I put several How to Draw books out for Remington to look through by looking up items in the table of contents and index and going to that page number. He had his sketchbook and plenty of drawing media. Remington selected to draw some insects following a step-by-step observation and instruction method. He did great!
I put several How to Draw books out for Jackson to look through by looking up items in the table of contents and index and going to that page number. He had his sketchbook and plenty of drawing media. Jackson selected to draw some dogs following a step-by-step observation and instruction method. Then he wanted to use Legos to build a house. He thought of the floor plan and designed his space. He will continue to build during lunch. He did great!
Rosalina told me she wanted to learn how to draw hands better. So we had a lesson on hand drawing by looking at our non-dominant hand and drawing some preliminary measurements on the drawing paper. We took some measurements of our fingers and hand and compared the size relationships. For Example: the length of the thumb is equal to the thumb joint and start of the wrist. Rosalina did a great drawing her hand! I told her that her drawing has a lovely line quality, and she should keep practicing.
Jackson created a beach scene complete with sand, a palm tree, Jackson’s Churros and Donuts Shop, and a giant donut he designed. He may want to add his Jackson's Churros and Donuts Food Truck as well. This beach scene will be part of the larger community we have been creating and will be featured at the end of school concert. Jackson was also excited to share his new paint brush cleaner. We used our problem solving and critical thinkng skills because the instructions on the box were covered up by the address label. We looked up the product on Amazon.com and watched the instructional video.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
At the beginning of today's lunch, I asked Jackson, like I do every lunch period, if he needed anything heated up. He said he did not. He has been playing video games on a school computer every day during lunch for the last week. Today, he only ate his popcorn and a Go-GURT. When the bell rang to signal the end of lunch, he was upset because he had pasta and fruit and did not eat them. He looked at me and said that I did not heat up his pasta. I told him that I specifically asked him if he had food to be heated, but he was so focused on his video game that he did not look carefully at his lunch. Jackson has also been refusing to go out for recess, so he can play his video games even though I encourage him to go out. Because the second graders are both playing video games on their computers, I think we should ban the use of computers in the lunchroom. This way, the students can focus on meeting their nutritional and social needs and go out for recess.
Remington created a beach scene complete with sand, a palm tree, Remi's Ice Cream Shop, and a giant ice cream cone he designed. He may want to add his Remington's Ice Cream Food Truck as well. This beach scene will be part of the larger community we have been creating and will be featured at the end of school concert.
I am posing design skills questions to Jackson by having him observe his landscape and buildings and think about options. For Example: Jackson wasn't sure if he should add another house to his landscape. We temporarily taped the house in question onto his landscape, so he could look at it. As designers, we always ask ourselves: Does this add to the design or take away from it? Jackson decided to add the house. Then Jackson created a large apartment building with black windows and a black door. He decided to cut a roof for it without measuring the width of the building and ended up with a roof that was too narrow. I am trying to get Jackson to slow down and think before he starts cutting and drawing. He can use the narrow roof as a chalet. Chef brought in large sheets of cardboard that all the art classes will design and paint to create the set design for the end of school concert.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Jackson's behavior in art class is getting progressively worse. First, he continuously skips and runs through the classroom and school hallways after being repeatedly asked to walk. I worry for his safety and the safety of others. In the art room, he is constantly dancing around and making vocal noises to the point that it is very distracting and taking away from my instruction. Instead of thinking, planning, and measuring, he acts impulsively and often has to redo the tasks. I repeatedly must ask him to use slow, calm, and safe movement and to stop humming or vocalizing.
We designed two landscapes for Remington's houses and talked about the horizon line. Remington painted the skies using blue and white paint and feathery brushstrokes to create atmospheric skies. We created clouds and trees out of found materials and glued them on the backgrounds. We reviewed the principle of aerial perspective: objects in the background are smaller in size, duller in color, and have less detail.
Art & Movement
We exercised to Danny Go! and worked on some community scenery.
