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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Colorful drawing of a purple, winged unicorn with a rainbow background and diamond-shaped decorations.

Animal Cloth Paintings inspired by Korhogo Cloths

My 3rd grade classes learned about African Korhogo Cloth paintings. They had been studying Africa in their Social Studies class.…

  • December 15, 2016
  • 2 Comments
  • African, animals, painting, third grade
A colorful triangle collage with various symbols and patterns in blue, green, yellow, and purple. This vibrant piece was created on canvas and will be showcased at the upcoming school auction.

Triangle Collage on Canvas for School Auction

Every year, my 5th/6th grade class carves rubber stamps with symbols they have designed.  This year, we stamped extra prints…

  • February 19, 2015
  • 1 Comment
  • African, collage, fifth grade, group artwork, printmaking, sixth grade
A bird with a colorful, patterned body pecks at the ground near a small tree with a decorative red border, resembling a vibrant painting on cloth.

Painting on Cloth | 3rd Grade

Painting on cloth gives such nice, soft colors and is a challenging change from painting on paper.  We tied our…

  • August 20, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • African, fabric, painting, third grade, watercolor
A group of children wearing colorful, handmade paper masks pose for a photo in the art room.

Hello from the Art Room

Paper masks are always fun to make!

  • February 9, 2014
  • African, masks
A pattern of hand-stamped yellow symbols, including eyes, paws, and triangles arranged on a white background using Carved Stamps.

African Adinkra Carved Stamps & Art for AUCTION– 5th and 6th grade

My 5th and 6th grade students studied Africa and the African Adinkra stamped cloths.  I showed them a slide show…

  • April 2, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • African, collaborative artwork, fifth grade, group artwork, printmaking, sixth grade
Colorful, abstract face drawing with geometric shapes and patterns, featuring a big head, prominent eyebrows, and dots. The design is inspired by African masks.

Studying African Masks: 3rd Grade

The 3rd graders studied Africa in their social studies classroom and we learned about African masks in art class. The…

  • February 28, 2013
  • 4 Comments
  • African, drawing, masks, third grade
Child's colorful drawing of a green turtle with a brown shell and a red border, featuring yellow corner decorations, resembles an African Cloth Painting.

African Cloth Painting– 3rd Grade

The Intermediates (grade 3) are studying Africa in their Social Studies class.  We learned about the African Korhogo Clothes.  See…

  • November 29, 2012
  • African, painting, third grade
Abstract pattern of brushstroke asterisks in green, brown, blue, and black, arranged like Adinkra stamps in a grid on a white background.

African Adinkra Stamps

The 5th/6th grade class has been carving stamps from soft cut blocks.  They used acrylic paints to print their stamps…

  • February 6, 2012
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  • African, fifth grade, printmaking, sixth grade
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