Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
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Hi Friends…. The past two weeks we have been working on Prefixes and Suffixes in our second-grade classroom! My kiddos were having such a good time brainstorming words with prefixes and then figuring out the meaning. They really had a strong grasp of the concept… I was pretty impressed. After our whole … Prefixes, Suffixes and a FREEBIE Just for YOU! Read More »
Last month, 3rd grade started this little project, after I was inspired by the Instagram post of the incredible art teacher, Ms. Rogers! You can check out her IG here! I believe they painted their backgrounds, but since we're still art on a cart this year, we had to improvise! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Pencils Hexagon tracer Crayons Sharpie Markers Crayola Oil pastels Day 1: We draw our bees together. I do a little directed drawing, then we trace with Sharpies, and color with crayons. After they draw their bees, they can get started tracing their hexagons to make the background! (some liked the cardboard tracers better than the plastic, btw) After we filled up our paper with hexagons, we colored with pastels! We colored with brown and orange lightly, and then colored with yellow very dark, so they looked beautifully blended. After they colored, they cut out their bees and glued them on! Stay tuned for some more awesome art! DISCLOSURE: LINKS TO PRODUCTS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS, WHICH MEANS I GET A SMALL COMPENSATION FOR SALES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG!
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We are on our 4th week of measurement in my class! PTL the rulers are put away this week because we've moved onto learning about area! After 3
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Asian art is a subject we explore each year in second grade - this year we started with one of the world's most beautiful and amazing cr...
Create stunning tin foil art with your kids using a simple technique with aluminum tinfoil to make beautiful designs from flowers to animals.
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How adorable are these?!? My 2nd graders did such a fantastic job creating them! This lesson took (3) 40 minute art classes to finish and incorporates the Elements of Art- Line, Shape, Color, Value…
Happy Fall! I don’t know about you, but for me, at this time in the year, the back to school rush of adrenaline has worn off. Students have settled into their classes, behaviors start to escalate and as an art teacher, you’re just plain worn out. But after classes are done for the day, you have to attend to all of the cleaning, organizing, school duties, meetings lesson planning & prepping for the next day. . Art teachers are really AMAZING. The amount of work you do on a daily basis is unreal a
The 2nd Grade students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We also read the book, Camille and the Sunflowers . The student...
These easy portraits were a great way to wrap up the school year in 2nd grade at Brimfield. I was inspired by the article "Contour Line Portraits; Excited About Artistic Abilities" from the March issue of Arts & Activities of this year. The article is written by Kari Gertz Neal and I loved the polished look of this tracing process that is so simple I feel like I should have thought of it myself! I also found a very similar project over at Dali's Moustache that turned out awesome too. We've already done portraits and abstract paintings in 2nd grade this year, so the students were already familiar with the vocabulary and concepts for this project. They chose either warm or cool colors and created abstract paintings (with Biggie Cakes) while I took their photographs one at a time. During our next class we taped transparencies to the black and white photos that I printed for them and the students just traced all the details they could find with Sharpies. To complete them we made nametag titles and stapled the tracings to the paintings. The kids were amazed by how much their "drawings" really looked like them and I was really happy with the success the kids clearly felt with their work.
Hi! I shared earlier this week that all of my students, kindergarten through fourth would be doing line-making stations for 2, 30 minute art classes as an introduction for some and a review for most. I created a short video to walk them through each station and you can check it out here to see what we were up to: On my Instagram, I got some questions about where I got the line spinner and the other resources I used...I made them! And it was so easy, I thought I'd show you how I did it in case you are interested. So here's the how-to video: I've already decided what each grade level will do with their collection of line-making papers and I'll share soon. In the meantime, I'm already thinking of ways to expand on this idea of stations. The kids are loving it and it really helps with the wiggles. We have the need to move and this helps. Although a balance of calm days will definitely be sprinkled into the mix! Because my students do stations in PE, this concept was something they easily understood. Honestly, the only thing holding me back on doing this sooner was...me! I'm not great with change but this year, I am excited to try all sorts of new things. It's helping me get outta of my burnout that I was experiencing since 2020. I think that's one of the reasons I slowed down so much on blogging this last year: I just felt stale. I'm feeling excited now...and I think the kids are too. Anyway, I just wanted to share how we created these centers in case you are interested. I hope you have a relaxing weekend!
