Sixth Grade Kits

These middle school art kits were designed by the elementary art program of the Fairbanks Northstar Borough School District and given to Juneau in a grant called Project ARTiculate. They are appropriate for all students grade 6 and up. Juneau middle school and high school teachers are welcome to check these kits out through the JSD Elementary art kit mail out system.

	Birch Trees with Kes Woodard: Students learn about Fairbanks, Alaska painter Kes Woodward and how he paints birch trees. They practice watercolor techniques and discuss composition and perspective as students create a watercolor birch tree painting.	Download this lesson plan
	Birds of a Different Feather: The class participates in tolerance activities to prompt discussions about “different and alike” Then they create their own birds of different feathers by using oil pastels and construction paper. Students include a message which their birds are carrying to the world	Download this lesson plan
	Box Designs: Students learn about careers in art and the design and color choices they must make as they construct custom boxes with lids. These boxes can be used as containers for gifts	Download this lesson plan
	Creative Character Sculpture: Students collaboratively think of a character, animal, human, or make-believe. Working with a partner, they creatively solve problems to make their character from “found” materials. Construction and embellishment make the characters come alive.	Download this lesson plan
	Doodles and Form: Students learn how to use shading techniques to change shapes into forms, thus making a 3-D appearance. Surrealism is discussed as the students juxtapose their forms to create a surreal composition.	Download this lesson plan
	Gesture Figure Drawing: Students look at the gesture drawings of Daumier and practice drawing the human figure in action with ovals and triangles. The drawings are painted and collaged.	Download this lesson plan
	Grids and Values in Art and Math: Students use isometric grids, and an Escher drawing, to gain experience with scale and create eye-popping 3-D effects with blending soft pencils.	Download this lesson plan
	Horse Studies: Students learn about Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci, and his desire to cast a 24-foot tall horse from metal. They are also introduced to the work of contemporary sculptor, Deborah Butterfiled, who makes life-size horses out of various materials. Students practice drawing horses, add rubbed textures, and use the drawings to assemble collages.	Download this lesson plan
	Hundertwasser: Architect: Students learn about Austrian artist and architect Friedrich Hundertwasser, and look at the buildings he designed. Students design a part of a building—door, window, or dome—in his style and add bright colors. The whimsical shapes and patterns should tell a bit about themselves.	Download this lesson plan
	Observe, Question and Write: Students examine a piece of art by asking who, what, when, where and why questions. After reporting information through question, they write a short story or paragraph.	Download this lesson plan