| A.P.S. Art Classes |
Welcome to ART! Students in first and second grade have art every other week for a 45 minute class period. Lessons prepared are based on the National and State Visual Arts Standards. The curriculum is based on the Elements and Principals of design. Students learn how to see and talk about art and are exposed to a variety of tools, techniques, and media for producing artwork. Creativity is encouraged! Discipline-Based Art Education is central in the development of art lessons. These components are Art History, Aesthetics, Art Criticism, and Art Production. Be sure to check out the Louvre to see some exciting art!
Check out our art podcasts and art photostories below.
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Vincent Van Gogh and Sunflowers
updated February 26, 2009
This semester our first graders are studying Vincent Van Gogh. He produced an amazing amount of work in a short period of time. Visit this site to view close-ups of his paintings--especially his...
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| First and second grade art classes. Please view the ongoing articles, podcasts, and photostories. You will be able to play some art games, go to a museum, and see students at work in the artroom. There are also student art displays and art and culture celebrations; plus, student podcasts about famous artists, and much more! |
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ART Cows_1.wmv
| Got ART? (800.1 KB)
Open this document for a "MOOving" art ad! |
Going on an African Safari at A.E.S._1.wmv
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| African Safari at A.E.S. (4.06 MB)
Visitors to the A.E.S. Media Center become tourists as guides take them on an African Safari! |
Claude Monet Study.wmv
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| Monet Study (3.61 MB)
Week 2 first grade art classes learned about Claude Monet and studied his paintings of waterlilies. A pop-up book of Monet's house and garden was displayed in the room, along with many prints of Monet's works of art. Students painted impressions of waterlilies in a pond. |
Field of Daisies.wmv
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| "Field of Daisies"--A Claude Monet Study (7.82 MB)
Week 1 first grade learned about the artist Claude Monet. Monet's "Field of Poppies" was used as inspiration for students to paint an impressionistic landscape of daisies in a field. Students mixed tints & shades of green to create a beautiful field. |
B.S.L. Chinese New Year Art Program 2001.wmv
West End Chinese New Year Festival 2001_1.wmv
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| 2001 W.E. Chinese New Year Arts Festival (3.56 MB)
Faculty, students, and parents work together to present a colorful, fun Chinese New Year Arts Festival! Alabama Art Education Association President, Jan Stephens and Dr. Mary Ann Culotta, Supervisor-Jefferson County Schools join us for the event. |
West End Chinese Parade 2001.wmv
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| 2001 W.E. Chinese New Year Parade (3.44 MB)
Students and teachers celebrate their study of China with a fun day of dressing-up, performing, eating chinese food, and parading inside the school. |
The Middle Ages Arts Festival.wmv
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| A.E.S Celebrates The Middle Ages! (6.02 MB)
Students learn about the art, life, and times of the Middle Ages. A Medieval Arts Festival is held as the culminating event!
U.S. Congressman Aderholt and his family, Rep. McDaniel, and other special guests join in the celebration. |
AES Celebrates Africa_3.wmv
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| A.E.S. Celebrates AFRICA! (10.32 MB)
Students study the art and culture of Africa and conclude the unit with an African Arts Festival! |
AES Celebrates Japan_2.wmv
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| A.E.S. Celebrates Japan! (8.95 MB)
Albertville Elementary School faculty and students celebrate their study of the art and culture of Japan during a 2003 school arts performance. Among the special guests is Alabama's First Lady-Mrs. Patsy Riley. |
AES Japanese Parade.wmv
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| A.E.S. Japanese Parade (4.78 MB)
Students and teachers participate in a parade during the 2003 celebration of the art and culture of Japan. |
African Art Display.wmv
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| African Art Displays (7.3 MB)
See artwork created by students of Albertville Elementary during their study of Africa. |
African Festival Parade.wmv
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| African Festival Parade (2.59 MB)
Students and faculty participate in an African Festival Parade as part of the culminating events celebrating their study of AFRICA! |
Andy Warhol.mp3
Still Life with Apples.wmv
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| Apples in a Still Life (5.8 MB)
First grade art students use observation skills to paint apples in a still life set-up. Students learn about the French artist--Paul Cezanne and discuss his still life works of art. Students enjoy mixing colors, shading, and adding highlights to their apples. |
Artwork 07-08_1.wmv
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| Art 07-08 (8.71 MB)
Click on the link to see some examples of first and second grade artwork. |
Artists at Work.wmv
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| Artists at Work (8.88 MB)
First and second grade art students are shown working on various projects during the 2007-2008 school year. |
All County ARTS Works 2009 Winners.wmv
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| ARTS Works 2009 All-County Winners (3.44 MB)
Albertville Primary School second grade art students won ribbons for placing in the ARTS Works 2009 All-County Art Show held at the Guntersville Museum. |
Chinese New Year 2008_1.wmv
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| Chinese New Year 2008 (9.59 MB)
