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3D Design

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  Activity:  This lesson was a three dimensional project that also related Thanksgiving and could be integrated with language arts. First we wrote what we are most thankful for and drew a picture of it, I chose my dogs Maggy and Oaklynd. We then wrote a sentence explaining our picture and then we begin on the project. We started by cutting seven yellow strips, six orange and four red strips. We then folded them in half and glued them like feathers. Then we cut out the turkeys body and glued that down. Lastly we added a face and texture to the turkey, and added feet.  Extension Activity:  After the students complete this project, instead of just putting two things they are thankful for on the feathers they will fill all of them. After they do that each student will present what they are thankful for and we will hang them in the hallway with their handprint next to it so it is a hand walk gallery.
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Clay Lesson

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Activity:  This clay lesson we learned how to knead the clay and then used a template to cut out a that background square. After we had to add an element that stuck out of the clay that represented us. We also had to add an element that dug into the clay. I chose a shooting star because I am a bright person and I thought that represented well.  Extension Activity:  When students are making these we can make a Christmas ornament or a mothers and fathers day present instead. We can write a letter to someone and make it into a present during a celebration in our classroom.  
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Paper Lesson

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 Activity: For this paper lesson we learned about Picasso and then we colored a template of a face with one side a side view and the other a front view. We then colored the face with different materials like colored pencil, pastels, and markers. We then cut them down the middle both ways and switched two of the four pieces with our table partners. After we cut the 4 little pieces into geometric and organic shapes and saw how different they can be even with the same template.  Extension Activity: After the students complete this same activity we can write down ways their face and their partners is different. This lesson can be integrated with learning about uniqueness and talking about how everyone is so different from each other.
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Painting Lesson

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  Activity: For this painting lesson we painted a cacti and a background to show a biome. We taught about the desert biome and cacti. We painted the rock and mixed primary colors to make a green for a cacti. Then we painted a sunset behind a scene we made with crayons. After we made all the painting we then added texture to the cacti and a face. Extension Activity:  For this project after the students make their cacti and their scene behind it we can have the students make a story out of it. They will have to work on their writing by making a fictional story about their scene and then they can all share it together to the class.
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Drawing Lesson

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  Activity:  For this drawing lesson we learned about light and dark. We used black construction paper and white colored pencil to draw a picture from a step by step templates for the animals and background, and the boy as well. Any elements that were in the dark were only in white colored pencil to show darkness. Then to show the light in the flashlight affect by using colored color pencils. We also added texture to the tree and animals.  Extension Activity:  We can shut the lights off in the room and give the students a flashlight to see the comparisons of what they can see in the dark compared to what they can see through their flashlight. Also we can make a story about the picture and then write that as a journal entry. 
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International Dot Day

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Activity:  We created dots out of a small dot of just a sharpie dot. For international dot day and then we used oil pastels, watercolor paint, crayons, and markers. We used this project to show blending with the oil pastels and how crayons restrict paint from going on top.  Extension Activity:  The students will create their own dot out of the provided material choices but the only requirement the colors they chose or how they make it has to explain who they are. This is a project we could use as a get to know you or introduction to each other. 
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Elements and Principles of Art

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Activity:  We did a scavenger hunt to learn about the elements and principles for art. We used our camera and looked around our house and neighborhood to find something that showed each element. We worked with a partner then after we find our own pictures to make a powerpoint explaining each photo and the element it went with.  Extension Activity:  Students will do this activity but only do three of the elements with a partner and then make a powerpoint as well. After they complete that they will then do a drawing of each element to represent in their own drawing or painting. 
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