This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
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This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
As Spring Break approaches, I find that my fifth graders are in need of some reminders as to what it means to be kind to each other. In general, they are sweet kids, but at times the words they use
3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scroll down). I was very impressed with the outcome. My students' sculptures came out great - especially since it was the first project of the year. First I had my students type out their name using different fonts. I recommended they use thicker fonts that would make a better base. Next I had my students draw out the letters, sketching them lightly in case they needed to erase. I had them add designs in each letter. They then used markers to fill in the designs to create a bolder look. Afterwards they glued each letter to a piece of card stock (or file folder) to make each letter sturdy. I reminded them to position the letters on the card stock before cutting them out to make sure there was enough and not to waste the card stock, and then I had them cut them out. I had them build the structure using a glue gun (which worked very well).
This was such a fun project...everyone just loved it. It is not my lesson, I got this idea from Natalie Waggenspack. You need to follow her Instagram page @natty241 or her blog at www.elementaryartfun.blogspot.com Natalie is an amazingly talented elementary art teacher. We use to work in the same school district so I can tell you first hand how awesome she is! I did this with 4th grade and they came out great! I had my kiddos do this project a little differently from Natalie's. We use 18 x 24 inch paper and neon tempera cake paint. We started in the center and worked our way out to the edges. The paper was so big I had kids working all over the floor. They loved it. When the neon paint circles covered the entire page I gave the kids black watered-down tempera paint to create their designs with. This is the paint we used, you can buy it HERE on Amazon. This is our inspiration piece from @natty241 Isn't is amazing!
Schatten van het strand, workshop aquarelpotloden en waterverf Op 23 augustus heb ik een studiemiddag verzorgd op basisschool de Beijumkorf in Groningen. Het team wil het tekenonderwijs onder de loep nemen en proberen op een hoger plan te tillen. Het was voor het eerst dat ik zo'n vraag kreeg naar aanleiding van deze website. Spannend! De bedoeling was een presentatie te houden over het belang van tekenen voor kinderen en daarna de leerkrachten aan het werk te zetten met opdrachten die ze dan later zelf in de klas konden doen. Grachtenhuizen, tekenen met oost-indische inkt Na overleg met de cultuurcoördinator van de school, hebben we gekozen voor zes workshops: Portret van vroeger, schilderen met koffie Naar de bollen, over eenpuntsperspectief Grachtengordel, tekenen met oost-indische inkt Bloedmooie anemonen, schilderen met vloeipapier Slang in de slingers, drukken met spijkers Schatten van het strand, werken met aquarelpotloden. Portretten van vroeger, schilderen met koffie In een presentatie van ca. drie kwartier heb ik verteld over de kerndoelen van beeldend onderwijs, de middelen die je hierbij kunt gebruiken, het nut van tekenen, de ontwikkeling van de kindertekening en de uitgangspunten die je zou kunnen kiezen voor het opzetten van een leerlijn tekenen. Ga je uit van techniek, materiaal, onderwerp? Gaat het je om het proces of is het eindproduct vooral belangrijk? Wat moeten de kinderen aan het eind van de basisschool kunnen? Hoe waarborg je de doorgaande lijn? Welke materialen heb je nodig? Naar de bollen, workshop eenpuntsperspectief Hierna heb ik kort de workshops besproken en kon iedereen zelf aan het werk. Bij elke workshop stond een bak met de benodigde materialen en een duidelijk opdrachtkaart. Er werden mooie dingen gemaakt, vooral de 'koffietafel' leverde prachtige resultaten op. Bij de workshop 'Schilderen met vloeipapier' ging het in eerste instantie minder soepel. Conclusie: het is altijd goed om eerst zelf een techniek uit te proberen, voor je het met de leerlingen gaat doen. Bloedmooie anemonen, workshop schilderen met vloeipapier In de hal had ik een tafel gevuld met lesvoorbeelden van alle lessen van het weblog en een portfoliomap van een van de leerlingen van groep 8. Lesvoorbeelden en portfoliomap En net als in de klas hebben we aan het eind van de middag gezamenlijk afgesloten met een reflectie op eigen werk! Hartstikke spannend om voor het eerst zo'n dag te verzorgen, maar voor herhaling vatbaar! Wil jij op jouw school ook een studiemiddag over tekenen, waarbij iedereen vooral zelf veel aan het werk moet met workshops naar keuze? Mail me dan!
Figuring out the first art project of the year with my kids is always a daunting task for me. This is why I was so excited when I found this pin of suncatchers on Pinterest (links back to the blog Make, Do, Play). I really wanted to do something that my students would have fun with and could easily be started late if new students joined my class throughout the week (I see mine for an entire week.. then rotate to the next class). My students absolutely LOVE origami and even though I'm not particularly skilled at it, the folds in this project were very simple.. so it was a easy choice! I started this project by reviewing both linear and radial symmetry with my students. We talked about the difference between the two.. then sorted a number of images based on their type of symmetry. Once I was sure my students had it down, I moved on to demonstrating two folds that they could use for the project. I folded two different examples on my document camera, while my 5th graders followed along on scrap paper. After showing them the two folds, they decided which one of the two radial suncatcher designs they wanted to create... then picked out their colors. I originally intended for this to be a color wheel lesson.. but you need to have 8 different colored papers for these designs and not 6 like a standard color wheel has. So instead they had free reign on their color choices (either way they were getting some color mixing lesson). **The paper we used was a semi-transparent colored origami paper . It think these really turned out beautifully and they were very simple to make! On Friday I hung them up in the cafeteria windows.. they look stunning in the morning light! :)
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This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
Teaching 300+ kids in each grade level it is tricking to accept donations of goods to the art room... it takes a lot of anything to make a project happen. Today I was blown away with an amazing donation! Mrs. Roberg, our autism para, had talked to me about donating some colored contact paper she had left over from prom decorating. She brought in a few sheets and it was cool but I was thinking I could only give each student a 2x2" square for a project... Then this morning she came in with her arms FULL! It was awesome. There is black contact paper (sticky on one side, matte black on the other), two different kinds of metallic, clear and GLOW IN THE DARK. That's right. Glow in the dark sticky paper. I am so excited! Can't wait to rock out some awesome projects with this stuff! And did I mention that the sheets are HUGE... 24x36 each!