Students enjoy creating and participating in art projects related to our study of Chinese art and culture. |
Ancient Egypt 1999_1.wmv
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| Egyptian Art Festival 1999 (2.88 MB)
Students, teachers, and parents participate in a study of ancient Egypt. A "King Tut Museum" is created to showcase student artwork and items resembling what was discovered in King Tut's tomb. |
Expressions.wmv
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| Expressions (8.49 MB)
The digital camera becomes a creative tool for capturing expressive faces. First grade students study portraits/self-portraits and learn about the famous French artist-Henri Matisse as part of this unit. During the lesson, students discover that they can use their eyes, eyebrows, lips, nose, and hands to create some wonderful "looks!" |
Gustav Klimt Study.wmv
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| Gustav Klimt Study (4.88 MB)
Several second grade art classes studied the art of Austrian artist-Gustav Klimt. He was an expressionist artist and member of an art movement called "Art Nouveau" or "new art." Klimt created some very expressionists pieces of art using pattern and line. After studying his work called "BABY," students drew a self-portrait and painted a quilt design with varying motifs. |
I and the Village--Shape Creatures.wmv
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| I and the Village & Shape Creatures (3.99 MB)
Several first grade art classes learn about the Russian artist Marc Chagall and enjoy discussing two of his paintings--"I and the Village" and "Paris through the Window." First grade art in this lesson reflects students' study of his work. Work on Shape Creatures follows with first graders manipulating paper to create an imaginary creature. |
Inspire Art Contest 2009_1.wmv
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| INSPIRE 2009 Art Contest (10.08 MB)
Several Albertville Primary School first and second graders won ribbons for their artwork in the 2009 INSPIRE Art Contest sponsored by Marshall Medical Centers. This contest was open to schools in the southern service area of the hospital. The students' winning art will hang in the Marshall Medical Center South Women's Lobby for an entire year! Marshall Medical South hosted a reception for the students and their guests in April. |
Line Study.wmv
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| LINE Study (6.13 MB)
First and second grade students explore the element of art--- LINE! |
Matisse Program.wmv
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| Matisse Celebration (1.41 MB)
Students learn about the artist Henri Matisse and as a culminating activity are entertained with a "Matisse Program" featuring a story about Matisse, student artists' painting in the style of Matisse, and teachers acting out one of Matisse's works of art. |
Middle Ages Parade.wmv
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| Middle Ages Parade! (7.08 MB)
Students and faculty celebrate their study of the Middle Ages with a parade! |
Middle Ages Study_1.wmv
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| Middle Ages Study (7.44 MB)
Albertville Elementary students, teachers, staff, and parents learn about the Middle Ages and participate in transforming the school into a Medieval Masterpiece! |
Monoprints with Expression_1.wmv
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| Monoprints with Expression! (9.72 MB)
Second grade students learned about Expressionists artists Edvard Munch & Jean-Michel Basquiat. Students drew a self-portrait or portrait of a family member displaying an emotion. A monoprint was created from their drawing. The whole process of printing was exciting for the students! |
New 8 MVAC Exhibit 08_1.wmv
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| MVAC Student Art Exhibit (10.36 MB)
The Mountain Valley Arts Council held a reception for 46 first and second grade Albertville Elementary School students on April 3. These students had their artwork on display for several weeks with the reception concluding the event. Many students, parents, family, and friends attended. |
Numbers in Art.wmv
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| Numbers in Art (5.13 MB)
Second grade students design decorative works of art using numbers as the subject. Students learn about the art of Robert Indiana, Charles Demuth, and Jasper Johns in this lesson. Discussions also focus on the POP ART era. |
Ocean Life.wmv
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| Ocean Life (2.91 MB)
Several second grade art classes enjoyed studying ocean life and drawing sea creatures! |
Piet Mondrian Study_1.wmv
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| Piet Mondrian Study (2.45 MB)
First grade art students learned about the Dutch artist-Mondrian. We looked closely at his non-objective works. Students discussed two of his bright paintings--"Broadway Boogie Woogie" and "Victory Boogie Woogie." We compared and contrasted these works and then students began to make their own creations inspired by Mondrian. We listened to Jazz music as we worked and "moved" to the beat! |
POP ART_1.wmv
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| POP ART (1.09 MB)
Students in several second grade art classes learned about the "Pop" artist Andy Warhol. |
Q for Corals.wmv
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| Quarters for Corals (4.05 MB)
Students and teachers participate in a school-wide visual arts study of coral reefs & tropical fish and unite in an effort to help save coral reefs in the Gulf of Panama by collecting "Quarters for Corals." |
Recycling Crates.wmv
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| Recycling Crates (5.68 MB)
Several second grade art classes have fun learning about color and color mixing as they paint candle crates in a recycling project. The abstract artwork of Kandinsky is explored during these lessons. His painting called "Concentric Circles" is the inspiration for this art project! |
