Penguins - Square 1 Art

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Instructions

VA:Cr1.2.1Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.VA:Cr2.1.1Explore use of tools and materials to create works of art and design.

• Square 1 Art paper

• Watercolor paint

• Paintbrushes and water

• Pencil & eraser

• 9”x 6” black construction paper

• 9”x 6” white construction paper

• Scrap construction paper in various colors

• Glue & scissors

• Black Sharpie marker

Phase 1

• Read to students the book, Tacky the Penguin, or any other penguin themed book.

• Paint a striped background.

Phase 2

• Review the book and look closely at the shape of penguins. Show a photo of a real penguin.

• Lead a teacher-directed drawing of a penguin. Student should practice in a sketchbook or on practice paper.

• Demo how to draw the parts of the penguin on black and white paper and details like feet, bill, hats and scarves on scrap paper.

• Students draw the following:

• Penguins body and flippers on black paper

• Belly, eyes and iceberg on white paper

• Bill, feet, and any “winter wear”

Phase 3

• Demo how to cut out all shapes and arrange on paper.

• Once arrangement is satisfactory, glue shapes to center of paper. (A dot is a lot!)

• Sign name with Sharpie marker.

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Penguins1st Grade / 3 class periods

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Materials

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VA:Cr2.1.3Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials VA:Re7.2.3Determine messages communicated by an image


• Pencil & eraser

• Tempera paint

• Brushes & water

• Black Sharpie marker

Phase 1

• Introduce students to George Rodrigue and his Blue Dog paint-ings (visit http://georgerodrigue-foundation.org/education for great resources.)

• Draw Blue Dog, make sure to include the following:

• Oval for his head and a large “U” underneath for his body

• Eyes and add some “eye-brows”

• Muzzle and nose

• Two ears and four feet

Phase 2

• Review George Rodrigue’s Blue dog.

• Paint Blue Dog.

Phase 3

• Sign name with Sharpie mark-er.


Blue Dog3rd grade / 3 class periods

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Materials

Instructions

VA:Cr2.1.4Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.


• Pencil & eraser

• Markers

Phase 1

• Show students examples of theart of Romero Britto. Discusslines and colors he likes to use.

• Students should draw a blockletter of their first name initial- draw big and filling the space.

• Draw 4 straight lines acrossthe paper. Students may use astraight edge to guide them.

• Erase any lines inside of theletter.

• Fill in letter with various pat-terns (lots of pattern handoutsavailable online.)

• Trace letter and patterns withblack marker.

Phase 2

• Review Britto’s pop art.

• Complete letter patterns andtracing with black marker.

• Add patterns to the back-ground, a different pattern foreach space.

• Trace pencil lines with blackmarker.

• Color background with variousmarker colors.

Phase 3

• Complete coloring.

• Sign name with black marker.


Pop Art4th grade / 3 class periods

Standards

Materials

Instructions

VA:Cr1.1.5Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.


• Pencil & eraser

• Tempera paint

• Black marker

• Paintbrushes and water

Phase 1

• Show students Edward Hop-per’s painting Lighthouse Hill.

• Draw a horizon line just above the middle of the paper.

• Draw the shore on the left side of the paper.

• Draw the lighthouse on the shore, it should extend from the top of the paper to the bottom (there are great step by step instructions available online for a more detailed description of how to draw a lighthouse.)

Phase 2

• Paint drawing.

Phase 3

• Trace all original pencil lines with a black marker.



Lighthouse5th grade / 3 class periods

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Materials

Instructions

VA:Cr1.1.5Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.

• Square 1 art paper

• Pencil & eraser

• Markers

• 4”x4” white paper

Phase 1

• Show students Op art by artistBridget Riley.

• Draw a dot in the center of theart paper.

• Draw an even number of linesfrom the dot to the edge of thepaper.

• Choose two complementarycolored markers and color thebackground.

Phase 2

• Complete Op art coloring.

• Trace pencil lines (betweeneach color) with a black marker.

• Show students examples ofcontour line drawings.

• Students should draw a con-tour line drawing of their shoe onsmall white paper- draw big andfill the space!

Phase 3

• Complete contour line draw-ing.

• Trace with a black marker.

• Cut out and glue to center ofpaper covering the dot.



Op Art5th grade / 3 class periods

Penguins - Square 1 Art

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