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Grades 1 & 2
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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 3 - 5
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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 6 - 12
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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 1 & 2
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8. The Boss of Shapes – KidART A
OCT 5 – 9 • Students will learn that doing several variations of their art gives them a choice, which is often much better than going with your first idea. We’ll play-act that they are a boss. They’re also the boss of their art, and can move shapes around until they like a composition more. Watercolor and pastels are used to paint images of hand tools, and a shape-finding game is played, strengthening visual skills.
7. Jungle Rug – KidsART A
SEPT 28 – OCT 2 • Artists enjoy drawing a still life that features plants, and then using watercolors to paint it. There is some review of shadows and highlights during the artwork time. After a break, the kids cut jungle-like shapes out of colored papers and use them to make a jungle rug collage. There is an extra project to create an oil pastel art of plants from the still life if there is enough time.
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 - 5
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8. Many Minis – Foundations A
OCT 5 – 9 • Students will work on a series of very small works each using different combinations of media. There is opportunity for lots of freedom and self-expression, and artists learn to focus on one work at a time while doing many. The small size and having several works in a row, takes the pressure off of each work, so students really enjoy themselves and create some fantastic work as a result.
7. Color Journal Yellows – Foundations A
SEPT 28 – OCT 2 • Students learn how pigments affect each other. There are 4 starting mixes, and they add to each mix 3 more times to make a page with 16 different variations of yellows and oranges. Specific pigments are used from the ART INSTRUCTOR model, which produce colors that artists most often need to know how to mix.
Grades 3 - 5
Grades 6 - 12
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8. Many Minis – Foundations A +
OCT 5 – 9 • Students will work on a series of very small works each using different combinations of media. There is opportunity for lots of freedom and self-expression, and artists learn to focus on one work at a time while doing many. The small size and having several works in a row, takes the pressure off of each work, so students really enjoy themselves and create some fantastic work as a result.
7. Color Journal Yellows – Foundations A +
SEPT 28 – OCT 2 • Students learn how pigments affect each other. There are 5 starting mixes, and they add to each mix 4 times to make a page with 25 different variations of yellows and oranges. Specific pigments are used from the ART INSTRUCTOR model, which produce colors that artists most often need to know how to mix.