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Write a book review on your favorite book.  Record and share your favorite book.

I would love to share one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors...

Ish by Peter Reynolds 

 

Take a look at my review of this fun story. 

 How can this book help us artists overcome a common creativity problem?

If you like this book, I would recommend another Peter Reynolds' book... Sky Color!

AND, if you like Peter Reynolds... Check out this awesome video of Peter Reynolds reading aloud his newest book Be You!

 

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Visit Art for Kids Hub Channel. 

Practice your drawing skills by completing two drawings from the tutorials provided. Reflect on  the challenges and success that you encountered. 

I REALLY enjoyed exploring the many different tutorials that this channel has to offer!  The super kid friendly, step-by-step drawings are fun and challenging.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub

For my first drawing, I chose to follow along with the newest tutorial in honor of Earth Day...

How To Draw An Earth Day Folding Surprise - #stayhome and draw #withme

For the second drawing, I wanted to create a picture for a friend who is a nurse...

Here is a video of the drawings that I created! What will you choose to draw today?

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Learn about a Famous Artist by watching "Art with Mati and Dada" online. Draw/color a work of art by the featured artist.

After look at all of the awesome artist featured on this channel , I chose to watch the video featuring Kandinsky.  I have always enjoyed his art work!

Art with Mati and Dada: Kandinsky

 

Kandinsky was well know for connecting his Art to Music.  He would create paintings that represnted how he though the sound of music should look!  I wanted to give it a try....

I chose to listen to Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca.  Have a listen!

Here is my Kandinsky STYLE drawing that was INSPIRED my Mozart's music.

Hear all about it!

   

Art Talks: Compare and Contrast

Art Talks

with Mrs. Waddell

After listening to an Art Talk, show me what you know! Visit the FlipGrid and post a response.  I love to hear from you!
https://flipgrid.com/waddellarttalk

 

  

Compare and Contrast

Let take a look at these two works of art.  

How are they similar (compare)?  How are they different (contrast)?

  

    Night Heron by David Bates                  Wondrous Birds by Hans Thoma 

Click the video link below to see the Art Talk! 

https://youtu.be/f8_9aIonE-8

You Try It!

Encore BINGO square G4 Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

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Find sticks, leaves and other natural materials to make a picture on the ground. 

Find inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy! 

I LOVE to be outside and I LOVE art... \

What an amazing way to join two things a really enjoy.  Click the link to hear all about it! 

https://bit.lu/39Tllmk 

Magical Land Art by Andy Goldsworthy

Here is MY fun little nature sculpture inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.  

Click the link to hear all about it!

https://youtu.be/b-exHJvD7z4 

Encore BINGO Square N2 Visit #metkids

Encore BINGO Square N2

Visit #metkids!

 Explore Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click the map or hop in the time machine to discover a work of art that you connect with. Sketch the work of art and write down a fact. 

After exploring all of the amazing art from around the world, I found an amazing work of art from China. I connected with this Imperial Robe... Click the video below to hear about all about it!

Click Here to hear all about this artwork!

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Illustrate your favorite book character.  Label the character with descriptive words...adjectives!

My favorite book character is the extremely creative little Harold from the Harold and the Purple Crayon collection.  Take a look at the video linked below to hear all about it!    

  

https://youtu.be/7zdXQBDdXww

Encore BINGO board! Come join the fun!

While you are home...

Keep up your awesome creativity, musical greatness, physical fantasticness, and reading razzle dazzle!  Our Encore Team has given you the opportunity to select activities that will help us stay connected.  Follow the instructions on the BINGO boards attached below and don't forget to share your amazing achievements! 

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1st Grade Fibers

After completing their own personal mini weaving, our 1st graders were ready to explore different applications of their WARP and WEFT knowledge. They had a lot of fun testing their skills in FIBERS stations.  Collaborating on a woven rug, woven baskets, or paper place mates... they are now experts!  

1st grade 

Found Object 

Snowflake Prints

The 1st graders had a blast combining their scientific and artistic sides during this project.  We studied images of snowflakes and discovered that they repeat their patterns (symmetry).  We talked about what lines and shapes are used to create these patterns and we discussed how we could replicate those marks.  The students then experimented with found objects and created prints that tried to show repeating patterns.  

They had so much fun testing out how to create marks and how much paint to use.  We really enjoyed the problem solving!

  

Our "Family Fun Night" was a ton of ...well...FUN!  This year, we held an art show with a twist.  Instead of just coming in and look at the art that the kiddos made, we set up Give it a TRY stations so the parents can sit down and learn from the kids how to do the projects that they see.  It was wonderful to see the student teaching their parents!  

Here are a few fun shots of the festivities, thanks to Mrs. Johnson!

Learning how to draw a room using one-point-perspective.

Teaching their parents how to sew.

Adding artwork to our "Cave" :)

Teaching each other how to do Origami!

We had a blast!

Giraffes Can't Dance

1st Grade and EC

Kids Size Dancing Marionette Giraffe!

Inspired by the book Giraffes Can't Dance, the kiddos helped to build a huge marionette giraffe.  After painting boxes and TP rolls, we assembled our giraffe on string and yard sticks. 

Thanks to Samenspel for the idea!  

1st Grade

Mini Weaving!

My art room has become a weaving wonderland!  With lots of different groups tackling the lots of different fiber art projects this month, we have been unbe-weave-ably busy.  Our 1st graders have just finished up their mini weavings this week and they were super successful!  With the help of our 4th grade friends, we learned how to create a loom, wrap our warp strings (the up and down strings), and weave our weft stings (the right to left stings).    

Weaving Wonders!

Collaborative Co-Grade Level Project

To help reinforce weaving concepts across all level, we have two large scale weaving projects that we are all working collaboratively to create.  The kiddos love getting the chance to add a few rows when they finish early.  

This awesome Loom was created for us this year by a parent volunteer.  We are weaving with recycled t-shirt yarn on this loom.  Our goal for this one to make a functional rug that we can use in the library.  We don't have a specific pattern or plan for this weaving... so we will see how it goes and grows!

Our 1st graders are currently learning how to create mini looms and weavings based on this big one!  I'll post more on this project as they finish up :)

 Our second loom was created out of two branches and twine.  We are weaving with shredded scraps of donated clothes and fabrics.  I worked with our older grades to create a plan for a woven picture.  They decided on creating a "Coastal Landscape".  It is looking really good so far!  I love love love the textures of the random fabric scraps!