Earth Week Art Lessons 4/20-4/24

Kindergarten: Wear-a-Bows

1. Watch my introduction video
2. Gather supplies: 4" by 18" paper, scissors, tape or stapler, markers or crayons, safety pin (for bow tie) or bobby pins (for hair bow).
3. Follow these steps 
4. Put on your bow, take a photo, and upload it to your remote learning folder on Artsonia. After I approve it, look for it here.

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Kindergarten Wear-a-Bow from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Results: see the gallery

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1st Grade: Tree Life Cycle Flip Book

1. Listen to the story 
2. Earth day is April 22nd. Let’s make  a flip book of a seed  growing into a tree.
3. See this flipbook video as an example
4. To create your flipbook draw each stage of a tree’s life cycle on a different page. When finished, flip through your book and see your tree grow.
5. Upload a video of your flip book to Artsonia.  After I approve it, look for it here.

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Results: see gallery

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2nd grade: Tree Drawing

1. Listen to the story
2. Earth day is April 22nd. Let’s make a tree drawing.
3. See my video for how to draw tree with letters and math.
4. Seethese examples.
5. Listen to the chorus of the Giving Tree Song.
6. Finish your tree any way you want by adding leaves, color or painting the sky around it.
7. Upload a photo to Artsonia.  After I approve it, look for it here.

Drawing Trees with Letters and Math from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Results: see gallery

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3rd grade: Recycled Art

1. Earth day is April 22nd. Let’s make recycled art.
2. The artist Michelle Reader makes sculptures from recycled objects.
3. Make a piece of art from items in your recycling bin like cardboard, paper, plastic. 
4. Get inspired with her gallery of art.
5. See her video.
6. Here is my art, Ralph, made from paper, cardboard, an old watch, and an ornament.
7. Upload a photo to Artsonia.  After I approve it, look for it here.

My Sculpture Ralph, made from Recycled Materials from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Results: see gallery

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4th grade: Upcycled Art

See Her Instagram for More

1. Earth day is April 22nd. The artist Alexandra Dillon upcycles by taking waste materials and turning them into something beautiful.
2. Your upcycle challenge is to take an item that would normally be thrown away and transform into something else. 
3. See my upcycled sheet box that is now a Mutoscope viewer.
4. Get inspired with the Fugleflick Young Sloppy Brush.
5. Upload photo to Artsonia.  After I approve it, look for it here.

Upcycled Box becomes a Mutoscope Viewer from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Results: see gallery

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5th grade: Land Art

1. Earth day is April 22nd. The artist Andy Goldsworthy creates Land Art by arranging natural objects.See examples. He does not alter or destroy nature but, through his artistic designs, helps the viewer recognize the Earth’s natural beauty. ​
2. Create your own symmetrical Land Art by finding natural materials and arranging them in an artistic way.
3. Upload a photo to Artsonia.  After I approve it, look for it here.

Results: see gallery

BONUS: Watch our award-winning Environmental Fugleflick No Time to Waste

No Time to Waste (Full Version) from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Join us Saturday, April 18th, 11 am
Watch the live stream here

Join us Sunday, April 19th at 10 am
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