Classification Challenge

OBJECT CLASSIFICATION CHALLENGE

PK-1 CHALLENGE

Color Patterns:

Materials:
random objects or recycled items found in your home

Directions:

- Choose 5 colors that you like the best

- Find 5 objects of each color 

*math practice tip: 5+5+5+5+5= 25

- create a repeating pattern or radial balance design, using those items

2-5 CHALLENGE

Monochromatic color:

Materials:
random objects or recycled items found in your home

Directions:
- choose a color (this could be your favorite color)

- find clothing and items around your house from that color family (a dress, socks, tooth brushes, hats, stuffed animals - ANYTHING)

- take a picture of yourself with ONLY these colors, chosen from your color family

* have fun with THIS! These can be extremely wacky pictures! If your family is inspired, have them do the same task with you!

6-8 CHALLENGE 

Value Scale:

Materials:
random objects or recycled items found in your home

Directions: 

- choose your favorite color

- think about how this color looks when lighter (tinted, with white) or darker (shaded, with black)

- find nine objects/ items, from around your house, from your chosen color family, in its various shades and tints

- arrange the items in a line (value scale), going from lightest to darkest

* hint: you are allowed to use ANYTHING you find, including your pets (as long as you can get them to stay long enough for a picture)

Eco Art / Earth Art Challenge

Eco Art / Earth Art Challenge

Earth Day is April 22!

Let's use the naturally organic things around us to make our art!

There are three levels to this challenge. This week, each challenge will have a couple options. Try one and see what you can come up with.

* hint: begin with the topic idea in mind and use your found materials to create your art
* note: these are all temporary pieces of art and all three challenges will use these types of found elements.

Materials:
- sticks
- rocks/pebbles/shells (whatever you have available)
- flowers/nuts/leaves (whatever you can find)

Show me what you come up with! I would love to see!

Send either a quick picture or short video to me:

heather.houzenga@eastonvalleycsd.com

heather.houzenga@andrew.k12.ia.us

PK-1 Challenge : Shapes and Figures

Easy Shape Directions:

* draw an outline in the dirt of a simple shape (triangle, heart, diamond, etc)
* use sticks, rocks, leaves (whatever you decide) to fill in the shape

Medium Difficulty Figure Directions:

* draw a figure in the dirt (person's body with head, arms, legs, etc)
* use sticks, rocks, leaves, etc to fill in the shape how you like

2-5 Challenge: Symbols and Designs

Easy Spiral Directions:
* place a rock on the ground, to serve as the middle
* add additional rocks around the middle, creating a spiral
* add more rocks to make the spiral as big as you can
- have fun!

Medium Mandala (Radial Symmetry) Directions:

* place a rock on the ground, to serve as the middle, starting point
* arrange five items (maybe leaves?), equally, around the center rock

* arrange another five items (maybe sticks?), equally, around the center rock
* arrange another five items (maybe flowers?)
* and another five
* and another five
- have fun with this and see how many natural items you can use to make this circular design

6-8 Challenge: Natural Installation Art

Directions:

* Look up the image topic: Eco Art and/or Earth Art in Google

- There will be many images of rock stacking, stick building, etc.

* Choose an artist or image that inspires you

* Gather up the natural materials you need

* Try creating something like what you saw

artist tip: I only used one zip tie to create mine, otherwise I used the dirt, gravity and the angle of the sticks, creating a tee-pee formation and then wove the sticks together as I added them.

Shadow challenge

Shadow Challenge

Let's use the sun as a helpful tool! 

There are three levels to this challenge. Try one and see what you can come up with.

*hint: it's a bit easier to trace a shadow if you are under the object and not blocking the sun

Show me what you come up with! 

Send either a quick picture or short video to me:

heather.houzenga@eastonvalleycsd.com

heather.houzenga@andrew.k12.ia.us

PK-1 Challenge

With the help of an older sibling or adult

Intro video https://youtu.be/s9BhWKil6u4 

Materials:
- paper
- pencil
- coloring tool of choice (crayons, colored pencils, etc)

Directions:

*cast the shadow of your hand on a piece of paper

*have whomever is helping you, help you trace your shadow (more than once, if you want)

*color and decorate your shadow hand any way you like (crayons, markers, etc)

2-5 Challenge

You may also want help from an adult, to hold the shape while you are tracing.  
Intro video: https://youtu.be/PNUgMvX8blA

Materials:
- cardboard (a pizza disk, box or the inside of a cereal box)

- some recycled shapes to trace (container lids or metal can lids work best)
- Markers

Directions:

* hold the shape above the cardboard, to cast a shadow

* using a marker, trace the shadow of the shape MANY times, overlapping the shape as you do

* color and decorate your shadow design any way you like (markers, paint, etc)

6-8 Challenge

You may also want the help of an adult, to hold the object while you are tracing. 
Intro video: https://youtu.be/3VYCmmyS3GU

Materials:
- an object from your home that will cast an interesting shadow on the paper
- pencil
- paper

Directions:

* move the object around, above the paper, until you see the shape of the object clearly

* trace the shadow onto the paper
* take away the object/shadow, once you have the outline

* study the object and draw the details of the object

Options: add details with pencil shading or color it as you wish