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A crayon drawing of a black panther walking on a surface with green grass in the background, showcasing cross-hatched animals typical of third-grade artwork.

Cross Hatched Animals– Third/Fourth Grade

Cross-hatching is fun, but a difficult art technique (at least in my opinion).   The third/fourth grade class picked out some…

  • April 9, 2012
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
Black and white contour line drawing featuring shoes with buckles and small stick-figure people on a textured background.

Contour Line Drawings of Shoes

Contour Drawings  The students observed the details and lines on their shoes.  They completed a contour line study of their…

  • March 27, 2012
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  • third grade
A perspective drawing of a road flanked by colorful buildings and trees, with mountains and a sunset in the background.

Perspective Drawings– third grade/fourth grade

  • March 18, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
An accordion-folded book with colorful pages and Chinese calligraphy on the cover leaning slightly to its left.

Chinese Calligraphy– 3rd grade

The 3rd graders have been learning about China in their social studies class.  They practiced brush painting with Chinese calligraphy…

  • February 24, 2012
  • books, painting, third grade
A vibrant and colorful abstract painting with various shapes, patterns, and swirls in multiple colors, inspired by collaborative circle paintings often created by third grade students.

Third and Fourth grade collaborative circle paintings

I was so excited to see this idea of Circle Painting!!   I first learned about it at Barbara’s Thought…

  • February 11, 2012
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  • collaborative artwork, fourth grade, group artwork, painting, third grade
This watercolor painting depicts a flowing blue waterfall surrounded by autumnal trees and a bridge in the background, capturing the charm of classic American landscape paintings.

American Landscape Paintings–3rd/4th Grade

 American Landscapes  The 3/4s learned about Colonial times and Westward Expansion.  The students watched a video about American landscape artists…

  • February 8, 2012
  • American art, art history, fourth grade, third grade, watercolor
Child's colorful drawing of a person with flowers and a vibrant angular border.

Painted Korhogo Cloths– 3rd Grade

This project focused on how symbols and designs are used in African art.  The students designed their own painted Korhogo…

  • January 2, 2012
  • African, painting, third grade
Handmade reindeer mask with red nose, red ears, and brown eyes with white accents on a gray background, inspired by the Pacific Northwest Coast Masks.

Pacific Northwest Coast Masks– third/fourth grades

The third/fourth grade classes made paper mache masks.  We used inspiration from the Pacific Northwest Coast masks and viewed a…

  • December 16, 2011
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  • fourth grade, masks, paper mache, third grade
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