During the COVID-19 school closures, elementary students in my student teaching placement were given a series of optional art assignments to work on at home. Every four weeks a new group of options would be released and students had the choice of a drawing, art history, or make art video. Students would send their work in to be seen by the group of elementary art teachers in the district. Over the 8 weeks of my student teaching placement, I created four videos using iMovie to give students the option to create art at home with household items.
Nature Collages
Patterns are found in nature all around us. Go looking for flowers, leaves, etc. in your yard or around the house to create patterns or nature collages.
Watercolor Paint
Use items around the house such as baking soda, water, and food coloring to create your own watercolor paints, then paint a picture.
Playdough
Step-by-step video to make playdough – free to experiment mixing colors and structures.
Paper Weaving + Magazine Beads
Students are shown how to weave paper in a basic grid pattern using magazine pages and junk mail. As an extra, I illustrate the steps to create beads from magazine pages.