Welcome to the

the Elementary Art Room!

This year, we are focusing on A European Quest III in our multicultural art classroom. The students will learn about the ancient cultures of Rome and Greece, then head on to learn about the middle ages in Bavaria by studying the art and history of Germany, Switzerland, Poland and Austria. From there, the students will learn about the Renaissance by studying Italy. The students will learn about Michaelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Garibaldi. After Italy, the students will venture to France to learn about it's history and artistic contributions focusing on Impressionism. The students will learn about artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Seurat and Degas. Once Impressionism is accomplished, the students will finish their journey in the art room in Spain learning about Modern art and it's practitioners such as Picasso and Gaudi. Please join us for Arts Night 2022 in June to see the wonderful accomplishments of the students.

If interested in volunteering for Arts Night, please contact Mrs. Gragg at [email protected] 

To see previous year's artwork and activities, scroll below.

Click here for LLAMAS!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSe4AN59HTyRorS8enk5HKfUZhFAujiSYYn4mKSjLGRoYcCt6rUwu3jypelfynHDeHgLlspUOceY3ZQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Click here for our Halloween fun!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR2Fn8xCpAPYlr40T2eM-aHvyooSqmaM1MAM3HclEmHtJmLDDqdUwKEoZV0KHPt3z80f3aPSfgSU8s_/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Our first Presentation!

Great first project everyone! Our SELFIES are done!

Make sure to go to our gallery to see them!

NEXT UP:

My CLASSROOM! Have fun exploring this classroom. 

Hi everyone! It's me, Mrs. Gragg.

Check out what we are doing for our first project.

OUR "SELFIE: Self Portraits!

 Daily projects_ Selfie pt. 1 Sloppy Copy.pdf 

Next up:

Transfer to Good Paper!

In case you need the outlining part seperate:

 Selfie pt. 3 Outline (1).pdf 

Please enjoy our wonderful video.

Thank you to everyone who helped put it together. The Arts Night Movie is a Vimeo Movie link.

It is best viewed on a computer, phone, tablet or TV that has internet capability.
Please enjoy our

Virtual Arts Night 2020:

America the Beautiful pt. II
GREAT WORK, EVERYONE!

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

Arts Night 2020 from Mindy Pomatto on Vimeo.

https://vimeo.com/425356185

Remember-if you can't watch it tonight, you can watch it another day. The link will be here.

Have fun!

Tonight is ARTS NIGHT 2020 VIRTUALLY! Any time after 6:30 pm tonight, you can view the Vimeo link that is our Arts Night video. It will be sent out here between 6:00 and 6:30 pm today. The link will remain live permanently, so don't panic if you can't sit down right at 6:30.
Grab your family, get comfy and enjoy the show!

Lighting up the darkness from Mindy Pomatto on Vimeo.

There is this awesome 4th grade young lady named Emma, who wanted to share her love of books and school during the quarantine. She and her mom came up with "Kids teaching Kids" on Facebook. Her mom, Kelly, runs the behind the scene Facebook coordination and oversees, while Emma's teaches other kids. Emma loves books and does daily readings with her evergrowing fan base. If you might like to join Emma and me tomorrow for my first ever Facebook Live Online Art Lesson, reach out to her mom, Kelly, and she will send you an invite to the class. You can search on Facebook for Kids teaching Kids or Kelly Lentz (her mom). Come join us-we would love to share some fun!

A note from Kelly:

Join us in Kids teaching Kids, if you are not a member please reach out!
The group is private only because we have allowed Emma to really take control.
It has given our kids and yours a safe place to communicate and stay connected during this.
If you are already a member please add students!

 Don't forget to go outside with your adults on April 1 at 7:00 pm

and shine some lights

for our first responders!

Please take a picture of your family and your light and send it to me, so we can make a beautiful video! 

Send Some Love Art Assignment

Hi everyone, 

Over this week, would you please Send Some Love? Mrs. Fox has asked all of us to reach out and send some love. We are doing this by cutting out hearts and writing notes to our ESSENTIAL People. 

What is an ESSENTIAL person? That is anyone who is helping during this time. Can you think of some Essential People and their jobs? I made a list for myself and it is pretty long, and I keep adding to it. I will share it with you below. 

The way we do this is to make a card, note, heart-whatever you can-to an Essential person. Then display it or share it. Sharing it can be tricky right now so look below for some “safe sharing” opportunities. I have made a video going over how to make a heart to help you. See the link below. 

