Field Trip Booklets

We had to create 2 field trip books with 8 interactive activities relating to the venues. And include a rationale for each field trip. My booklets were on my visit to the bank and my visit to the fire department. I choose these field trips because they are every city. The fire department could be visited to talk about community helpers or fire safety and the bank could also be used to talk about community helpers, producers/consumers, and money.

Paper Mache Madness

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5 Artists to Teach

Vincent Van Gogh

• born in Holland
• earlier paintings were of darker colors
• started using brighter colors after seeing Japanese art
• cut off his ear
• ran out of food buying paint
• did not sell many items when he was alive
• Famous works include: The Starry Night and Wheat field with Crows
• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

Frida Kahlo

• born in Mexico
• survivor of polio
• at age 18, seriously injured in a bus accident
• paintings are mostly self-portraits and still life filled with Mexican colors
• Famous works include: The Two Fridas, Diego and I, Self-Portrait with Monkey, Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, and The Accident
• http://www.fridakahlo.com/

Leonardo Da Vinci

• born in Italian town of Vinci
• lived during the Renaissance
• became famous for being a sculptor, a scientist, an inventor, an architect, a musician, and a mathematician
• paintings done in the Realist style
• Famous works include: Mona Lisa, Last Supper, Madonna and Child, The Virgin of the Rocks
• http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/
  
  

Claude Monet

• born in Paris
• parents did not want him to become an artist
• married: Camille, widowed, married: Alice
• famous before he died
• Famous works include: Morning Haze, Marine Near Etretat, and Lily Pond
• http://giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm

Pablo Picasso

• born in Spain
• father was an artist
• painted during a blue period (after the death of friend) and rose period (after he met a girl, also after the blue period)
• painted in many styles, but Cubism is the most important
• Famous works include: Guernica, Three Musicians, The Three Dancers, Self Portrait: Yo Picasso
• http://www.picasso.fr/anglais/

10 Creative Field Trip Experiences

Georgia Aquarium

Contact Information:

225 Baker Street

Atlanta, GA 30313

(404) 581-4000

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

Admission Cost: $20/student

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/every 5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will eat lunch at Centennial Olympic Park or a park on the way back to the school.

Rationale: Students can study marine life and their habitats.

The Fox Theater

Contact Information:

600 Peachtree Street NE

Atlanta, GA 30308

(404) 881-2100

http://www.foxtheatre.org/

Admission Cost: It depends on the show.

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will be eating lunch at the park

Rationale: The Fox has special kinds of shows, like Junie B. Jones, where students can see one of the books they have read come to life.

Fernbank

Contact Information:

156 Heaton Park Drive NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

(678) 874-7102

http://www.fernbank.edu/

Admission Cost: $9/person

Chaperone Ratio: 1 adult/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will eat lunch outside on the grassy area.

Rationale: Students can learn about dinosaurs, fossils, history, etc.

High Museum of Art

Contact Information:

1280 Peachtree Street NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

(404) 733-4468

http://www.high.org/

Admission Cost: $10/student

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will eat lunch at Centennial Park.

Rationale: Students will learn to appreciate their artwork by seeing other artworks that are displayed in the museum that are very simple.

Stone Mountain

Contact Information:

U.S. Highway 78 East, Exit 8

Stone Mountain, GA 30087

(770) 498-5690 OR 1-800-401-2407

http://www.stonemountainpark.com/

Admission Cost: $15/student

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will eat lunch at the site.

Rationale: Students will learn about the history of the country and state.

World of Coca-Cola

Contact Information:

121 Baker Street

Atlanta, GA 30313

(404) 676-0676

http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/

Admission Cost: $8/person

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students will outside of the World of Coca-Cola.

Rationale: Students can learn about producers and consumers, as well as about the history of Atlanta and Georgia.

Post Office

Contact Information:

1-800-ASK-USPS

http://www.usps.com/

Admission Cost: free

Chaperone Ratio: 1 teacher/class

Lunch Facility: Students can eat lunch at school.

Rationale: Students can learn about community workers: mail carriers, about how mail gets from one place to another and what goes on an envelope.

Fire Department

Contact Information:

Walton County Fire Department

1760 Bold Springs Road NW

Monroe, GA 30655

(770) 267-1358

http://www.firedepartments.net/Georgia/Monroe/WaltonCountyFireDepartment.html

Admission Cost: free

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students can eat lunch at school.

Rationale: Students can learn about community workers: fire fighters and the job that they do. They can also learn about fire safety rules and procedures, how to prevent fires and what to do in the case of a fire.

Center for Puppetry Arts

Contact Information:

1404 Spring Street, NW at 18th

Atlanta, GA 30309-2820

(404) 873-3391 (Ticket Sales) (404) 873-3089 (Administrative)

http://www.puppet.org/

Admission Cost: $6.50/student for performance only, $12.50 for performance, making a puppet and a visit to the museum

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students can eat at the lunchroom on site.

Rationale: Puppetry and Art. Programs meet QCC and GPS standards.

