we make time to learn about some of the animals from Africa, about animating The Lion King and about The Lion King on Broadway! Kids can click on my little lion picture to take them to a "classroom" with some very interesting videos about the things I just mentioned. Enjoy!

Previously in Art class....

How to draw a crab.mp4


CLICK on this PHOTO to take you to the drawing lessons.

Our first grade students have just started practicing some sketches in their very own sketchbooks! The first drawings they are going to try is a forest animal. The students are using the tablet device in class and they are choosing an animal to draw by clicking on the drawing above.


Our talented young students have just started one of our favorite annual projects called

"Birdies on a Wire"!

Just for fun, I thought I'd share the drawing lesson with you here - I'd like to encourage you to grab a pencil and a piece of paper and sketch along with us!

How to draw birdies on a wire.mp4

The students have started their "Birdies on a Wire" drawing lesson. We'll be using our watercolor paints to finish up these projects during the next few weeks.

Click on the photo to the left for a few additional drawing lessons you and your child might want to try over Winter Break. Put on your favorite pair of slippers and prop your feet up! Grab a pencil and some paper and have fun with a few of these sketches. Wishing all the best!

Love, Mrs. Broaderick

For the month of December we are taking inspiration from a song that was a favorite of mine when I was a little girl. It was called, "The Marvelous Toy". Our students have been asked to listen to the song, to imagine what the marvelous toy looked like and finally, to recreate the marvelous toy from their imagination on paper with pencil and crayon. In the lessons to follow, we will also create the toy again, but we will try other art supplies, such as construction paper or watercolor paint. Students will get to experiment with a variety of art mediums to express their own original ideas. I believe we have some future toy designers right here, at the Villages Charter School!

Click on the music notes below to hear the song.

Click on an artist's palette to visit some First Grade Online Galleries and see what our students have been inspired to create!

Click here to visit Ms. Conerly's Gallery

Click here to hear the song

"The Marvelous Toy"

Click here to visit Ms. Hendren's Gallery

Previously in Art class....

Hey Friends,

I have one more classroom for you to visit before we leave on Fall Break!

Click on the speaker icon to hear a message from me,

Then click on the bookshelf for some new books, or

Click on the art easel for some new drawing lessons.

Visit as many as you want!

Love, Mrs. Broaderick ❤️

Hey Kids!

It's time to relax with some of our favorite books!

Click on any book that we have read so far and you can read along.

Click on some other items and maybe there will be a surprise!

Hey Friends!

We sure have read some cute books this year and they have inspired some adorable drawing lessons!

Click on any picture to visit any of the drawing lessons we've done so far!

Our Kindergarten students are finishing up their Piggie Projects. Below you can find a copy of the drawing lesson and samples of work from Ms. Tain's Kindergarten class.

Kindergarten Piggies.mp4
Copy of Ms. Tain's Pink Piggies

Our First Graders are finishing up their piggie projects as well! Some first grade class also had a chance to draw a cartoon cow.

Ms. Skinner's Class Today (10.15.20)

Click on the video snippet above for a peek into Ms. Skinner's class....they just finished up the Cow and Piggie Projects!

We are getting ready for our drawing lessons inspired by the book "Mouse Paint". Feel free to click above to hear the story, or click below for our mouse drawing lessons.

Camp Week #2 Innovation Project - "Tangrams"

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Camp Week #1 Innovation Project - "Safari Sketchbooks"

Our first activity in Art Class during Camp Innovation will be a student's very own "Safari Sketchbook". They can take it and the pencil with them on all their animal observing adventures!

Copy of How to draw a monkey.mp4

Here is a video of the monkey drawing lesson we plan to sketch in our Safari Sketchbooks!

This year's elementary school reading theme is "Wild About Reading"....and we are ready to "Get WILD about ART, too!


Boys and Girls....Your rocked the school year....you've earned a great summer!

Mrs. Broaderick had turned her favorite crafting space into her new office and filming place.
This is Bayne working at home on his robot drawing lesson. Even his little brother felt inspired to join right in!
Grayson has a space especially for his creative drawing lessons!

