Pre-K Gallery
Kindergarten Gallery - Pre-K & Kindergarten
Literature: "Yukon Alphabet". The children learn about shape and use circles and ovals to draw a cozy, textured polar bear! They will also enjoy making giant hearts and filling them with the letters of the alphabet!
Literature: "Yukon Alphabet". The children learn about shape and use circles and ovals to draw a cozy, textured polar bear! They will also enjoy making giant hearts and filling them with the letters of the alphabet!
Grade 1 Gallery
Grade 1 -Literature: "The Children of the Yukon". The children will draw whimsical, organic-shaped tiered trees based on Canadian artist Richard Hoedl. They will mix primary colors to create secondary colors for the tree canopies.
Grade 1 -Literature: "The Children of the Yukon". The children will draw whimsical, organic-shaped tiered trees based on Canadian artist Richard Hoedl. They will mix primary colors to create secondary colors for the tree canopies.
Grade 2 Gallery
Grade 2 - Second graders will draw a simple, tiered waterfall. They will add oil pastel lines to create the look of rushing water. They will add splatters of white paint for water spray! They will also work on their abstract hearts for Valentine's Day!
Grade 2 - Second graders will draw a simple, tiered waterfall. They will add oil pastel lines to create the look of rushing water. They will add splatters of white paint for water spray! They will also work on their abstract hearts for Valentine's Day!
Grade 3 Gallery
Grade 3 - Lawren Harris Mountain Landscapes. In this lesson students will practice here, near and far perspective and overlapping. They will use watercolors to create light washes then chalk pastels to create shadows.
Grade 3 - Lawren Harris Mountain Landscapes. In this lesson students will practice here, near and far perspective and overlapping. They will use watercolors to create light washes then chalk pastels to create shadows.
Grade 4 Gallery
Grade 4 - Norval Morrisseau Bear. This lesson begins with a practice to help strengthen students' skills in drawing objects from observation by breaking down a complex shape in to smaller pieces. They will cut and glue paper to create layered, overlapping organic shapes and colors in their bear silhouettes.
Grade 4 - Norval Morrisseau Bear. This lesson begins with a practice to help strengthen students' skills in drawing objects from observation by breaking down a complex shape in to smaller pieces. They will cut and glue paper to create layered, overlapping organic shapes and colors in their bear silhouettes.
Grade 5 Gallery
Grade 5 -Ted Harrison Mountainous Landscape Collage - Students will have fun experimenting with creating different values of colors to create both the sky and mountains. They will create simple atmospheric perspective and use a tearing technique to create strong contrasting lines.
Grade 5 -Ted Harrison Mountainous Landscape Collage - Students will have fun experimenting with creating different values of colors to create both the sky and mountains. They will create simple atmospheric perspective and use a tearing technique to create strong contrasting lines.
Grade 6 Gallery
Grade 6 - Students will observe the bright, vibrant swirling landscapes of Ted Harrison. They will experiment with colors to create vibrant chalk pastel background. They will "finger paint" with liquid starch to blend their background colors and add fun vines and flowers. Art from Canada slide deck.
Grade 6 - Students will observe the bright, vibrant swirling landscapes of Ted Harrison. They will experiment with colors to create vibrant chalk pastel background. They will "finger paint" with liquid starch to blend their background colors and add fun vines and flowers. Art from Canada slide deck.
Grade 7 Gallery
Grade 7 - Art from Canada slide deck. Students will observe Barbel Smith's paintings featuring undulating, flowing lines to depict wind, water and light. They will use these concepts to make a waterfall painting of Niagara Falls.
Grade 7 - Art from Canada slide deck. Students will observe Barbel Smith's paintings featuring undulating, flowing lines to depict wind, water and light. They will use these concepts to make a waterfall painting of Niagara Falls.
Grade 8 Gallery
Grade 8 - Water Reflection Landscape. This lesson, based on the contemporary Canadian artist Mike Lathrop's work is an exploration in color and observation. Students will learn to control their brushstrokes to depict different surfaces; the sky, the water and reflections upon the water. Art from Canada slide deck.
Grade 8 - Water Reflection Landscape. This lesson, based on the contemporary Canadian artist Mike Lathrop's work is an exploration in color and observation. Students will learn to control their brushstrokes to depict different surfaces; the sky, the water and reflections upon the water. Art from Canada slide deck.
