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Text “Art is Basic” in watercolor style, with colorful markers and foam star stickers on the top left and bottom right corners, against a white background.
Two clay castle sculptures, one round and red, the other black with a tall tower, captioned "5th Grade Clay Castles.

Clay Castles with 5th and 6th Grade

The fifth and sixth graders study the Medieval time period in their Language Arts/Social Studies class.  I love teaching this…

  • April 19, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • clay, fifth grade, sculpture, sixth grade
A hand-crafted Clay Face Mug featuring bulging eyes, a red nose, and a wide orange mouth.

Clay Face Mugs- 3rd grade

Making clay mugs with 3rd graders.. This is a great lesson that can be adaptable to pretty much any age. …

  • February 22, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • clay, sculpture, third grade, Uncategorized
A colorful, handmade artwork featuring a circular centerpiece, feathers, paper hands, and fish shapes on a white background.

2nd Grade Masks inspired by Alaska

I think Alaskan native masks are so beautiful. Our 2nd graders learn about Alaska in their social studies class and…

  • February 7, 2013
  • masks, sculpture, second grade, social studies
A colorful handmade rattle wand with a wooden handle wrapped in twine and string against a white background.

Paper Mache Rattles for Kindergarten with Native American connections

Creating Shakers from Paper Mache Introducing the project: To start I simply tell the kids we are making rattles.  I…

  • January 30, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • kindergarten, paper mache, sculpture
A colorful handmade mask painted in blue and green tones, adorned with feathers, inspired by Pacific Northwest Coast Masks.

Papermache Masks– 3rd and 4th grade

This is an art project that I repeat every year, because it is such a great process for the kids……

  • December 28, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • fourth grade, masks, paper mache, sculpture, third grade
Hand-drawn eagle artwork with intricate designs, one on blue paper, and one on a craft object resembling an Egyptian Clay Sarcophagus, signed "Jenny." Ideal for a 4th or 5th grade project.

Egyptian Clay Sarcophagus Art Project

These are the fun sarcophagi the 4th/5th graders made from clay.  We spent a few days learning about Egyptian art…

  • December 10, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • clay, fifth grade, fourth grade, sculpture
A close-up of tangled, colorful pipe cleaners and wires forming an abstract line sculpture.

Kindergarten Line Sculpture with Wire

  Playing with wire     Learning about Lines   Straight, curved, loopy, wavy, zigzag…     Over, under and…

  • October 5, 2012
  • 6 Comments
  • kindergarten, sculpture
Colorful paper fish crafts titled "Rainbow Fish" hanging from strings against a solid background, showcasing the creativity of kindergarten students.

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…

  • March 30, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • books, kindergarten, sculpture
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