art.lesson.2011

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 using Microsoft Paint  o Students will submit their art to the Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery Bridge Technology Standards

 o 1.1.1  o 1.1.3  o 2.2.2  o 3.1  o 3.2  o 4.1  o 4.2 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  ** MONDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION  o Who were the characters in the story? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o What were some things that Tommy drew? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Where are some places his drawings were hung? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o What are some problems Tommy faces? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Why did Tommy draw? MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK TUESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK WEDNESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Name, age, hometown <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Title of art work <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Hobbies, name of school, why they drew their art work > “This piece of art is called ‘The Two Horses’ > by Margaret. Margaret is 30 years old and is > from Washington State. Margaret chose > to draw this picture because she has two > horses of her own.” INDEPENDENT WORK THURSDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Go to Google.com <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. Click on ** gmail ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c. User name: ** du.bridge.project  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> d. Password: ** bridge2011  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> e. Click ** sign in ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> f. Type ** kidsart@theartgallery.com.au  ** into the “to” line <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> g. Model how to attach the student’s Paint art and Word document <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> h. Show the students how to check if both are attached by looking under the subject line for two attachments <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> i. Click ** send ** INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** LESSON # 9 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  tell the students that they are going to be artists this week and submit a piece of art to the Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery
 * 2)  explain that you are going to read a book about a little boy who wants to become an artist
 * 3)  read __The Art Lesson__ by Tomie dePaola
 * 4)  after the story call on students to ask the following questions
 * 1)  remind 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
 * 4:35/5:35 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  model how to go to http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html
 * 2)  show the students how to click on the kids’ art work
 * 3)  explain that today they will look at the art work that has made it onto the website and get some ideas for what they will draw
 * 4:40/5:40 allow students to explore the website for 5-10 minutes
 * 1)  gather students back on the carpet and ask what kinds of pictures they saw
 * 2)  ask students to think about what they are going to draw and share their ideas with the class
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** TEST # 9 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  give students a quick overview of yesterday (if students were absent, they may check out the art on the website when the group is working)
 * 2)  remind students that yesterday they looked at the art work to get some ideas for their picture
 * 3)  explain that today they are going to create their piece of art
 * 4:20/5:20 on large chart paper or white board, brainstorm some things that the students want to draw
 * 1)  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.)
 * 2)  explain that their drawings need to be detailed and colorful
 * 4:30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  model how to open Microsoft Paint
 * 2)  model how to use all the buttons on the left hand side
 * 3)  choose an idea from the white board/chart paper to draw on Paint
 * 4)  model how to copy and paste a picture from Google Images into the Paint drawing
 * 5)  **if students choose to import pictures, they need incorporate the pictures into their drawings**
 * 6)  model how to click ** save **
 * 7)  ask for questions
 * 4:40/5:40 have students move to a computer and being their art
 * 1)  it is your responsibility to save the students’ pictures onto the flash drive for tomorrow!!
 * 2)  explain that tomorrow they will write 3 sentences or more about the artist (themselves) to go along with their art work
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** LESSON # 10 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  review the lesson for the week (they are going to create a piece of art and submit it to the Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery)
 * 2)  **if you wish, you may read __The Art Lesson__ again
 * 4:20/5:20 remind the students that they need to write 3 sentences about themselves because they are the artist
 * 1)  on the chart paper/white board model how to write 3 important sentences about yourself
 * 2)  things the students MUST include are
 * 1)  things the students MAY include are
 * 1)  for example
 * 1)  ask for questions
 * 4:30/5:30 have students sit at a computer and open Microsoft Word
 * 1)  ask the students to give you a thumbs up when they have all opened Word
 * 2)  allow students 10-15 minutes to write their sentences
 * 3)  before saving, ** proof read the sentences ** to make sure the grammar, punctuation, spelling etc. are correct
 * 4)  **save the students’ sentences onto a flash drive or the server**
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** GAME: MARTIAN CITY DEFENDER **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  review this week’s lesson (creating a piece of art on Microsoft Paint and sending it to the Kids’ Worldwide Art Gallery)
 * 2)  call on 4-5 students to share what they chose to draw
 * 3)  explain that today the students are going to finish their art and email it to the Art Gallery
 * 4:25/5:25 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  model how to go to __ http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html __
 * 2)  show the students how to click ** join gallery ** at the top (it’s a yellow button)
 * 3)  next, show the students how to click on the email address in the first bullet point ( __ kidsart@theartgallery.com.au __ )
 * 4)  an email box should pop up with the email address in the “To” space….if so, skip to step g. below
 * 5)  **if this does not work, you can use bridge’s gmail account**
 * 1)  explain to the students that they need to wait quietly while the T.T. moves the Paint art and Word documents onto the desktop for students
 * 4:40/5:40 assist/monitor while students send their art and sentences to __ kidsart@theartgallery.com.au __
 * 1)  it may work to have the students play games on Mavis Beacon while you are moving the Paint and Word documents onto the desktop for the kids
 * 2)  students may need help attaching their documents to the emails J