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DISTANCE LEARNING for art class or family fun. All they need is a cell phone or an I pad. Students go on a scavenger hunt in their own home and backyard. Photography Lessons:1. Scavenger Hunt 20 picture ideas with visual cuesprinter friendly version with the 20 picture ideas2. Scavenger Hunt 2 with black and white conversion how to convert to black and white with visual steps printer friendly scavenger hunt list (search list)photo examples of scavenger (or search) itemsWhat is value?3. Toy Phot

Do you have students who say "I can't do that" or "it's too hard." Start your year with Jen Stark, a contemporary female artist. The bright colors draw in any reluctant learner. The simple lines make it easy for young artist to follow along. When placed together as a mural, mouths will drop. You already have a bulletin board or back drop ready for when your staff says, "hey can you make a ________." Yes, done, check, cross if off your list. This is for:Art Teachers who: need to teach warm colors

Do you have students who say "I can't do that" or "it's too hard?" Start your year with Charles McGee, an African America Artist. Show your artist all drawings begin with simple lines. Focus on neatness and repetition to create more complex patterns. With a simple subject, every learner can be successful. This project can truly be done at any age. This is for:Art Teachers who: will review lines (horizontal, vertical, diagonal and others) directly teach the difference between geometric and orga

Buy 3 and get 1 free!Do you need to sneak in some art appreciation? Introduce your students to these fun and approachable artist. Their simple designs make it easy for student to learn from and mimic. What's Included in EVERY Lesson:Material ListObjectiveStudent Directions with PhotosArtist FactsArtist Examples/ ArtworkPDF FilePowerPoint FileWhat's Included in Charles McGee's Lesson (Marker/Pen):What is line?Types of linesWhat is a shape?Difference between organic and geometricWhat is pattern?

Concepts Covered:artist--> Wayne ThiebaudvaluetintshadeshapeunityvarietyWhat's Included: objectivestudent directionsWayne Thiebaud factsunity vs. varietyWhat is value?What is tint?What is shade?PDF FilePower Point FileMaterials Needed:construction paper 8.5 x 11 (light color)pencil & eraseroil pastels (white & others)10 q-tipssmall container (2 oz. is prefect)quarter (to trace)16 oz. plastic cup (to trace)Other Artist Focus Lessons: Pastels with Wayne Thiebaud, Paul Klee's The Castle and Sun

DISTANCE LEARNING for art class. Make art personal using materials they already have at home! Concepts Covered:1. lines 2. geometric shapes 3. patterns 4. thick vs. thin What's Included:1. visual rubric 70%, 80%, 90% and 100% 2. objective 3. student directions with visual cues 4. roll a dice page 5. What is line? 6. organic vs. geometric shapes sorting 7. What is pattern? 8. PDF File 9. Power Point File Materials:White paper 8.5 x 11 copy paperpencilblack Sharpiemarkersrulersdice (optional)This

Concepts Covered:artist--> Wayne Thiebaudvaluetintshadeshapeformunity varietyWhat's Included:objectivestudent directionsWayne Thiebaud factsunity vs. varietyshape vs. formdessert reference pageitems to avoidvalue steps (projector and printer friendly)What is value?What is tint?What is shade?What is unity?What is variety?What is shape?What is form?What is space?chalk handling tipsPDF FilePower Point FileMaterials Needed:pencildessert reference pagesconstruction paper 8.5 x 11chalk pastelsscrap

What's Included:student copies (6 images)answer key (6 images)blank grid (students can create their own)PDF files (individually and in a group)PowerPoint files (individually and in a group)*See thumbnails/ preview to view ALL the pages included. No instruction/presentation material is included. Students will need prior knowledge of plotting coordinate points before completing this activity.*Mystery Imagesbattombstone with ghostspider caught in a spider webturkeyowl with a hatFrankenstein*Images

What's Included:student copies (6 images)answer key (6 images)blank grid (students can create their own)PDF files (individually and in a group)PowerPoint files (individually and in a group)*See thumbnails/ preview to view ALL the pages included. No instruction/presentation material is included. Students will need prior knowledge of plotting coordinate points before completing this activity.*Mystery Imagesgifttwo candy canestwo birds and a hearthot cocoabells with a bowSanta*Images are listed ea

Parents:Throw a "Glow in the Dark, Art Party." Use your apple TV or computer to display the photo directions. Pizza, glow sticks and cool music not included, but recommended. Create an "Art Party" that everyone will remember! Core Teachers:Do you or your students need a break? Need a interesting reward or a indoor recess solution? Doesn't matter your reasoning, the results are the same. Your student will LOVE this unique, fun experience! Art teachers:Tired of the same lesson? Let me do the p

