by Dennas Davis | Nov 13, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students have fun learning how to make different cartoon expressions and drawing several cartoon faces. Then they get to create a “Can-Toon”. Using a used and cleaned regular-sized food can, they cover it with bright colored backgrounds first. Then face parts...
by Dennas Davis | Nov 6, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students will create an interactive color oil pastel work that changes from day to night when you change your viewing angle. They’ll use their memory to draw their own home and yard, so it’s a personal piece. This also takes away any worries about content, so...
by Dennas Davis | Oct 30, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW 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 K – 2 Week of November 4 – November 8 1 Hour & 30 Minutes...
by Dennas Davis | Oct 24, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW 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 K – 2 Week of...
by Dennas Davis | Oct 17, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW 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...
by Dennas Davis | Oct 3, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW 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...
