Hello Families! I know this has been a challenging time for everyone, but I hope that through some fun art activities it will help distract from everything. Art is a creative outlet for everyone, so please enjoy these activities listed by grade level. I will post new projects each week. I would love to see your masterpieces, please send any drawings to SSledjeski7172@spssmith.org. Have fun being creative!! :) 


JUNE 2020 



Hello St. Patrick families! I hope you are all doing well ! You will find fun art activities posted below for the remaining days of school! Even during the summer, if your child wants to create a fun craft you can use these links for that as well! If you would like to share any creations with me at any point, even over the summer, I would love to see them! 

Here are some fun art related links/projects for any age to explore: 

https://www.artforkidshub.com/
https://www.crayola.com/featured/free-coloring-pages/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/craft-ideas/how-to/g1389/diy-kids-activities/
https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
http://www.nickjr.com/nick-jr-originals/games/nick-jr-free-draw/
https://pbskids.org/games/coloring/



Also, I love to include stories that can be related to art projects so here is a great website for books read aloud!
https://www.storylineonline.net/




***8th Grade Families***
I wanted to showcase the 8th grade artwork that would have been included in the Art Show this month. Due to the current circumstances, I created a virtual art show instead. Please know that I intend on displaying all other grades (K-7) in the building for Back To School Night in September. I am so very proud of all of my students & wish the 8th graders success in their future endeavors! Please enjoy the 8th Grade Virtual Art Show!!
 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XfY6uXafETbKtjf0h6K8ZWp7mZSj_5yqL4pHokRbnEQ/edit?usp=sharing

WEEK OF 5/26/20
Hello St. Pat's families! I hope you are all doing well & had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!! I can't believe we are almost at the end of our school year! June is just around the corner, and from this point forward, I will be posting a couple of Summer themed fun art activites. Have a wonderful week!! 
Kindergarten: Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiol5T9nl1M
 Use whatever supplies/materials you have at home! Have fun & be creative!! Have a fantastic week!! :) 


First Grade: Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9UxsWEi2k
 Use whatever supplies/materials you have at home! Have fun & be creative!! Have a great week!! :) 


Second Grade: Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvJRZoS3j0 Use whatever supplies/materials you have at home! Have fun & be creative!! Have a wonderful week!! :) 


Third Grade: Go to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3DDO8n1NPY Use whatever supplies/materials you have at home! Have fun & be creative!! Have a fantastic week!! :) 







WEEK OF 5/18/20

Hello St. Patrick Families! I hope everyone is doing well! I thought since we will be celebrating Memorial Day soon, I would incorporate that theme for some fun projects! Just a reminder as we move forward, next week I will post art projects by grade level on Tuesday after Memorial Day. I hope everyone can enjoy the beautiful Spring weather & has a wonderful, safe & fun Memorial Day weekend!! 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rvpE84KMPsRgEKoy0aBIA5tLZVdVhZXUs3-TALN8KW8/edit?usp=sharing

Kindergarten: Check out this drawing tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPTVz9at9pI. Send me your beautiful work! Have fun & be creative. Use whatever supplies you have at home! :) 

First Grade: Check out this drawing tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfwjqV3cRcw. Send me your beautiful work, have fun & be creative!! Use whatever supplies you have at home! :) 

Second Grade: Check out this drawing tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGecEjMDew Send me your beautiful work, have fun & be creative! Use whatever supplies you have at home! :) 

Third Grade: Check out this drawing tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSBztJ_bMQSend me your beautiful work, have fun & be creative! Use whatever supplies you have at home! :) 

WEEK OF 5/11/20
I hope everyone is doing well & had a great weekend! I look forward to seeing all of your amazing works of art! Please take a look below for this week in Art & send me your beautiful creations! Have fun, be creative & as always, use whatever supplies you have at home! :) 

Kindergarten: 

Check out this video about primary colors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9gIj0j7Ba0

Then, print out these two pages & color! Have fun!! :) 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QA9Gp-Nx4GpSxSKx-qjs3wkWtOIjI_mK/view?usp=sharing

First Grade: 

Ice cream cone fun!! :)  Check out the video & draw an ice cream cone!!  Use whatever supplies you have at home!! :) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW6H5dAPuhY

Second Grade:
Go to this website: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub
Then scroll down to "how to draw animals". Pick one animal that you would like to draw. You can use any materials you have at home! Have fun!! 

Third Grade: 
Go to this website: https://www.firstpalette.com/printable/fish-shapes.html and print out some fish templates. You do not have to print it out if you feel comfortable drawing it on your own. You can make one fish, or several fish, that is up to you! If you can, make is super colorful! Have fun!! :) 

WEEK OF 5/4/20
Hello St. Patrick School Students & Families!! I hope everyone is doing well. I would like to start out by wishing all the mothers a wonderful & Happy Mother's Day! 
I thought it would be nice to focus on Mother's Day projects this week for grades K-3. You will find adorable and heartfelt stories along with special projects to warm your heart! I hope everyone has a great week & I look foward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Kindergarten: Please go to this website & listen to one of my favorite books, The Kissing Hand! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0URlsHiPy10. Then, you can trace your hand and draw a heart inside! Use whatever materials/supplies you have at home! :) 

First Grade: Please go to this website & listen to the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC4GN0sEJi8 Then, you can make a Mother's Day Card using whatever supplies/materials you have at home! Have fun & be creative! :) 

Second Grade: Please go to this website & listen to the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zToIz1Fk5bw. Then, you can go to this website and print out one of the coloring pages you would like to color! I can't wait to see your beautiful work!! http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/holidays/mothers-day 

