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Grades 1 & 2
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33. Starry Nights – KidsART B
MAY 4 – 8 • Students enjoy working with two fun ways to create stars. Realistic star patterns are made by splattering white paint on a dark paper background, and expressive stars are made with thick paint and by copying Van Gogh’s Starry Night. If time, early finishers get to make a star logo for themselves.
Grades 3 - 5
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33. Journal Painting 2 – Foundations B
MAY 4 – 8 • Students will continue working on their journal paintings from last week. Early finishers will work on any paintings or color journals that are not yet finished. If all is done, then they’ll have artists’ choice.
Grades 6 - 12
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33. Journal Painting 2 – Foundations B +
MAY 4 – 8 • Students will continue working on their journal paintings from last week. Early finishers will work on any paintings or color journals that are not yet finished. If all is done, then they’ll have artists’ choice.
Grades 1 & 2
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32. Freaky Flowers – KidsART B
APRIL 27 – MAY 1 • In this lesson we’ll do several things backwards! Students begin by observing and using some recently learned skills. Then there is a negative-line mono print. They will re-draw flowers in marker outlines, and then use oil pastels to do the background first and leave the flowers blank. Finally they’ll finish in the flowers.
31. Layered Landscape – KidsART B
APRIL 20 – 24 • Students will use lots of layers of colored papers to create a wonderful landscape. Circles can be stacked for colorful clouds and hills.
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 - 5
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34. Journal Painting 1 – Foundations B
APRIL 27 – MAY 1 • Combining a sketch, writing, thinking, and painting, all on one canvas, this technique appeals to everyone. Students will draw and sketch on the canvas with their colored pencil (other colors may be used if available, but we use a dark gray that mimics graphite.) Anything can be drawn or written, just like in the page of a journal or sketch book. Washes of color are added for a soft visual effect. This lesson will continue and be finished next week.
32. Creative Collage – Foundations B
APRIL/MAY EXTRA • Students will use pages and clippings from magazines to create collage images that tell a story about themselves. They are also given the choice to work on a detailed pencil drawing with freedom to choose their subject matter.
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 12
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34. Journal Painting 1 – Foundations B+
APRIL 27 – MAY 1 • Combining a sketch, writing, thinking, and painting, all on one canvas, this technique appeals to everyone. Students will draw and sketch on the canvas with their colored pencil (other colors may be used if available, but we use a dark gray that mimics graphite.) Anything can be drawn or written, just like in the page of a journal or sketch book. Washes of color are added for a soft visual effect. This lesson will continue and be finished next week.
32. Creative Collage – Foundations B +
APRIL/MAY EXTRA • Students will use pages and clippings from magazines to create collage images that tell a story about themselves. They are also given the choice to work on a detailed pencil drawing with freedom to choose their subject matter.