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Fifth Grade

Course Description

The 5th graders are exploring Positive/Negative Space by recreating Rene' Magritte's work, Decalomania

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Thank you to all of the families that sent photos of their color wheels. I love them! I will be posting them soon!

ColorWheel Printable

I am posting several color wheel printables for different ability levels to accompany the Color Wheel Challenge.
Students can use crayon, marker, color pencil or paints.  
I suggest printing on white card stock if painting.

Color Wheel Challenge

Please watch my video explaining the Color Wheel Challenge. All grades can participate in this optional activity using items from home. Photos of student’s color wheel can be emailed or texted to me. I will try to post all of the color wheel creations.

Graffiti Art Workbook

Graffiti Art
 
Fun lesson on how to create graffiti art
 
Lets just keep it on paper, kids!
 
Famous graffiti artists to google:
Banksy, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat (my personal favorite), Shepard Fairey, Eduardo Kobra, Blek le Rat, Os Gemos, Lady Pink
Fun With Matisse
In Matisse’s later life, he began making art with paper. He cut pieces of paper into organic shapes and arranged them to make many abstract pieces. This is very easy to do and requires little supplies.
All you need is: scissors, glue and paper. 
Children will cut paper into geometric or organic shapes and glue onto paper to make an image or an abstract piece. They could use strictly warm or cool colors to make it more challenging.
A great companion piece to this project is the book, Henri’s Scissors, by Jeanette Winter. This can be found on Amazon.

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
 
This is the perfect outside activity- take this paper, a clipboard and a pencil and go outside for a nature walk and draw what you see!
There are 18 squares, asking for specific objects. 
At home, the drawings can be colored with color pencils- as they look in reality or use your imagination to change it up.