2nd grade Collographs: We read about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would view them in a new way. We made a collograph printing plate using letters and numbers cut from…
Today we made picture frame ornaments with the 3rd graders. First, I cut pieces of thin cardboard into square shapes. Then, I cut tooling foil slightly larger than the cardboard squares. The kids folded their tooling foil around the cardboard.…
Once in a while I will share with you some projects that the other teacher in our school is doing. This one is so cool I had to take pictures for you. She had her 7th/8th graders embroider using needles,…
I had my first after school holiday crafts class yesterday. I had 14 kids with me making snowmen. You can see the tutorial here. Here are our finished snowmen!
Art teachers: Do you take time out of your busy week to make your own artwork? Do you make it a priority? Even though I’m not creating gigantic masterpieces, I really try to squeeze in some of my own art…
In this previous blog post, I showed you how we started our printed faces project. We finished our printed faces this week. The kids colored in the faces with markers or crayons. Then, they used rubber stamp letters to print…
The kindergartners made paper mache rattles after learning about Native American rattles. We viewed a Powerpoint about the rattles used in Native American ceremonies. The students made their own rattle which could be used for music and dancing. We were…
Artist Trading Cards are a fun “extra” project. These trading cards can be given to a friend or taped in your sketchbook. These kids used shape stencils, markers, colored pencils and shape rubber stamps to make theirs. I have a…
To make these fun beach paintings, we started off with a mixture of blue paints and the kids used forks to scrape wave lines on them. Then, we used sea sponges to sponge prints shades of sand colors on the…
This week the 1st graders started making printed pictures of faces. 1. Cut strips of cardboard in varying widths.2. Place small paper plates with black paint on tables. Give each child a piece of paper. Demonstrate how you can dip…
We learned about the artist Georges Seurat by reading Scholastic Art magazine. Students identified and described Pointillist paintings. They created a Pointillist painting of trees showing dimension and form by color mixing. Step 1: Introduce the work of Georges Seurat.…
Here is an easy, no-sew snowman that my after school art class is going to make. I’m so excited to try it with the kids and of course I will post pictures to show you their results. 1. Gather supplies: …
In Art class, the 1st graders looked at Claude Monet’s artwork, especially his paintings of ponds. Using a variety of painting techniques the 1st graders painted a pond with watercolors. Frogs were drawn with crayons and markers. Lilypads were…
Our 5/6 class is going to host a Madrigal Dinner, complete with musical acts. The music teacher asked us to make decorations for the dinner. The kids each made their own Coat of Arms. We read a little bit about…