Welcome to Art in the Classroom 2012/2013

1. Welcome to Art in the Classroom 2012/2013 • Began in 1995 to make up for the lack of art teacher at OLE • Annual Budget of $2,000 – approx. $3.40/student • Completely volunteer (parent) driven • Team for 2012-13: • Tina Lattner • Ellen Maruyama • Lisa Peck • Barb Pletsch • Heather Smythe • Shannon Tjernlund

2. The Program • Program Objective • Educate the students at Otter Lake about the basic art concepts of line, shape, texture and color. • Bring these concepts to life through: • Class discussion about past and present artists who emphasize these concepts in their work • Creative projects that demonstrate these concepts, yet allow for individual, student expression

3. Blind Contour Line Drawing(Sample Lesson) • Supplies: • Small sheets of white paper • Pencils • Black Sharpie markers • 2 pieces of masking tape per student • 1 mirror per student • The artist, Alexander Calder, created Contour Line drawings of faces and circus animals using pen and paper and also wire. He would have the wire start at the chin and continuously wind around the shape of the face including the ears to the bottom of the chin. Students should hold their mirrors or set them flat on the table and look only at their image while they draw their face without lifting the pencil off the paper. Suggest that they start from one side of the face, or the top or bottom, and continue around the entire face including the eyes, nose, and mouth. Remember to add glasses, earrings, and anything else unique to their own face. Retrace the pencil line with a black Sharpie. • This project is part of the 5th Grade Line lesson for the month of October.

4. Organization Grade Level Contacts Classroom Coordinators Classroom Volunteers

5. Grade Level Contacts * Project Research & Planning / Supply Order * Room / Project Set Up & Tear Down * Sample creation * Contact for questions, concerns for specific grades Grade Level Contacts Are: • Heather – Kindergarten and 4th Grade • Lisa - 1st Grade • Tina – 2nd Grade • Barb – 3rd Grade • Ellen – 5th Grade • Shannon - Clay

6. Organization • Classroom Coordinators: • Schedule art classes for the year based on your teacher’s availability • Review Lesson Plan online and samples in the Art Room • Room set-up • Lead project discussion and assist students • Primary contact for Grade Level Contacts • Clean-up • Time Commitment: 2-3 hours/month

7. Organization • Classroom Volunteers: • Assist Coordinator with room set-up • Review Lesson Plan online and samples in the Art Room • Assist students with projects • Assist with room clean-up • Cover for Coordinator if not available Time Commitment: 2 hrs/month

8. Art in the Classroom Website! • www.OtterLakeArtInTheClassroom.wordpress.com • Organized by grade level • High level project descriptions, helpful hints and special instructions, recommended books to support the lesson, etc. • Lesson plans • Concept information • Artist information/bios • Examples of art exhibiting concept taught that month

9. Art Cabinet • Combination to lock found in kiln room, next to light switch • Hard copies of lessons and supporting documents found in file folders, organized by teacher name. Please return to file folders when you are finished with your project. Lesson plans can also be found on the Art in the Classroom website • All project materials are laid out for you on the shelf labeled by your grade level. Some items may be shared with other grades for the month but will still be found in cabinet • Project samples are attached to the doors, please return at the end of your lesson • Please leave Art Cabinet as you find it, put materials away, etc. Your neatness is appreciated • If you find that supplies are running low, please get in touch with your Grade Level Contact

10. Clay • Each grade will have the opportunity to create a clay project • Schedule is already determined, note project calendar – 1st Grade’s project occurs in October • When scheduling your clay project, two dates are required: • Date to create • Date to glaze (together with all of the grade’s classes)

11. Clay Process Overview Fire Projects Project Creation Projects Cool (one day) 7-10 Day Dry Time Glaze Projects Fire Projects Distribute Projects to Students

12. Calendar • Coordinators should contact their classroom teachers to schedule dates for projects • Art Room is shared with Music (every third afternoon) and the White Bear Center if the Arts (blocks of weeks several times a year) • Please schedule times on the shared calendar and note if class will be held in the Art Room or the Classroom • Clay dates, glazing, and painting lessons should be held in the Art Room if possible

13. Tips • When scheduling your projects, allow at least 30 minutes for set up and 30 minutes for clean up and indicate this time on the calendar • Try to make a sample of the project yourself, or have your kids try it before you present your lesson • If possible, arrange to help or watch another Coordinator present a lesson. You’ll see things differently and get new ideas • If your projects are wet at the end of class, place them on the drying rack and walk it to the classroom. Arrange for a student to carefully bring the rack back to the Art Room the following day • Try your best to leave the room clean for the next class or Extended Day. We are just visitors and want to be able to keep using the Art Room in the future

14. Contact Page Thank you so much for your time and commitment to the Art in the Classroom Program. We would not be able to bring Art to our students without you!!