Art Awareness

Art Awareness at White Eagle is a fun way to get involved in your child’s education. Years of research show that arts education is beneficial to students in many ways, including: academic achievement, social and emotional development, and can create a foundation to forge social bonds and community cohesion.

Art Awareness runs January through May and consists of one approximately 60 minute visit to your child’s classroom to present an artist/artwork and lead a simple art project. It requires no prior knowledge or skill in art. Each lesson has an easy to follow PowerPoint presentation with step-by-step instructions. All materials are provided for you.

Please keep in mind that the artists are assigned according to the month (The only exception is January as this is the month that all volunteers will present the introduction to Art Awareness PowerPoint and lesson.).

Scroll past the Art Awareness Sign Up Links to see the PowerPoint presentations and lesson plans for each artist. Hard copies and supplies can be found in the PTA closet.

Please watch this 2 minute video for a quick overview of the program – click here –

If you have any questions please contact Ginette Moore at ginettetonelli@yahoo.com

Art Awareness Sign Up Links:

Mrs. Preston (KP) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Preston (KP) February – Dr. Seuss
Mrs. Preston (KP) March – Piet Mondrian
Mrs. Preston (KP) April – Georgia O’Keefe
Mrs. Preston (KP) May – Katsushika Hokusai

Ms. Gerard (KG) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Gerard (KG) February – Dr. Seuss
Ms. Gerard (KG) March – Piet Mondrian
Ms. Gerard (KG) April – Georgia O’Keefe
Ms. Gerard (KG) May – Katsushika Hokusai

Mrs. Mamula (KM) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Mamula (KM) February – Dr. Seuss
Mrs. Mamula (KM) March – Piet Mondrian
Mrs. Mamula (KM) April – Georgia O’Keefe
Mrs. Mamula (KM) May – Katsushika Hokusai

Ms. Counihan (KC) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Counihan (KC) February – Dr. Seuss
Ms. Counihan (KC) March – Piet Mondrian
Ms. Counihan (KC) April – Georgia O’Keefe
Ms. Counihan (KC) May – Katsushika Hokusai

Ms. Jernstad (1J) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Jernstad (1J) February – Faith Ringgold
Ms. Jernstad (1J) March – Paul Klee
Ms. Jernstad (1J) April – Monet
Ms. Jernstad (1J) May – Andy Warhol

Mrs. Tamburrino (1JT) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Tamburrino (1JT) February – Faith Ringgold
Mrs. Tamburrino (1JT) March – Paul Klee
Mrs. Tamburrino (1JT) April – Monet
Mrs. Tamburrino (1JT) May – Andy Warhol

Mrs. Kokes (1K) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Kokes (1K) February – Faith Ringgold
Mrs. Kokes (1K) March – Paul Klee
Mrs. Kokes (1K) April – Monet
Mrs. Kokes (1K) May – Andy Warhol

Ms. Tracy (1T) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Tracy (1T) February – Faith Ringgold
Ms. Tracy (1T) March – Paul Klee
Ms. Tracy (1T) April – Monet
Ms. Tracy (1T) May – Andy Warhol

Mrs. Dusek (2D) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Dusek (2D) February – Salvador Dali
Mrs. Dusek (2D) March – Leonardo Da Vinci
Mrs. Dusek (2D) April – Keith Mallet
Mrs. Dusek (2D) May – Taj Mahal

Mrs. Lydon (2L) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Lydon (2L) February – Salvador Dali
Mrs. Lydon (2L) March – Leonardo Da Vinci
Mrs. Lydon (2L) April – Keith Mallet
Mrs. Lydon (2L) May – Taj Mahal

Mrs. Theis (2T) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Theis (2T) February – Salvador Dali
Mrs. Theis (2T) March – Leonardo Da Vinci
Mrs. Theis (2T) April – Keith Mallet
Mrs. Theis (2T) May – Taj Mahal

Mrs. Towle (2KT) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Towle (2KT) February – Salvador Dali
Mrs. Towle (2KT) March – Leonardo Da Vinci
Mrs. Towle (2KT) April – Keith Mallet
Mrs. Towle (2KT) May – Taj Mahal

Mrs. Degurian (3D) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Degurian (3D) February – Jackson Pollock
Mrs. Degurian (3D) March – Jamini Roy
Mrs. Degurian (3D) April – Pablo Picasso
Mrs. Degurian (3D) May – George Seurat

Mrs. Hayes (3H) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Hayes (3H) February – Jackson Pollock
Mrs. Hayes (3H) March – Jamini Roy
Mrs. Hayes (3H) April – Pablo Picasso
Mrs. Hayes (3H) May – George Seurat

Mrs. Hart (3MH) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Hart (3MH) February – Jackson Pollock
Mrs. Hart (3MH) March – Jamini Roy
Mrs. Hart (3MH) April – Pablo Picasso
Mrs. Hart (3MH) May – George Seurat

Ms. Contursi (4C) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Contursi (4C) February – MC Escher
Ms. Contursi (4C) March – Romare Bearden
Ms. Co ntursi (4C) April – Rembrandt
Ms. Contursi (4C) May – Vincent Van Gogh

Mrs. Eischen (4E) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Eischen (4E) February – MC Escher
Mrs. Eischen (4E) March – Romare Bearden
Mrs. Eischen (4E) April – Rembrandt
Mrs. Eischen (4E) May – Vincent Van Gogh

Mrs. Scott (4S) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Scott (4S) February – MC Escher
Mrs. Scott (4S) March – Romare Bearden
Mrs. Scott (4S) April – Rembrandt
Mrs. Scott (4S) May – Vincent Van Gogh

Mrs. Wanda (4W) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Wanda (4W) February – MC Escher
Mrs. Wanda (4W) March – Romare Bearden
Mrs. Wanda (4W) April – Rembrandt
Mrs. Wanda (4W) May – Vincent Van Gogh

Ms. Horst (5H) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Horst (5H) February – Art of the Selfie
Ms. Horst (5H) March – Ravi Varma
Ms. Horst (5H) April – Frida Kahlo
Ms. Horst (5H) May – William H. Johnson

Ms. Kramer (5K) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. Kramer (5K) February – Art of the Selfie
Ms. Kramer (5K) March – Ravi Varma
Ms. Kramer (5K) April – Frida Kahlo
Ms. Kramer (5K) May – William H. Johnson

Ms. McShea (5M) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Ms. McShea (5M) February – Art of the Selfie
Ms. McShea (5M) March – Ravi Varma
Ms. McShea (5M) April – Frida Kahlo
Ms. McShea(5M) May – William H. Johnson

Mrs. Sarno (5S) January – Introduction to Art Awareness
Mrs. Sarno (5S) February – Art of the Selfie
Mrs. Sarno (5S) March – Ravi Varma
Mrs. Sarno (5S) April – Frida Kahlo
Mrs. Sarno (5S) May – William H. Johnson

PowerPoint Presentations & Lesson Plans:

All January volunteers will present the following lesson plan and PowerPoint. The January lesson is an introduction to the Art Awareness program.

Lesson Plan Art Awareness Introduction
PowerPoint Art Awareness Introduction

Kindergarten

Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan
Dr. Seuss Presentation

Piet Mondrian Lesson Plan
Piet Mondrian Presentation

Georgia O’Keefe Lesson Plan
Georgia O’Keefe Presentation

Katsushika Hokusai Lesson Plan
Katsushika Hokusai Presentation

Grade 1

Faith Ringgold Lesson Plan
Faith Ringgold Presentation

Paul Klee Lesson Plan
Paul Klee Presentation