Hi Ogden 3rd to 4th graders,
This will be a list of art activities for you. If you have any questions or need any help, please contact me at ltmacri@cps.edu allow 24 hours to return to you. I hope you are doing well. Best, Mrs. Macri
This will be a list of art activities for you. If you have any questions or need any help, please contact me at ltmacri@cps.edu allow 24 hours to return to you. I hope you are doing well. Best, Mrs. Macri
Art Activities-2022-2023
1st Quarter: Drawing from Life-Who We Are? Inspiration is Modigliani's Portraits
Self-Portrait Activities-There are many ways that we can approach creating a self-portrait.
1. Drawing the face using drawing instruction:
2. Stylizing the portrait based on the style of Modigliani.
3. Object Identity connected to ourselves
4. Collage of images.
Designing their portraits! Learn about how we identify your emotions in your face.
Self-Portrait Activities-There are many ways that we can approach creating a self-portrait.
1. Drawing the face using drawing instruction:
2. Stylizing the portrait based on the style of Modigliani.
3. Object Identity connected to ourselves
4. Collage of images.
Designing their portraits! Learn about how we identify your emotions in your face.
Latin American Art Unit of Inquiry: How Do We Express Ourselves? The traditions of telling stories of characters through masks.
1. Designing your mask that represents an empowering feeling.
2. Choosing patterns, textures and colors for your mask.
3. Completing the mask with materials provided from paper plates to paper mache.
1. Designing your mask that represents an empowering feeling.
2. Choosing patterns, textures and colors for your mask.
3. Completing the mask with materials provided from paper plates to paper mache.
2nd Quarter: Drawing from Life-Place and Time (Surrealism)
Activities in Art that are inspired by the surrealists, Salvador Dali and Sandy Skoglund. Students explore their reality and paint and sculpt their surrealists art pieces to express themselves in a fantastical way.
3rd Quarter: Black American Art: Romare Bearden Inspired Collages
Students connect to their city, place and time in their collages inspired by the Black American Artist Romare Bearden.
Students connect to their city, place and time in their collages inspired by the Black American Artist Romare Bearden.
Activities-2021-2022
1st Quarter: Drawing from Life-Who We Are? Inspiration is Frida Kahlo's Self-Portraits
Self-Portrait Activities-There are many ways that we can approach creating a self-portrait.
1. Drawing the face using drawing instruction:
2. Using objects from around the household to create the face-includes everything from towels, blankets, recyclables, fruits, vegetables, plants...
3. Object Identity connected to ourselves
4. Collage of images.
Designing their portraits! Learn about what we identify as a comfort in our place around our environment by drawing their own choices into their pictures.
Self-Portrait Activities-There are many ways that we can approach creating a self-portrait.
1. Drawing the face using drawing instruction:
2. Using objects from around the household to create the face-includes everything from towels, blankets, recyclables, fruits, vegetables, plants...
3. Object Identity connected to ourselves
4. Collage of images.
Designing their portraits! Learn about what we identify as a comfort in our place around our environment by drawing their own choices into their pictures.
2nd Quarter: Drawing from Life-Place and Time (Traveling Around the World-Meet the Masters)
Activities in Art that are inspired by the Masters of various cultures around the world.
Activities in Art that are inspired by the Masters of various cultures around the world.
3rd Quarter: Drawing from Life-Square 1 Art and Our Women Artists who Inspire Us: Georgia O'Keefe
Mixed Media Art and Choice of Creating your Art through Exploration of your materials after you created your design.
Mixed Media Art and Choice of Creating your Art through Exploration of your materials after you created your design.
End of Year: Create your own time capsule. Watch the video with Mrs. Macri and Bubbles her art assistant. See their model time capsule after 30 years! Reflect on your year and place items into your own decorated container (box, jar or bottle) that you feel will help you remember this challenging year. Don't open for 10 years!
Previous Year Remote Activities
Wednesday, May 27 - June 9: Design a poster with a message. Watch the video with Mrs. Macri and her art assistant, Bubbles as they give instruction on how to draw an owl holding a sign with an important message of activism. Think about what your message will be. Black Lives Matter! Be Safe and Be Well!
Wednesday, May 27 - June 9: Design a poster with a message. Watch the video with Mrs. Macri and her art assistant, Bubbles as they give instruction on how to draw an owl holding a sign with an important message of activism. Think about what your message will be. Black Lives Matter! Be Safe and Be Well!
Wednesday, May 6-May 20: Seeing is believing!
Learn about interesting op art from this Ted Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i77VZWqtKU Your Art Assignment: Complete one optical illusion drawing each week by following the step by step instructions from the 3D hand drawing youtube link to the converging op art piece. 
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Wednesday, April 29-May 5:
For 3rd Grade: Create your 3D Forms (Sphere, Cone, Cube) and add light and shadow. For fun add a face to your form. See just the "Add Light and Shadow to your Drawing" Link. For 4th grade (3rd Grade challenge): Follow the instruction for setting up a one point perspective drawing. You will need a ruler, pencil and one sheet of paper. Place a sun in your sky, then add in shading for "shadows" on your objects (buildings). |
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Wednesday, April 22-28: Learn about the warm and cool colors from Mrs. Macri in a slide show presentation. Bubbles, the art assistant discovers something in the backyard. Make a spring flower with a paper towel and other materials. See video with Ms. Cheng Laoshi.
Mrs. Macri's Video: https://youtu.be/W_DesKQV7xA
Cheng Laoshi's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j25GjcjPPkY
Mrs. Macri's Video: https://youtu.be/W_DesKQV7xA
Cheng Laoshi's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j25GjcjPPkY
Monday, April 13-17: Create a color wheel (12 colors) in your own way. Here are some inspiring ideas. See Mrs. Macri mix colors and meet her helper, Bubbles, her pet guinea pig! Click on link: youtu.be/IFpuwNdSFAg