Grades K-2

For the 2020-2021 school year, our lessons will all be accessible through the Buzz platform. Please check there for your lessons!

Choose from any of the activities below, or do them all! Keep in mind that these optional lessons are for enrichment only and will not be graded. Use any materials that you have at home.

Once you complete your artwork, feel free to share it on our class bulletin board, Flipgrid or email it to me.

If you have any questions, please email me at jenni.feidler + @gilbertschools.net

Last Week 2019-2020

May 18 - 22, 2020

Can you believe it's already the last week of school? This has definitely been an interesting year, and I miss you all so much. I hope you continue to make art at home, and please feel free to email me over the summer. I will continue to post videos on YouTube for you all summer, so make sure to check back!

For our last lessons, I am going to show you how to paint with markers, then send you off for the summer with a fun book. Watch the videos below, then get out some materials and start making art!

Painting with Markers

Did you know that you can PAINT with markers? Watch the video to see how, then get yours out and give it a try!

Color Diffusion with Coffee Filters

All you need is a coffee filter or paper towel, some washable markers, and water! Watch how the colors blend together in this fun art process.

The Rules of Summer

Read this book with me to start thinking about summer. Shaun Tan's beautiful paintings are strange and mysterious, and definitely get your imagination going. What will your imagination come up with this summer?

After you finish reading, draw a picture of something you would like to do this summer, or better yet, draw your own Rules of Summer!

Have a great summer!

Week 7

May 11 - 15, 2020

This is our last full week of classes! I miss seeing your faces so much, and hope you are still making art at home. Try out some of these fun lessons to keep your mind creating as we come to the end of the school year. Don't forget that you can send my pictures of your work!

Fingerprint Figures

Read this silly book about Henry Finch with me. Did you notice how the birds are all made out of fingerprints?

Try making a figure of your own with your own fingerprint! Color your finger tip with marker, dip it in paint, press it on an ink pad, or drip food coloring on it to make some fingerprints. Then when they dry, draw on and around them to turn them into fun animals or people!

Ninja Turtles Art History

Ready for a little art history from some pizza-loving turtles with ninja skills? Your mind will be blown when you find out the secret truth about Mikey, Donny, Raf and Leo and where they got their names! Then, you get to draw your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Roll up a Rose

Do you have playdoh or clay at home? Grab it and make a rose along with this video!

Don't have any? Check out this recipe to make your own play dough!

Mother's Day Projects

Pick one or make them all, your mom deserves something really special, made by you!

Mother's Day Coupon Book

Make a coupon book for Mom using one sheet of paper and a few markers. Then fill the book with good deeds that you can do for your mom!

Mother's Day Bouquet Art

Trace your hand and then use it as a 3D flower bouquet holder in this fun and simple work of art!

Mother's Day 3D Heart Card

Using strips of paper, create 3D hearts and add them to a beautiful card for your mom or grandmother.

Week 6

May 4 - 8, 2020

This week, we are going to combine two of the most important things we have learned about this year: line and color.

Line

First, you will view the book, The Line, and use your imagination to see where your pencil can take you. After reading the book, grab a paper and pencil and make some of your own lines.

Color

Next, you will read the book, The Day the Crayons Quit, and think about all the things that you can color with each crayon color. Grab your own crayons, you are going to need them for the next part!

Time to Draw!

Now take what you have learned about using lines and color in the book illustrations you just watched, and create a drawing of your own. Use lines to draw an animal, person, place, or whatever you like, then color it in!

Challenge: use lines to show facial expressions

Drawing characters with expressions

Follow along with the video to practice drawing faces that show different types of expressions or emotions. We take a close look at some familiar characters as our models, then try out our own expressions.

Week 5

April 27 - May 1, 2020

Design your own Board Game!

Watch the video to see the steps on how to design your own board game at home, then create your own!

Here are some things to think about:

1. What will be the theme or concept?

2. How will you play the game?

3. What will the board look like? How will you move?

4. Will you use dice, cards, spinner, or something else to move?

5. What will you use as game pieces?

6. How do you win and finish the game?

Color Treasure Hunt

Go on a color treasure hunt in your house! Find as many colors as you can. Write them down or draw a picture of what you find.

