This lesson was all about lines. The students first painted a brightly colored background with patches of color. Next, the students painted black lines on top. They focused on painting a variety of types of lines– dashed, dotted, zig zag,…
In Part One of the Art Elements Review, we worked on Line, Shape, Color and Form. This post will talk about Part Two, which is Value, Space and Texture. VALUE: the kids illustrated a value scale with either crayon or…
The 1st graders learned about recycled art and how to use unconventional materials in art. We read 2 books by Hanoch Piven, which feature portraits made out of objects. The children brought in objects from home that represented aspects of…
. We made 3 mobiles out of the string balls. You can see my posts about the string balls here. To make the base of the mobile, we took thick cardboard rings and wrapped fabric around them. We secured the…
So, in one of my previous posts, I talked about making string balls. All you need to do is blow up a balloon, dip yarn in glue and wrap the balloon. When it dries, pop the balloon and take…
The 3rd/4th grade classes thought about what art means to them. We also read the book Art Is, by Bob Raczka. They made a poster that used a slogan about what art can be.
Self Portraits in the Style of Andy Warhol 2nd grade How are tools properly used in the art room? What is a self-portrait? What is Pop art? These are the questions the 2nd graders explored in their first unit.…
My 5/6 classes just started reviewing the elements of art. We watched a short video online about the elements and then we started a drawing exercise. 1. Divide the paper into 4 sections. 2. Start with line. Draw as many…
Grade K learned about the most very basic marks in art… DOTS and CIRCLES. The class read the book The Dot, by Peter Reynolds. They also looked at a slide show of artwork that uses dots. These are some examples:…
Sunflowers Last year, when the 1st graders were in kindergarten, they planted sunflower seeds in the garden in the back of the school. Over the summer, these flowers grew tall and bloomed radiantly. Each child also brought home a small…
I was playing around with how to make a fun art doll for 1st grade. You will need to get either parent volunteers or older helpers to hot glue. I am lucky to have a K-8 school where there is…
I have this cool idea to make a mobile out of string balls. It’s a project where you blow up a balloon, dip strings in glue and place around the balloon. When the glue dries, you pop the balloon and…
I know many people have different ways to organize painting days. I just pour the paints into little cups with lids. I get them fairly cheaply from a local restaurant supply store. The kids share the colors with the kids…
After experimenting with several ways of doing bubble prints, I think I found a way that works well. I poured some kids bubbles into small containers. Then, I mixed a few drops of food coloring into the containers. The bubbles…
Welcome back to a new school year! Clean Classroom Origami Hanging from Ceiling Conduct Contract taped to inside of sketchbook Decorating the sketchbook covers with our names