I have 28 Google Classrooms online for Art, nine in third and fourth, and ten in fifth. Third grade was the only grade level that did not have GC-based art instruction while we were still in the building. Each week, students had a learning activity and lesson for Art.
- I know that most people did not have many supplies at home, so we have tried to take a creative approach to our art materials with lots of free apps, pencil/paper, or found objects. If you do feel like getting supplies to make any kind of art or craft, for school or for summer fun, I recommend both Dick Blick or Jerry’s Artarama.
Our first three weeks online, 3rd grade researched artists, sketched, then colored stamp designs based upon that artist and their work. Then, they used the scribble/erase method to build “Imaginary Animal” drawings (week 4). In Week 5, the last week in April, students made “Animals from Weird Stuff”!
Our first three weeks online in 4th grade students used PIXLRX (a free photo editing tool that they had used in class) to edit a landscape photo, draw from that photo, then try another PIXLR photo editing. Then, they turned an ordinary object into the inspiration for “From Ordinary to Extraordinary 1” drawings (week 4). In Week 5, the last week in April, students made portraits from objects (or food) that they found at home “From Ordinary to Extraordinary 2”.
Our first two weeks online in 5th grade students used Adobe Spark (a free digital art tool that they had used in class) to make a landscape collage, then draw from that collage. Then, they learned about graffiti, practiced their name in graffiti (week three), and made a graffiti wall image with their name and two tags that represented them (week four). Our last week in April, students took a virtual field trip to the Graffiti Museum in Miami, Florida (their reflections are posting in the first week of May).
Bottom: Graffiti Wall 5th Grade
