I saw this on Donna Downeys blog who saw it on where else, but Pinterest, of course! Doesnt it sum up why most of us blog? One of the reasons I started blogging was because I discovered t...
Secret Cities The 4/5s learned how to draw 3-d forms and include shading and shadows. They stacked these shapes to make a "secret city". I got this idea from way back ...
We made Treasure Boxes at an after school art class that I taught this month. The students were in grades K-6 (about 12 kids). I picked up cigar boxes from a local shop and ...
These were some fun paper Memory Quilts that the kindergartners made! Arent they cute? We read Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold and talked about her story quilts. The children received a square pie...
Sometimes I like to let the kids loose with a box of supplies and minimal instruction. I photocopied some pages from Lynda Barrys book and showed them to the first graders. In the box were paper scra...
First, we looked at the art of Bridget Riley and the Op art movement. We read a Scholastic Art issue which features this style of art. If you dont get these magazines, they are a great in...
These pictures are based on the book Elmer! I love this book and the colorful elephants. The kids drew their own elephants and colored them with fun patterns. The borders were made ...
The 4th/5th grade classes learned all about Greek and Roman mosaics, to complement their studies of Greek/Roman history. In Art class, we made mosaics from ceramic tiles. The tiles ...
This is a playground! Do you see the mini-Coke cans for sale? Here are some of our finished assemblages. These were made by 4th and 5th graders. This is a town square, with a fountain, pool and...
The first graders learned about artists that make art about underwater life. Then, they used markers and water to create a watercolor effect. They drew the fish with water soluble markers and t...
This is one of my favorite projects all year. I know it is one of the kids favorite projects too. The 5th/6th graders study the Medieval period in their Social Studies class. In Art...
My husband has hobbies too! He is really into building Legos now and he even started his own lego blog. I think the title of his blog is cute and I love the picture he put on his heading....
Finally! My copy of the magazine has arrived. Featuring magazine was started by the lovely Marit in the Netherlands. It is about art journaling, mixed media and other arts. She had...
Here are some more of our painted fabrics. They doodled on the muslin fabric with Sharpies... graffiti-style! Then, we used liquid watercolor paints (with a little bit of water) in spray ...
I was going through my old emails and I found this one from a parent. He had told me about this at parent-teacher conferences. His daughter had made some art using backyard materials.. al...
The first graders made these utterly adorable birds in nests this week. We first made nests. We used tinfoil to shape a nest-like shape. Then I mixed up some goopy paper-clay and the kids...
Here are some scenes from the art room this week! We are using appliance parts to build assemblages. We are painting on wet fabric and will later cut the fabrics and sew theme together for a fa...
The second graders drew a bug of their choice on white paper. I had photos for reference and showed them how to use the pencil to create shading and how to blend it with a blending stub. ...
I love these monochromatic rhythm paintings! The lighting was weird when I took the pictures, so Im not sure the colors are as vibrant as they really are. We talked about rhythm in art an...
For this lesson, we learned about the artist Grant Wood and his painting "American Gothic." The kids read a magazine article about this painting (It was from the 90s and I think from th...
We made tiles for Mothers Day with the Kindergartners... I know its early, and its a bit crafty, but it is something the parents love to get! Here is what we did: 1. I purchased a bunch o...
Cross-hatching is fun, but a difficult art technique (at least in my opinion). The third/fourth grade class picked out some animals from Zoobooks magazines and drew them in pencil. ...
These beautiful bird paintings were drawn and painted by first graders. The students learned about the artist John James Audubon and we read a book about his life. I love this book about Audubo...
Here are some fun pictures we made by creating our own stencils. First, the kids looked at little animal figurines for ideas. I did not limit them to drawing just the animals, so some chose to ...
And the winner is..... Katie Morris! Email me your address and you will get a copy of the Pick and Draw game. I went to a party at my sister-in-laws house and they had these very cute cupcakes ...
Are you bummed because you didnt get to go to the NAEA Conference this year? Did you go to the conference and miss a session you wanted to see because you were busy scoring free samples?&...
First, DONT FORGET TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY FOR THE PICK AND DRAW GAME!! I will be picking a winner on April 1. Rainbow Fish is an awesome kids book to go with fish art projects. The kinderg...
Rich Davis, creator of a new drawing game called Pick and Draw, sent me a copy of his game to play with my kids. I love this idea! I cant believe no one has invented this card game...
Contour Drawings The students observed the details and lines on their shoes. They completed a contour line study of their footwear. Next, they turned these drawings into "...
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