With the Coronavirus shaking up....well, everything-changes needed to be made. Not knowing what supplies students had access to or what they had for time, I created a curriculum that hopefully is able to keep art in their lives, even if it is just for a little bit.
Did you know that many great artists worked from home- even some from beds and wheelchairs due to sickness and injury? Henry Matisse a great Fauvist painter soon became immobile in his later years and began creating art in a totally different way- using scissors to cut shapes and make fascinating abstract paper cut-outs. Frida Kahlo originally wanted to be a Doctor before her horrible accident that left her crippled. Wanting to give her something to pass the time while she healed in bed, her family provided her with paints and canvas- and soon she poured her soul into her paintings, becoming an artist icon. These stories show how important art can be in a time of crisis. The first assignment I asked students to complete is to watch a virtual tour of an artist's house- I included Monet, Kahlo and Dali, and I asked them to draw their work place- it could be inside their room, or a drawing of the outside of their house.
https://fondation-monet.com/en/giverny/monets-house/
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AuthorI am currently an elementary Art Teacher in Barrington, RI teaching 4th and 5th grade, previously I worked for over 5 years as an art teacher for students on the autism spectrum and other special needs. Posts from August 2019 and earlier are from my previous job. Archives
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