Recent ActivityInstructor: Ms. Sharon
Welcome to the Art Room!
2011-2012
I'm glad to be here and
I'm definitely having fun.
Notice! - I'm having students help weave a strip of cloth that will be joined to make a Mobius Loop/Strip that represents the colors of flags around the world. What would make this special is finding some family history and from where families migrated. Brainstorming with the students we find out that most families are such a mix of other countries and cultures that this brings fun conversations. I have a couple sites that might interest your family - "Flags by Colours" and "All Star Flags" (a commercial site, but the info is fun)
Ultimately this weaving will be displayed in an art exhibit at the SHS December 7 - 14. The title of the art exhibit is "Living for the Greater Common Good". We've again brainstormed words that help us understand the title of the art exhibit. I also have plans of co-op art to be displayed. Please try to make time to enjoy district wide student art at the exhiblit.
Things you need to know - This year (possibly the following years) I'm asking for $1 donation from each student toward art supplies. This would greatly help with fundraising. Thank you for any and all donations.
Contact me at
sharon.gunter@lposd.org
2011-2012
I'm glad to be here and
I'm definitely having fun.
Notice! - I'm having students help weave a strip of cloth that will be joined to make a Mobius Loop/Strip that represents the colors of flags around the world. What would make this special is finding some family history and from where families migrated. Brainstorming with the students we find out that most families are such a mix of other countries and cultures that this brings fun conversations. I have a couple sites that might interest your family - "Flags by Colours" and "All Star Flags" (a commercial site, but the info is fun)
Ultimately this weaving will be displayed in an art exhibit at the SHS December 7 - 14. The title of the art exhibit is "Living for the Greater Common Good". We've again brainstormed words that help us understand the title of the art exhibit. I also have plans of co-op art to be displayed. Please try to make time to enjoy district wide student art at the exhiblit.
Things you need to know - This year (possibly the following years) I'm asking for $1 donation from each student toward art supplies. This would greatly help with fundraising. Thank you for any and all donations.
- “The Book” Grab this book and do stuff - is on sale until sold out, $10.00 each. Check it out – displays in front of the office and the
- Watercolor paints - I like to have students bring their own to class. I teach how to take care of paints and properly use them. Students only need the basic 8-color set. Most sets can be used for several years. If you can - purchase Crayola or Prang paints. They have the most pigment for the money.
Contact me at
sharon.gunter@lposd.org
Art Projects Through the Year(s) Doodling . . . yep, we'll doodle at school. This year's theme for my classes will be doodling fun art pieces that will fill up walls and look different than most art we've done in the past.
 6thgr Color Wheels 4thgr 2pt perspective 2x2 checker board 1stgr Lines, Shapes and Color WheelCreating shapes with lines and adding the color wheel around the hand.
Lines, Shapes and Color Wheel  "The Starry Night" - 2ndgr Mono Print Finger Painting - 3rdgrPaint right on the tables! finger painting! then make a print! They had to choose a secondary color and if they wanted they could tint the color.
Mono Print Finger Painting Gallery  Jan Brett Lesson - 1st grade - ChicksJan Brett, author-illustrator, has a wonderful website. She gives us so many lessons, ideas and fun coloring papers to use. This lesson we learned how to draw and paint a chick. Then students drew the background of their choice. Check out Jan Brett's website
 Third Grade Music InstrumentThe third graders where given an instrument to draw - without drawing with pencil first. Brave souls! Then they pasteled the background and watercolored the instrument using fun colors. But some became just a line drawing.
 Welcome to the Art RoomDrop by and see what we are creating.
 Tumbling Block Line Movement Weaving Bookmarks on two-harness looms4th, 5th and 6th graders have a chance to weave a bookmark on two-harmess provided by the Sandpoint Fiberarts Guild.  ClayStudents make at least one clay project per year and they glaze the piece too. Sometimes we make an unglazed piece out of Mica Clay or combine with other mediums like weaving. Links Photo links to the fundraisers of the past . . . There are three web sites that seem to be missing from our school site. If I hound them enough maybe 'they' will help find them  Art for KidsLearn about art! Visit Museums! Learn about cultures Interactive sites to make Art! Galleries! Other fun sites to see! Farmin Stidwell Art Room GalleryThis is the link to a Flickr account with all sorts of art created this year and the past years. Enjoy! Perspective DrawingDrawing in One-Point Perspective by Harold Olejarz Step-by-step instructions for basic one-point are presented on this site. |
Schedule/Lessons through the year Lessons per grade level: Kindergarten:
First Grade:
Second Grade:
Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade:
Fifth/Sixth Grade:
Sixth Grade:
Doodle, doodleart, Draw things Paint a picture of Hang your art or give your art Class Tasks
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