http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/adsc/
is a site for my colleague that features lesson plans using Adobe Creative Suite (which we will soon have access to). Found it today. Have not had time to explore it, however.
Well, it's now upon us! That's right, it's HOMECOMING!
Each day there will be activities beyond 8th hour, which will culminate on Friday with the parade and the game.
Classes will be shortened each day and things will probably be a bit hectic at times, but we will try and maintain our focus when in the Art Classroom for the most part!
I continue to post new assignments and links for each class hoping that there is something there for everyone! You can't please everyone all the time, no matter how hard you try...but I do TRY.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
This week in the ARG building on the Art Side!
Well, despite all the rain and the GIANT puddles in my room in both South corners and by the air conditioner, we are staying fairly dry.
In Art I this week, both girls are working on either their color wheel "cheat sheets" for the quiz, or drawing
with the intent to imitate Pablo Picasso and create a monochomatic piece. It doesn't have to be Blue, as was Pablo's choice of hue.
In Photography, students are working on taking photos of 10 things that describe them without them actually being in the photo, and their semester photojournal project. I also added and Ad photo shoot lesson, with the result looking like a print ad. (Among others. I found some great lessons on Depth of Field, Converging Lines, Light and Texture, and Close Ups, and posted those too!)
In Graphic Design, students are busy (usually, if I can help it!) working on the many lessons I've posted.
I recently found that the Yearbook site (http://www.yearbookavenue.com) has several really great photo/graphic design exercises, complete with procedural directions in PDF format that are cool!
To get to my Wikis where all my sites are listed go to http://gthsart.wikispaces.com
Scroll down. Most sites I have anything to do with are listed there!
Elementary Art
We are still learning about the Elements of Art. Shapes mainly.
Kindergarteners finished their wax resist watercolor pencil drawings and then were given their name in bubble letters to embellish with lines, shapes, textures and color. They also had a picture of Linus and Sally waiting for the great pumpkin, since Halloween is not that far away and I see pumpkins lined up on a hayrack on the edge of Wallingford everyday in anticipation of the pumpkin carving season.
1st Grade finished a piece with line divisions where they needed to fill segments with lines to create texture and color them/trace lines, and also finished their shape/line clown drawings to take home.
2nd Grade last thursday we had art and created 3D forms that had line designs on them. It was a real
trick for some of us! Folding and glueing is quite a job!
Advanced Art
Kady is working on a screenprint design for her Class of 2011 sweatshirt. It will be a "paper stencil" where you print the design, cut it out with an exacto, adhere it to the screen with with a few pieces of masking tape and make a MONO (one) print.
Kristi is still working away on her oil pastel of Cherry Blossoms.
TAG
Am working on the "plan" for Elementary still and will be sending parent letters as soon as MAP tests are complete and we have the scores. I want what is best for each student and will strive for that!
HS students in TAG are in my Advisory each day this year and it is a good thing for us. We will be helping Zach B with his "robotic adventure" and will be hosting "Lunch and Learn" seminars beginning in October. (More on that topic later.)
I'm preparing (mentally and physically--I bought my Hawaiian shirt at Thrifty's night before last) for Homecoming next week. Hopefully we will all maintain our sanity and have a great week!
Right now, I'm just hoping the LAKE in my driveway doesn't swallow my van when I back up on the way to school in the morning!
In Art I this week, both girls are working on either their color wheel "cheat sheets" for the quiz, or drawing
with the intent to imitate Pablo Picasso and create a monochomatic piece. It doesn't have to be Blue, as was Pablo's choice of hue.
In Photography, students are working on taking photos of 10 things that describe them without them actually being in the photo, and their semester photojournal project. I also added and Ad photo shoot lesson, with the result looking like a print ad. (Among others. I found some great lessons on Depth of Field, Converging Lines, Light and Texture, and Close Ups, and posted those too!)
In Graphic Design, students are busy (usually, if I can help it!) working on the many lessons I've posted.
I recently found that the Yearbook site (http://www.yearbookavenue.com) has several really great photo/graphic design exercises, complete with procedural directions in PDF format that are cool!
To get to my Wikis where all my sites are listed go to http://gthsart.wikispaces.com
Scroll down. Most sites I have anything to do with are listed there!
Elementary Art
We are still learning about the Elements of Art. Shapes mainly.
Kindergarteners finished their wax resist watercolor pencil drawings and then were given their name in bubble letters to embellish with lines, shapes, textures and color. They also had a picture of Linus and Sally waiting for the great pumpkin, since Halloween is not that far away and I see pumpkins lined up on a hayrack on the edge of Wallingford everyday in anticipation of the pumpkin carving season.
