Two simple drawings from memory I consistently assign after break
include student's favorite Christmas gift and favorite Christmas break
activity. These drawings give us an opportunity to practice grabbing art
supplies using our Art Supply Inspectors, placing unfinished projects
in our colored table drawers (Drawer Inspectors), putting supplies away
at the end of class, quietly working without talking during "Quiet
Working Time" and sharing our art during "Share Time" at the end of
class.
Another key word/concept that is emphasized during the drawing activity
is "details". Students are encouraged to use details to help develop the
visual story of their Christmas memory. Examples of details are
discussed at the start of class and brainstormed together as a whole
group on a sample drawing on the marker board.
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This assignment is completed by all grades K-2. |
This activity usually takes two 30 minute art periods and finished
drawings will be placed in our "End of Year" Portfolio. Even though we
are drawing from memory now, by the end of the year we may forget what
this drawing was all about, so, I use Avery Address Labels to stick to
one corner of the paper describing the front and back drawings. This
makes it easy to remember the drawing assignment and easy for students
to describe it to parents at the end of the year. If the child has
forgotten the drawing assignment, they need to only read the label in
the corner. I also use this same address sticker to label our baseline
portfolio drawings completed at the start of the year (same label size,
different description).
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Avery Address Label 5260 |
Students in 2nd grade are also choosing one of their drawings, either "My favorite gift" or "My favorite activity", to upload to Artsonia by using Artsonia's classroom mode and scanning a QR code with the iPads to access the "Drawing from Memory" exhibit online. Students were also required to give their art a title and type a brief artist statement describing his or her drawing using complete sentences, capital letters, and punctuation.
K.VA.Cn.10.1.a
Identify art that tells a story or expresses a mood about a life experience.
1.VA.Cr.2.1
Explore safe uses of materials, tools, and procedures to create works of art or design.
2.VA.Cn.10.1.a
Create art that tells a story or expresses a mood about events in home, school or community life.
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