Archives for Art
Indian-Inspired Art Using Paper Plates
I'm a little late on completing this project with my students, but the results have turned out lovely. You may remember that back when were studying India we made maps and ...
An Owl Craft for Outdoor Education
Outdoor education provides an excellent opportunity to help students connect with nature, discover new talents, and grow in their respect for classmates and teachers. These past two days my colleagues ...
Stunning Egyptian Art Project Using Scratch Brite
If you've never used Scratch-Brite Paper, you will want to. This pre-inked gold color paper helps students create stunning pieces of artwork. I used some last week to help finish ...
Egyptian Chalk Portrait Art Lesson
My goal for last week's art lesson was to tie in our history unit on Ancient Egypt and introduce students to a new medium. The program Art Attacks that I ...
Paper Bag Fish Combines Science and Art
'Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!' Who hasn't heard those words or doesn't love watching the adventure of a certain orange clown fish and forgetful blue damsel, Dora, from Finding ...
Construction Paper Lion Heads
For art class this week I wanted to do something connected to the book we are reading, David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer. This is the idea that came to my mind ...
Art Lesson: Primary and Secondary Colors
Most students enjoy art and having room to express their individuality, but like any other class, art needs to be taught. Students usually feel better when they are given clear ...
Pencil Holders from Recycled Materials
A great first day of school activity for sixth graders is making pencil holders. I like this project because it recycles lovely magazine pages that I hate to throw away as well ...