Finally, once you are done, can you please take a picture of it and turn it in to me on my Art Google Classroom or email it to me? Or to your teacher? Or Mrs. Pomatto? We will take them and make a beautiful display somehow. For those of you who send it to me-I will put it up on our beautiful Online Art Gallery.

I have included a sample I made for a former student of mine who is a nurse. I didn’t have a bunch of art supplies-just some paper and crayons, but it was enough. On the back, I wrote her a note. I am going to take a picture of it and email it to her. 

KIDS! When you take your picture of your love note, please make sure your last name is not showing! It's ok for your first name, but no last names or I can't post it. If your last name is on it, when your adult takes the picture, cover it with your hand;)

Have fun and SEND SOME LOVE!

How to make a symmetrical heart:

Here are some examples of Essential Jobs. I keep adding to it. If the Essential person’s job isn't listed here that you want to write to, please use whatever works for you. This is just a basic list to work from. 

   Your adults in your home: The adults in your home probably didn’t go to teacher college. For the last two weeks, they have learned how to teach, plus continuing their regular jobs. It hasn’t been easy for them.  

   Your Family: Right now, Family is everything. Everyone is pulling together to help each other.

   Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Personnel, EMT’s, Paramedics: These people are so important. We need to say thank you to them. 

   Firemen, Policemen, the Military: These essential people keep everything safe. We really need them.

   Grocery People: The grocery people work tirelessly stocking the shelves with food so we can eat. That's a very hard job and one that is so important.

   Delivery People: Mail people, FedEx, UPS, and all of the other delivery services are making sure we can get what we need at home and to be able to stay home. That’s super important.

   Our teachers, our custodians, our secretaries, our aides, our security staff, our administration and our Board of Education: Even though we can’t be with you, we are here for you. We miss you terribly and can’t wait to see you again.

   Our Cafeteria People: Did you know that Miss Sue and her crew of lunch people are making food for people who might need it? That’s such an important job.

   City Work Employees and Trash Collectors: This job is a hard one-they help keep our world normal.

   Our Government leaders: They are keeping us safe.

There are so many more. The list is endless.

Safe ways to share your note:

Put your note in your window.

Put your note on a tree outside for people to see.

Put a note on your trash cans on trash day.

Put your note in your car window.

Email your note after you take a picture of it.

Mail your note.

Put your note on your bike for when you go on your bike ride.

Carry your note with you and hold it up when you go for your walk.

Put your note on your mailbox.

Put your note on your front door.

Can you think of other safe ways to share your notes?

Please make sure to send me a picture of your notes. I can’t wait to see them.

Have fun!

Love,

Mrs. Gragg

[email protected]

Website:https://app.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage/502960

M made her cradle board ONLINE! AWESOME! 

 M made his sloppy copy of his Plains Native American Landscape first, then he went on to making his good copy.

FANTASTIC work! 

E doing her Native American Self Portrait-awesome!

S doing her self portrait!

S did a tremendous job making his tipi 3D!

Beautiful!

C did a fantastic job making her Native American Landscape online!

Love to see the use of technology! Excellent!

 B and his Mom worked on his moccasins project and then took it one step further! 

They made their OWN REAL mocassins! 

Want to try? Here are the plans for making mocassins. Thank you, Mom B!

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-MOCCASIN/

 L made a gorgeous Native American Portrait! 

Elementary Art Lesson Plans

If you have had a chance to try a fun art project,

please send it to me!

Looking forward to seeing your creations!!!!!

[email protected]

Send it to me!!!!!

Please try to do the project listed below for your grade level.

It’s great fun, relaxing, educational and easy to do.

If you finish, please email me what you have done. 

Enclosed please find the GRADE LEVEL PROJECTS broken down by grade.

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Our Kindergarten children are learning about the Plains Native American people. They learned that Native American people of the Plains lived in a tipi (teepee). Please review the site below with your child for some basic information and then have them watch the tutorial and go to an online drawing tutorial and make one, or make it with regular art supplies. 

https://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/plains/teepees.html

KIDS: Please watch this!

This tutorial is for using real art supplies. You can modify this to online by watching first and then creating on an online drawing program. 

https://youtu.be/l9MRWqf0h78  online tutorial

Please make a tipi. Either online as a drawing, or as a real drawing. 

