K-3 DAILY "BELL WORK" FOR WEEK ONE/TWO
All students complete "bell work" at the start of each class before any other instructions are given. As soon as students are seated, they are to immediately put pencil to paper and begin drawing the image projected before them; no questions, no comments; no distractions.
All attention is focused on looking carefully and recording what students SEE.
This is SILENT work time. Students are working independently, although I often interject with some guidance and state simple parameters. Students are graded primarily on their efforts and participation, not entirely on the outcome of their drawing.
After drawing, we have a brief class discussion to learn more about the artwork. We make some guesses at to what the work may be about; what the story may be behind the work. We THINK about how the artist used line, color, shapes, etc. to communicate meaning and emotion. We discuss how we may not all respond to the art work in the same way.
The final step in our Bell Work exercise is to ask ourselves more questions about the art work. We WONDER what the artist intended to communicate. This is where Ms. Northway may need to do some research to share what she learned about the artist and her/his life experiences.
I typically show students three artworks by the same artist. In this way, they become familiar with the style of a particular artist, and often can recall the artist's name. All of the children's drawings will be glued into small weekly/bi-weekly books to bring home.
After bell work, students will be using sketchbooks for more extensive, ongoing projects.
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Franz Marc
Two Cats, Blue and Yellow
1912
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Franz Marc
Blue Fox
1911
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Franz Marc
Blue Horse I
1911
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