My second graders recently learned about simple ways to show depth in an artwork. I gave a demonstration on my new document camera and showed them how rivers and roads that go back in space would be wider in the front and narrower in the back. I demonstrated how things that were far in the distance would be smaller than things in the front. The use of overlap is also a way to show depth. I showed the students this … Read more... →
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Welcome to Art class at B. Bernice Young School! I'm your Art Teacher, Mr. Giannetto (Mr. G). I'm so excited to begin the 2020-2021 school year with you! Please reach out to me if you have any questions, concerns, or if you need clarification or assistance with any art project. During remote learning you are always welcome to substitute art materials for any given project with supplies you have available to you at home. You do not need to submit, turn in, or email any artwork at this time. I will assess your work during our Wednesday Google Meet. Mr. Giannetto's email is [email protected] Please follow me on Facebook: Young School Art with Mr. Giannetto and Instagram @youngschoolartwithmr.g. 2nd Grade ART October 26th-30th Monday and Tuesday: I will see the Monday/Tuesday cohort at Young School for in-person learning. We will work on robot art activities in class. All remote learners and the Thursday/Friday cohort will view and complete art assignments that Mr. G posts in our Google Art Classroom. Art activities include recorded videos of Mr. G reading robot books and demonstrating step-by-step robot drawings for you to complete independently. In our Google Art Classroom I also include a link for you to travel here to my art website and follow the paper robot art lesson below. In addition, scroll down and view Additional Art Activities for Remote Learners as well as a fun tinfoil cardboard robot art lesson. You have all week to complete all robot projects. Wednesday: All student Google Meet for virtual Art class. This is the only Google Meet for art class this week! If you started the paper robot project below independently on Monday and Tuesday at home bring it to the Google Meet and I will assess your progress and demonstrate adding details to the robot. If you did not begin the project, I will demonstrate how to get started and you can continue working independently as the week progresses. Thursday and Friday: I will see the Thursday/Friday cohort at Young School for in-person learning. We will work on robot art activities in class. All remote learners and the Monday/Tuesday cohort will view and complete art assignments that Mr. G posts in our Google Art Classroom. Art activities include recorded videos of Mr. G reading robot books and demonstrating step-by-step robot drawings for you to complete independently. In our Google Art Classroom I also include a link for you to travel here to my art website and follow the paper robot art lesson below. In addition, scroll down and view Additional Art Activities for Remote Learners as well as a fun tinfoil cardboard robot art project. You have all week to complete all robot projects. 2nd Grade Pop-Up Robots Remember we will work on this project together on Wednesday during our Google Meet. You are also welcome to work independently on Monday/Tuesday or on Thursday/Friday while you are learning from home. You have all week to complete your paper robot. Materials: paper, glue, scissors, markers Function: What does your robot do? How does it help you? Name:What do you call your robot? Price: How much does the robot cost? What type of robot do you want to make? A Chef Bot can help with cooking and baking. A Homework Bot can do your homework for you. A Coach Bot can help you with sports. An Art Bot can help you draw and paint. A Friend Bot can keep you company and play with you all day. Step 1: Cut out a variety of shapes to make your robot. Squares, rectangles, and circles work very well. Step 2: Decide how each shape will be used to build your robot. Begin to identify the head, body, legs/wheels, and arms. Manipulate some of the shapes by folding the edges. This will help the shapes pop up when we glue them to the paper. Fold some of the shapes into accordion folds. Create rings by gluing the ends of a thin rectangle together. Step 3: Glue the robot parts to a new piece of paper. Pop-up some of the robot parts by only gluing down the folded areas. Step 4: Add details with markers such as a face, nuts and bolts, buttons, dials, and computer screens. Step 5: Identify the function of the robot. Add additional details in order for the robot to have the supplies it needs to help you. For example, a Chef Bot may need pots and pans. An Art Bot may need pencils, scissors, and a paintbrush. A Sports Bot may carry balls, bats, or other sports equipment. Identify a price for your robot. How much does it cost? Additional Art Activities for Remote Learners: 1. Draw a robot using the idea sheets below. Combine the head, body, arms, and movement. Add your own ideas as well. 2. Read the book Unplugged by Steve Antony and draw the character Blip. Mr. G recorded a video reading the book and a step-by-step tutorial of how to draw the robot Blip. The video link can be found in your art assignment on google classroom. Have fun drawing! 