We discussed Earth Day which was celebrated today, 4/22, and began by describing some behaviors that would be considered environmentally irresponsible. Cabo and I collectively brainstormed ways to design an art poster that would recognize, via illustration, ways to honor the Earth. He learned synonyms for garbage (i.e., trash, rubbish, and refuse) and planned to include that category in one section of the drawing to denote one of the ways by which people can reuse and conserve materials and resources to make them Earth friendly. Cabo learned the symbol that is universally recognized for recycling and included it in his design. It is called the Mobius Loop and we discussed reasons why it symbolically represents recycling.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I taught Cabo for one hour today, 4/22/21 from 9:00 - 10:00. It was quite the challenge to get him focused and participate, but I remained persistent and had him work collaboratively with me, albeit intermittently, in resourceful, creative ways.
design fundamentals. Dutch had an art class today. He worked on a painting of a shark, using the "primary" colors only. He mixed the colors to show how you get your "secondary" colors for the background. He then started a project in the "Andy Warhol" style of "Pop Art." He is using a drawing of cheetahs for the subject.
design fundamentals. Jayne chose to do a painting of a tropical parrot today. She used a variety of paint colors for the feathers, and a nice sky with leaves for the background. She then did a few drawings of pineapples with sunglasses, for fun.
design fundamentals. Ben worked on his drawing today of some outer space warriors. He is filling in the color with colored pencils. Very intricate drawing...
design fundamentals. Christopher created a poster today about the Super Mario Bros. He included the characters Bowser, Peach, and Mario. He then painted the background with various colors.
design fundamentals. Dylan created a butterfly creation for his class time today. He used tissue paper to create the colors for the wings, and then used black paint to create the body of the butterfly. He then painted the background green.
design fundamentals. Jayne worked on a new painting today. She chose to do a painting of a husky dog. She chose the colors for her painting and completed it today. She then did a few free-draw drawings.
design fundamentals. Ben started a new drawing today. He is creating outer space creatures doing various things. He is also adding color with colored pencils.
design fundamentals. Christopher finished his character of "Pikachu"...He then did a painting of the character, "Mario." He wants to work on a Super Mario Bros. poster next week.
