Oh dear! If for some reason there are not any official plans (or you need a time filler), any of the following activities are suitable!
Drawing Activities
Look for a blue tub that has blank copy paper in it (labeled Free Draw Paper and is usually on the supply shelf in the front of the room) to use for drawing activities. Pencils are already in the students’ table baskets, and crayons and markers are on the supply shelf with other materials (there should be a set for each table). Please only allow pencils, markers, and crayons for these projects. Students are aware they cannot create paper airplanes, origami, or draw weapons—please enforce it!
Structured Drawing Pages: I have several Anti-Coloring Books on black shelf beside my desk. You can choose one of the pages to photocopy for students to work on in class. The copy machine is in the building, just enter the double doors and you will see the copy room straight in front of you (copy code: 18050). I let students use pencil, crayon, or markers for these sheets. If they finish the sheet early, they may “free draw” on the back of the paper.
Games & Toys: In the storage cabinet (with the Texture poster) there is a shelf that has a variety of toys and games. Art Bingo is one of the students’ favorites—the directions are with the game.
Books: There are several art/artist related books on the black shelf beside my desk that are fine to read to the kids. You can use the document camera to show the pages of the book so all the kids can see.
Drawing Activities
Look for a blue tub that has blank copy paper in it (labeled Free Draw Paper and is usually on the supply shelf in the front of the room) to use for drawing activities. Pencils are already in the students’ table baskets, and crayons and markers are on the supply shelf with other materials (there should be a set for each table). Please only allow pencils, markers, and crayons for these projects. Students are aware they cannot create paper airplanes, origami, or draw weapons—please enforce it!
- Free Draw: Students can draw anything they please as long as it is appropriate. They are not allowed to draw weapons, create a paper airplane, origami, or use more than ONE piece of paper.
- Crazy Creature: This lesson provides a little more structure to what the students can draw (this is great for the younger grades). I have a giant dice in the tray at the front of the room. Roll the dice to determine the number of each part of the body: legs, heads, eyes, arms, etc. for their creature/monster to have (list on the board).
- Give Me 5: This is another structured free draw activity. Just call out “Give me 5” and make a list of 5 random things on the board. Students can draw whatever they want, but it must include the 5 items. (For example: house, tree, owl, fence, and flying elephant … the sillier the better)
Structured Drawing Pages: I have several Anti-Coloring Books on black shelf beside my desk. You can choose one of the pages to photocopy for students to work on in class. The copy machine is in the building, just enter the double doors and you will see the copy room straight in front of you (copy code: 18050). I let students use pencil, crayon, or markers for these sheets. If they finish the sheet early, they may “free draw” on the back of the paper.
Games & Toys: In the storage cabinet (with the Texture poster) there is a shelf that has a variety of toys and games. Art Bingo is one of the students’ favorites—the directions are with the game.
Books: There are several art/artist related books on the black shelf beside my desk that are fine to read to the kids. You can use the document camera to show the pages of the book so all the kids can see.