Whew! Another year! ....and another 200 (or 800) new names to learn. Quick... you need a new name lesson that is easy and light on the budget. All you have left over is a few broken pencils, half eaten crayons :) and a few juicy markers. No worries, ARTy has you covered. This is for:Art Teachers who: need to learn new names (helps students to learn them, too)would also like their first project to double as a sketchbook or portfolio coveris exhausted from using the same lesson year after yearqui

Would you like to expose your students to an amazing female artist? What about one who started out like you (as an art teacher)? Alma Thomas' abstract paintings were more than colorful pieces of art. They were a direct observation of the space race. Her interest in the Apollo flights led her to consider what the Earth could look like from space. Can someone say a new landscape perspective? This is for:Art Teachers who: will review lines (horizontal, wavy, curved, and implied) provide simple pro

Concepts Covered:artist--> Wayne ThiebaudvaluetintshadeshapeunityvarietyWhat's Included: objectivestudent directionsWayne Thiebaud factsunity vs. varietyWhat is value?What is tint?What is shade?PDF FilePower Point FileMaterials Needed:construction paper 8.5 x 11pencil & erasersoil pastels (white & others)10 q-tipsbaby oilrulerscissors2 oz. small container, optional Other Artist Focus Lessons:Paul Klee's The Castle and SunAlexander Calder's Mobile ShapesKeith Haring, WatercolorOther Value Less

DISTANCE LEARNING for art class. All they need is a cell phone or an I pad. Students will learn 2 photography concepts from the comfort of their own home. What's Included:LESSON 1: Fill the Frame What is "Fill the Frame"Photo Examples Regular vs. Fill Frame PhotosLESSON 2: Texture What is texture?Photo ExamplesHOW TO UPLOAD: email through Google Drive with visual stepsArtsonia App with visual steps (teacher needs to have an existing account with a class code)PDF & Power Point File Materials:1.

Parents:Throw a "Glow in the Dark, Art Party." Use your apple TV or computer to display the photo directions. Pizza, glow sticks and cool music not included, but recommended. Create an "Art Party" that everyone will remember! Core Teachers:Do you or your students need a break? Need a interesting reward or a indoor recess solution? Doesn't matter your reasoning, the results are the same. Your student will LOVE this unique, fun experience! Art teachers:Tired of the same lesson? Let me do the plan

Buy 6 and get 2 free!Parents:Throw a "Glow in the Dark, Art Party." Use your apple TV or computer to display the photo directions. Pizza, glow sticks and cool music not included, but recommended. Create an "Art Party" that everyone will remember! Core Teachers:Do you or your students need a break? Need a interesting reward or a indoor recess solution? Doesn't matter your reasoning, the results are the same. Your student will LOVE this unique, fun experience! Art Teachers:Tired of the same lesso

Do you need to include more art history or appreciation? Every art curriculum should include legendary Vincent Van Gogh. Introduce his impressionist style through the use of simple lines and shapes. This sunflower lesson focuses on proportion and provides them the opportunity to experiment with chalk and oil pastels. This is for:Art Teachers who: struggle with teaching chalk pastels wish to celebrate the fall/ autumn seasonneed to review the elements and principles: unity, variety, value, line

Do your students struggling with proportion? My students often struggle with the internal conflict of balancing details and proportion at the same time. What if you could introduce proportion in insolation? What if your students could practice with confidence with the use of one shape? Teach them to break animals down to 1 repetitive shape and to manipulate the size and direction.... And... all while spotlighting a famous artist... Jeff Koons! This is for:Art Teachers who: will review the elem

Concepts Covered:lines (types of lines)value colornon-objectiveKandinsky's facts & artwatercolor pan techniqueswatercolor pencil techniquesWhat's Included:student directions with visual slidesobjectivematerial listKandinsky, art examplesKandinsky, art exhibitsKandinsky, accomplishmentsWhat are lines?different types of linesWhat is value?What is color?What is non-objective? (and abstract?)how to use watercolor paint panshow to use watercolor pencilsARTy's Pro Tip: 2oz. cupsPDF FilePower Point Fil

Do you love the fall season but are tired of drawing pumpkins? Do you want to celebrate Halloween but, want to be considerate of those who don't? What about a comprise? Let's celebrate Zoology by highlighting the owl. This bird of prey is often consider a Halloween character due to its nocturnal lifestyle. This symmetrical portrait would surely impress any administrator during a observation due to it's science and math cross-curricular integration. This is for:Art Teachers who: are unfamiliar wi