2nd+Grade+Art

2nd Grade Art **__Ocean Mural__** The Purpose of this lesson is for students to connect their Ocean Curriculum with Art Class The Artist will: Materials: Pencils, ocean animal books, sharpies, watercolors, scissors. S1: Skills and Process S6: Connection to reading and science Fall Tree ProjectThe purpose of this project is for students to explore 2 different styles of painting with 2 different types of mediums!The artist will: Materials: 9x18 paper, liquidy brown paint, straws, red and yellow tempera paint, brushes.
 * Discuss ocean animals. The students will make a list as a class.
 * The teacher will read the book, “Feather Fin”, and “Fish Faces” to the class to give them a better idea of fantasy and realistic looking fish.
 * Be introduced to grid drawing, and be shown examples of how this can help when you are working to get proportion correct. The students will practice by using a clear grid laying over their pictures, grid paper, and also the how to draw books using grids.
 * Choose a specific ocean animal, and become an expert on it. The students can check out books about it, find information on the internet, and look through the teachers books as well.
 * Find a good picture of their ocean animal, and make several sketches.
 * Receive their thick piece of 9 by 12 paper, and create their final drawing.
 * Draw with pencil, trace with sharpies, and paint their ocean animal using watercolors.
 * Cut them out neatly and add them to our 2nd grade ocean mural.
 * Discuss fall and colors that are associated!
 * Talk about how trees look when they are changing colors through Autumn.
 * Discuss using a straw as a painting tool, and learning the art of "blowing" paint. Straws can also be used to move the paint around to create trees trunks, etc.
 * Discuss Impressionism and what it means. Talk about using this painting method as a way to create fall leaves using only red and yellow, and letting it combine to make orange.
 * Create a fall tree using the 2 methods of painting described.

**__Calabash Animals!__**

The Purpose of this project is for students to relate designs, animals, and African culture to their artwork. Objectives: The Artist will: Materials: white paper, thick and thin black sharpies. Cross Curriculum: Language Arts, Culture Art Standards: S1, S4, S5, S6 **__Make Me Scream! Expressionism Unit__**
 * Discuss what they know about African Art
 * Listen to the book, __Calabash Cat__! By James Rumford.
 * Discuss all the Calabash animals and their designs.
 * Talk about Elements of design, such as line, shape, texture, and value.
 * Create a calabash animal using thin and thick black sharpies, lots of textures, lines and designs.
 * Display these in the Hallways!

** Purpose of this project is for students to understand the ideas behind “The Scream” by Edward Munch, and create their own drawing of something that makes them want to scream! 4-6 class periods. **

Objectives:** The artist will: **Materials:** scream color sheet, 9x12 sketch paper, 12x18 Black Paper, pencils, oil pastels. **Vocabulary:** Texture, Contrast, Expressionism. **Cross Curriculum:** History **Art Standards:** S1, S3, S4, S6. **__Holiday Projects:__** [|Pop Up Cards] Check Out these different styles of pop up cards! In 2nd grade, we make the Christmas Tree one, but try these others at home!
 * (Day 1): Discuss the great artist, Edward Munch, and his work of art, “The Scream”.
 * Discuss Expressionism, what it means, and a few other artists that follow along with these ideas (Van Gogh and Pollack).
 * Brainstorm why they think this person is screaming in the work of art.
 * (Day 2)Color the Scream Color sheet to understand the ideas of layering and using lines not coloring using oil pastels.
 * Make a class list of things that make them want to scream.
 * (Day3-6) Sketch and draw a parody of the Scream with oil pastels their “scream” ideas.
 * Create their final on black paper using pencil first, and using the layering technique of the oil pastels

**__Matisse Mixed Media Collages__**



The purpose of this lesson is to understand Matisse and his style of collage.

The Artist will: > **Materials**: 12x18 Poster board, watercolor paint, construction paper scraps, scissors, glue, markers, shiny paper for scale accents. **Standards:** S1: Skills and Process, S4: History and Culture, S6: Connection to Science [|Matisse Game]
 * ( Day 1-2)Listen to the book, __Drawing With Scissors__ , which explains Matisse and his fascinating life and works of art.
 * Discuss the Fish and Ocean theme for the second grade.
 * Define Collage, Mixed Media, and warm/cool colors.
 * Discuss the round shape of a classic fish bowl. Also talk about other shapes of fish tanks.
 * Create and paint a watercolor fish bowl on a 12x18 piece of posterboard. When they paint, make sure they use cool colors (blue, purple, and green), and only paint the fishbowl!
 * (Day 2-3): Use construction paper from the scrap box to make a collage of fish and other things they find in a fish bowl (example).
 * (Day 3-4) Use markers to create the background designs similar to Mattisse's paintings. They can refer to the lines and designs sheet for ideas (show example)

Dragon Unit! The students will:
 * Learn about Dragons, their legends, and the background behind the Dragon symbol in China.
 * Look at several examples of dragons physically and on the internet.
 * Learn their Chinese Zodiac sign, and what it means.
 * Sketch and color a dragon using the examples and their imagination!
 * Draw, trace, paint, cut out, add glitter and sequins.
 * Glue sticks onto the back of the dragon to create a puppet like dragon for the Chinese New Year Celebration.
 * Have their Dragons displayed in the hallways!

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**__Printmaking Series__** ** The Artist Will: **
 * Watch a video with several different easy printmaking techniques.
 * Discuss the printmaking video, and how easy it is to make prints.
 * Discuss the steps, procedures, and materials used for printmaking.
 * Create 3-4 different styles of printmaking, including styrofoam, sponge, and finger drawing on the back of a tray.
 * Connect the styrofoam printmaking to their Ocean Unit in 2nd grade.

**__Recycled Fish__** The Purpose of this lesson is for students to create a connection to their Ocean Unit through art and recycling! The Artist will: Materials: 2 liter or water bottle, paint, glue gun, poster board, googly eyes, sequins, shiny paper, string, paper hole puncher. Standards: S1: skills and process, S2: Symbolism, S6: Connection to Science and the Environment.
 * Discuss fish and sea life, and the parts of fish that allow them to be "aquatic" animals
 * Discuss the importance of recycling for the environment.
 * Bring in a 2 liter bottle, or a water bottle.
 * Prime their bottles with white paint.
 * Glue on their fish fins and tails.
 * Paint their fish using bright colors, scales, lines, and designs.
 * Add googly eyes, sequins and shiny paper.
 * Attach a string to the top fin.