Jeff Davis Projects
Fourth Term
March 15-19 Facial Proportions - step by step drawing lesson on faces
April 5-9 Portraits - Frida Kahlo - Mexico
4th grade - paint clay cups
April 19-23 Mexico Tree of Life - symmetry
5th grade - special project - clay cups
May 3-7 Pop-up cards
5th grade - paint clay cups
May 17-21 Cartooning
Third Term
Jan. 5-8 k -2nd Chinese Tiger Hats
3rd-5th Radial Weaving
Jan. 19-22 k-5 Biloxi My Home Town Paintings
Feb. 1-5 k-5 Clementine Hunter – La Folk Artist
Black History Month artist
Feb. 18 & 19th Complete Projects - 2-5th
Tar Beach or Eric Carle video (k &1st)
March. 1-5 k-3 & 5th I Can Fly: Kids and Creativity DVD (Faith Ringgold/Jacob Lawerence)
4th special project - clay cups
Second Nine Weeks
October 19-23: People in Action Paintings
"Color the Coast Healthy" WLOX contest
November 2-6: People in Action Collage Puppets - Pablo Picasso
November 16-20: Native American Art
4th & 5th grade - weaving
k-3 Raven ( American Indian Legends)
December 7-11: Native American Art
4th & 5th grade weaving
k-3 The Legend of Indian Paintbrush
First Nine Weeks
August 10-14: Art Studio Introduction
August 24-28: "Take a Dot on a Walk" with Paul Klee
Sept. 8-11: "Visit the Lascaux Cave" of France www.lascaux.culture.fr (virtual tour of cave)
Sept. 21-25: "Phases of the Moon" inspired by Eric Carle's Papa, Please get the Moon
Oct. 5-8: "Ocean Life Paintings" - 3rd-5th may enter Marine Education Calendar Contest (see parent info for permission form)