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Kindergarten -4th Grade Visual Art

"Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist  once he grows up."~ Pablo Picasso   Kindergarten:  Images courtesy of alpha.fdu.edu  We are learning about the primary colors and how to mix them to make secondary colors. Students will be mixing colors using crayons, clay and paints. 1st Grade:  Image courtesy Spain Park HS   We are learning about different kinds of shapes. Students are cutting geometric shapes to create a picture. 2nd Grade:  Image courtesy of UC Santa Barbara We are learning about art from Asia. They are currently making Mandalas, which are symbols from the countries India, Nepal, and China.   3rd Grade:      Image courtesy of Expos sur Picasso We are learning about the art of Pablo Picasso. He was a Spanish artist that changed the definition of "Art" during the twentieth century.  His artwork can be divided into "periods" that included the Blue period, Rose period, and Cubism.   4th Grade:   Image courtesy of pbs.org   We are learning about Abstract Art, and the use of the Elements of Art by the artist Frank Stella.

My Favorite Links Virtual Field Trips: Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art The Louvre in Paris, France Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago Famous Artists Online "Creating" Activities: Colgate Activities: Make you own Picasso! Mr. Picasso Head Sand Painting SegPlay: Color a Picasso Let's Get Flurrious Make A Flake Create a Warhol Silk Screen Andy Warhol's Marilyn Prints Create Your Own Mandala You Draw! Odosketch Albright Knox Art Games! Build a Geometric Sculpture Paintbox Cloudmaker SegPlay: Main page Online Interactive Games & Activities: Pac Mondrian (Pac-Man & Piet Mondrian's artwork combine!!) Color Mixing Game ARTSOLOGY!!! Line & Shape  Landscape Adventure  Intro to Colors  Intro to Architecture  The Land that Design Forgot  smArt Kids Portraits I Know That.com Getty Games Who is the Artist? (Quiz) Buffalo Hide Painting Art of the Stamp Bottlecaps to Brushes: Explore American Art w/ Cappy The Artist's Tool Kit: Learn about Elements & Principles Online Artwork: Student artwork on Artsonia

Teacher:   Ms. Kilday Education: Associate of Arts in Visual Art, Joliet Junior College Bachelor's of Science in Teacher Education w/ Art Specialty, Illinois State University Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh courtesy of www.CKSinfo.com Teaching Background: Began teaching at Seneca Grade School in 1994. Taught Summer Enrichment Courses at Joliet Junior College. Substituted at Coal City Elementary & Hufford Jr. High(Joliet); Student teaching experiences at Joliet Central H.S. and Dirksen Elementary.

Click here to email Ms. Kilday I'm always looking for volunteers to help  get artwork on display in the school and  on Please contact me if you can help! Check out what's going on  at the South Campus Art Room