Very intricate, very laborious but very rewarding art. They are (painted) paper mosaic landscapes courtesy of year 5 and 6. Most of the scenes depicted are directly inspired by landscape photographs, some are a fusion of different photos and a few are entirely imagined. Islands and icebergs, mountains and rivers, rocks, roads, oceans, jetties and sunsets—there's a great variety of scenery, and as with all good landscape art, it's very easy to stop and stare at these beautiful natural environments. The first and probably most enjoyable part of the process was painting all the paper. We gathered a tonne of scrap paper (just regular old copy paper) and went a bit wild with the paint, making numerous colour mixes, tints and shades. The unprinted side of each A4 sheet was quickly painted one colour, then the mix was tweaked (darker or lighter or greener etc) and another full sheet was painted. And so the process continued until virtually every flat surface in the room was covered in dozens and dozens of differently coloured pieces of drying paper. Once dry, the paper was flattened underneath a pile of atlases (proving that a printed map is still more useful than a GPS!). The speed of the painting also left lots of visible brushstrokes, which made for a very textural look on the mosaics. The students then made planning sketches based on a series of landscape photos that I showed them. I had a quick conference with each student and made sure that they had a strong composition that was distilled down to the basic shapes and free of overly intricate details (e.g. just foreground, mountain, sky etc). They also wrote down the colours they intended to use in each area. Next they very lightly drew in some guide lines on their good piece of art paper. Finally they began the laborious task of blocking in each segment of their landscape by cutting and pasting down pieces of the paper we had painted previously. As well as deciding exactly where to place all those great colours, other goals included gluing each piece of paper so it didn't touch its neighbour, and also to rub out the pencil guides before they were immortalised in glue! This cutting and pasting part of the process was quite taxing on their patience and admittedly the enthusiasm had waned for a few students towards the end... Hopefully it was patience-promoting rather than patience-demanding. It took around 5 weeks to complete and made for a fantastic class display at their school art show. Well done any 5/6 students who are reading this : ) I think that may be the first time I've used the word fantastic on this blog!
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Today at Toll Gate and starting tomorrow at Bear Tavern we are finally using the tuna cans we brought in as the base for a figurative sculpture using wire and plaster. Sculpture rocks. It's another way of allowing kids to express themselves and utilize materials that spark a different interest. If you would like to make a sculpture like this at home: 1. Take a round can (tuna fish, cat food, etc) and hammer 2 holes into the base. I used a thick nail and a hammer to make the holes as I couldn't find my awl. 2. Make the legs from 2 seperate pieces of wire by foldong them in half and twisting to make stronger. 3. Secure the legs to the inside of the can by feeding the wire through the holes and securing with tape. 4. Twist the legs together to make the torso and the extra wires makes the arms 5. Small piece of looped wire for the head. Wrap the ends to the torso and secure with tape. Put figure into a favorite or interesting pose! 6. Wrap Plaster gauze dipped in water around the wires. The kids started at the bottom and began to work their way up so that the sculpture isn't top heavy. We will finish these in week 2 and cover with a metallic paint the week after. We talked about Swiss Sculptor Alberto Giacometti and his Surreal sculptures that depict a mood. 'Man Walking' sold for over $100 million dollars not too long ago. The bronze sculpture is skinny and quite tall.
6th grade students are creating Op Art using cones and spheres. First, they traced circles with a roll of tape and created the curved lunes inside each creating a sphere. Using a sharpie, color every other section, like you are creating a checker board. Next, using a ruler, create eight equal triangles. Create curved lines in the form of a "smiley face" line in every other triangle. Then create curved lines in the form of a "frown face" line in the leftover triangles. Use four colors to fill in every other triangle. Here is a glimpse of artists in the works! ThinkCreateArt
The idea for this lesson came from an image I saw on Pinterest.. but after doing some investigative work - seems to have originated from the blog Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue and before that from the 1991 book written by Sara Beggs, "The No Nonsense Guide to Teaching Art." For this lesson we began by taking about what symmetry is and the difference between linear symmetry (1 line of symmetry) and radial symmetry (more than 1 line of symmetry). Then we talked about what a sculpture is (a piece of artwork you can see from all sides - it is 3-dimensional) and what a relief "sculpture" is (a piece of artwork that has depth on the surface but is not meant to be seen from all sides). Once students understood the principles behind radial symmetry and sculpture we began creating our very own radial paper relief sculptures! Students started by folding a piece of 12"x12" black construction paper diagonally both ways and vertical and horizontally (to create an 'X' crease and a '+' crease). Making these creases makes creating a radial design SO much easier because it gives you guidelines to work with. Once their papers had been folded and their names written, we sat them aside. Before having students begin folding their colored paper (each piece was cut to 3" x 3") to fill the inside of their design, I demonstrated 4 folds to them to get them started. *Students were allowed to deviate from these folds if they wanted to. To download the handout below, click on the arrow button in the top right corner (this will open it in a new window). You can download from there. My kids absolutely LOVED this project! They are already super into origami, so this project was like heaven to them! :) You might also be interested in checking out my Paper Poinsettia Sculpture lesson which uses the same basic concepts. Also available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!
In this architecture unit, middle school students learn about famous buildings in the world. Students create one of the buildings with a unique sky.
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even...
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
