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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.
Child's colorful drawing with Dr. Seuss-style abstract structures on a grassy landscape under a bright blue sky.

Dr. Suess Architecture

The 2nd graders studied Dr. Suess in their language arts class.  In art class we looked at the artwork of…

  • March 14, 2011
  • drawing, second grade
Oil pastel landscape drawing with red mountains, a blue river, green grass, trees, and a small brown hut. Ideal for 2nd grade art projects.

Oil Pastel Landscapes Inspired by Paul Gauguin – 2nd grade

Oil Pastel Landscapes This project focused on learning about foreground, middle ground, background, shadows, and color mixing.  The students learned…

  • March 1, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • artists, second grade
2nd graders drawing colorful lines around a heart shape with a marker on paper, making vibrant Valentine art.

more Valentine making by 2nd graders

  • February 8, 2011
  • 1 Comment
  • holiday, second grade
A circular weaving featuring colorful feathers, yarn, and bells artfully attached, arranged on a white background.

Circular Weaving

The 2nd graders made circular weavings this week.  Some are still finishing up.  They are like the ones we made…

  • February 3, 2011
  • 5 Comments
  • second grade, weaving
A variety of colored paper with intricate heart designs and prints, displayed on a flat surface, perfect for Valentines.

Styrofoam Valentines Prints

Here are some Valentine’s Day prints I made out of a styrofoam printing plate.  You can use those styrofoam meat…

  • February 2, 2011
  • 4 Comments
  • holiday, printmaking, second grade
A child's drawing of a snowy landscape with houses, a person, a reindeer, a snowman, and mountains in the background. This 2nd grade artwork has a charming quality that brings to mind the folk art style of Grandma Moses.

Grandma Moses Landscapes — 2nd Grade

The goals for this project are to We learned about the artist Grandma Moses and created a winter collage using…

  • January 24, 2011
  • artists, second grade
A person holds a hollow, painted clay object with a rough, beige interior over a table displaying similar clay bells.

Clay Bells

   I did an after school clay class with kids in grades K-6

  • December 16, 2010
  • 6 Comments
  • clay, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, second grade, third grade
Artwork featuring a large, textured "S" and scattered letters "K," "L," and "D" on a blue-green background.

Jasper Johns Collograph Print

2nd GRADE learned about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would…

  • December 8, 2010
  • 3 Comments
  • printmaking, second grade
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