Past projects 31
Drawing Books for Distance Learners
Funded May 5, 2020Thank you for your generous donation that provided students with access to a variety of instructional, step by step drawing books during our distance learning session last spring. These instructional drawing books are a great resource to have during distance learning!The students created a digital sketchbook using many of the subjects from the drawing books(scanned in) or suggested video links.Many students had limited art resources and materials available at home.These books allowed me to provide students with variety in drawing based activities through subject matter choice.Some students feel more confident developing drawing and perceptual skills when they have something to look at or can follow step by step.Some students are inspired to create after seeing examples.
The students also created an art project based on buildings and structures.They were able to choose from famous architectural buildings from around the world. The books provided them with step by step visual instructions on how to draw: The Empire State Building,Pagodas,The White House,The golden Gate Bridge,The Eiffel Tower and others.The 6th grade students also enjoyed watching and observing the first signs of springs as they collected pictures of budding plants and insects. Then they viewed instructions and sketched several types of flowers and bugs before making a spring garden drawing.
The drawing books will be a wonderful resource that students can continue to use when we return to in person learning. Thank you again for supporting the arts and giving our students a healthy outlet for their creative minds during distance learning!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacocks
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 3 other donors.Art Magazines for 21st Century Artists
Funded Jun 28, 2019The scholastic art magazine is an incredible resource to help implement our districts initiative to implement "close reading" in every classroom and subject. The art students read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it. They cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. The students can learn about art with brightly colored, current and historical art topics while developing ELA skills. The magazines are ideal for leading students to determine central ideas or themes of a text and can be used to build summarizing skills as they identify key supporting details and ideas.
Each issue of the scholastic Art magazine focuses on one central theme, artist, or technique. All of the articles in an issue relate to the central theme. Students can identify how the central idea is shaped by details presented in different articles. The articles have clear main ideas and closely related details, making them easy to summarize. Important main ideas and details, such as vocabulary words and explanations of techniques, are repeated throughout the issue, deepening students' understanding. The ideas are explained by a variety of applications and contexts, compelling students to synthesize what they read.
The Articles mix factual evidence about artists, artworks, and artistic movements (e.g., dates, historical information) with descriptions of more abstract concepts such as process, inspiration, and symbolism; students must be able to analyze the text and make inferences to draw conclusions about what they read. The Teacher's Guide is designed to lead students in developing their ability to answer higher-order discussion questions and to help students make inferences and connections about issue text. Students must apply explicit and implicit reading skills as they analyze artwork pictured in issue and on the enclosed posters.
The student's read the articles in the September 2019 issue "Wayne Thiebaud ,Working with Composition".They then answered discussion questions with a partner and then created an individual art project based on Wayne Theibaud's common theme of "Sweets and or Everyday Objects" reflecting the "Pop art" style .They students enjoyed using/experimenting with the medium of oil pastel as they created rich,creamy, textures that mimic the visual texture of cakes and frosting.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacocks
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 4 other donors.