Continuing Art at Home
Art is everywhere! You can encourage and help you child by providing some simple materials at home. Paper, crayons, colored pencils, markers, scissors, glue and even watercolor paints are all easy to use home art supplies that can be found in local stores or on Amazon. You do not need to spend much just a few basics will do.
How to keep Art going at home and strengthen skills.
KINDERGARTEN - THIRD GRADE
Drawing topics: people, animals, nature, cities, sea creatures, landscapes, gardens, foods......
Skills and Concepts: cutting, tracing, drawing, collage, overlapping, horizon line, background
Artists to research: Claude Monet, Kandinsky, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, George Rodrigue,
Paul Klee,
Videos: Click the title below to go to the videos
Mati and Dada:
Mati and Dada is an artist video series on you tube made for young children.
You will find many short videos of different artists.
Brain Pop JR.
Brain Pop Jr. Arts and Technology section has several videos on different topics.
FOURTH GRADE - SIXTH GRADE
Drawing topics: portraits (realistic and abstract), animals, still life, interiors, cars,
landscapes (foreground, middle and background,) logos, sports, favorite interests,
foods, sweet treats, cartoons, characters
Skills and concepts:
Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space, Form, Value
(see ART INFO in the menu bar above for more information)
Principles of Design: Rhythm, Balance, Pattern, Contrast, Emphasis,
Unity and Movement
drawing, cutting, shading, perspective, proportion,
Artists, History and Movements to research:
Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jackson Pollock, Wayne Theibaud, Pablo Picasso,
Mary Cassatt, Joan Miro, Georgia O'Keeffe,
Impressionism, Renaissance, Middle Ages( Illuminated letters) Surrealism, Pop Art,
Videos and other Links: (Click the link) One Point Perspective
Perspective and Vanishing Point
Shading
BRAIN POP Art Concepts
BRAIN POP Famous Artists
Art Hub is also a great directed drawing website filled with fun drawing lessons from very basic and simple to more advanced.
** When researching Art, Artists or using the internet in anyway there is always the possibility of inappropriate content you my not be comfortable with your child viewing. So I urge you to please look ahead, be proactive and aware of what your child is researching and looking at. Always safety first.
How to keep Art going at home and strengthen skills.
KINDERGARTEN - THIRD GRADE
Drawing topics: people, animals, nature, cities, sea creatures, landscapes, gardens, foods......
Skills and Concepts: cutting, tracing, drawing, collage, overlapping, horizon line, background
Artists to research: Claude Monet, Kandinsky, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, George Rodrigue,
Paul Klee,
Videos: Click the title below to go to the videos
Mati and Dada:
Mati and Dada is an artist video series on you tube made for young children.
You will find many short videos of different artists.
Brain Pop JR.
Brain Pop Jr. Arts and Technology section has several videos on different topics.
FOURTH GRADE - SIXTH GRADE
Drawing topics: portraits (realistic and abstract), animals, still life, interiors, cars,
landscapes (foreground, middle and background,) logos, sports, favorite interests,
foods, sweet treats, cartoons, characters
Skills and concepts:
Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space, Form, Value
(see ART INFO in the menu bar above for more information)
Principles of Design: Rhythm, Balance, Pattern, Contrast, Emphasis,
Unity and Movement
drawing, cutting, shading, perspective, proportion,
Artists, History and Movements to research:
Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jackson Pollock, Wayne Theibaud, Pablo Picasso,
Mary Cassatt, Joan Miro, Georgia O'Keeffe,
Impressionism, Renaissance, Middle Ages( Illuminated letters) Surrealism, Pop Art,
Videos and other Links: (Click the link) One Point Perspective
Perspective and Vanishing Point
Shading
BRAIN POP Art Concepts
BRAIN POP Famous Artists
Art Hub is also a great directed drawing website filled with fun drawing lessons from very basic and simple to more advanced.
** When researching Art, Artists or using the internet in anyway there is always the possibility of inappropriate content you my not be comfortable with your child viewing. So I urge you to please look ahead, be proactive and aware of what your child is researching and looking at. Always safety first.