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Colorful, patterned fabric collage with hearts, stars, and "Peace" text on a background of diamond shapes.

Fabric Collages

I never posted about these fabric collages that we finished at the end of the year last year.   The third…

  • August 15, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • collage, fabric, fourth grade, third grade
Two tissue paper stained glass artworks hang in a window, one with blue-green shapes and the other with red-orange hearts.

Tissue Paper Fun

Our last summer art workshop was a fun one!  We decoupaged tissue paper on to glass vases.  The cylindrical ones…

  • July 30, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • crafts, first grade, kindergarten, second grade, summer camp, third grade
A large paper with a child’s drawing of a person, decorated with various items and colors, is displayed in a classroom.

Body Pictures– Summer Camp

I am teaching 3 summer art sessions.  Each session is two hours long with one or two art projects.  For…

  • July 12, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, mixed media, second grade, summer camp, third grade
Colorful Clay Sun with a smiling expression, painted in yellow with red cheeks and blue accents, perfect for a third grade art project.

Clay Suns– third grade

I told you I had a bunch of lesson plans that I have not shared with you yet.  I have…

  • July 5, 2012
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  • clay, third grade
Colorful abstract drawing with intersecting leaf-like shapes in green, blue, and purple, outlined in blue; resembles patterns often found in tessellations.

Tessellations– 3rd Grade

We are out of school now for the summer, but I have some projects that I have not blogged about…

  • June 18, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • drawing, third grade
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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
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  • 1st grade, after school, fifth grade, fourth grade, second grade, sixth grade, third grade
A colorful painting with a central heart and the word "LOVE" written multiple times in various shades of pink and red.

Monochromatic Rhythm Paintings– 3rd Grade

I love these monochromatic rhythm paintings!  The lighting was weird when I took the pictures, so I’m not sure the…

  • April 18, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • abstract, painting, third grade
A child's drawing of a yellow square character and a pink starfish character, parodying American Gothic, with a house in the background.

Parody of American Gothic Art Project for 3rd or 4th grade

For this lesson, we learned about the artist Grant Wood and his painting “American Gothic.”  The kids read a magazine…

  • April 14, 2012
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  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
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