Students will learn how different cultures encourage rain to fall. They will make a rainstick.Â
Students will identify and perform high and low sounds. Students will read a story using high and low pitches. A video demonstration is provided.
Students will create paintings based on feelings. Students will review colors and lines. They will compare and contrast the paintings and identify different visual qualities.
Students will draw an imaginary adventure. The adventure can be a place they have visited or a new place and include the transportation, people they will see, and activities they will do.
Students will follow a sequence of steps to create art. Teacher will instruct students to draw different lines, shapes, and colors. Students will display work and compare and contrast the pieces of art.
Students will create scribble art. They will use three colors to fill the space between the lines. Students will compare and contrast each work.
Students will analyze the painting, New York, by George Bellows. They will create their own cityscape using colored paper and oil pastels.
Students will analyze the sculpture, Spider, by Louise Bourgeois. They will build an animal sculpture using a lightweight wire.
Students will analyze the painting, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, by Mary Cassatt. They will paint a special place where they like to spend quiet time.
Students will analyze Untitled (Medici Prince) by Joseph Cornell. They will build a box using found objects and various art supplies.
Students will analyze the painting, Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle), by Wassily Kandinsky. They will listen to a piece of music and paint the melody, mood, and repeated patterns they hear.
Students will analyze the painting, Street to Mbari, by Joseph Lawrence. They will draw and paint a scene where people gather.
Students will analyze Beasts of the Sea by Henri Matisse. They will create a piece of art using colored paper cut into different shapes.
Students will analyze the painting, The Farm, by Joan Miró. They will imagine and draw their favorite place.
Students will analyze the painting, The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, by Claude Monet. They will paint a garden scene.
Students will analyze the painting, Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. 3, by Georgia O'Keeffe. They will examine a flower. Then, they will draw and paint the flower.
Students will analyze the painting, Saint George and the Dragon, by Raphael. Students will create a mask with a brave animal face.
Students will analyze the painting, No. 9, Nature Morte Espagnole, by Diego Rivera. They will draw still life images of three objects. Then, they will create a still life collage.
Students will analyze the painting, Tropical Forest with Monkeys, by Henri Rousseau. Students will paint an imaginary jungle with animals.
Students will analyze the painting, Pansies in Washington, by Alma Thomas. Students will create a color square. Students can work independently or collaboratively.
Students will analyze works by Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky. They will discuss primary, secondary, complementary, cool, and warm colors. Students will complete a painting and a worksheet about colors.
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—line—by analyzing types of lines used in various works of art to help students understand how artists use line to convey movement and mood. They will then create an abstract line art piece based on an activity they enjoy doing or watching.
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—shape—by analyzing the types of shapes used in various works of art to differentiate between geometric and natural shapes. They will then create their own cut paper collage based on a theme they select.
Students will analyze the painting style of Horace Pippin. They will analyze the painting, School Studies. Then, they will create a painting of a room in their house based on Pippin's "secret number."
Students will analyze the painting, Cakes, by Wayne Theibaud. They will practice fractions and paint a decorated cake.
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist’s life story and personality. Then, they will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a letter describing the one that reveals their “true character” best.
Students will analyze a self-portrait by Judith Leyster. They will write an "I Am" poem and create a monogram to sign their art.
Students will analyze Odilon Redon's Pandora. They will create a box using two- and three-dimensional symbols to illustrate an emotion. Students will compare and contrast classmates' boxes.
Students will collaborate to compile a list of adjectives describing a hero/heroine. After analyzing Brook Watson's crest, they will design a coat of arms using personal symbols.
Students will explore form in sculptures by Alexander Calder. They will experiment with lines by drawing and creating sculptures.
Students will analyze different artwork to identify texture. They will use different media and tools to create various textures.
Students will analyze different types of shapes in Beasts of the Sea by Henri Matisse. They will create a paper collage using geometric and natural shapes.
Students will analyze the painting, The Hobby Horse, by Robert Peckham. They will draw a portrait of themselves with a favorite toy.
NGAKids Art Zone is a free iPad app. It includes eight interactive activities, a sketchbook, and a personal exhibition space. The activities are designed for children to use independently.
Students will analyze the Terracotta figurine of a camel carrying transport amphorae. They will build a clay sculpture of an animal and present it to the class.
