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Paper weaving by 1st graders! #elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #iteachart #artteacherlife #artteachersofinstagram #artteachingNot a huge fan of Taylor Swift, but I loved this creative origami house by one of my students. That's Taylor Swift, her brother and her cats! #elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #iteachart #artteacherlife #artteachersofinstagram #artteachingThese were some of my favorite works at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. #elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #iteachart #artteachersofinstagramThis was my favorite artwork at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. By Frank Big Bear. #elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #iteachart #artteachersofinstagramAt the Minneapolis Institute of Art last week! #NAEA2024 #elementaryartteacher #elementaryartLooking forward to reading this new book!
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Valentine’s Stamped Heart Painting for Kindergarten
These were made by my kindergartners. I have seen a lot of gorgeous heart pictures around the internet lately. None of the techniques we used to make these are brand-new but maybe they are new-to-you! The kids experimented with watercolor pencils on a sheet of paper. They practiced mixing and blending colors. A large heart was traced on to their picture (when dry). Then, these were cut out. We stamped gadgets on the hearts using pink, red, purple and gold … Read more…
5 Valentine’s Day Projects for Kids
Each year, I tend to try something different for Valentine’s Day. I like to spice things up, don’t you? Here are some from the past that I have done. 1. Valentine’s Heart Collages 2. Cool Hands, Warm Heart 3. Easy Clay Hearts for Kindergarten I have made these for Christmas presents, but they would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. 4. Maps of My Heart (by Kindergarten) 5. Styrofoam Printed Valentines Follow @marcia_beckett
Back to School and Cute Ornament Gifts
After the long winter break, we are back to school! The week before school got out, I was home sick on that Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, we had a snow day on Thursday and Friday, so it’s been about 3 weeks since I’ve been at school. When I came back there were some holiday presents given to me by students. Here are two adorable ornaments I received. My daughter loved this beautiful bird! Handmade ornament by a student. Isn’t this … Read more…
Holiday Round Up
Two of my classes made pictures frames like these: They turned out really cute and I did not take pictures until after the kids glued their pictures in, so I did not want to post any of the frames with their pictures in it. This year, I did not do too many holiday art projects, but here is a round-up of some that I have done in the past. Sock Snowmen Snowflakes with Glitter Snowglobe Pictures Picture Frame with Tooling … Read more…
Glass Fusing
The fourth-sixth graders made these glass fused pendants. We are gluing the “bails” on the back to make necklaces. The kids are going to give these as holiday gifts to a family member or friend. They each made two pendants. This is the first time I have done fused glass with kids. I used the how-to guides from the System 96 website and ordered the glass from Delphi glass. Have you done fused glass in your kiln before? If so, … Read more…
Free Printable Holiday Card to Color
Free Printable Christmas Card! Marit, founder of Featuring magazine, suggested that we all make print and color holiday cards to post on the website. This was perfect, because now my holiday card is done for school. For the past few years, I have made little cards from my artwork to use as thank you notes at school. If a kid gives me a holiday card or gift I will give them one of my little artwork cards. Some kids at school … Read more…