Shape Shifting!
Week 4. Lesson Plan #4- Grade 4 Listen to me read the text to you. OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
Hello 4th Grader! The Hingham Art Teachers have been working hard to give you fun and creative ways to review and engage with what you already know about visual art. We are now transitioning to art instruction. We continue to understand that different families have different resources at home (so do we!) so you will continue to have choices for production of your art. All the art teachers miss you a lot, and will see you soon! Over these next few days, 4th grade students will be working on the element of art SHAPE! After you read, watch or listen to the instructions, if you have questions, submit a question on google classroom (you should receive an invitation to it soon, so you should join as soon as you can) or ask your parents to email me or once you join Google Classroom, you will have contact with your regular art teacher. Also, Make sure you upload your art to your art teacher in Google Classroom Art Class! If your parents have questions for me, I am the art teacher at Foster School, Mrs. McKeon [email protected] OBJECTIVES This week’s art creation should be simple, quick, and hopefully fun! Art Review and transition to art lessons for the week: SHAPE!
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INTRODUCTION
Begin by exploring SHAPE: Look around your home, where do you see interesting shapes? Are they GEOMETRIC, like squares, circles, or rectangles, or ORGANIC, like the shape of a leaf? Watch this video showing some of the HUGE shape collages by Henri Matisse (the kids are a little younger than you, but it gives you the sense about how large these collages actually are!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1W4fdGyS98 |
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Lines Lines Lines. Lines
(chorus) A horizontal line you should know From Left to Right or Right to Left it goes It seems calm and soothing and really slow A horizontal line you should know A vertical line you should know Up and down or down and up it goes Standing proud and strong and really sta-a-ble A vertical line you should know (Chorus) |
Chorus:
Lines are all around you and me Long or short or thick and thin they'll be! Curvy, Wavy, Broken...Fancy, Free! Look around, how many can you see? |
A diagonal line you should know
It goes across from low to high or high to low It has action it has movement, it is on the go A diagonal line you should know There are many other lines you can know Like Geometric, Organic and Ges-tu-ral Or zig-zags or spirals that grow and grow There are many other lines you can know (chorus) Credit: ScratchGarden |
I made a video for you to both say “hi” and to show you how I engaged with art this week
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I filled a page with characters that I love to draw - I like to think about how to make objects into simple shapes. Then I used the same types of line in different parts of the drawing. This helps make it look like it belongs together. |
I enjoy “THE LINE CHALLENGE” - I found something that had interesting outlines; a pinecone and a shell. I set a timer for one minute; It is a race to draw as much as you can of the lines/contour in that one minute and you CANNOT lift the marker! This is so much fun - you can change the time amount, just have some fun. It is great to see what you end up with! |
Expressive Line & Zentangles! Do you see that wide, black/jagged line in the center? I drew that first. It looked like it was filled with energy, so I decided to add more jagged lines with red and yellow zig-zag lines. I thought some more about my work, and decided to add some Zentangles in the background. This helped to make it look more complete, and added to the energy.
Zentangles are pattern making with line. If you want to engage with line this way, I have information on my website on where to find free patterns online: https://fosterart.weebly.com/zentangles.html Zentangling is a very calming activity, and I highly recommend it! |
This is a challenge, and a slower “observation” drawing with line. I looked closely at the lines on the apple, noticing what direction they went. I added different lines to the apple than I did to the table or the box. When I was happy with the lines, I used colored pencils, blending them using the sides. This is challenging, and takes practice. It takes a while to train your hand to “believe” your eyes!
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Here is Winky again! I took a photo of her, then carefully looked to see where the main lines were. This is also an observation drawing. Did I draw all the lines, or did I choose ones to focus on?
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Vincent Leroy is a contemporary artist who likes to make installations, meaning that the art takes up space and is intended to be experienced all around. . The link will take you to a moving image of the floating line. Here is a different moving line sculpture of Leroy’s: https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/17/563021/13366586/floating_line_recadr_e_sur_imovie.gif |
Monika Grzymala draws lines in three dimensions with tape. If you wish, you may listen/watch the artist describe her art, and see her create an installation of it at The Museum of Modern Art. I really love the action of her black tape work. It reminds me of some comic book drawings, and is very exciting - I want to be next to it. What do you think about the way that she creates line art? I wish that I had some black tape right now! |
Sandra Allen is a Hingham artist whose huge drawings of trees are incredibly beautiful. You can see more of them here. How does where she lives influence HER art? What if she lived in Arizona - would her art look like this? How is line important in her art? |
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WEEK #2
Remember: there are two art-creation choices!
