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Grades 1 & 2
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11. Fall Posters – KidsART A
NOV 2 – 6 • Students create a fun and colorful poster announcing fall, using tape-resist and oil pastels for the lettering, and leaf reference for the picture.
Grades 3 - 5
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11. Watercolor Rodeo – Foundations A
NOV 2 – 6 • Students will learn how to paint with watercolor, using the drop-in method and our 4 watercolor insights. First they draw some autumn leaves, and after a demo, they will paint leaves using watercolors they’ve made from acrylic paints. Emphasis is on letting the watercolor work by itself and brush technique.
Grades 6 - 12
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11. Watercolor Rodeo – Foundations A+
NOV 2 – 6 • Students will learn how to paint with watercolor, using the drop-in method and our 4 watercolor insights. First they draw some autumn leaves, and after a demo, they will paint leaves using watercolors they’ve made from acrylic paints. Emphasis is on letting the watercolor work by itself and brush technique.
Grades 1 & 2
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10. Pumpkin Painting Party – KidsART A
OCT 26 – 30 • The week before Halloween, we practice painting fun, simple faces in tempera paints, and then paint a face on a real pumpkin using grown-up acrylic paints. It’s also a great time for a party: have parents bring some drinks or snacks, and have students each bring a small pumpkin to paint. Bring the pumpkins in a small cardboard box to take it home while still wet!
9. Artists’ Choice Day – KidsART A
OCT 19 – 23
Students have a day full of fun and choosing their own subject matter. This encourages artists, who often say they don’t get to do what they want to. There are also 2 stations for learning-art activities.
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 - 5
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10. Pumpkin Carving Party – Foundations A
OCT 26 – 30 • For this week, we have a fun party break, and your artists get to show their skills doing a more traditional “craft” like project. This is always very popular, and our students often dress up and bring party food.
9. Artists’ Choice – Foundations A
OCT 19 – 23 • Since the holiday season is almost here, it’s time to take a week for a personal project and also finish up anything that is still in progress from this fall. This may become a gift, or just a great piece for the portfolio. Young art students are always asking to, “do what I want to do!” This is their chance. The overwhelming choice of “everything in the world” is narrowed by 1) requiring reference and 2) the use of several handouts to help you teach that making decisions about what to do can be fun and easy.
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 12
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10. Pumpkin Carving Party – Foundations A +
OCT 26 – 30 • For this week, we have a fun party break, and your artists get to show their skills doing a more traditional “craft” like project. This is always very popular, and our students often dress up and bring party food.
9. Artists’ Choice – Foundations A+
OCT 19 – 23 • Since the holiday season is almost here, it’s time to take a week for a personal project and also finish up anything that is still in progress from this fall. This may become a gift, or just a great piece for the portfolio. Young art students are always asking to, “do what I want to do!” This is their chance. The overwhelming choice of “everything in the world” is narrowed by 1) requiring reference and 2) the use of several handouts to help you teach that making decisions about what to do can be fun and easy.