Nature Art Course | Ongoing Elementary Art Class That Gets Your Kids Outside

🌸Watch your elementary student BLOSSOM in their sketching skills!

🌿GROW their knowledge of plants—they won’t even realize they’re learning.

🌼Enjoy the outdoors with them as they go on scavenger hunts to find the nature items they’ll need for the art projects.

SCHEDULE
Week of April 17th: Element of Line | Monocots, Dicots, and Conifers
Week of April 24th: Element of Texture | Parts of a Plant
Week of May 1st: Element of Shape | Shapes of Leaves
Week of May 8th: Element of Color | Parts of a Flower
Week of May 15th: Element of Value | Photosynthesis
Week of May 22nd: Element of Space | Plant Life Cycle
Week of May 29th: Element of Form | Seasons

CLASS TOPICS
🌿 We’ll introduce the element of line through monocots, dicots, and conifers. Although this is usually a complicated subject for students, they’ll realize how simple it is when we just look at the lines!
🥕 Students will discover texture all over nature. We’ll get outside and look for some as well as parts of a plant.
🍃 Did you know there are two categories of shapes? We’ll learn about them and find them in nature while practicing our painting skills.
🌸Why are flowers so colorful? We’ll answer this question as we learn about warm and cool colors as well as the importance of the parts of a flower and pollination.
☀️ Can you really learn about something as complex as photosynthesis through art? YES! I love breaking down this process step-by-step for kids as we explore the element of value.
🌼 Space–no, not outer space–is an important yet forgotten element of art. We’ll learn how to use it as we sketch the life cycle of a plant.
🍁 Finally, let’s make it 3D with our last art project! We’ll deep-dive into the purpose of each season as we create an awe-inspiring creation.

Students will need to be able to:
-Follow multi-step instructions
-Cut with a pair of scissors
-Follow a directed drawing
-Color in the lines

SUPPLIES
-Printed worksheet (sent to you on Monday morning each week)
-Crayons and colored pencils (no markers)
-Scissors
-Gluestick
-Washable paint and paintbrush (Week 3 only)
-Nature items (these will be sent to you each week before the class)

See you soon!
-Ms. Abbey