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Cyanotype Prints

LESSON PLAN ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Oct 10, 2017
 KEEPS: 2
LIKES: 0
Students will use Cyanotype paper to create prints documenting foliage on school grounds during different seasons.

The Group of Seven | Acrylic Painting

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Oct 10, 2017
 KEEPS: 2
LIKES: 1
Working from outdoor sketches students will learn about Tom Thompson and The Group of Seven's painting style and techniques. Students will create an original acrylic painting inspired by multiple placed based locations around their community.

Graffitti Art Names

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 09, 2017
 KEEPS: 13
LIKES: 3
Using their knowledge of letter construction students will create a tag to "graffiti" on a wall. They will construct their identity and personality through this project.

Watercolor Design Exploration

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 01, 2017
 KEEPS: 16
LIKES: 8
Students will use multiple watercolor and resist techniques to explore the properties of watercolor. Students will then add designs and drawings in sharpie to add bold areas of emphasis.

The Elements of Chemistry meet the Elements of Art

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Apr 04, 2017
 KEEPS: 15
LIKES: 2
7th graders created a collaborative project combining art and science after they "Adopted and Element" from the periodic table. Students were asked to create a photographic composition that symbolically represented their element in an abstract fashion. Without the ability to use recognizable images or symbols the students were challenged to use the elements of art to convey five or more elements of their element. Using point and shoot cameras and pixlr editing software students created 12 x 12 digital photographs combining art and science.This project was designed several years ago by 7th grade Science teacher Mrs. Smith, this year we collaborated to create a different version of the project.

Course and Project Descriptions

YEAR-LONG PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 26, 2016
 KEEPS: 4
LIKES: 1
Course and project descriptions for 5th - 8th grade. These classes meet once a week for one quarter of the year.

Warm and Cool Color Quiz

TEST/QUIZ ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 08, 2016
 KEEPS: 5
LIKES: 0
Quiz to check for understanding of warm and cool colors. Appropriate for grades 3-5

Middle School Course Descriptions

YEAR-LONG PLAN INSTRUCTOR ONLY

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 08, 2016
 KEEPS: 3
LIKES: 1
These are course descriptions showing how the visual arts spiral upwards at the middle school level.

6th Grade Art Syllabus

SYLLABUS MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 08, 2016
 KEEPS: 5
LIKES: 1
6th Grade Art Syllabus for Visual Arts

5th Grade Syllabus

SYLLABUS MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 08, 2016
 KEEPS: 2
LIKES: 1
5th grade Syllabus for one quarter of the year visual art.

6th Grade Syllabus

SYLLABUS MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 26, 2014
 KEEPS: 8
LIKES: 1
Syllabus for 6th grade art students. This includes a code of conduct for students and parents to sign.

Elementary Art Reflection

HANDOUT ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 25, 2014
 KEEPS: 13
LIKES: 4
I use this with students in grades 2-4. We will use this at the end of the lesson/project to check for understanding.

Investigating Van Gogh's Lines

HANDOUT ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 25, 2014
 KEEPS: 9
LIKES: 1
Worksheet to be used before creating a work of art inspired by Van Gogh. I have used this with 1st and 2nd graders.

5th Grade Art Syllabus

SYLLABUS ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 25, 2014
 KEEPS: 4
LIKES: 0
Syllabus for 5th grade students and their parents

4th Grade Art Syllabus

SYLLABUS ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 25, 2014
 KEEPS: 5
LIKES: 0
Syllabus for 4th grade students and parents

3rd Grade Art Syllabus

SYLLABUS ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Aug 25, 2014
 KEEPS: 4
LIKES: 1
Syllabus for 3rd grade students

Letters in Color

LESSON PLAN EARLY [PK-K]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 10, 2013
 KEEPS: 18
LIKES: 3
Students will learn about Jasper Johns a Pop Artist, and learn that Pop Artists like to paint popular things, like numbers. Students will be introduced to Primary Colors and Secondary Colors. Students will learn the Primary Colors can be mixed together to create the secondary colors (Green, Orange, Purple).

