Stay at Home Lesson #26: Let's Talk About Race

Let's listen to the story: Let's Talk about Race which was written by Julius Lester and illustrated by Karen Barbour. The book is being read by The Tutu Teacher. This book has a very important message about how we are all the same on the inside, regardless of the color of our skin. Then we are going to create an artwork that responds to the story's message of love and equality.

                                          Mrs. Clark's artwork

                  Artwork created by 7 year old Sawyer

Artwork created by 10 year old Mitchell

Stay at Home Lesson #25: Abstract Art

Abstract art is when you create shapes, designs, patterns, color, and lines and put them all together to create something new. Jackson Pollack was a very famous abstract artist. Listen to the story below:

Using any art materials that you like, create an abstract artwork.

Stay at Home Lesson #20: Draw Harry the Dirty Dog

Harry the Dirty Dog is a classic story with beautiful illustrations. Play the YouTube video to hear the story and look at the illustrations. Then follow the steps below to create Harry and create a background from a part of the story. Have fun!

                  Sketch an oval for Harry's body.                 Make a head.

                  For the ears, legs, and tail make triangular shapes.

                  Add eyes, nose, and mouth.                       I am making Harry dirty, so he has white spots.

                  I finished shading Harry and adding fur.    He is digging up his brush.

                  I added some details of the backyard.        I shaded (darkened) the backyard with pencil.

 I added some more flowers to the backyard.