Week 4

April 20 - 24, 2020

Earth Day is this week!

Let's show how we can make a difference by being Earth-friendly with our art projects this week. You will be "upcyling" and reusing recyclable materials for your Makerspace art projects.

Make your own Makerspace

This week, I challenge you to use any materials you have at home, be as creative as possible, and build something new! Here are some tips to get started.

Step 1: Watch this video to understand what Makerspace is all about.

Step 2: Materials

Gather materials, as many as you can find! Here are some examples: scissors, glue, cardboard, paper, crayons, markers, paint, recycled materials

Step 3: Ideas

Think of different things you can make with the materials you have. You can use an idea from the video or come up with your own new idea.

Step 4: Design

Start designing! Use recycled materials as base, cut and glue pieces together, then add some color and details. Voila! You have just created something out of nothing!

Don't forget, you can share your project with me on our Google Classroom, class bulletin board, Flipgrid or email it to me at jenni.feidler + @gilbertschools.net

Week 3

April 13 - 17, 2020

Chalk Challenge

Let's spread some hope and love through chalk drawings!

One of my favorite outdoor activities is drawing with chalk, and what a better way to connect with your neighbors than to write positive messages for them to see?

Check out my video to see how my family and I are spreading kind words, and then make your own chalk drawings at home.

Learn, Explore, Draw!

Choose from one of the following lessons, or try them all! Each how-to-draw video lesson is paired with a field trip or book to learn more about what we are drawing.

Dinosaurs

Explore the museum, Pangea: Land of the Dinosaurs, then draw your own Brontosaurus dinosaur.

Zoo Babies

Read the book, Look at the Zoo Babies, then draw your own cute baby panda, bunny, or chick.

Week 2

April 6 - 10, 2020

I have designed and chosen 2 main lessons for this week: Explore & Draw, and Disney Imagineering.

You may choose one of them, or complete both, your choice!

Lesson 1: Explore & Draw

For this lesson, you will travel through the ancient caves of Lascaux in France. These cave drawings were the very first works of art... ever!

Start out by clicking the Cave Art of Lascaux link. Enjoy your journey!

After taking your adventure, make some cave drawings of your own.

1. Find a piece of paper, preferably brown or tan. (But any color will do.) A brown paper bag would also work.

2. Crumple your paper into a ball.

3. Uncrumple and flatten your paper. You now have a textured cave wall.

4. Using pencil, chalk, marker, paint, or whatever you have, draw a simple line drawing of an animal, person, tool, or object. You can also color, add a background, or symbols. Think like a cave person.

You just made cave art!

Visit the caveThe discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.

Lesson 2: Disney Imagineering - Create your own theme park ride

In this lesson, you will learn how Disney rides are created, then create your own! While viewing incredible behind-the-scenes videos from real Disney Imagineers, you will learn the steps to designing your own magical ride.

Start off by watching the videos, then try the activities that follow.

To see the source lesson, click on the Khan Academy icon.

After watching: Imagineering In a Box | Attraction Design | Lesson 2.0 - Introduction

Start thinking about how you would design a ride if you were a Disney Imagineer.

What kind of ride system do you imagine will take people through your ride? Here are some key questions to answer:

Questions:

Is the vehicle on land or in water?
What kind of story happens in your ride?
What characters appear in your ride?
What will visitors ride in?

After watching: Imagineering In a Box | Attraction Design | Lesson 2.2 - Dark Rides

Draw your sketch

Make a detailed drawing of your ride that includes the following:

the vehicle that visitors ride in
one background scene that you travel through
characters in the ride, and what they're doing
any other details you want to include

Week 1

March 30 - April 3, 2020

Kindness Cards

You've all seen my video on The Art of Kindness by now. Here's just one way your can be kind at home.

Make a Kindness Card for some one special, or to brighten some one's day! You can start with the story, The Kindness Quilt, and then watch the instructions on how to make your own cards. You can make these cards for anyone, using any materials you have at home!

You could also make a Kindness Quilt piece, just like Minna does in the story! As you are working, think of ways you can BE KIND to your family at home.