Keith Haring Street Art

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 10, 2013
 KEEPS: 29
LIKES: 6
Cognitive Application. Students will discuss the difference between “low” art and “high” art. Students will look at classical artists and compare them to graffiti artists. Is one more important than the other? What are the differences? Students will explore graffiti art and in particular artist Keith Haring. How has graffiti art changed the way you can look at what is art? Graffiti art has made art accessible to all types of people due to it’s placement in a public space. Any one walking by can view the art, they don’t have to go into a art gallery.

Bad Hair Day

LESSON PLAN ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Sep 10, 2013
 KEEPS: 18
LIKES: 0
Students will learn about different types of lines, and how lines can create implied texture. Students will explore line to create a “bad hair” day. Students will also use the lines to create values. Students will learn how to use watercolor paint to create dynamic color in a work of art.

Planetary Symbols

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 28, 2012
 KEEPS: 14
LIKES: 1
Students will analyze the artwork of artists Paul Klee. Students will look at how many of the symbols in Klee’s work resembles the planetary symbols that scientists use. Students will use the scientific planetary symbols to create a piece of artwork using the Formal Elements and Principles of art.

Circus Paper Cut Outs

LESSON PLAN ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 28, 2012
 KEEPS: 13
LIKES: 2
Students will learn and review the formal elements and principles in the Visual Arts. Students will understand how artists use the principles and elements to create an interesting piece of art. Students will be able to define and use the principles and elements of art within their own artwork. Using the paper collage style of Matisse, students will create a piece of artwork around the theme of a circus. Students will learn that artists are driven to create art even in the most dreadful circumstances. Through Matisse’s Jazz series students will learn that art does not have to be complicated, a simple line or shape can get an idea across to the viewer.

Creating Mood through Color

LESSON PLAN ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 28, 2012
 KEEPS: 18
LIKES: 0
Second grade students will learn about the artwork of abstract artist Wasilly Kandinsky. Students will know Kandinsky was often influenced by music when he created his abstract art, often naming his paintings “Composition”. Students will understand artists can use color to create a mood within a piece of art. Warm colors often portray happiness, while cool colors often portray sadness. Students will be influenced by the music of Scott Joplin and Beethoven while using warm and cool colors to convey a particular mood. Students will learn how music and art can be integrated together to create a unique composition.

Elmer the Elephant

LESSON PLAN ELEMENTARY [1ST-5TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 28, 2012
 KEEPS: 12
LIKES: 1
Students will read the book Elmer as a class and be able to understand that everyone is different and that is okay. Students will be able to share with the class what they have read. Students will then make a work of art that is as unique as they are by layering tissue paper to create new and interesting color combinations. Students will use fine motor skills to cut and paste, and layer paper.

Onomatopoeia Pop Art

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 28, 2012
 KEEPS: 44
LIKES: 7
Students will learn about the literary element onomatopoeia in ELA class. Students will learn that literary elements can be used to make a work of art, combining ELA and Art; visually creating an onomatopoeia may help students better understand the definition and learn that core subjects are not separate from the arts. Students will also learn about the Pop Art movement and artist Roy Lichtenstein. Students will create a work of art using an onomatopoeia word in the Pop Art style of Roy Lichtenstein.

Democratic Art Class/Social Issues in Art

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: Nov 27, 2012
 KEEPS: 10
LIKES: 1
Students will engage in democratic processes in the art classroom, while adhering to the classroom Bill of Rights created by students. Students will learn about the artwork of several contemporary artists whose artwork addresses social issues such as women’s rights, poverty, war, environmental concerns and racial inequality. Students will produce a work of art based on a social issue of their choice, using the art materials of their choice.

HIdden Symbol Line Drawing

LESSON PLAN MIDDLE [6TH-8TH]

BY: Karimarie
ON: May 30, 2012
 KEEPS: 17
LIKES: 2
Students will create a line drawing filled with hidden symbols about their self. Students will learn about the elements of design such as lines, pattern, movement, unity and emphasis, while creating a work of art that is reflective of them as an individual.