Animal Art Club and Creative Writing - Draw Animals Around the World BEGINNER

In this ongoing class, your child will learn to draw an animal from one of the seven continents through directed drawing (beginner level 1). After we have drawn the animal of the week, I will share some fun facts about the animal’s habits, habitat, diet, etc. Then, we will turn those ideas into sentences & simple stories! Lastly, learners will render (color) their animal and give it a background that matches its habitat.

BEGINNER LEVEL: 
-Able to follow simple drawing instructions
-Can draw a steady line with a pencil
-Can mostly color in the lines
-Can spell basic CVC words

My goal for your child’s art experience is easily summed up in one word—FUN! I believe that art is for everyone. Anyone can draw, anyone can create, anyone can imagine. Sometimes, though, students can become intimidated by art. This can happen because of criticism, comparison to other students, or even an older sibling excelling. My desire is for those hurdles to be dismantled by giving learners a relaxed, no-judgement, exciting art experience.

My goal for your child’s writing experience is to expand your learners’ writing ability from just noun-verb sentences (The tiger ran.) into descriptive phrases (The quick tiger ran swiftly through the colorful jungle.). I will help students achieve this by encouraging creative thinking through discussion with me and fellow learners. 

I will be present the whole time. The drawing portion will be teacher-led, while the writing and rendering portions will be student-directed.

Learners will be able to interact with me freely throughout the lesson. I want to encourage appropriate conversation and interaction between me and other learners. If you have a shy child, they can communicate with me through the Zoom chat box all throughout the lesson.


SCHEDULE
Week of January 16th: ASIA —Nina the Panda
Week of January 23rd: AUSTRALIA — Casey the Quokka
Week of January 30th: EUROPE —Ned the Narwhal
Week of February 6th: AFRICA—Francine the Elephant
Week of February 13th: ANTARCTICA — Okay the Macaroni Penguin
Week of February 20th: SOUTH AMERICA — Laney the Gecko
Week of February 27th: NORTH AMERICA — Portland the Moose
Week of March 6th: Free Draw!
Week of March 13th: EUROPE — Pickles the Hedgehog
Week of March 20th: ASIA — Norman the Monkey
Week of March 27th: AUSTRALIA — Kadence the Kangaroo
Week of April 3rd: ANTARCTICA —Jeremy the Leopard Seal

SPRING BREAK

Week of April 17th: AFRICA—Lydia the Giraffe
Week of April 24th: SOUTH AMERICA —Peanut the Scarlet Macaw
Week of May 1st: NORTH AMERICA — Winnie the Dolphin
Week of May 8th: ASIA -- Morty the Tiger
Week of May 15th: Imagine it!
Week of May 22nd: SOUTH AMERICA — Izzie the Iguana
Week of May 29th: Oceania -- Ralph the Green Sea Turtle
Graduate to Level 2.
Class begins again.