Summer months are slow in blogland for teachers. Most art teachers are taking a break from teaching all day. Some are doing art camps or personal travels, but I know that in the summer months, not as many teachers post ideas, since we’re not teaching full time now. However, summer free time is a perfect time to research ideas, look at art eye candy, experiment and have fun! So, what I would like to do to help you out in … Read more…
Australian Art: In April, the second graders learned about Australian art. Animals were drawn similar to Australian Aboriginal drawings showing the animal’s bones, organs and muscles as well as the outside normally seen. Some of the oldest Australian art was created on tree bark. The students created the same likeness of ‘tree bark’ art on brown butcher paper. We wrinkled them and then ironed the sheets. The students tried to emulate the Australian Aboriginal style of dot painting. We … Read more…
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Yay, I love Christmas. I’m not someone who likes to celebrate Christmas for two months with lights, decorations and music since Thanksgiving. But on the actual party days with families, I have a lot of fun. I’m also very excited because I have 2 weeks off of teaching to spend time with my darling baby girl and also to spend some time making art. Daria (who is 1 year and 2 months old) has started to become interested in coloring … Read more…
An apple explosion! Apple Tree Painting Step One: Pass out watercolor paper to kindergartners. Step Two: Write name on back! Step Three: Demonstrate drawing a tree with brown crayon. Add branches. Color grass with crayons. Step Four: Watercolor paint the sky with blue paints. Next Day: Step One: Sponge paint various shades of green on the branches. Step Two: Paint apples with red paint. Use your fingertips to make dots.
What are different types of lines? What is the proper way to use paints?The kids in kindergarten learned about various types of lines. We tried to think of all the possible types of lines that we could imagine– wavy, straight, zig zag, loopy, thick, thin, dotted, dashed, lines that start wavy then become loopy, etc. Next, the students learned the proper way to hold a paintbrush, dip it into paint and then wash the brush with water in between colors. … Read more…
