NMUYS

All students should draw as much as possible while at home. I strongly encourage them to borrow or purchase the book //Drawing on the Right Side of the// //Brain// by Mona Brooks. I also recommend the use of Crayola watercolors. The following web sites may be of interest to artists from various grades:

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Draw your pet sleeping, or if you do not have a pet, draw your favorite stuffed animal. Make a paper bag puppet and act out a character from your favorite story. Use paper rolls and scrap cardboard to construct either cars or trains.
 * Activities by Grade Level:**
 * 1st gr.**

Make up a simple story and illustrate it by using crayons and watercolors. Draw a family member from the side using pencil and black paper. Once drawn, cut it out and paste it on white paper. Take a paper plate and glue on features of an animal. Attach a popsicle stick and use it as a mask to tell a story or sing a song. Use empty cereal boxes, cut out holes for windows and doors and make a city.
 * 2nd gr.**

Look up your favorite country on the Internet and make a flag of that country. Try to find a simple recipe to fix with your parent to celebrate the taste of that country. Draw a picture of the view from your room. Make a drawing that combines two animals, e.g. an elephant and a crocodile.
 * 3rd gr.**

Draw a family member doing a daily task like washing dishes, cooking etc. Try to make a flip book using the drawing. Look up Dutch masters like Vermeer on Google and try to draw your room using perspective Make a collage using magazine advertisements of all your favorite things. Use watercolors and crayons to draw yourself.
 * 4th gr.**

Make a comic strip using white paper divided into eight squares. Tell a funny story about what happened to you at school. Listen to your favorite piece of music and using watercolors or markers design a CD cover. Look up an artist at the first Web site listed above and make a piece of art in the style of the artist.
 * 5th gr.**

Using scrap cardboard and paper rolls, construct a castle. Decorate the castle with flags and a moat. Draw a knight or a princess with gel markers on black paper.
 * 6th gr.**

Look up op art on Google, and using markers and a ruler make a black and white design. If you have a digital camera, take pictures of your environment, print it out and make a collage. Take your sketchbook outside and draw a tree.
 * 7th gr**

Draw your hands in a position that would reflect an activity that is typical for you. Using pencil and paper draw an object that reflects light. Use the Internet look up two modern artists and imagine a correspondence between the two.
 * 8th gr.**