3. Read the book Boy + Bot and complete the directed drawing. Color your drawing as well. The recorded video of Mr. G reading the book and drawing Bot can be found in my Google Classroom. Optional Remote Learning Cardboard Tinfoil Robots Robots can help us with everyday tasks. What would you like your robot to do? What is its function? Maybe you would like a chef, maid, or teacher robot? A robot that can cook, clean, and do your homework may be very popular! Identify the following: A robot name A robot function (How does it help you?/What does it do?) A robot price (How much does it cost?) Art Materials: cardboard, cereal box, scissors, tinfoil, glue, paper, sharpie Step 1: Cut a variety of shapes out of cardboard and/or cereal boxes. Rectangles, squares, and circles would be great! Parents may need to assist with cutting out some of the thicker cardboard pieces. Step 2: Begin to wrap the pieces of cardboard in tinfoil. Step 3: Move the pieces around and decide what works best to create the robots head, body, arms, wheels or legs. Step 4: Use a sharpie to add details to your robot including a face, computer screen, nuts and bolts, and other details. As you're adding details make sure the design meets the function of your robot. For example, if the robot is a teacher you can add books or a pencil. If your robot makes dinner be sure to add food and utensils. Step 5: Glue the pieces to a piece of paper and write down the name, function, and price of your robot. Talk About Art What was the most challenging part of making a robot? What is the function of your robot? Does your family want to buy your robot?
This week, 2nd grade will be using our fabulous new "bingo daubers" to make some big and beautiful, Romero Britto, inspired animals! Kids and grownups alike love Britto's use of line, color, shapes, and popular objects he places in his art! They're so bright and fun, you can't help but smile! His beautiful work is also a great review for the Elements of Art! Here are some visuals, I printed out for each table Materials: Bingo Daubers India ink Crayola oil pastels Jack Richeson Semi-Moist Tempera paint I'll lead them in a directed drawing, showing them how to draw a cat and a dog, Britto style, with our bingo daubers filled with India ink. We'll add some color, the next time they come in! I'm thinking oil pastels and tempera paint! Stay tuned for some awesome ART! Mrs. Black's class is off to a great start!! Mrs. Fitch's, my golden paintbrush winners this month, are doing a great job with their Romero Britto Pets! Here's Mrs. Messmer's class, doing a great job on their Britto pets! Mrs. Dimas' class is finishing up their art today!
I LOVE these flowers!!! I also think this may be my new favorite art lesson to teach! 2nd Graders did such a fabulous job creating them– SO proud of their work!! Step-by-step directions with…
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This graphing freebie will have your little learners excited to gather and analyze data! Students play the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with a partner, gather their data, and create a graph (bar graph, pictograph, or line plot). Afterwards students answer questions about their data. This pairs perfectly with 2nd Grade Magic of Math Unit 8: Data and Graphs! Unit 8: Data and Graphs Check out our other units: Unit 1: Place Value Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction Unit 3: Geometry and Fractions Unit 4: 2 and 3 Digit Regrouping Unit 5: Money and Personal Financial Literacy Unit 6: Measurement Unit 7: Time For Third Grade Math Units Click HERE
2nd grade artists are studying the art career of architecture. We heard the story of Neuschwanstein castle in Germany and how it was designed and built, and even how the Disney castle was modeled after it! We then designed our own castles with patterns and the Disney fireworks behind just like in the movies!
Zoo field trip worksheets help explore the zoo and learn about animals for kids! FREE Animal reports & zoo coloring pages for all ages!
A cute back to school book and art project for 2-3! Read Do Unto Otters to talk about classroom rules & then make an otters guided drawing bulletin board.
Grade 2 learned all about Lines and began creating self-portraits using lines for their hair. Students developed skills in drawing and painting. Students learned how to use the lines of design in a…
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