Week of 2/22

5      Week of 2/22:

1)Read Chapter 8 and 9 (Children and Their Art)

2) Read Chapters 4 and 5 (Handbook for K – 8 Arts Integration)

3) Blog entry: (a) Describe in detail and document with uploaded photos the process you engaged in to create your Sculptural Headdress.(b) Discuss how you could use this project in a 2^nd Grade class in teaching a lesson about fairy tales. (c) Identify which California Content Standards are addressed in or related to the project: http://www.scoe.net/castandards/agenda/2010/ela_ccs_recommendations.pdf

3) Work on Phase 2 of Final Project which is due 3/1

Week of 2/15:

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1) Read Chapters 13 (Children and Their Art)

2) Blog entry: (a) In response to the presentation on VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies), discuss the value of facilitating a discussion about works of art with young students. Why is it important to teach students to examine works of art and discuss them? (b) Identify one work of art (one traditional work of art such as a painting with something going on and plenty of detail) and generate a discussion about the works with two or three friends or fellow students using the VTS approach. (c) Describe the conversation.

3) Bring drawing paper, colored paper, scissors, stapler, glue, string, yarn or ribbon, pencils and pens to class 2/22 (or what every material you need to create your sculptural headdress).

Week of 2/8

Week of 2/8:

1) Read Chapters 6 and 7 (Children and Their Art)

2) Read Chapters 3 (Handbook for K – 8 Arts Integration)

3) Blog entry: (a) Please discuss the role of art in the classroom. What art program (if any) was implemented at your elementary school? What were your early experiences of art and how would you describe your comfort level with art? (b) Focusing on the multiple intelligences and brain research in Children and Their Art or Physiology of Learning presented by Morgan Appel, discuss the relationship between art and learning. (2-3 paragraphs)

4) In preparation for creating in class (2/22), a sculptural head dress based on a fairytale character:

a. Research head dresses (head pieces) from different cultures: explore their purpose, use, meaning/symbolism

b. Research techniques and collect materials to create your own head dress.

5) Prepare for Phase 1 of final project

6) Bring drawing paper, watercolor and brush(es) & mark making tools (pen and pencils) to class 2/15.

Week of 2/1

Week of 2/1:

1) Read Chapters 2 and 3 (Children and Their Art)

Blog entries:

(1) Chapter 2 response:  Respond to question 4 on page 39, Activities for the Reader.

(2) Chapter 3 response: Respond to question 8 on page 66, Activities for the Reader. Analyze the drawings of three adults (anonymous) per the activity and also upload a scanned image of each person’s drawing to your blog.

2) Read Chapter 1-2 (Handbook for K – 8 Arts Integration)

            Submit a copy of the completed Focus Activity on page 2 on 2/8

3) Bring drawing paper, colored paper, scissors, hole punch, string, yarn or ribbon, rubber band and chop stick, twig or extra pencil to class 2/8