Boys and Girls, teaching and learning may look a little different these days, but you are still getting the job done and I am so very proud of you! We've recently finished drawing lessons of a house, or a castle or a robot, and your creativity really has no limit! In the slideshow below, some of our talented students' work is featured, please feel free to take a peek!

When the students were asked to "add a little extra", Bayne did a great job of adding color!
James cut out the pieces and made a very cool robot factory!
Grayson cut out his robot drawing and turned it into a puppet!
Student Online Art
Squares Drawing Lessons

Please click through the slides above to see a few examples of the student work that has been created while we work from home. You can enlarge this window by clicking the second icon from the right.

YOU are the most amazing artist!

During our drawing lessons, students were asked to pick one from the three they were given....Mrs. Broaderick was so surprised at how many students created ALL three! Here is Ashley with all 3 drawing from Lesson #1, a robot, a castle and a house!

Here is Anjeni also with all 3!

Your Special Area Teachers LOVE you and MISS you!

Our Online Learning Art Lessons are just one assignment a week, because traditionally I would only see your child/ren once a week. My week will run from Wednesday - Wednesday, since we "started" online learning on a Wednesday, March, 25th.

Please know, I'm still available through my school Email: melle.broaderick@tvcs.org if you have any questions or concerns. Missing you! Sincerely, Mrs. Broaderick


Click through the slides above to see all the photos.

Boys and Girls, you do not have to Email me photos of you working on your art projects....but I certainly have been thrilled to receive some!

Some of our friends have been working creatively at home! I love it!

DID YOU KNOW..... Mrs. Broaderick likes to make her own gift tags, greeting cards, postcards and envelopes? SO, if your little one would like to write me a letter, or draw me a picture, I'd be thrilled to receive it in the mail! The BEST part is, I'd be happy to write them back! :o)

Attn: Mrs. Broaderick @ TVCS

420 Village Campus Circle

The Villages, FL 32162

Of course, you and your student can always reach me by my school email, and send me a photo of any drawings or art projects, but I'm sure you remember how fun it was to get something in the mail addressed just to you when you were little!

Recently in Art class....

Yep, these are my favorite colors and this is my favorite time of year in the Art room!

These are samples that are on the drying rack today!

Some Kindergarten classes will be finishing up their giraffe drawings with watercolor paint, while other Kindergarten classes will practice their scissors skills while they make a paper fringe for their lion drawing. First grade students will cut their own paper to complete their lion's mane.

I'm so proud of the students' hard work!

The Kindergarten students have just complete their Snowman in Watercolor paintings.

MY favorite part about these snowmen paintings? The bright colors!

The STUDENTS favorite part about these snowmen? The huge size!

The First Grade students have just completed their mixed media Poppies.

Our new year of 2020 is off to a great start! How do I know?

Because this happened today in the Art room!

The kindergarten students started a guided drawing lesson w/ Mrs. Broaderick and so many of them turned out adorable! What you can't see, which is one reason the students were so excited....is.....we are drawing these on really "big" paper!! Next lesson, we add watercolor paint in bright colors! *Photo to the right is Mrs. Broaderick's sample. :o)

Just before our first graders mastered what a "landscape" is, they practiced painting their own!

The students can tell you that a landscape painting has "land and sky". These talented students can also tell you the correct way to paint with a paintbrush, pulling the bristles from side to side and by holding the handle like a pencil.

Here is the progress after a first grade class has finished their landscape paintings...

And, here is the progress after a day of painting landscapes in the Art room!