Zoo Atlanta

Contact Information:

800 Cherokee Avenue SE

Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 624-9453

http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm

Admission Cost: $8/student for zoo admission only

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/10 students (chaperones and bus drivers admitted free)

Lunch Facility: Students will eat at Grant Park.

Rationale: Students will learn about animals and their habitat.

Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta

Contact Information:

275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW

Atlanta, GA 30313-1827

(404) 659-5437

http://www.imagineit-cma.org/home.asp

Admission Cost: $6.50/student (tax-exempt rate) & chaperones free

Chaperone Ratio: 1 chaperone/5 students

Lunch Facility: Students can eat lunch at the Town Square Area at the museum.

Rationale: The exhibits change over time, so students can see exhibits about science, Alice in Wonderland, music, math, birds, etc.

20 Lesson Ideas

1. Fractions: Draw a pizza on a poster board and draw another one with the sections cut out. Use the pieces to demonstrate parts and wholes of the fraction.
2. History: make castles of recyclable materials that includes the different components of a real castle. Students can get an idea of how structures were made up then and how they are different from today's houses.
3. Teach children the Microsoft Paint program as a way of incorporating technology into the classroom.
4. Life Cycle of a Plant: Create a story board for each step from seedling to a fully developed flower. This can help with talking about flowers and sequencing of events.
5. Puppetry: We can use puppets to recreate story and events. Students can also describe their reaction to certain stories and/or events through the use of puppets.
6. Dioramas: dioramas can be used in any content area and would especially great in science or social studies lesson. It would help to reinforce what a student has learned.
7. Time: using Eric Carle's Grouchy Ladybug students can construct a ladybug clock to learn time.
8. Parts of a Flower:Use clay to create each part of the flower such as roots, stem, leaves and petals. You could separate each part and talk about them individually and put them back together to talk about how they contribute to the development of the flower.
9. Famous Artists: Create a game with pictures of famous artworks and students have to match the artwork to the artist that created it. Students will learn about different famous artists and their artworks.
10. Symmetry: Fold construction paper in half and cut different objects. Shows students that symmetrical means that the items are alike on both sides.
11. Shapes: form clay into different basic and geometric shapes. Students get an interactive view of how a square has four sides and four corners, a triangle has three sides, etc.
12. Senses: Using a paper plate students make a face using magazine clips for each of their 5 senses such as eyes, a nose, a mouth, etc.
13. Color: Students can create different pictures using warm and cool colors to demonstrate a particular feeling or mood. Students will learn what feeling each color gives off.
14. Mixed Media: When creating pictures, do not limit students to the supplies they can use. When given the opportunity, students will appreciate the opportunity to use different medias to create.
15. Take field trips that focus on aspects of arts and artist to expose students to different cultures and intelligences.
16. Create a section of your bulletin board that focuses on a particular artist or artwork and also the student's work. Students will learn to appreciate their artwork more when you post them next to famous works, show them that theirs is just as important.
17. Crayons and watercolors: show children how they can use crayon and water color to create pictures and secret messages.
18. Careers: when talking about careers, talk about artists and the differences between folk and fine artist. This will allow children who are visually/spatially intelligent realize that they can make a career out of something that they love to do.
19. Self-portraits: Have students to create self-portraits and write words that describe themselves. This is a good opener at the beginning of the year. It's a good way to see how children create and it allows the teacher and students to get to know the student.
20. Paper-mache: Paper mache can be used to make several sturdy items around the room.

20 Educational Art Websites

1. The Renaissance Connection: http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
2. Destination Modern Art: http://www.moma.org/destination/
3. The Artist's Toolkit: http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
4. My Imaginary City: http://www.tate.org.uk/kids/city/
5. Mystery of the Poison-Dart Frog: http://www.ncmoa.org/costarica/
6. History of Pop-up and Movable Books: http://www.library.unt.edu/rarebooks/exhibits/popup2/default.htm
7. Earth as Art: http://earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.htm
8. Collage Machine: http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm
9. Ancient Arcade(mythological figures): http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/arcade.htm
10. How can a place inspire an artist?: http://www.lacma.org/Places/index.htm
11. What is a Print?: http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html
12. Art Safari: http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html
13. Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting: http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
14. Leonardo da Vinci: http://www.leonardo.net/gallery.html#start
15. Crayola: http://crayola.com/
16. Games that make you think: http://www.zoopz.com/index.html
17. Learn to draw in 3-D: http://www.draw3d.com/
18. A Lifetime of Color: http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/
19. Artist Index: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/
20. Biographies of Famous Artist: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0882839.html
21. Online Art Activities for Kids: http://princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artgames.html

10 Best Places to Purchase Art Supplies

1. The School Box: http://schoolbox.com/
2. The Crayola Store: http://www.crayolastore.com/index.asp
3. Wal-Mart: http://www.walmart.com/
4. Hobby Lobby: http://www.hobbylobby.com/
5. Discount School Supply: http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/
6. Michaels: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home
7. Blick Art Materials: http://www.dickblick.com/
8. Mister Art: http://www.misterart.com/
9. Rex Art: http://www.rexart.com/
10. Sax Arts and Crafts: http://www.saxarts.com/