February 2016 Discovery Preschool M.T.TH. PM Mon Tue Wed 1 2 3 MAKE A MINION TOTE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY (spatial placement, assembly, scissors skills) CREATE A LOVE BUG! (scissors skills and symmetry) 8 9 LOVE U 2 PIECES (craft and puzzle fun) VALENTINE’S PARTY (friendship and fun) 15 16 NO SCHOOL INTRO TO ART STYLES CAVE DRAWING (representational drawing and history) Thu Fri 4 5 “FUN FOR YOUR BRAIN” GAMES (spring screening) 10 17 11 12 NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL 18 19 ROTHKO: COLOR BLOCK (color blending, painting rectangles) 22 23 KANDINSKY & READ ELMER THE ELEPHANT by David McKee (squares with concentric circles) GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: WISCONSIN ARTIST (large flowers, paint and mixed media) 24 JACKSON POLLACK: ACTION PAINTING WEAR OLD CLOTHES! 25 SEURAT: PAINTING WITH SMALL DOTS (hand strength and finger dexterity) MONET: WATERCOLOR AND MIXED MEDIA (count waterlilies) 29 VAN GOGH: STARRY NIGHT (swirling lines vs straight lines) 26