When our talented Kindergarten students complete a little bumble bee painting such as these, they are practicing some pretty challenging skills. Keep in mind that the lesson starts with a "guided whole group drawing lesson". This is when a young child is attentive while a teacher is drawing and they are patiently waiting their turn to draw. Instruction is given step by step, so if they aren't watching they might miss something. Once they've finished drawing with a pencil, there isn't much time to celebrate because now they are asked to "draw" it again by "hiding all pencil lines with a black crayon"! That's usually lesson one, during the second lesson, students will paint. But not just paint; they will learn that an artist usually begins with a "light color" and a good discussion about colors that are "light" and colors that are "dark" begins. Once this is mastered, students still get to learn that there is a correct way to hold and use a paintbrush. During the early years of their lives, students use paintbrushes like a scrub brush, pressing hard and w/o any consistent direction. A paintbrush is much different! Lesson two usually is only painting with yellow. By lesson three, students will complete the red and blue paint in their project. But we aren't done yet; students will also be introduced to the concept of 2 dimensional objects compared to 3 dimensional objects when they learn how to pop-up their bumble bee drawing! When all of these skills are taken into consideration, it's pretty amazing to think that these adorable bumble bees are created by Kindergarteners!!

Inspired by our Nautical Reading Theme this year, some first grade classes completed Lighthouse Landscapes! Other first grade classes completed their Jellyfish using a fun salt technique that looked like bubbles in the ocean after the watercolor paint dried.

First Grade students practice lighthouse drawings in their sketchbooks today!

Kindergarten students completed their Mixed Media Crabs! Aren't they cute?!





If you're feeling a little crabby.....these cuties will cheer you up! Kindergarten students in Ms. Moore's class and Ms. Frye's class just finished their first paintings in Art class today! (Sept. 17th) After all the kindergarten students have started this project, I'll be sure to post the "How to draw a crab" drawing lesson here on the Teacher Connection page!

**Special Area Night @ the Primary!**

Thank you so much for attending! We appreciate you spending your precious evening time with us!

WISH LIST

Parents, you are always so generous and often ask me, "what can I donate"; so here are a few suggestions....
*White paper plates (cheap, any size)*brown paper bags

This week in the Art Room, we start our Reading Kick-off Projects! Inspired by this year's Reading Theme, "Sail Into a Good Book", Kindergarten students will make hats with sailing ships on them. First Graders will make their choice of a pirate hat or a mermaid crown. Students who choose pirates will also make a parrot puppet and students who choose mermaids will also make starfish wands.

The Reading Kick-off is an annual event when our media specialist reveal our school Accelerated Reader reading goal. Several of our teachers and staff put together a little play for the students. The boys and girls are also learning a song in Music class that they will get to sing during the program. It's an event the students always remember!

September 10th UPDATE!!! We finally have something on our drying racks this year!

The first grade students have started to add the white paint to the hats that they will wear to the Reading Kickoff that we will attend near the end of September.

First graders will make their choice of a pirate hat or a mermaid crown.

First graders will also pick if they are making a parrot puppet or a starfish wand.

Kindergarten students will make "ships on the ocean" headbands.

I'm so excited! I'm excited for two reasons: First, this week, we have started our first drawing lesson and the students are off to a great start! Second, I'm learning how to record the drawing lessons so I can post them here! Isn't that cool?!

How to draw a mouse.mp4

We've read the second book by Peter Reynolds called, "ish", about a little boy's drawings that don't have to be perfect....it's okay if they are "ish". So, kids, remember, your drawing can be "mouse-ish"!

It was wonderful seeing so many of you during Open House!! Thank you for stopping by. :o)


Documents - please find informative documents below:

Classroom Management Plan 2019-2020
Copy of Special Participation Rubric 2018-2019.pdf
Copy of Special Conduct Rubric 2018-2019.pdf

Parents often ask me,

Parents often ask me, "How do you give a grade (or a score) to my child's artwork?". And while I agree, viewing artwork is very subjective, as I believe that's the beauty of it, the state of Florida has set standards of expectations for kindergarten and first grade students. Using a rubric as my guide, the students' work can be graded (or scored). I hope the samples below help.

For example, if the first grade samples below were being scored on, "I can develop good craftsmanship skills through practice using a variety of media and techniques.", which is a standard you can find in Skyward and on the report card each 9 weeks, this is how they would be scored:

Rubric score = 5 "Exceeds Grade Level Expectation"

"Exceeding grade level expectation" during the beginning of the school year is unusual, but not impossible. In this case, the student outlined with black crayon neatly and painted carefully.

