Art Websites and Photos Third Rotation

Kindergarten: Integrates with Science (seasons) 

"Y" Trees: See handout

http://pinterest.com/pin/167196204886244912/ - an example of fun a winter tree

 

 

 First Grade: Integrates with Social Studies (Texas state symbols, the Alamo) and Math (patterns) 

Pop Art Alamos - featuring the Pop Artist, Romaro Britto www.britto.com - to view his work, go to Gallery, click on Originals and click on the first 4 photos.

Avoid the second row starting with #12 which have some inappropriate paintings.

 

 

Second Grade: Integrates with Science (the Tundra Biome)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundra - a site for info on the tundra

Choose one project for the Tundra Biome:

http://www.projectarticulate.org/lesson.php?Lesson=43 - Caribou on the Tundra lesson plan

http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2009/03/04/penguin-painting-for-first-and-second/ - Penguin painting

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14938051@N08/3191352301/ - Cut paper penguins

http://creatorsjoy.blogspot.com/2010/08/northern-lights-art-project.html - Northern Lights with chalk on black paper

http://marymaking.blogspot.com/2011/12/polar-bears-with-northern-lights.html - Head (only) of a polar bear against a sky of Northern Lights and evergreen tree background

http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2011/01/polar-bears-revisited.html - Polar bears with landscape made from salt and bubble wrap (could substitute crumpled Saran wrap)

http://pinterest.com/pin/103653228893440653/ - More polar bears drawn with chalk dipped in paint (this works with liquid starch also)

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=755436&exhibit=35833&gallery=y - More polar bears

http://www.thatartistwoman.org/p/winter-projects.html - more polar bears and penguin lessons

 

 

Third Grade: Integrates with Math (fractions) Show students the following powerpoint of the famous artist, Henri Matisse which has several good examples of his cut paper art:

http://www.slideshare.net/duniwayart/matisseppt

Fraction Art - Choose one:

Fraction Penguin:

http://amber-polk.blogspot.com/2012/01/fraction-penguin-craftivity.html

Fraction Fish:

http://www.mrsbrownart.com/ - Click on 3rd Grade and scroll to the complete fraction fish lesson or just click on the picture on this next link:

http://www.mrsbrownart.com/artwork/fractionfish_800.jpg

http://wpesart.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/fraction-fish-collage/

Fraction Flowers:

http://primaryjunction.blogspot.com/2011/10/fraction-flowers.html

Other fraction lessons:

http://love2learn2day.blogspot.com - this blog would not allow me to copy, so just pull up the posts from her site

1. Children's Math book Reviews: Picture Pie (and Fraction/Art Lesson - posted Tues, May 3, 2011

2. Fraction Creatures and Creative Writing - posted Wed, May 4, 2011

OR click on the blog, click on Math Lesson Plans Index and click on Fraction Creatures under Number and Operations

Third Grade: Integrates with Science (the Solar System) Choose one:

http://kidsartists.blogspot.com/2012/01/pastel-planets.html - Using pastel chalks on black or dark blue paper

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3233 - to see the picture click the below link:

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/KarenCanfield5232002108/space.jpg - Using oil pastels

http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2009/03/26/planets-and-galaxy-project-for-fifth/ - Using chalk and glitter paint on black paper

 

 

Fourth Grade: Integrates with Math (fractions) Show students the following powerpoint of the famous artist, Henri Mattisse which has several good examples of his cut paper art:

http://www.slideshare.net/duniwayart/matisseppt

Fraction Art: Choose one

Recommended book: Ed Emberley's art book,Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Books

http://www.dcsd.org/district.cfm?subpage=541160

http://pinterest.com/pin/277534395758043677/ - Has no plans, just sample picture

Fraction Friends:

http://juliewoo.com/bulletin-ideas/hello-world/attachment/olympus-digital-camera-7 - no lesson plans, just pictures of examples

Freaky Fractions:

I could not successfully cut and paste this site, so you will need to Google Freaky Fractions: Using Circles to Teach Operations with Fractions and click on the link. There is a lesson plan included.

 

 

Fifth Grade: Integrates with Social Studies (the Civil War) 

 

Featuring the artist, Winslow Homer, who on the battleground home front, documented the Civil War in his paintings.

http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/civilwarUnit.html - this is a excellent site with many other sites you might like for you entire Civil War unit, including a category called Music and Art of the Period where you can pull up info and paintings by Winslow Homer.

http://gardenofpraise.com/art15.htm - excellent site with bio of Winslow Homer and a slideshow of his art

http://www.cgfaonlineartmuseum.com/homer/ - Another site which is the only one that has the painting,Home Sweet Home, which we will use for our Poke Bag Project (see handout)

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/302426.html?mulR=3436%7C13 - an example of a poke bag of that time