Homework: Draw and color 5 elements for each category of landscape elements: Sky, Land, Living Things, Water and Manmade

Beach at St. Adresse  
 by Claude Monet 
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Student Artists of the Month:

Landscape Painting

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May/June- Illustration

*Artist of the Month: Tim and Greg Hildebrandt

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Illustration of Bilbo meeting Gandalf by The Brother's Hildebrandt

Bilbo meets Smaug by JRR Tolkien

Class project: Reading "The Hobbit" and drawing pictures of Bilbo,Gandalf,Gollum and the Dragon

No Homework


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Student Artists of the Month:

Bilbo meets Gandalf

Smaug and Bilbo


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September - Lines and Shapes 
*Artist of the Month: Frank Stella

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Abstract Painting by Frank Stella

Class projects: Journal page of objects made from shapes and Drawing and painting a color resist spiderweb of irregular shapes

Homework:  Draw lines to divide a page of your art notebook into 4 boxes. Draw one of these shapes in each box: circle, square, triangle, rectangle. Now, make a drawing out of each shape. (example: Make the triangle into a christmas tree with decorations). Color all of your drawings with crayons.
Please, never use markers in notebook. (Due September 27)


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Student of the Month:

Shapes Journal Page

Spiderwebs
Gladymar Vincente         Lillian Giambrone
   
Ricardo             James
  

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October - Portraits
*Artist of the Month: Leonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci is probably one of the best known artists in the world. Most recognize his name and the name of his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Go online and explore paintings by Leonardo da Vinci with your children!


Self Portrait drawing

Class Project: Drawing and coloring emojis
and monster expressions and a self-portrait

October Homework: Picture of My Life Poster
Make a poster about your life.
Step 1: Draw and color (or paint) a caricature of yourself in the center
of an 18X12 posterboard.
Step 2: Use photos of yourself and family members and friends
to show your life from the day you were born until today. 
Step 3: Add magazine pictures or drawings of things (toys, games) 
or foods (pizza, ice cream) and places that you like.
Step 4: Decorate your poster with stickers, glitter
and anything else to make it pretty!


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Student Artists of the Month:

Journal sheets with emojis and Monsters

Bobblehead Portraits:

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November/December- Crafts
*Artist of the month: Louis Tiffany 

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February/March - Color Theory
*Artist of the Month - Piet Mondrian

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Art Skills: Painting the color wheel and mixing secondary colors

Special Homework Project: (Due) Use a shoe box and make a habitat for the animal that you made in class. 



Broadway Boogie Woogie
by Piet Mondrian


Primary Color Wheel


Colors of the Spectrum (rainbow)
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Student Artists of the Month:
Painting Color wheels

Rainbow Journal sheet
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April - Drawing the Human Figure
*Artist of the month: Osamu Tezuka

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Class Project: Drawing stick figures in action and making them from sticks



Stick figures in action



Astro Boy
by Osamu Tezuka

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Student Artists of the Month:

Stick Figures in Motion

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Grade 2 Art Supplies

 4 sharpened pencils,
a pencil sharpener and1 pink or white eraser,
4 oz. Elmer's glue, a glue stick,
an 8-pack Crayola crayons
A marble notebook
a pack of 8 to 10 Crayola classic broad line washable markers

a tray of 8 Crayola washable watercolors
 
A t-shirt smock. 
A 4 oz bag of Crayola model magic (any color)

A notebook.
Mark all supplies, including  paint, smocks and notebooks with your
child’s name and grade.

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