Arts Bridge with Jayme Gandara's Class
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Final Reflection
Working with Mrs. Gandara's class has been such a great experience! I enjoyed focusing on the science curriculum because it pushed me to create lessons that I normally wouldn't have come up with if I were teaching a normal art lesson. I also learned a lot about classroom management and how to plan on having filler activities for students that finish early so that they don't become bored and distract other students. Mrs. Gandara had a handful of other useful techniques that I've taken mental note of to use in my class in the future. This was a great class to work with and their positive attitude made all the difference. The students were so excited every time I stepped in the classroom and I could tell that the hands-on creative process made learning about science a more positive experience for them.
4/17/15
Last time I was with Mrs. Gandara’s class I asked them to
bring some deciduous leaves for next time, but I forgot to remind them so no one
brought any. Luckily I was able to
gather a bunch before I went to her class and everyone had a couple of leaves
to use. I showed the class how to do
texture rubbings with the leaves and told them that this was something they
could work on while they waited their turn to use the printing plates.
Their Styrofoam prints turned out great, but
unfortunately I didn’t have time to take pictures at the end of class and they
took them home before I could come back for them :( Here's an example of what they looked like. Just picture this, but involving pine needles :)
After doing Styrofoam prints, we reviewed deciduous trees. I showed them some artworks that included trees and had the students
tell me whether they thought the trees were deciduous or coniferous.
It was good review for them and helped me
assess what they already knew/remembered.
I demonstrated how to make monoprints with deciduous leaves and
explained the concept of positive and negative space.
I think this process would have been a good
idea, but I shouldn’t have used printmaking ink. It was too thick and dried up too quickly. It
would have been better if we used tempera or acrylics, but now I know for the future!
4/3/15
I reviewed coniferous leaves with the students to see what they
remembered from what Mrs. Gandara taught them.
She told me she wanted her students to use their sketchbooks more, so I
had them draw with me using their sketchbooks.
I used the smartboard to draw these different types of coniferous
needles and had the students follow along with me step by step.
After drawing the different types of needles, I showed them images of
common coniferous trees in Utah and had the students identify what types of
needles they had. Since the students are
constantly telling me what things look like, I thought it would be fun for
them to have a project where they are assigned to use their imaginations to turn coniferous needles into something else. Some students turned single needles into a fish skeleton and another student
turned a clustered needle into a minora.
It was fun to see what they came up with.
After making their drawing, they traced it onto a 4x6” Styrofoam plate
that we would use to print next time.
Here's my lesson plan for this week and next week's lesson:
Deciduous and Coniferous Leaves with Printmaking
Subject Concepts
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Art Concepts
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Content
Covered: Deciduous and Conifers
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Content
Covered: Printmaking
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State Standards & Objectives (USOE/UEN):
4th Grade Science Standard 5,
Objective 3
b. Use a simple classification system to classify
unfamiliar Utah plants or animals(e.g., fish/amphibians/reptile/bird/mammal,
invertebrate/vertebrate, tree/shrub/grass, deciduous/conifers).
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State
Standards & Objectives (USOE/UEN):
4th
Grade Art Standard 1 Objective 1
e.
Observe and render the details of real objects with a high degree of
accuracy; eg. Veins in a leaf, wrinkles in a cloth, mortar between brick,
ridges in bark.
Standard
2 objective 1
c. Analyze how artists have varied the space divisions to create
a more interesting composition.
Standard 3 objective
2
d. Classify works of
art according to media and genre; e.g., portrait, landscape, abstract,
realistic, painting, sculpture, drawing, print.
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Learning
Outcomes:
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The student will be able to decipher between deciduous
and coniferous trees.
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Learning
Outcomes:
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Lesson Plan
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Objectives:
The students will learn to differentiate
deciduous trees from coniferous trees.
They will use their imagination to create a printed image based off of
coniferous needles they have studies.
They will experiment with different monotype printmaking processes
using deciduous leaves.
Assessment:
While displaying artworks that have trees in
them, have students verbally identify whether they think the trees are
deciduous or coniferous and why.
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Materials
Needed:
Vocabulary
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Pinyon pine
tree
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Utah juniper
tree
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Spruce tree
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Fir tree
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Deciduous
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Coniferous
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Scale-like
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Awl shaped
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Linear
shaped
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Single
needles
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Bundled
needles
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Clustered
needles
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Positive Space
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Negative Space
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Monoprint
Artists
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Lesson
Sequence:
Day 1
Day 2
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
3/7/15
I showed the students a couple techniques on how to make different textures with watercolor. The first one we did was with salt.
Then we used plastic wrap on watercolor.
I also showed them how to do texture rubbings with crayon.
They used these scraps to cut out their animal and then they glued them in to their landscape. We decided to display their works in the hall for their final presentation.
Utah Animals and Textures
I also showed them how to do texture rubbings with crayon.
They used these scraps to cut out their animal and then they glued them in to their landscape. We decided to display their works in the hall for their final presentation.
Utah Animals and Textures
Subject Concepts
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Art Concepts
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Content Covered: Animal Identification/Classification
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Content Covered: Texture and mixed media techniques
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State Standards & Objectives (USOE/UEN):
Standard 5, Objective 2
a. Identify common plants and animals that inhabit Utah's forests, wetlands, and deserts.
Standard 5, Objective 3
b. Use a simple classification system to classify unfamiliar Utah plants or animals (e.g., fish/amphibians/reptile/bird/mammal, invertebrate/vertebrate, tree/shrub/grass, deciduous/conifers).
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State Standards & Objectives (USOE/UEN):
Standard 1, Objective 1
a. Use value, color, and texture to create interest.
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Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able identify Utah wildlife and their physical characteristics.
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Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to explore different mediums and processes to create a variety of textures.
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Lesson Plan
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Objectives:
Students will practice classifying and identifying Utah animals. They will paint and draw a specific Utah animal multiple times by using a variety of techniques to create different textures. Students will experiment and become familiar with different texture processes.
Assessment:
Students will use a worksheet to practice classifying/ identifying their neighbor’s animal.
Students work will be used to assess students ability to create a variety of textures.
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Materials Needed:
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Lesson Sequence:
Day 2
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