Rosina-style Cats.wmv
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| Rosina-style Cats (2.48 MB)
Second graders paint "cats" (Rosina-style) after learning about the art of Austrian artist Rosina Wachtmeister. Her paintings are delightful, happy, and colorful. Students make comparisons of her work with Picasso's abstract faces. |
Snowflake Designs.wmv
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| Snowflake Designs (2.97 MB)
Second graders learn about Wilson Bentley--famous for his study of snowflakes. Then, radial symmetry, line, shape, and color are utilized by students to create their own designer snowflakes! |
Still Life with Pumpkins.wmv
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| Still Life with Pumpkins (5.3 MB)
First grade students did contour drawings of pumpkins from a still life set-up in the room and then painted them. Many students worked to mix oranges, greens, and violets from the primary colors of tempera. Others used watercolors to paint their pumpkins. Students learned about french artitst Paul Cezanne who was most famous for his still life works of art. They also viewed work by contemporary artist-- Peggy Flora. Discussions on these artists works centered on rhythm, form, space, shape, positive and negative space, and color. |
Stone Age Art Opening.wmv
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| Stone Age Art Opening! (4.28 MB)
Students, teachers, staff, and parents enjoy touring a "hand-made cave" to see student painted animal art resembling paintings discovered on cave walls from the Stone Age. |
Sun Faces.wmv
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| Sun Faces (3.73 MB)
Students in second grade classes paint bright vibrant sun faces in this exciting lesson! Discussions focused on Mexican sun pottery, expressions, emotions, facial features, and color. |
The African Project.wmv
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| The African Project! (5.79 MB)
Students, faculty, and parents, learn about Africa. Everyone joins together to help create a fun and fabulous study of African art, life, and culture. |
Tunnel Visions_2.wmv
Tunnel Visions_3.wmv
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| Tunnel Visions--Opening Week! (2.55 MB)
Students, teachers, staff, parents, and visitors from the community and other areas of the state tour Tunnel Visions. Over 2,300 guests toured the 10 week exhibit to see artwork created by students which reflected their study of Art through the Ages. Parent tour guides led visitors through the Prehistoric Period, Ancient Egyptian Period, Byzantine Period, Medieval Period, Renaissance Period, Early American Period, and Modern Art Period. Outside the tunnel, students enjoyed using chalk to draw on the "Create Your Own Art" wall. Over 500 hours given by volunteers, our students, faculty, community support,and the Fine Arts Grant Award from the National Education Association helped to make this dream a reality! |
Tunnel Visions--Under Construction.wmv
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| Tunnel Visions--Under Construction (8.01 MB)
Family, parents, faculty, and staff work to build Tunnel Visions. The structure is 74 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and 7 ft. tall. The construction project takes over three weeks to complete. |
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| Van Gogh Podcast (1.68 MB)
Listen as these second grade art students tell about Vincent Van Gogh. |
Vincent Inspired.wmv
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| Vincent Inspired (1.88 MB)
First grade students delighted in learning about the artist from Holland-Van Gogh. Classes drew from a still life arrangement of sunflowers and designed their own version of a "starry night." |
Weavings Storytellers.wmv
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| Weavings and Storytellers (5.86 MB)
Second grade artists explore the weaving of the Navajo Indians and learn about the weaving of the people of Ghana, West Africa. Then they create their own weaving. Storyteller figures are designed after learning about Pueblo artist Helen Cordero and her storyteller figures. |
Wild Things Fine Arts Event.wmv
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| Wild Things Fine Arts Event (2.59 MB)
First grade students create "wild thing" masks in art class after listening to a story by Maurice Sendak called, "Where The Wild Things Are." A play about the story is performed by Mrs. Wright's first grade class for the student body. All first grade students in the audience wore their decorative masks and interacted with the stage performers as the story was read. |
Winterfest Art Winners 2009.wmv
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| Winterfest Junior 2009 Winners (5.02 MB)
Several first and second grade art students from Albertville Primary won ribbons for their artwork at the Mountain Valley Arts Council Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit. This county-wide show included both private art students, homeschool, and public school students. |
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Vincent Van Gogh and Sunflowers
posted on February 26, 2009 |
Vincent Van Gogh
posted on February 26, 2009 |
Claude Monet
posted on February 26, 2009 |
Getty Game: Jigsaw Puzzles
posted on September 29, 2008 |
Getty Game: Match Madness
posted on September 29, 2008 |
Getty Game: Switch
posted on September 29, 2008 |
Getty Game: Detail Detective
posted on September 29, 2008 |
Adventure Game
posted on March 4, 2008 |
Interactive Art Games
posted on March 4, 2008 |
Mr. Picassohead
posted on February 28, 2008 |
Keith Haring for kids!
posted on February 28, 2008 |
Modern Art Games
posted on February 28, 2008 |
School WEBSITE
posted on February 27, 2008 |
Tunnel Visions
posted on February 24, 2008 |
The Great Wall of China
posted on February 23, 2008 |
Chinese Study a Blast!
posted on February 23, 2008 |
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