(for all images, and fun links to activities, and a video, go to Mrs. McKeon's site now.) OVERVIEW & PURPOSE Hello Again, 4th Grade! I hope you had some fun with the Color Review you have had for the past couple of days. This next week’s theme is Texture! You will have two choices. I have linked some fun texture explore images (including some from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and some really wild contemporary artist sneaker art) and some lesson videos on the Foster Art Website. The purpose is to review texture in a fun way, and to give you some choices in how you create your art. You are not required to do this at all, but I tried to offer you some fun activities. If you have questions, please ask your parents to email me. I’d love to hear from you! I am the art teacher at Foster, Mrs. McKeon [email protected] They can also email your regular art teacher if they prefer. OBJECTIVES TEXTURE! Fourth Grade Students continue to explore Texture, then create a textured piece of art based on the 2 choices which are outlined below:
Explore one piece of art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetKids site Watch the “How To” video, then create a textured foil relief. MATERIALS (find these AFTER you Choose Choice 1 and after you watch the how to video)
Looking around you, and at art, can inspire you in your own art creations. The first photos you see on the linked website page are objects I found around my house. Do you see interesting textures in your home that inspire you? Artists also look at art for inspiration. On the linked website page I’ve linked images (and some fun “walk arounds”) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetKids site. Each of those pieces of art has a lot of texture. Choose one piece of art that I linked to; explore it to see the texture. You will then view the “how to” video and create your own relief texture art with foil and cardboard. There is also an additional “texture example sheet” if you need more ideas for texture. ACTIVITY: Please look on the linked page to see the First activity, and instructions will be there. Texture Explore at Home; Grade 4 Art At Home Choice 2: Explore texture through Sneaker Art, then Design a Sneaker Using Lots of Texture MATERIALS
Have fun with this! If you want, take a photograph of your texture art, we would love to see it!! If you have questions, your parents can email me: [email protected] or your usual art teacher. - Mrs. McKeon |
WEEK #1
Art Lesson Plan for Grade 4
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE Hello 4th Grade! The Hingham Art Teachers have been working hard to give you fun and creative ways to review what you already know about visual art. We understand that different families have different resources at home (so do I!) so you will have choices. These next few days 4th grade students are working on color. All the art teachers miss you a lot, and will see you soon! If you have questions, please ask your parents to email me. I am the art teacher at Foster, Mrs. McKeon [email protected] OBJECTIVES This week’s art creation should be simple, quick, and hopefully fun, Since there are only 3 days left in this week, and you will have other tasks to accomplish. Art Review: COLOR!
Art At Home Choice 1: Create two Photos with Colors/Objects you Like; in each photo change the way the objects/colors look by changing the light. MATERIALS
ACTIVITY After watching the video you are going on a “single color scavenger hunt” Choose a color, red, for example. Find a few objects in your house that are that color. Shoes, a shirt, something from the kitchen drawer - any object is fine if your parents say that it is ok to use. Arrange the objects in a way that you like. Artists enjoy trying to arrange objects in different ways. Have two different light sources. By the window, you have an outdoor light source. You can use a flashlight, or lamplight as a source. Wonder: how will this change when the sun goes down? Experiment; how much can you change the color by changing only the light? Take two photographs of your work. Think about how the light changes the value and intensity of the colors. How does this change the feeling of the photograph? I hope that your objects are more exciting than mine! I can’t wait to see your photos! Make sure to put away the objects. Examples of differently lit red objects. |
Art At Home Choice 2: Create a color wheel with objects that you find inside/outside your house.
MATERIALS
ACTIVITY 2 After watching the video about color you are going on a color wheel scavenger hunt. Use the linked color wheel, or the examples, to help you arrange your colors in an organized way. Try to find either SATURATED (really bright) colors or UNSATURATED (pastels/light) colors. It is easiest to begin with the Primary Colors (red, yellow and blue) then fill in the secondary colors (remember, red and yellow make orange, so orange goes between them…) Wonder: Which wheel below is most saturated? Least saturated with color? Have fun with this, take a photograph of your found object color wheel. I can’t wait to see what you do with this! - Mrs. McKeon |