Letter doodling

You need:

1. white drawing sheet A3 size


2. ruler


3. pencil


4. black markers


5. colored markers or pencils 

Shot pictures of letter doodling and fonts - new and older ones. 

Discuss the pictures. Letters in those alphabets are a kind of family.  How can you see that? What can you say about the lines? Are they fat, thin, curvy or angular? What do you feel seeing those alphabets?

Draw a grid with your students (a lesson about using rulers is always a struggle!). In this lesson there are 2 inches between the lines and a half inch between the letters.



After drawing their grid, students design their own alphabet and trace them with markers.

Artworkds made by students of grade 5

Still life fruit

Made by a student of grade 4

You need:

1. acrylic paint 


2. canvas


3. brushes


4. bowl with fruit

Talk about still life paintings and show some artworks from famous still life painters. 

Tell students it's all about composition and colour. 

Place a bowl filled with fruit on a table. Students paint this bowl on their canvas. 

Veggies

Made by a student of grade 3

You need:

1. veggies


2. white drawing sheet


3. liquid watercolour paint


4. crayons


5. indian ink


6. brushes


7. jar with water

Talk about veggies and why we all have to eat them. Show several veggies.



Use crayons to draw several veggies on your sheet. No overlapping.  Just draw the outlines, don't colour them with crayons.

Colour with liquid watercolour paint. Use two colours to make the paint bleed.

Paint the background dark grey with dilluted indian ink.

Chinese Children Song "花園裡的洋娃娃" (Huayuan Li De Yangwawa, The Doll in the Garden)

March 31, 2010

Song title: 

Huāyuán Lǐ De Yángwáwa  (The Doll in the Garden)
花園 裡 的 洋娃娃 - traditional Chinese
花园 里 的 洋娃娃 - simplified Chinese
also
Mèimei Bēi Zhe Yángwáwa  (Young Girl Carries a Doll)
妹妹 揹著 洋娃娃 - traditional Chinese
妹妹 背着 洋娃娃 - simplified Chinese

ps.  妹妹 mèimei could also mean younger sister.
       娃娃 wáwa could also mean baby.

The Chinese lyrics in the video are traditional .

歌詞 簡體 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻譯:
Gēcí jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in simplified characters, pinyin and English translations, the translations are done by the Chinese characters order so the grammar may not be proper:

(1)
妹妹 背 着 洋娃娃， 
Mèimèi bēi zhe yángwáwa ，

Young girl carries a doll,

 
走 到 花园 来看 花， 
Zǒu dào huāyuán láikàn huā ，
Walks to the garden to see flowers,

娃娃 哭 了 叫 妈妈， 
Wáwa kū le jiào māma ，
The doll cries calls mom,

花 上 蝴蝶 笑 哈哈。  
Huā shàng húdié xiào hāhā 。 
Flower on butterfly laughs haha (The butterfly on the flower laughs haha).

(2)
妹妹 背 着 洋娃娃， 
Mèimèi bēi zhe yángwáwa ，
Young girl carries a doll,

走 到 花园 来 玩耍， 
Zǒu dào huāyuán lái wánshuǎ ，
Walks to the garden to play,

娃娃 饿 了 叫 妈妈，
Wáwa è le jiào māma ，
Baby hungry calls mom,

树 上 小 鸟 笑 哈哈。 
Shù shàng xiǎo niǎo xiào hāhā 。
Tree on little bird laughs haha (The little bird on the tree laughs haha).



Practice writing: CLICK HERE and hit the brushes next to each character to see the stroke orders. Grab a piece of paper and write them down.




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Groupwork like Joan Miró

Made by students of grade 3/4

Joan Miró's (Spain, 1893-1983) made paintings, sculptures, textile arts and theater. His paintings contain colorful organic shapes in bright colors: red, blue, yellow, green. The colored surfaces are outlined in black and frequently divided with black lines.



Show some of Miró's artwork. What do you see: bright colors, eyes, shapes outlined in black, divided surfases, stars. Talk about the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Talk about lines: straight, angular, rounded. What do you see in Miró's artwork?



The goal for a group of 4 students is: draw alternately lines on the white sheet with a permanent black marker. Make sure those lines look like Miró. Off course lines may cross! Then draw some elements Miró used too: eyes, stars, divided surfaces etc. Color the artwork. Be sure you're working with 4, so consult each other.



Ready? Sign the work with your personal signature in Miró style!

Medieval guild signs

You need:

1. several materials,  like cardboard or wood 


2. drawing materials

In the Middle Ages in Europe many artisans and merchants were joined in a guild. A guild was a kind of union for people with the same profession. The guild proposed rules for their members and provided in the exchange of knowledge and experience.

Examples of trade guilds are baker's guild, weaver;s guild, brewers guild or carpenter guilds.

Market vendors and peddlers were members of a merchant's guild. They traded goods such as fabrics, wood and food.

After a lesson about medieval guilds, these guild signs were made. The goal was to create a guild sign on which you can see what guild you're dealing with.



Thanks to: André Gilara

Dali's moustache II

Made by a student of grade 1

You need:

1. colored sheet A4 size


2. black marker


3. white sheet A4 size


4. black crayon


5. scissors and glue 


6. pipe cleaner 

More information about Salvador Dalí, see the lesson High legged elephant in the style of Salvador Dali.

Show some surrealistic artworks of Dali and discuss the surrealistic parts of it.  Show The melting clocks. Discuss the shape of the clocks. What happened to these clocks? Are these clocks that you can hang on the wall? Why not? Why do we call this surreal?

Dali's artwork will surprise you. We see realistic parts, complemented with dreams and fantasy.



Dali was an eccentric man. Show som portraits of Dali and look at all those different ways he wears his moustache.



Students write words about surrealism and Dali with a marker on the colored sheet. Then they draw a portrait of him with crayon on a white sheet. Cut it, paste in on the colored sheet. Puncture two holes under the nose and pull the pipe cleaner through. Shape the moustache in a way that Dali would like!