Art and Design For Middle School at Home

9 Activities

Grades 6 - 8

12 Hours 5 Minutes

Overview

This Playlist is all about Art and Design for Middle School Aged youth, and has been mixed especially for having fun at home or in small groups!

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, DreamingArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page FlowArts, Literacy

30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and DescriptionArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!Arts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and SettingArts, Literacy

30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash PageArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

Grades 9 - 12

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students complete an informational scavenger hunt as they research and report on Earth’s deserts. As in a physical scavenger hunt, teams gather facts about deserts by answering specific questions and conducting research. They reconvene to share what they have learned.

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Desert Scavenger HuntNature and Wildlife, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades 9 - 12

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts, STEM

Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

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Make Your Own Chess PiecesArts, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades 3 - 5

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with ActionArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Art and Design For Middle School at Home

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Art and Design For Middle School at Home

Grades 6 - 8

12 Hours 5 Minutes

Overview

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, DreamingArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page FlowArts, Literacy

30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and DescriptionArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!Arts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

OregonASK

3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and SettingArts, Literacy

30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash PageArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

Grades 9 - 12

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Desert Scavenger HuntNature and Wildlife, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades 9 - 12

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Arts, STEM

Grades 3 - 5

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

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Make Your Own Chess PiecesArts, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades 3 - 5

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts, Literacy

Grades 3 - 12

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

OregonASK

3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with ActionArts, Literacy

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 12

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