Rubric score = 4 "Proficient"

This would be a "proficient" sample at the beginning of the school year. The student outlined most of their drawings with black crayon and experimented with making secondary colors. The student went out of the lines a little while painting, but again typical for this time of year.

Rubric score = 3 "Developing"

"Developing" is where we usually find most first graders during the month of September. Their fine motor skills might not be strong enough yet for tracing pencil w/ crayon and many students are still getting the knack of how much paint should be in a brush and when should they get more. (This is an example of a student running out of paint, so they just pressed harder try to "scrub" the brush.)

A little about Mrs. Broaderick

If we haven't met yet, my name is Melle (rhymes with Belle) and it isn't short for anything. It's a family name and one I'm very proud to have. The students call me Mrs. Broaderick :o) . Also a name I'm very proud to have. My husband is a paramedic/fire fighter and full-time paramedic instructor at College of Central Florida in Ocala. We have two beautiful daughters. My oldest daughter is a graduate of VCS and just recently, a college graduate from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL. My youngest daughter will be a senior at VHS in the coming school year and is involved in musical theater and chorus there. I've been the Primary Center Art teacher now for 14 years, but I have also been a classroom teacher in first and second grades. Although I loved teaching in the classroom, I REALLY love teaching Art and especially with this age. So, I am very grateful to be teaching your child and you'll find, I take it very seriously. We will do a whole lot more than just coloring this year!

If you ever have concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I can easily be reached my our school E-mail, but you can also leave a message with our receptionist and I'll be glad to return your call.

Thank you so much,

Mrs. Broaderick

melle.broaderick@tvcs.org


It's no secret, I am a HUGE fan of Walt Disney!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions @ melle.broaderick@tvcs.org

Previously in Art Class...everything that happened in 2018-2019....

Kids (and families), thank you for another amazing school year! Now, go out there and make it the most amazing summer ever!

Field Day at the Primary Center...was the best!

Field Day at the PC 2019

Congratulations students! We are so proud of you for reaching your reading goal! Our celebration on Friday, May 17th with an indoor/outdoor field day was so much fun! It was my first time as DJ and I look forward to doing it again next year! I also had a chance to take a selfie with a few of you. CLICK on the photo to see a few more pictures.

The students have been visiting their student art show this week! While they visit the show they are on a "scavenger hunt". The first challenge is to find their own piece of art in the show. When they find it, they get to sit down on the floor and draw a picture of it. Another example of what they are looking for is "find a piece of artwork that used a Primary color". When they find it, they draw a picture of it and so on.

This is student work on display in the Library.

This is student work on display in the Art room.

The Primary Center student Art Show Exhibit will be on display Friday, May 3rd-Thursday, May 9th. Students will visit the exhibit during their regularly scheduled Art time. Parents are also welcome to visit the artwork during the school day, just be sure to stop and sign-in at the front office for a Visitor's Pass.

Arts in the Park Primary Center Event

Kindergarten Night, Monday, May 13th,

First Grade, Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

The student exhibit will be open from 4:30-5:30 pm prior to the student music concert. It will reopen immediately after the Music, Spanish and PE performances until 7:30pm

The labels are printed, the mattes are cut and the student masterpieces are just about ready....

The student Art Show goes up Thursday, May 2nd and will be ready for viewing, Friday, May 3rd!

Hakuna Matata - No worries in the Art room!

It's a favorite time of year in the Art room! Inspired by our lessons that include The Lion King movie, our talented students will create a variety of art projects!

Eeeeeee! One happy Art Teacher!!!

In Kindergarten....

This week the students are learning how to draw a giraffe!

Here is a peak at what they have done so far. :o)

In First Grade....

This week the students are learning how to lion faces!

Here is a peak at what they have done so far. :o)

In Kindergarten....

This week the students are learning how to draw froggies!

Here is a peak at what they have done so far. :o)

In First Grade...

