This was another fun project at the end of the year. The 5th/6th grade students marked off a one inch grid on their white paper. Then, they chose a photo to enlarge and draw. It could be a person (some chose a parent, others chose famous people) or it could be an animal. I photocopied grids on to transparencies and these were taped on top of their photo. Then, they drew their picture square by square. There are many resources, … Read more…
The first week of school we decorated our sketchbook covers… went over rules…. Now the classes are starting their first projects.. for example 2nd graders are making Andy Warhol style self-portraits, 1st graders are painting sunflowers… pics will be coming soon! The company that makes Smart Fab sent me 2 sample rolls to try and perhaps share about on my blog. I’m not sure what to do with it yet, but I was excited to get it. I will have … Read more…
For the next installment of Art Teacher Showcase, I am highlighting Ilse Verhoeven. I have been reading her blog for about a year now. What is your blog? 1) http://artlessonsfrombelgium.blogspot.com/ Tell us about yourself and your teaching.2) I’m a Belgian art-teacher. I have been teaching for 7 years. The last four years I have been teaching children with learning difficulties too. I love teaching them.Finding projects for those children isn’t always easy. It can’t be too difficult, but I want … Read more…
In my summer art class, we painted superhero canvases. The kids decided what superhero they would like to be and drew these on dry wax paper with markers and colored pencils. Then I used gel medium (on the backs of the paper) to adhere their images to the canvas board. Then, they used paints to paint a background. I love them!! There is a link to the dry wax paper at the bottom of this post. The ages of my … Read more…
