Mr. Logan Swenson

For this lesson we created our own scratch art paper, and made a mitten from it. The paper was created by us drawing on a piece of white paper with crayons, and then painting over with a mixture of water and paint. Once the paint dried, we used a wooden tool to scratch our designs on the paper. The requirement were that each mitten needed to have two different types of lines on it. An extension activity that I would do with this is have the student scratch off different cursive letters on a piece of the scratch of paper. I think this would be a fun way for the students to learn how to write in cursive.

This is the lesson that Ms. Larson and I co-taught in our art class. We taught the students about the signifiants and usage of totem poles in multiple Native American cultures. We then had the student divide up into four animal groups (Wolf, Beaver, Otter, and Eagle) and create totem of the animal that they signed up for. The totems were made out of construction paper and markers. The requirements were that each totem needed at least two 3D aspects, and three different colors on it. An extension activity with the totem poles would have each student write a story about their totem, and what it represents. This would work on the students literacy skills, and have them be creative.

For this lesson we learned about tiles, and how other cultures used them as art. For the art portion we were asked to create a clay tile that represented ourselves. For this I created one with pizza on it, because it is my favorite food. For an extension activity I would have the students create a tile of a rock or mineral of their choice. I would then have them write down on a note card three facts about the mineral. This would tie into what they are learning in Earth Science, and have them have more fun when learning about minerals.

I this project we learned how to weave coasters. The lesson was tied into the book "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry. We also learned how people weaved in the past. To end the activity we had to write down what we learned about weaving, and the story on a notecard. The extension activity I would do with this project would have the students weave patterns into the coaster. It would incorporate math and give a better understanding on what a pattern is. I would then also give students something to show their parents, and they can use at home

For this lesson we created holiday greeting cards. We started out by drawing our design on a piece of scratch paper. We then transferred the design to a piece of styrofoam, indenting where the lines were. After that we rolled paint onto the styrofoam, and pressed the styrofoam onto a piece of white paper. Once the paint dried on the paper we glued the paper onto a piece of folded construction paper, and wrote a message on the inside. An extension activity I would do with this project is have the students show one thing they learned in the class on the front, and then write a message to a parents/guardian about what they are learning in the class on the inside. This could be with any subject, and it is a good way to show their families what they are learning in school.

For this lesson we learned about mosaics, and how they were used in different cultures. For the art portion we were given a season and had to create a paper mosaic artwork based on the season. The season I received was summer, so I created a mosaic based on one of my favorite activities to due in the summer, which is fishing. To create the mosaic you had little snippets of different colored paper and had to glue them to a piece of construction paper in a way to show the items you representing. You then could put a piece of paper the color of of you back construction paper to make a silhouette. For an extension activity, I could have the students make mosaics based on a state, for the background piece of construction paper, I would have them cut that in the shape of the state they were given and they would then have to make the mosaic represent what that state is know for. For example, the mosaic for South Dakota could be Mt. Rushmore. I would then hang them up like a map, with the ...