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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 handmade glass pendants featuring abstract designs, crafted using glass fusing techniques, laid out on a light surface.

Glass Fusing

The fourth-sixth graders made these glass fused pendants.  We are gluing the “bails” on the back to make necklaces.  The…

  • December 19, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • fifth grade, fourth grade, holiday, sixth grade
A colorful, symmetrical piece with geometric patterns, featuring pink, blue, green, and yellow hues.

Name Pattern Designs

This is a great project that ties together math, art, and social studies.  We looked at the repeating patterns and…

  • November 28, 2012
  • drawing, fifth grade, sixth grade, social studies
A collection of colorful art supplies including markers, index cards, and a sign that reads "Artsy Christmas Presents".

Artsy Christmas Presents for Kids

Are you wondering what to get a child in your family for the holidays?  As an art teacher, I see…

  • November 25, 2012
  • fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, gifts, kindergarten, preschool, second grade, sixth grade, third grade
A colorful drawing of a teddy bear in pajamas and a mannekin walking away on a path against a yellow background, capturing the essence of 5th grade creativity.

Patterned Still Life: 5th and 6th grade

The 5th and 6th grade students set up still life arrangements and drew them from observation.  We discussed composition and…

  • November 13, 2012
  • drawing, fifth grade, sixth grade
A hand holds a colorful small opened box with a decorated interior and exterior.

Treasure Boxes– After School Art Class

  We made Treasure Boxes at an after school art class that I taught this month.  The students were in…

  • May 21, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, after school, fifth grade, fourth grade, second grade, sixth grade, third grade
A pen and watercolor painting of a castle with multiple towers, surrounded by trees on a grassy landscape under a blue sky.

Castles with Pen and Watercolor– 5th/6th grade

  5th/6th grade Castle Drawings The 5th and 6th graders have been studying the Medieval time period in their Social…

  • February 28, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, fifth grade, painting, sixth grade, watercolor
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
  • 10 Comments
  • African, fifth grade, printmaking, sixth grade
A large figure labeled "Deficit" chases a smaller figure labeled "House," which repeatedly says "work." Text below reads, "The deficit will catch up to us sometime." This editorial cartoon humorously highlights the looming financial challenges.

Editorial Cartoons

Every year, students in grades 5-8 participate in a local writing and art contest.  There are categories in poetry, editorials…

  • January 26, 2012
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  • fifth grade, fourth grade, sixth grade
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