1st Grade finished a piece with line divisions where they needed to fill segments with lines to create texture and color them/trace lines, and also finished their shape/line clown drawings to take home.
2nd Grade last thursday we had art and created 3D forms that had line designs on them. It was a real
trick for some of us! Folding and glueing is quite a job!
Advanced Art
Kady is working on a screenprint design for her Class of 2011 sweatshirt. It will be a "paper stencil" where you print the design, cut it out with an exacto, adhere it to the screen with with a few pieces of masking tape and make a MONO (one) print.
Kristi is still working away on her oil pastel of Cherry Blossoms.
TAG
Am working on the "plan" for Elementary still and will be sending parent letters as soon as MAP tests are complete and we have the scores. I want what is best for each student and will strive for that!
HS students in TAG are in my Advisory each day this year and it is a good thing for us. We will be helping Zach B with his "robotic adventure" and will be hosting "Lunch and Learn" seminars beginning in October. (More on that topic later.)
I'm preparing (mentally and physically--I bought my Hawaiian shirt at Thrifty's night before last) for Homecoming next week. Hopefully we will all maintain our sanity and have a great week!
Right now, I'm just hoping the LAKE in my driveway doesn't swallow my van when I back up on the way to school in the morning!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
What?
Oh.
It's thursday and I haven't posted yet.
What can I say...I'm just too busy teaching. ; )
We did have Inservice on Monday, so the students were off doing their
own thing, and maybe even--da da DA...homework!
Several students are sick and it appears that they have given it to me.
I continue to drag myself around. Hopefully I can make it through the
next 2 days. Perhaps it's an ear infection, because symptoms come and
go, much like they did when my kids had them when they were smaller.
The Advanced students are pretty busy:
Kady is creating a mobile. She first painted watercolor paper in an abstract
pattern. Then she traced and cut out stars. Next she scored and folded them
to add a 3D quality to them. She then glued 2 back to back. When that's
finished she will use reed and colored string to create the mobile.
Kristi is working on an oil pastel of cherry blossoms and it looks great.
Yesterday she was erasing the pencil marks, so I think she's nearing completion.
Art I
We are working on a COLOR unit. The students are painting a color wheel and
adding notes to use on quizzes. The goal is to get them ready for that section of
their Semester final.
Photography
Students are working on various assignments on the Wiki. One due this week
is Assignment 2--10 things that represent you.
Photojournaling continues...
Graphic Design
There are quite a few assignments on my Wiki that students are trying.
To see what they are up to go to
http://gthsgraphicdesign.wikispaces.com/
Click on student pages to see their work.
I add assignments each week to give students a variety to choose from.
Elementary Art
Please see the wiki:
http://gtelementary.wikispaces.com/
TAG
HS--we continue with Advisory activities. Hopefully we will be able to
work on a robot and schedule a lunch seminar soon!
Elem--I have visited classrooms and will begin individual plans, and letters home.
I will also head over to the Middle School to spend some time with Mrs. Boeve, as
she will be working with students there.
Well. Time for some more 7Up. Came home and
crashed after school, now wide awake at 12:15AM. Sigh...
It's thursday and I haven't posted yet.
What can I say...I'm just too busy teaching. ; )
We did have Inservice on Monday, so the students were off doing their
own thing, and maybe even--da da DA...homework!
Several students are sick and it appears that they have given it to me.
I continue to drag myself around. Hopefully I can make it through the
next 2 days. Perhaps it's an ear infection, because symptoms come and
go, much like they did when my kids had them when they were smaller.
The Advanced students are pretty busy:
Kady is creating a mobile. She first painted watercolor paper in an abstract
pattern. Then she traced and cut out stars. Next she scored and folded them
to add a 3D quality to them. She then glued 2 back to back. When that's
finished she will use reed and colored string to create the mobile.
Kristi is working on an oil pastel of cherry blossoms and it looks great.
Yesterday she was erasing the pencil marks, so I think she's nearing completion.
Art I
We are working on a COLOR unit. The students are painting a color wheel and
adding notes to use on quizzes. The goal is to get them ready for that section of
their Semester final.
Photography
Students are working on various assignments on the Wiki. One due this week
is Assignment 2--10 things that represent you.
Photojournaling continues...
Graphic Design
There are quite a few assignments on my Wiki that students are trying.
To see what they are up to go to
http://gthsgraphicdesign.wikispaces.com/
Click on student pages to see their work.
I add assignments each week to give students a variety to choose from.
Elementary Art
Please see the wiki:
http://gtelementary.wikispaces.com/
TAG
HS--we continue with Advisory activities. Hopefully we will be able to
work on a robot and schedule a lunch seminar soon!
Elem--I have visited classrooms and will begin individual plans, and letters home.
