Week #8: Develop Craft

1. Watch the video.
2. Choose an activity by clicking on the pictures.
3. Follow the directions to complete the activity.
4. Respond on Seesaw.
5. If you have questions, email me. bhkudrl@sunprairieschools.org

This week we will practice the studio habit called Develop Craft. Develop craft has 2 parts. It means you can:

1. Take care of your studio space and materials.
2. Develop skills and techniques with your art materials.

Big Idea:

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I can improve my artistic skills and techniques with art materials.

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Skill Builder

Insert Review Video from Week #1 Activity: Home Art Studio

Skill Builder

Artists practice new skills to improve their art making. They learn how to use different art supplies in new ways! Choose only one skill builder for your activity this week.

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Don’t forget to respond on

with a picture of your skill builder and talk/type about your creation.

Back to Start

Drawing Studio Skill Builder

Recycled Art Studio Skill Builder

If the video below does not load, try this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgYv-LwVcyI

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You need cardboard, paper, scissors, glue or glue stick, and drawing materials.

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You need a pencil, an eraser, drawing supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils), and paper.

Student Example

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B

Click on the poster to see directions.

Drawing Studio Skill Builder

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1. Start with a .

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• Think about where you will put your people on your paper and what clothing or details to add.

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• Your artwork must include:
• 2 people
• a background (Where are your people?)
• color

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• Respond on with a photo of your artwork and talk/tell me about your people, background, and details.

This technique works with any pose. Your person could be jumping, running, sitting, giving a high five, or even dancing!

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Back to Start

Reach for the Stars

Artists set goals for themselves to improve their skills with materials and techniques (ways of making art). What is something you want to get better at or learn more about in art? How will you do this?

Directions:

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1. Watch this video
2. Click here to see how to create your art goal.
3. Respond on Seesaw with your answers to the questions on Step 2.

Back to Start

If the video below does not load, try this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrsERz952qM

1. Watch this video.

Reach for the Stars

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Artists set goals for themselves to improve their skills with materials and techniques (ways of making art). What is something you want to get better at or learn more about in art? How will you do this?

Back to Start

Directions For Writing An Art Goal:

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• Click

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• Click or to type/talk about

your response to these 3 questions.

• Set a big art goal. What is something you want to learn more about or get better at in art?

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• What are two small action steps to help you reach your big goal?

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• Who will help you reach your goal?

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3. Click to submit your answer.

Step 1: Set a big goal.

I want to be a rockstar!

Step 2: Set two smaller goals. These are action steps.

1. Buy a guitar.
2. Learn to jam.

Step 3: Who can help?

My friend Frog will help me.

Example From Video

Credits

• Presentation inspired by Cynthia Gaub’s SHOM lessons for middle school. https://www.artechtivity.com/
• https://classteaching.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/explicit-vocabulary-instruction-as-a-whole-school-literacy-strategy/ (Slide 1)
• Stick figure poster for Skill Building Activity A created by Alyssa Henker with inspiration from Mcgillis http://www.awesomeartists.com/ART/main.htm (Slide 2 &3)
• Pictures and video for skill builder Activity B are by Bridget Kudrle (Slide 2)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrsERz952qM (slide 4 plus screenshots on Slide 1 and 5)

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