There is a new prime number! A computer in the US discovered a new prime number after 31 straight days of looking. It is 22,338,618 digits long and not divisible by any other number. Yikes!

Monday: Look, cover, say, write, check each of these words. Then use the word in an interesting compound sentence.

1. gallery 2. history 3. culture  4. interpretation 5. describe

Tuesday: Write a one paragraph review of the trip to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum last week in your homework book. Would you recommend this gallery to a friend? Why or why not?

Wednesday: Read the blog post called “Art in Everyday Places.” What kind of connection do you think people have to everyday art like this? Please leave your comment in the comments section.

http://grade4.co/?p=2185

Thursday: Work on www.mathletics.com for 25 minutes.

Is there art that you see every day on your way to school or near your house? Sometimes there are works of art nearby that we can see any time. Here is a sculpture at an office building and shopping center. What kind of connection do you think people who work and shop there have to this piece of art? The sculpture is called “Helix.”

Tuesday: Look, cover, say, write, check each of these words. Then write each word in a sentence that is interesting.

1. color 2. line 3. texture 4. shape 5. form

Wednesday:  Watch the video from the blog: “Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock printing” http://grade4.co/2016/01/19/japanese-ukiyo-e-woodblock-printing/

and write three questions you would have for the artist in the comments section.

Thursday: Work on www.mathletics.com for 25 minutes.

Every day: Read for at least 15 minutes.

*a reminder about homework: please spend only 25 minutes on it and complete what you can!

Here is a short video of how a Japanese artist makes woodblock (ukiyo-e) prints. Ever wonder how they do it? Well, watch this and wonder no more! Please put your questions in the comments section.

How to use Google Art Project from TIS Grade 4 on Vimeo.

Monday: Look, cover, say, write, check each of these words. Then write each word in a sentence that is interesting or draw a picture in that style of art.

1. fauvism 2. pointillism 3. cubism 4. abstract art 5. impressionism

Tuesday:  Go to this website http://manetas.com/pollock/ and try it out. Did your Jackson Pollock style painting have any message? Can you communicate any feelings or ideas with this kind of painting? Write your thoughts in your homework book in one paragraph.

Wednesday:

Thursday: Work on www.mathletics.com for 25 minutes.

Every day: Read for at least 15 minutes.

*a reminder about homework: please spend only 25 minutes on it and complete what you can!