art+online

=September 15-18=

Title: Art Online Objective(s): o  Students will read or listen to The Art Lesson, by Tomie dePaola  o  Students will create a piece of art to submit on  ** http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html ** Materials o  The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola o  Internet access o  Microsoft Word o  Large chart paper/white board o  ** http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html ** o  white paper o  crayons, markers o  digital camera MONDAY Procedure o  Who were the characters in the story? o  What were some things that Tommy drew? o  Where are some places his drawings were hung? o  What are some problems Tommy faces? o  Why did Tommy draw? o  Name, age, hometown o  Title of art work o  Hobbies, name of school, why they drew their art work  11. for example, “This piece of art is called ‘The Two Horses’ by Margaret. Margaret is 27 years old and is from Washington State, USA. Margaret chose to draw this picture because she has two horses of her own.” TUESDAY Procedure **if students did not write their sentences yesterday, help them do that during free time** WEDNESDAY Procedure  1. remind students that their drawings are going to be sent to The Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery which is a worldwide website  2. model how to get on the site ** http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html **  3. have the students look at the art work that other kids have submitted  4. allow 5-10 minutes for students to look at the art work  5. pass out the students’ art work  6. give the students 20 more minutes to finish their drawings (if students need more time, they can have it) **if students have not completed their sentences, or need time to finish their drawings, they may do it during free time**  7. students drawings need to be detailed, colorful, and neat…they may not turn their art in until it fits those criteria  8. collect the drawings and put in a safe place THURSDAY Procedure **if a student needs to complete any part of the assignment, they will have time to do it during the class period** o  help the students take a digital picture of their art work (DO NOT do it for them!) o  take a picture of them holding up their art work Evaluation o  Students were able to answer comprehension questions from The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola o  Students wrote at least 3 sentences about themselves as the artist o  Students completed a drawing o  Students were able to take a digital photograph of their art piece
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet
 * 2) remind them of the expectations for a story (criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hand for question or comment )
 * 3)  read The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
 * 4)  after the story call on students to ask the following questions
 * 1)  explain to the students that they are going to create a piece of art to submit to The Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery
 * 2) tell the students that The Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery is a website where children can put up their art work
 * 3)  the first step is to write 3 sentences or more about the artist (themselves)
 * 4) on the chart paper/white board model how to write 3 important sentences about yourself
 * 5) things the students MUST include are
 * 1)  things the students MAY include are
 * 1)  have students sit at a computer and open Microsoft Word
 * 2) ask the students to give you a thumbs up when they have all opened Word
 * 3)  allow students 10-15 minutes to write their sentences
 * 4) before saving, proof read the sentences to make sure the grammar, punctuation, spelling etc. are correct
 * 5)  save the students’ sentences onto a flash drive
 * 1) give students a quick overview of yesterday (if students were absent, they may write their sentences during free time today)
 * 2) remind students that yesterday they created a few sentences about the artist (themselves)
 * 3) read through The Art Lesson one more time to give students some ideas of what they want to draw
 * 4) on large chart paper or white board, brainstorm some things that the students want to draw
 * 5) explain that the picture can be of anything (a family member, something you did this summer, a pet, a place you want to go etc.)
 * 6) pass out a piece of white paper to each student
 * 7) have them write their name on the back
 * 8) pass out crayons or markers
 * 9) allow students 20 minutes to draw (they will have more time tomorrow)
 * 10) collect the drawings and put in a safe place
 * 1) pass out the students’ drawings
 * 1) explain that the students are going to take a digital picture of their art work to send into the website
 * 2) start with the students who have finished their sentences and art work
 * 3) two pictures are going to be taken
 * 1) do this for each student
 * 2) while students are working with the digital camera, the rest of the class may have free time
 * 3) go onto your wiki space and create a new e-mail.
 * 4) address the e-mail to kidsart@theartgallery.com.au
 * 5) attach the kids’ art work picture and their sentences to the e-mail
 * 6) send the e-mail (if you have any problems let Margaret know!)