Art History Week

• Day 1: Piet Mondrian.
• Read Biography.
• Watch video to view artwork.
• Create a painting using Mondiran’s technique.  See project idea here (we will probably use canvas, black marker and paint):
  
• Math connection: Graph the number of squares, rectangles, colors, corners, etc. in the finished projects.
• Complete on-line painting.
• Worksheet for younger students.
• I will probably premake these cookies as a special surprise snack on our field trip day.

• Day 2: Edgar Degas
• Read “Edgar Degas Paintings That Dance” by Maryann Cocca-Leffler and “The Life and Work of Edgar Degas” by Jayne Woodhouse
• Watch  video
  
• Create ballerinas with coffee filters and water colors. http://artolazzi.blogspot.com/2010/04/degas-dancers.html
• Sculpt using Crayola Model Magic
• Complete Wordsearch
• More useful info: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/artists/edgar_degas.php

• Day 3:  Jackson Pollock 
• Read “Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists)“
• Watch Video
• Create a Drip Painting while listening to Jazz music
• Writing Activity: Look at completed paintings and list as many shapes and objects as possible that can be seen in the paintings.
• Online Painting Activity

• Day 4: Georgia O’Keeffe
• Read “My Name is Georgia” by Jeanette Winter
• Watch video
• Go for a walk in the yard and collect objects.  Then draw or paint what was found.
• Another project idea – Flower Drawings
• Write an Acrostic Poem using Georgia O’Keeffe
• Make flower cookies using a cookie cutter 0r cut sandwiches into flower shapes.

• Day 5: Visit the Art Museum: We are blessed to be close to the Philadelphia Art Museum.  Kids under 14 are free.  Since my kids are young, I won’t be taking them through the whole museum, just the parts that apply to what we were learning this week.  I will also bring some drawing supplies along so we can draw outside the museum while we eat a picnic lunch.

Do I have any art enthusiasts out there that will be trying out “Art History Week” this summer?

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