K-5 Visual Arts Classroom Literature by Adrienne Lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j Books to use in K-5 Visual Arts Curriculum en-us 2018-10-21 21:53:57 UTC 2023-10-13 15:51:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Art Is by Bob Raczka adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295239946 Great book for teaching about "What is Art?" The book has many images of what art is - and shows students that art can be anywhere from outside in nature to sculpture in a park. ]]> 2018-10-21 22:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295239946 The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295248729 Video of Juan Quezada
"This informational picture book about the renowned potter Juan Quezada of Mexico is organized in a three-part structure. The basic story of how Quezada makes his pots according to the ancient methods of the Casas Grandes people is told in the form of a rhyme based on “The House That Jack Built.” Narrative prose accompanies each verse with more detailed information about the process. Photographs and additional information about the artist and the community in which he lives and works are given at the end of the book." -Lee&Low Books]]> 2018-10-21 23:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295248729 The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295249954 Classroom Guide
"Just make a mark and see where it takes you." This sage advice, offered by her intuitive, intelligent teacher, sets our young heroine on a journey of self-expression, artistic experimentation, and success."  - School Library Journal
Dot Lesson Inspiration]]> 2018-10-21 23:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295249954 A Splash of Red the Life and Art of Horace Pippin adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295251836 2018-10-21 23:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/295251836 The Noisy Paint Box The colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/308455331 2018-11-27 18:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/308455331 The World is Not a Rectangle a Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311652069 Architecture and how the natural world influences design. Female, Muslim artist. ]]> 2018-12-06 01:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311652069 Maya Lin Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311653969 The Inspirational Story of Maya Lin. The artist-architect who designed the Vietnam veterans memorial.
Video of Vietnam Memorial
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]]> 2018-12-06 01:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311653969 Magic Trash a story of Tyree Guyton and His Art by J.H. Shapiro adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311655924 Video of the Heidelberg Project
"A call to find and make beauty wherever we are." Booklist]]> 2018-12-06 02:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311655924 Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311657125 Educator Guide]]> 2018-12-06 02:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311657125 Georgia's Bones by Jen Bryant adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311658897 Discussion Guide
Interview with Georgia O'Keeffe
"Jen Bryant's story of Georgia O'Keeffe celebrates the famous artist's fascination with natural shapes, "common objects" and her unusual way of looking at the world."]]> 2018-12-06 02:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311658897 Through the Window views of Marc Chagall's life and art by Barb Rosenstock adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311660022 Lesson Plan Idea from Dick Blick]]> 2018-12-06 02:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311660022 Anna at the Museum by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311660582 "“Lively and expressive, the digital pictures complement the empathetic, well-structured story, but it’s the visual interplay between illustrated characters and museum art that makes this such an engaging, enjoyable picture book.” Booklist]]> 2018-12-06 02:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311660582 Dave the Potter Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311661330 Video Dave the Potter]]> 2018-12-06 02:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311661330 Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311663193 Jackson Pollock in action
K-2 Lesson Plan]]> 2018-12-06 02:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311663193 The Wonderful Towers of Watts by Patricia Zelver adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311664665 Video of Watts Towers 1995
Video of Watts Towers 2016]]> 2018-12-06 03:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311664665 Tar Beach adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311666522 Faith Ringgold Video and Tar Beach
Ringgold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, who flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The spectacular artwork resonates with color and texture. Children will delight in the universal dream of mastering one's world by flying over it. A practical and stunningly beautiful book.]]> 2018-12-06 03:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311666522 The Secret Kingdom adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311668011 Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art by Barb Rosenstock
Video of sculpture and mosaic walls
Art Lesson Plans]]> 2018-12-06 03:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311668011 Funny Bones Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311668547 Educator Guide with Lesson
Teaching ideas and review]]> 2018-12-06 03:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311668547 Between the Lines how Ernie Barnes went from the football field to the Art Gallery adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311669720 Classroom Resources]]> 2018-12-06 03:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/311669720 Lines that Wiggle by Candance Whitman adrienne_lessard https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/313692223 Follow the line that runs through this picture book and turns itself into all kinds of things: the waves above an octopus, the veins in a leaf, the wrappings curling around a mummy, and the trapping threads of a spiderweb. Candace Whitman's catchy rhyming text is brought to life by a host of creepy critters from first-time illustrator Steve Wilson.]]> 2018-12-12 02:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/adrienne_lessard/n4uspbygfv0j/wish/313692223