 ALSO-you can decorate the Tipi anyway you like using the symbols enclosed. Remember-take a picture and email it to me!

Here is a tutorial on the pictographs or pictures that might be on the side of a tipi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbEIpy1N24 Native American Pictographs

Dear First Grade Families: 

Currently our students are learning about Native American people of the Plains. We are learning about the beautiful clothing called REGALIA. One part of the Regalia is the Native American Headdress. Please watch the following tutorial and then, either on an online drawing program or on paper, please try to make a headdress. Make sure to make it colorful! 

Kids: Watch this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTwu4fyVsg Native American Headdress

Then either draw this online on your favorite online program OR use paper, pencil and stuff to color. 

Please remember to take a picture of the headdress or save it, and then ask your big person to email it to me!

There are a bunch of other fun drawing tutorials listed in the other grade level activities-

feel free to give them a try! 

Dear Second Grade Families: 

The children just learned about “Cradleboards” in art class. A cradleboard is the baby carrier Native American people carried their babies in.

Please read about Cradleboards together at this site:

http://www.native-languages.org/cradleboard.htm

Online: Watch this!

https://youtu.be/9NrN8BEdhHs

Then please go to your favorite online drawing program. 

You can use any program that is comfortable for you. Please try to draw a cradleboard and baby. Have fun being creative! Don’t forget to make your baby cute!

At home using your own supplies: Using your supplies, please try to draw a cradleboard and baby. If you do this on regular paper, and you have crayons or markers, please color this in. Have fun!

Parents: Please take a picture of your child’s creation and email it to me.

Dear Third Grade Families:

Our students in third grade are currently learning about landscape drawing using pictures of the American Plains and adding features such as a tipi, Buffalo, horse…

The enclosed tutorials are fun examples of how to draw some the features. 

Children: Using either an online drawing program or real supplies, draw a GROUND LINE first (it’s a line from one side of the paper to the other side). Now you have a sky and a ground. After looking at the tutorials, start building your land and adding your features. Have fun, take your time and email me what you finish. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhMb0NQMU8g Horse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JyJSk8Twqg covered wagon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34S1ZcvCDk log cabin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MRWqf0h78&t=2s tipi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6OFjngfiDU canoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHnGDVibdfQ Yosemite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4sKzEpib8Y Grizzly Bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdkLSl5WUM buffalo

Dear 4th Grade Families:

The children in fourth grade have been working on portrait art after learning about the

Plains Native American people. 

KIDS: ENCLOSED IS A PREZI WITH YOUR REFERENCE. PLEASE LOOK AT THAT FIRST!

PREZI:

Please review the Prezi and some of the tutorials and try to create a portrait of a Native American person. You can either work online on your favorite drawing program or use whatever supplies you have. Please remember to email me what you create! Have fun! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE5IydkKmtc Native American Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE5IydkKmtc Native American Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4OpSXwDbzw Geronimo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeECB0Q_yZI Sacagawea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTwu4fyVsg Native American Headdress

Other fun art things to do-

Need that study break? Try some of the following things to do:

Stand outside and look around. Take a picture of your favorite view. Get paper, look at the picture inside (or stay outside if it is a nice day!) and draw what you see. Don't forget to draw a groundline first!

Take any paper (printer paper works great) and draw a picture. It can be of anything special to you-your pet, your brother or sister, your parents, your room-anything. Draw using a pencil and then color it in. You can do this as many times as you would like! 

If you bring them to me when we get back to school, I will give you a buck for each picture. Happy drawing!

Just for fun sites:

http://bomomo.com/ silly online drawing

Collage Making Project:

Enclosed please find a collage making program for your student. They will need a little guidance understanding how to choose objects and play with them, but they should be fine creating a collage at home. A collage is when you take found objects and place them in an interesting design. This program is a great free online resource for kids to build a collage

http://aminahsworld.org/

http://toytheater.com/category/art/

Awesome quick art programs. 

http://toytheater.com/animation-station/ animation

Resources for parents:

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/learning-toolkit-blog/4-websites-where-kids-can-create-digital-art.html

https://www.techradar.com/best/free-drawing-software

S and E are making their self portraits! Check back tomorrow for the finished pieces.

Remember to check my website often!

http://app.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage.aspx?id=502960

Have fun,

Mrs. Gragg

[email protected]

We greatly appreciate all of the assistance our volunteers provide.

Thank you in advance for joining our Arts Night family!

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