by Dennas Davis | Apr 2, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Artists get to paint their big animals using acrylic paints. They get to choose realistic color or crazy fun color. Then the Big Shapes idea is reinforced, along with review of The Most Important Spot. They’ll create artwork in oil pastels by drawing a big...
by Dennas Davis | Mar 31, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students will start with an expressive and wild oil pastel of an elephant by looking at a photo. Then they learn how to see big shapes and draw it more realistically before painting in watercolors. The second half of the lesson is about exaggerating and...
by Dennas Davis | Mar 19, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Artists make trees by twisting pipe cleaners, and paper leaves are attached. Then everyone designs and creates a tiny tree house to go onto their tree sculptures. The whole thing is glued together and onto a base for a fun project to take home. –...
by Dennas Davis | Mar 5, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students will create paintings of familiar subjects using colors that are not realistic. They will also learn about using guidelines, or whisper lines, to help in creating accurate paintings, and use bold lines to outline areas of color. – –...
by Dennas Davis | Feb 26, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students have fun choosing subject matter as cut out pieces. They design a landscape composition by sliding the shapes around to make a collage. They make a Most Important Spot using an object. Then a painting is made, and color is also used to make a spot...
by Dennas Davis | Feb 19, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students will enjoy a full lesson where they get to make their own choices. Instead of just letting them loose to play, we provide a framework that helps them make good choices while still being in charge. They’ll choose cards for subjects, such as “animals”...
