Insects, Spiders, Bugs and More– 2nd Grade
The second graders drew a bug of their choice on white paper. I had photos for reference and showed them how to use the pencil to create shading and how to blend it with a blending stub. (I call them…
Marcia
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Monochromatic Rhythm Paintings– 3rd Grade
I love these monochromatic rhythm paintings! The lighting was weird when I took the pictures, so I’m not sure the colors are as vibrant as they really are. We talked about rhythm in art and how to create it by…
Parody of American Gothic Art Project for 3rd or 4th grade
For this lesson, we learned about the artist Grant Wood and his painting “American Gothic.” The kids read a magazine article about this painting (It was from the 90’s and I think from the New Yorker). The students discussed what…
Charming Hand Tiles– Kindergarten Mother’s Day Gift
We made tiles for Mother’s Day with the Kindergartners… I know it’s early, and it’s a bit crafty, but it is something the parents love to get! Here is what we did: 1. I purchased a bunch of glossy floor…
Cross Hatched Animals– Third/Fourth Grade
Cross-hatching is fun, but a difficult art technique (at least in my opinion). The third/fourth grade class picked out some animals from Zoobooks magazines and drew them in pencil. Then, we looked at Brian Selznick’s books for inspiration. Wonderstruck His…
First Grade Bird Paintings– Audubon
These beautiful bird paintings were drawn and painted by first graders. The students learned about the artist John James Audubon and we read a book about his life. I love this book about Audubon, because it has beautiful pictures and…
Positive/Negative Space Stencils– First Grade
Here are some fun pictures we made by creating our own stencils. First, the kids looked at little animal figurines for ideas. I did not limit them to drawing just the animals, so some chose to turn their animals into…
Circular Weavings
Kindergarten Rainbow Fish Sculptures – From Plastic Bottles
Rainbow Fish is an awesome kids book to go with fish art projects. The kindergartners made rainbow fish sculptures from water bottles. I learned about this idea at the NAEA conference. The lady who presented it did it with large…
Contour Line Drawings of Shoes
Contour Drawings The students observed the details and lines on their shoes. They completed a contour line study of their footwear. Next, they turned these drawings into “miniature playgrounds” for stick people. Contour drawing helps define and explore edges through…
Paper Weavings– Kindergarten
The kindergartners made these lively paper weavings with colored paper strips and paper strips cut from scrapbook and wrapping paper. Then, I stapled them to a white piece of paper and the students stamped a border with gadgets, caps and…
Mazes
When I was gone on my trip to New York for the conference, one of the sub plans I left was to draw a maze. The instructions were to draw a maze lightly with pencil, then color it as they…
Perspective Drawings– third grade/fourth grade
A Visit to EPIC– Part 2
Earlier this week, I toured a medical software company with some 7th graders at our school. The hallways are decorated very artistically and contain many works of sculpture and paintings. For part one of my visit to EPIC, go…
A visit to EPIC– Part One
This week, I went on a field trip with some 7th graders at our school. We toured a company that makes medical software for hospitals and clinics. The company has three different locations in our area. The campus we visited…