Welcome to Art class at B. Bernice Young School!
Virtual Learning Week 4
Please scroll down and find your grade level lesson. Be sure to also check out the optional art challenge of the week! It's one that gives thanks to all of our community helpers.
Feel free to adapt each lesson with art materials that you have available at home.
Each lesson is open ended and promotes student choice. Try your best and have fun!
When your artwork is complete please email me a photo of your work and include your name and classroom teacher's name in the email.
I can't wait to see your beautiful artwork!
When your artwork is complete please email me a photo of your work and include your name and classroom teacher's name in the email.
I can't wait to see your beautiful artwork!
If you have any questions or concerns please email Mr. Giannetto.
Please also follow me on Facebook: Young School Art with Mr. Giannetto
and Instagram @youngschoolartwithmr.g for additional art activities.
I have created numerous art lessons on the educational website Fantastic Fun and Learning which can be an additional art resource for you. The art activities can be adapted and modified for your child's age and ability level. A fun process art activity you can try is called Three Ways to Paint with a Carrot! For details click the link below.
Art Challenge of the Week: Heart Art
Print out this heart coloring sheet or draw a heart on a piece of paper. Draw, color, and doodle images of hope, love, and thanks for the community on the paper. Hang it in your window to spread love, thanks, and cheer to those that walk by your house.
How many hearts can you spot in your neighborhood?
Kindergarten: STEAM Learning - Build a City
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) exploration boosts the development of critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, hands-on learning, and creative thinking.
How many floors will your building have? How tall will your building stand? Is your building sturdy and strong?
Challenge: Build a city using materials you can find in your home. One building needs to be able to hold the weight of a small toy figure or toy car.
Challenge: Build a city using materials you can find in your home. One building needs to be able to hold the weight of a small toy figure or toy car.
Materials: Use what you have around the house such as blocks, books, paper cups, styrofoam, tooth picks, k cups, index cards, cardboard, coasters, and more. Use small toy figures or toy cars to complete the challenge.
Step 1: Gather your building supplies and small toys. Find a flat surface to build on such as a kitchen floor, table, or big books.
Step 2: Begin to build by placing 4 foundation pieces at the bottom and put a piece of paper, cardboard or other flat material on top to create the floor. Experiment with other building techniques as you go.
Step 3: Keep stacking higher and higher! Oh no! My building fell! That’s okay! Try again!
Step 4: Add small toy figures to your building. Yikes! The building collapsed! That’s okay! Learn as you go! Is there a stronger material you can use to support the toy?
Step 5: Play with your city.
Step 4: Add small toy figures to your building. Yikes! The building collapsed! That’s okay! Learn as you go! Is there a stronger material you can use to support the toy?
Step 5: Play with your city.
Step 6: Put back all of the building supplies where they belong.
Talk About Art
Were you successful at building a city?
What was the most challenging part?
What type of materials were the easiest to build with?
Which building was strong enough to hold the weight of your small toy?
1st Grade: Build Your Neighborhood
Warm up: Think about what you can identify in your neighborhood. Start with your home and your school and then recall other landmarks including a favorite place to dine and your favorite place to shop.
Art Materials: construction paper, glue stick, scissors, and markers
Step 1: Cut out a variety of squares and rectangles that will represent various buildings in your neighborhood.
Step 2: Fold up the bottom edge of each square and rectangle. This will create the base which later will be glued down on a piece of paper. As a result, your buildings will pop up vertically.
Step 3: Add details to your building by cutting out small squares and rectangles and gluing them down to create windows and doors. Or you can draw those details on with a marker.
Step 4: Cut out triangles or trapezoids to make the roofs and glue them on as well. Glue the bottom base of each building to a piece of paper in order for the buildings to stand up. 
Step 5: Draw or add paper details to each building as desired and glue them down. I added a flag to the school, the target symbol to a large building, a tree in the yard, and pizza to the restaurant building.
Step 6: Label your map.
Talk About Art
What was the most challenging part of this art project?
What building on the map is your favorite?
2nd Grade: Cardboard Tinfoil Robots
Robots can help us with everyday tasks. What would you like your robot to do? What is its function? Maybe you would like a chef, maid, or teacher robot? A robot that can cook, clean, and do your homework may be very popular!
Identify the following:
A robot nameA robot function (How does it help you?/What does it do?)
A robot price (How much does it cost?)
Art Materials: cardboard, cereal box, scissors, tinfoil, glue, paper, sharpie
Step 1: Cut a variety of shapes out of cardboard and/or cereal boxes. Rectangles, squares, and circles would be great! Parents may need to assist with cutting out some of the thicker cardboard pieces.
Step 2: Begin to wrap the pieces of cardboard in tinfoil.
Step 3: Move the pieces around and decide what works best to create the robots head, body, arms, wheels or legs.
Step 4: Use a sharpie to add details to your robot including a face, computer screen, nuts and bolts, and other details. As you're adding details make sure the design meets the function of your robot. For example, if the robot is a teacher you can add books or a pencil. If your robot makes dinner be sure to add food and utensils.
Step 5: Glue the pieces to a piece of paper and write down the name, function, and price of your robot.
Talk About Art
What was the most challenging part of making a robot?
What is the function of your robot?
Does your family want to buy your robot?
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