First Grade

Course Description

First Graders put their hearts into learning about Positive/Negative Space by creating Valentine's heart projects with watercolor paint, paper and oil pastels.

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Great You Tube Art Channels

Here are some great You Tube art channels to keep kids busy:
 
Art With Math & Dada: Art history cartoons
 
The Artful Parent: Arts & crafts how to
 
Babble Dabble Do: Arts & crafts how to
 
Art Hub For Kids: How to draw
 
Muffalo Potato: How to draw
 
Draw So Cute: How to draw
 
Bob Ross The Joy of Painting: Original paint along episodes
 
KQED Arts/KQED Art School: Art education and how to's 
 
An art mystery series to view on Youtube: Fake or Fortune (BBC)

Colour Scavenger Hunt

Very Cute No Mess Color Wheel Project!
 
Print the color wheel on white cardstock.  
Go outside and find natural items that match the colors on the wheel.  
Clip the items to the wheel with a paperclip or a clothes pin.

First Grade Self- Evaluation

Students began self- evaluations on their projects this grading period. The project is positive/negative space hearts. They water color painted the negative space and cut out paper hearts and decorated with pink oil pastels for the positive space.