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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A collage of kids' drawings featuring poppies, American flags, and messages of thanks and remembrance for Veteran's Day.

Poppy Posters for Veteran’s Day

Monday, November 11 is Veteran’s Day in America. My 5th and 6th graders had the privilege of a visit from…

  • November 7, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • American art, fifth grade, sixth grade, social studies, Uncategorized
A colorful, whimsical clay sculpture of a small house with a tree-like structure and a blue creature on the left side.

Building Castles from Clay (5th and 6th grade)

Hi friends.  I have so many projects back-logged to show you.  I did clay with all of my classes during…

  • October 31, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • clay, fifth grade, sculpture, sixth grade, social studies
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A Visit from an Editorial Cartoonist

I still have some things to share with you from last school year.  Towards the end of the year we…

  • August 25, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • fifth grade, fourth grade, sixth grade, social studies, third grade
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 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
Editorial cartoon of a person littering, throwing a soda can into a trash pile. Sign reads "Do Not Litter." Text below reads "Do not Litter!"

Editorial Cartoons for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade

Teaching about editorial cartoons is a great way to bring current events into the classroom. Every year our students in…

  • February 13, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade, sixth grade, social studies
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How to Paint Gorgeous Clouds with Watercolor Paints – 5th and 6th Grade

Clouds.  Aren’t they amazing? Two years ago I took a very helpful watercolor painting class.  One of our assignments was…

  • January 19, 2013
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  • fifth grade, painting, science, sixth grade, watercolor
Holiday-themed paper backgrounds with white paper snowflake cutouts arranged in a grid pattern.

Holiday Round Up

Two of my classes made pictures frames like these: They turned out really cute and I did not take pictures…

  • December 20, 2012
  • fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, gifts, holiday, kindergarten, second grade, sixth grade, third grade, winter
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