This week the first grade students are learning how to draw a puppy or a kitty in the window. Here is a peak at what some have done so far. :o)

In Kindergarten...

Kindergarten student artwork was on display this year during their "For the Love of Music" concert last week.

The Kindergarten students will start another favorite this week called "Birdies on a Wire"

In First Grade....

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Here is a little snippet of what it is like in the Art room while some first graders finish up their birdhouse paintings. :o)

These "Songbirds at Home" were finished just this week!

Kudos to our kiddos! They are making connections!

When Kindergarten student Karter James saw this magazine at the grocery store, he was very excited to tell his mom all things he learned about Walt Disney while in Art class!

When Mrs. Broaderick read Tyler Watts' t-shirt during Literacy Week, she gave him a high-five because Art is her favorite "sport" too!

When Jacy Torres shared her shirt that mixed primary colors to make secondary colors, during Literacy Week, Mrs. Broaderick was tickled pink!

When Kindergarten student Jackson Wang shared his homemade animation booklet with Mrs. Broaderick, she became very "animated" when she jumped up and down with excitement!

Feeling inspired this month by the "For the Love of Music", Kindergarten concert, the students are learning about warm and cool colors as they complete these beautiful watercolor projects.

Keeping with the same music and watercolor theme, the first graders will finish these "songbird" projects by the end of the month! :o)

On January 15th, we will start our unit on the History of Animation. The first grade students will practice a simple animation of their own at a website called ABCya.com. The link to the activity is HERE. (Or click on the image above.)

The kindergarten students will use the same website and design their own car, which will move (or be animated) when they are done. That activity is HERE. (Or click on the image above.)

I'm so excited and thrilled to share with you....the Kindergarten students have finished up their "Hidden Mickey" paintings and the first grade students have completed their "Model Magic Penguin Sculptures"!

Kindergarten's Hidden Mickeys

During the first lesson, students used recycled Playdoh cups to "stamp" the circle image on to their paper with tempera paint. Stamping can be a challenging technique for children when they first try because they might try to hit the cup to "make it work" or they might slide the cup like a paintbrush. A skill we take for granted is one many of our students are doing for the very first time.

During the second lesson, students used watercolor paint to fill in the circles. This is an opportunity for the students to learn that it's easier to start with the lightest color when painting with water. If we start with the darkest color it "dirties the water" and we can't paint yellow after that.

**There is something special about the colors we used in this project...ask your child....I bet they can tell you! :o)

{Answer: we used Primary Colors - Primary Colors are very special because we can mix them to make other colors, but we can't mix colors to make red, yellow or blue.}


During the first lesson students painted the blue watercolor backgrounds. During the second lesson students learned about a product by Crayola called "Model Magic". I tell the students, "It's a lot like Playdoh, except a whole lot better!! Students followed along step by step with Mrs. Broaderick. First we created the penguin's body and head, then we added the rest of the details like wings, feet, beaks and snowballs!

First Grade Penguin Sculptures

Model Magic is affordable and come in many different colors. It can be mixed to change colors and it can be painted on when dry. Model Magic can be found at Walmart, but in limited colors. All the colors are available at the Michaels Craft Stores.
Williams' Painted Paper Owls

Click through the slides above to see each masterpiece!

Tuesday, November 27th

I'm so excited, today some of the first grade students completed their painted paper owl projects!

These are samples from Mrs. Williams' Class.

ENJOY!

Literacy Day Parade!

On November 2nd, many of the students (and faculty) dressed up as their favorite book character. Click through the photos and you might find a "character" or two that you know!

Your Primary Center Special Area Team picked one of their favorite books, One Hundred and One Dalmatian....can you find Mrs. Broaderick?!

Bingham's Class Owl Sketches 2018

The first grade students have started some owl sketches. For their first try, I think they have done an amazing job! Owl lessons will vary depending on when they come to Art class. Some students will create owls in paper collage. I'll share those results soon.

Please click on the slides to the left and enjoy!

The week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2, the classroom was set up for the students' first easel painting project!

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I'd say the easels were a big success! Try to listen to their conversation near the end of the video segment...." Like a real artist...."

