ART KIT CATALOG
Some "rules" related to Art Kit checkout...
- To reserve/request a kit: Email Tammy or complete a request form
- Availability: We own 15 kits, each with a suggested grade level. You may check out kits at the grade level(s) you teach OR BELOW. For example, if you teach a 2/3 class, you may check kits for grades K-3, but not kits reserved for grades 4, 5, or 6.
- Check out time: TWO WEEKS
- Delivery: Via district mail or pick up at Office of Teaching & Learning
- ONE kit at a time, please!
- Treat with CARE! Each Art Kit cost the district between $150 and $225 to purchase. They were expensive! Please keep ALL parts and pieces together while you have a kit in your room. Costs related to lost kits and/or replacement pieces will be charged to each school.
- Additional Project ARTiculate lesson plans are available at http://www.projectarticulate.com/
Click on the kit title to go to the Project ARTiculate website!
The site includes objectives for each lesson, a list of materials needed, and a complete lesson plan.
Athabascan Mittens (K)
Students
will examine the traditional lifestyle of Athabascan people. They will look at
clothing, and the types and materials used for decoration. After looking
closely at beading, students will design their own beaded mitten. Currently available for check out!
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Alaska Bear Dreams (Gr. 1)Students learn about the habits and habitats of Alaska’s bears. After
reading and sharing a children’s book on bears, students explore the
topic of hibernation. They create a drawing of a hibernating bear,
complete with cut paper shapes representing the bear’s dreams. Currently available for check out!
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Eric Carle Mural (Gr. 1)
After sharing the book Where are You Going? To See my Friend,
students discuss real and abstract artwork. They will learn how to use
texture rubbings to create torn paper animals and people. Students then
assemble a collaborative work of art displaying characters from the
book. Currently available for check out!
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Collaborative Peace (Gr. 2)
The book No One Can Ever Steal Your Rainbow by Barbara Meislin is
used for inspiration. The students create a “peace”
mural by designing their own rainbow on 'puzzle pieces' and assembling
into a class mural. Each student writes a wish for the world and the
wishes then become part of the art. Currently available for check out!
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Masks & Symmetry (Gr. 2)
Students look at various examples of
cultural masks, discussing symmetry and
design. They then make their own
symmetrical mask using paper and oil
pastels.
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Alaskan Animals (Gr. 3)
Students study the animal paintings of
Franz Marc, a German painter. They
look for simple shapes in the animals
that he painted, and also in the
Alaskan animals that they will draw.
Each student makes one animal
pattern and traces it to make a group
of animals. They design their art using
overlapping animals and warm, cool
and neutral colors. Currently available for check out!
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Caribou on the Tundra (Gr. 3)
Students learn about the habits and habitat of caribou and their
relationship to Athabascan people. They draw lichen growing on the
tundra using layers of land to show perspective. Tissue paper and
watercolor paint embellish the caribou on the tundra collage. Currently available for check out!
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Expressionist Environment (Gr. 3)
Students look at 2D and 3D art and artists. They create their own 3D
environment using paper folding and cutting techniques. Embellishments
are added with color and pattern. Currently available for check out!
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Ringgold: Story Quilts (Gr. 3)
This lesson is designed to teach in two sessions.
Students study the work of artist, teacher, author and illustrator
Faith Ringgold. They create a story quilt with a well-developed drawing
based on a personal memory. Finished work includes a written memory
sentence and a colorful pieced border. Currently available for check out!
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AK Landscapes w/ O'Keefe (Gr. 4)
Students study the life and art of Georgia O’Keeffe, focusing on her
landscape painting. They create cut paper and oil pastel landscapes
working from photos of Alaska. Currently available for check out!
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Carson: Silent Spring (Gr. 4)
Students learn about the life of writer, biologist and conservationist,
Rachel Carson. Students learn to use complementary colors to show the
effects of pollution on their plant. They create a before and after line
drawing of an Alaskan plant using watercolor paints for color. Currently available for check out!
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Butterfly Paper Sculpture (Gr. 4)
Artists and designers often look to nature for
inspiration. French artist and naturalist E.A.Seguy drew intricate
scientific illustrations of butterflies and created designs based on his
drawings. Students learn about Seguy and produce a 3 dimensional paper
sculpture butterfly with colored paper and oil pastel patterns. Currently available for check out!
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Northern Migrations (Gr. 5)
Students discuss northern migrations and study photos and artwork
showing migrations of cranes, caribou and salmon. They consider design
elements that create a sense of movement before using watercolors, oil
pastel and cut-paper stencils to create a mixed media artwork of cranes,
salmon or caribou in motion. Currently available for check out!
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Action Figure Collage (Gr. 6)
Students look at and learn about the collages of contemporary artist
Miriam Schapiro. They paint a background and use mannequins to draw and
create an action figure. The parts are embellished and assembled into a
collage. Currently available for check out!
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Mt. McKinley Landscapes (Gr. 6)
Students look at them many paintings of Sydney Laurence, a renowned
painter of Mt. McKinley. Watercolor pencil painting techniques are used
as students learn about contour lines, value, shading and the
importance of contrast to create their versions of the mountain. Currently available for check out!
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