I will also head over to the Middle School to spend some time with Mrs. Boeve, as
she will be working with students there.
Well. Time for some more 7Up. Came home and
crashed after school, now wide awake at 12:15AM. Sigh...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Week of September 6-10th
Want to access my Wiki Classrooms? go to http://gthsart.wikispaces.com
Each class is listed there. You can browse through the assignments and visit student pages as well!
Well...I can't believe that we are in our third week of school already! Time flies...
So, currently we are mostly "working the bugs out" of the 1:1 here in the art room.
We have some students who have been able to download and access Creative Suite 5, but the
vast majority still don't have it. Flexibility is key, so we just keep plugging away. I still have 3
desktop computers and one laptop with CS2 which students have been utilizing in order to create
some assignments. Others have been doing a more hands on approach and creating things on paper.
I have also encouraged students to explore the drawing tools in PAGES, which is the program most
like Word on our MacBooks. Brandon H created an amazing schematic last week and posted it to his page on the Graphic Design Wiki.
We are utilizing one of the Canon cameras that came with the computers and Photo Booth to show evidence of our "physical" masterpieces.
Quality is a focus in the Art Room at the moment. There will soon be artwork displayed in the School Library that is evidence of that!
Art I students are working on learning the Elements and Principles. Recently they were asked to create their own rendition of Roy G Biv. I hope to get those on here this week! Earlier they created an accordion style book that showed the Elements of Art in the pages. We also did some sketching and are using charcoal pencil to "Draw Like Degas".
Photography students are learning about the 10 Steps to Better Photography and are going to be quizzed on them frequently. They also are creating a photojournal and have assignments due almost weekly.
Some of the other assignments include creating a poster, a "cubism" activity and transposing themselves into a desired setting.
Advanced Art students are doing a variety of things. Brandon P is learning to use Adobe Illustrator using YouTube tutorials. Kristi Girres is creating an oil pastel of Cherry Blossoms.
The Elementary students are busy little beavers and are learning the Elements of Art and going in depth to learn more about Color. Most of them can tell you (K-2) what the Primary colors are when you ask them. I will post the draw along shape and line clowns the first graders made and colored soon. Very unique and colorful!
The second grade students are going to learn more about forms next week and will be challenged to create a design that "matches" on the sides when their template is assembled. That is going to be interesting!
Kindergarten is going to learn about shapes this week, and be shown how drawing is a combination of lines and shapes put together. Anyone can do that! : )
It's always busy here in the art room. If you ever want to visit please stop in! Maybe you can even JOIN IN!
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Each class is listed there. You can browse through the assignments and visit student pages as well!
Well...I can't believe that we are in our third week of school already! Time flies...
So, currently we are mostly "working the bugs out" of the 1:1 here in the art room.
We have some students who have been able to download and access Creative Suite 5, but the
vast majority still don't have it. Flexibility is key, so we just keep plugging away. I still have 3
desktop computers and one laptop with CS2 which students have been utilizing in order to create
some assignments. Others have been doing a more hands on approach and creating things on paper.
I have also encouraged students to explore the drawing tools in PAGES, which is the program most
like Word on our MacBooks. Brandon H created an amazing schematic last week and posted it to his page on the Graphic Design Wiki.
We are utilizing one of the Canon cameras that came with the computers and Photo Booth to show evidence of our "physical" masterpieces.
Quality is a focus in the Art Room at the moment. There will soon be artwork displayed in the School Library that is evidence of that!
Art I students are working on learning the Elements and Principles. Recently they were asked to create their own rendition of Roy G Biv. I hope to get those on here this week! Earlier they created an accordion style book that showed the Elements of Art in the pages. We also did some sketching and are using charcoal pencil to "Draw Like Degas".
Photography students are learning about the 10 Steps to Better Photography and are going to be quizzed on them frequently. They also are creating a photojournal and have assignments due almost weekly.
Some of the other assignments include creating a poster, a "cubism" activity and transposing themselves into a desired setting.
Advanced Art students are doing a variety of things. Brandon P is learning to use Adobe Illustrator using YouTube tutorials. Kristi Girres is creating an oil pastel of Cherry Blossoms.
The Elementary students are busy little beavers and are learning the Elements of Art and going in depth to learn more about Color. Most of them can tell you (K-2) what the Primary colors are when you ask them. I will post the draw along shape and line clowns the first graders made and colored soon. Very unique and colorful!
The second grade students are going to learn more about forms next week and will be challenged to create a design that "matches" on the sides when their template is assembled. That is going to be interesting!
Kindergarten is going to learn about shapes this week, and be shown how drawing is a combination of lines and shapes put together. Anyone can do that! : )
It's always busy here in the art room. If you ever want to visit please stop in! Maybe you can even JOIN IN!
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