While the first grade students finished up their castle paintings, the kindergarten students painted backgrounds for their future owls.

FIRST GRADE has taken a little break from their castle drawings to learn about "Mail Art" while they created some envelopes for our Veterans who will visit the Primary Center in November. The students will write letters or make thank you cards with their classroom teacher.

My view when the students had their Chromebooks open and drawing their own castles!

First graders will finish up their castle drawings and paint them with watercolor in their next lesson.

How to draw a castle
Click on these slides above to watch a step by step lesson for drawing a castle.
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Most of the kindergarten students will finish up their first sculpture pieces. We were inspired by Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Students used "watercolor crayons" to color the leaves for their caterpillar project.
Students used "Model Magic" to sculpt their caterpillar pieces.
Hungry Caterpillar Video

Please feel free to contact me with any questions @ melle.broaderick@tvcs.org

Thank you so much for attending our SPECIAL AREA PARENT NIGHT!


This week the kindergarten students will complete the finishing touches on their Mixed Media Paper Dragon.


Our Reading Celebration was so much fun!

Our annual event that celebrates our love of reading was this past Friday and I know our students had a great time!

Click the play button on the slideshow above and enjoy!


Hot off the presses!


First Grade students are working on their fairy or dragon wings!


Those are some full drying racks today! Woohoo!

Kindergarten students will be making their choice of crowns or tiaras!

During the first lesson the kindergarten students have painted their crowns or tiaras with paint that's called "liquid watercolor". What the students are really doing is learning how to hold and use a paintbrush correctly. :o)

In their next lesson students will get to add bling to their crown or tiara. I know the students will look very royal when they are done!

FYI

Just in case you were wondering, "What do they use those cotton swabs for anyway?", I thought I'd explain...

We use them for gluing! Glue sticks just aren't strong enough for what we do in the art room, and refilling and fixing lids on 18 little glue bottles just isn't something this art teacher likes to do! So, we keep a small amount of glue in these lids and use the cotton swabs like a paint brush. Easy clean up too. We leave them out to dry and peel out the remainder the next day!

Kindergarten and First grade students will be learning about Primary and Secondary colors. Students can listen to the book again, by clicking the play button.

2 Primary = 1 Secondary!

The students were encouraged to mix their own colors.

We are working on good craftsmanship skills on their first lesson - way to go!

Students were excited when their water changed colors too!

Kindergarten students are currently working with watercolor crayons. Yes! Crayons that turn into watercolor paint when we add water!

Kindergarten students will use red & blue or yellow & orange watercolor crayons. When they add water, sometimes they will discover that two Primary colors mixed together will make a Secondary color!

Copy of Mouse Sketches

First Grade students are reviewing our Primary Colors (red, yellow and blue) with one of our favorite back to school books called Mouse Paint.

First Graders are sketching their own mice drawings. Soon they will explore with Primary color paint and create their own colors. Then they can paint their mice with their new colors!

Wow! OPEN HOUSE was a great turn out on Monday! We truly understand how difficult it can be to attend the evening events we offer here at VCS. We truly appreciate your attendance. Please don't be discouraged if you couldn't make it. Just contact any of your child's teachers if you have questions, we'd be happy to help.

Covered at Open House were some key concepts about:

  • Our Special Area schedules

  • Standards Based Report Cards

  • Participation and Conduct Rubrics

  • Our new Teacher Connection Pages

  • Special Area teachers who need volunteers

  • Helpful carline practices

  • Accelerated Reader Goals

We are planning an Open House especially for Special Area Night, as soon as that date is set we'll let you know. On that night we will be able to share even more details with you about our individual subject areas.

Can I Be Your Pen Pal?

If you ever want to draw me a picture, or write me a letter, I'd love to write you back! I'll also include a self-addressed envelope so you can write me again.

My address is:

Mrs. Broaderick

3727 NE 19th Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34479

I'll be sharing this book during our first Art class this year. It is a delightful story about a young girl who is bursting with some very creative ideas!


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