Third Grade: See the photo below: You can draw 3 hearts, and put the letters M O M inside of the hearts. You can cut each heart out and glue them on a small square piece of paper. I do not expect it to look exactly like the photo, this is just to give you an idea. Use whatever supplies/materials you have at home. Have fun & be creative!! :) 


WEEK OF 4/27/20
Hello St. Patrick School Students & Families! I hope you are all doing well. I am looking forward to beautiful warm Spring temperatures so we can all get outside & get some fresh air! I really enjoy planting flowers in my backyard and my husband loves to garden and grow vegetables. This week I thought we could do some fun Art projects that involve flowers and garden vegetables. Please take a look at the following activities & send me a photo of your beautiful creations! :) 

Kindergarten: Check out this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SHmN-wXykU Then go to this website: http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/flowers-in-the-garden You will find all kinds of coloring pages that you can pick from! Please print one & color, then send me a photo! If for some reason, you can't print or want to create your own garden drawing that is fine too! Have fun, & be creative!! :) I am looking forward to seeing your awesome work!! 

1st Grade: Check out this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sti3PXBeVag then go to this website: https://coloring.rocks/garden-coloring-pages/ You will find all kinds of coloring pages that you can choose & print one to color! Use whatever materials you have at home, have fun & be creative! You can even draw your own garden if you want instead! I can't wait to see your artwork!! :) 


2nd Grade: Check out this drawing tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY1269CaCFk and create a potted tulip! Use whatever supplies you have at home! Have fun & be creative! :) I am looking forward to seeing your work!! 

3rd Grade: Go to this website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VKhXW41-A and learn how to draw tulips!! Use whatever materials you have at home! Send your amazing creations to me when you are finished...have fun!! :) 


WEEK OF 4/20/20
I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break!! I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of virtual art classes! I am focusing on Earth Day this week. I will be including some fun interactive drawing tutorials, stories and websites to explore! I hope you are all doing well & am looking forward to seeing the beautiful atrwork you create this week!! 
Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqM-U5dCsQ&t=18s Watch this story and then head over to this website: https://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/holidays/earth-day-coloring-pages/ Choose a coloring page, use whatever materials you have at home...if for some reason you can't print them, just create your own Earth Day drawing. Have fun, be creative & send me your beautiful artwork! :) 
1st Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvdhsn-BFDI Watch this story about Earth Day, then go to this website: https://www.primarygames.com/holidays/earth_day/coloringpages.php Print out one coloring page, OR create your own Earth Day drawing! Please send me your beautiful creations! Have fun & use whatever materials you have at home! :) 
2nd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-UNKPdwpTg&t=8s Check out this Earth Day story & then create the following Earth Day project: https://www.messforless.net/earth-day-activity/ If you do not have paint it is OK...use whatever materials you have at home! All you need is a paper plate & some markers or crayons...Create your very own Earth! If you do not have a paper plate, that's ok too! Find something round and trace it on a piece of paper! Be creative, have fun, and use any supplies you want! Don't forget to send me a photo of your beautiful artwork!! :) 
3rd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qjIN3J0b0 Check out this drawing tutorial! Use whatever materials you have at home...have fun, be creative & send me your awesome artwork!! :) 


WEEK OF 4/6/20
I am wishing everyone a very happy & blessed Easter. I know this has been a very challenging time for everyone. Hopefully this short virtual school week along with our Spring break will give everyone time to realx & decompress from everything. I am posting super simple, fun activites for K-3 students this week. If anyone wants to create Art for fun at any time, I highly recommend the YouTube channel: Art Hub for Kids. :) 
Kindergarten: http://toytheater.com/build/ Explore this website, check out the build section and create fun things! :) If you want to take a photo of whatever you create, feel free to share! 
1st Grade: https://kidmons.com/game/paint-online/ Explore this website-you can create art on your computer!! Have fun!!! f you want to take a photo of whatever you create, feel free to share! 
2nd Grade: https://www.abcya.com/games/abcya_paint Explore this website-you can create art on your computer!! Have fun!!! f you want to take a photo of whatever you create, feel free to share! 
3rd Grade: http://scrapcoloring.com/ Explore this website-check out the coloring pages that you can color using using your computer. Have fun!!! If you want to take a photo of whatever you create, feel free to share! 

WEEK OF 3/30/20
Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BakRa62GLbQ Watch this story about Pete the Cat's Easter Adventure & create  an Easter drawing! It can be of a bunny, a basket, eggs,..use your imagination!  Use whatever supplies you have at home & email me a photo! :)
1st Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JTAvOZ7kno Watch this story about Ollie's Easter Eggs & create a drawing of an Easter egg! If you have crayons and markers make it really colorful! Have fun & be creative! I can't wait to see your work!! :) 
2nd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V5eBOz19O4  Watch this drawing tutorial of how to draw an Easter Chick! Use whatever supplies you have & email me a photo of your work! :) 
3rd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy0-JCMKZJo Watch this drawing tutorial of how to make an Easter basket! Have fun & be creative!! Use whatever supplies you have at home & email me a photo. :) 


WEEK OF 3/23/20
Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyVrsG9Bans Watch this story, it is one of my favorite books!! Create a fun drawing of Art Dog!  Use whatever supplies you have at home. :)
1st Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYhplLC9oo Watch this video of how to draw a daisy! With Spring here I thought this would be a fun project! I can't wait to see your beautiful flowers! :)
2nd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkK98zuw0c Watch this story & then create a Spring drawing! You can include things such as flowers & butterflies....have fun & be creative! :) 
3rd Grade: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/clark-the-shark/ Watch this story & then create your own shark drawing! You can try it on your own, or use the drawing tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGkSeFw8MdQ
HAVE FUN!!! :)