During quarter 4, the grade 6 artists began with name art. They had a choice of 5 options which I put together on some interactive slides. A little like a choose your own art adventure. Here are 3 awesome examples. Then they followed the design process to create a " Creative candy holder". We turned... Continue Reading →
This will be my LAST post for this school year 2019-2020. At the bottom of this post, I have included some tutorials that I gave my students, for those of you interested in creating your own virtual rooms. It's so quick, easy and rather addictive! This was a task I introduced because we could not... Continue Reading →
During virtual school one of the BIG challenges for art was access to materials. So I offered my normal units as planned with these slides as an option for students who didn't have the materials. Â FOUND OBJECTS AND DRAWING (Slides 2-6) NOTE: All artist connections and resources are in the above slides. These images inspired... Continue Reading →
As soon as my students were back in the class, despite social distancing, I decided to continue the "Passion Project" unit for grades 7 and 8 and "Choice Art" for grade 6 as well as their Optical Art unit. This is always a hi-light for the students because they not only follow their passions but... Continue Reading →
This is a continuation of the butterfly post, written a couple of days ago. Once the grade 7 and 8 students completed their mixed media art, they were required to manipulate it in a variety of apps: Grungetastic, Megaphoto, Percolator and Be Funky. The filters were used to create AR sculptures using forms and repeated... Continue Reading →
We have had a phenomenal start to the 2019-2020 school year. Normally, we would have a little slower start in the art room, but I began teaching and students began exploring media from day 1! This was an amazing way to start the year. The purpose of the task was specifically: to give ALL grade 6-8... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdIiH5RTqA We ended our quarter of art with a super FUN task- a one lesson group challenge. The students were provided with a canvas with a chalk outline of a tree trunk with a pencil scribble on top (instead of leaves). After forming groups they then had 5mins to discuss a plan without touching the canvas. After... Continue Reading →
The MS/HS ART PARTY was a HUGE success this year. As always it was a great deal of planning and organizing but the event is always so worth it. This year I tried to get my students even more involved by having them complete behind the scenes tasks. Since all MS students run workshops for... Continue Reading →
To see the process behind this unit please click HERE first and then come back to this post. STEP 4 - WORKSHOP 1 "FISH IN THE SEA". GOAL: Learn how to use wet on wet, build up tone and apply cling wrap for a watery effect (1 class)Â The students chose a photo of a... Continue Reading →
THE GRADE 7 MUSIC & ART UNIT IS COMPLETE! I could not be happier with their results. To see the entire process you can view previous posts HERE. The students then had 4 classes to put together 4 small videos. They could choose their tools from: Greenscreen, animation, stop motion, Explain Everything to iMovie. They... Continue Reading →
We have had a very relaxing start with our watercolour unit. Mainly because I was away for one of the sessions so had to make it student-directed. STEP 1 Research and experiment with 10 different techniques. STEP 2 Create a colour swatch and test colour mixing STEP 3 Choose an artist's work and see... Continue Reading →
Our first introductory creative task for grades 6,7, and 8, this year, was to create a flag. On the front of the flag the students could sketch, collage, or paint anything they wanted. While on the back the grade 6 and 7 students wrote: what they were looking forward to the most in art this... Continue Reading →
Mrs Jardin's ART room 