Art Class Rules Poster Size set to 24" by 18" but could be printed smaller...
This beautiful Clare Youngs inpsired sun painting & collage is a bright & cheery art project for summer!
Use this free printable color wheel to introduce your kids to the element of color.This color wheel printable illustrates basic color theory concepts.
Paul Klee- Head of a Man My Prep classes were learning about use of colour to show emotions and feelings, so this activity was a good follow on to learn about warm and cool colours. Students learnt about what an ABSTRACT portrait is, in particular ‘Senecio’ 1922 by Paul Klee to inspire making a portrait
Mondrian...the possibilities for fun are endless!
Explore Sketch 160A by Wassily Kandinsky with your students and have them create an abstract art project in this easy Kandinsky art lesson!
Jasper Johns style Name art Jasper Johns is an American born (1930) artist (painter, sculptor, printmaker) who made artworks were about icons of everyday life including motifs and symbols like the American flag, a target, numbers and the alphabet. He often used stencilled letters and numbers. For this art lesson, done with Year 3/4's we
Thi Jean-Michel Basquiat art history lesson introduces elementary-aged kids to the colorful world of New York art with a project-based lesson plan.
Nous avons observé le tableau. Il y a un rond rouge et un rond bleu. On voit des pyramides rouges et jaunes. Le ciel est rayé en noir et blanc. On voit des cercles en dessous des pyramides. On dirait les dessins qu'on a sur le bout des doigts. Nous...
The Art II and Advanced Art students were challenged to mix 100 different tints, tones, and hues using primary colors and white paint. Gr...
A blog about primary school art.
This week in art class we studied the primary colors and self-portraits. We first painted the background then added salt on top to create a unique effect and add texture to our paper. Next, I took a picture of each child and printed out their faces. The students cut them out and painted them black for the silhouette. Here are the results below! These kindergarteners did a great job! Can you guess who is who?
Chalk Pastel Portraits- Marten Jansen inspired Students viewed portraits made by Dutch artist Marten Jansen, discussing use of colour ,line, shape. I just used "head shots"; some of his pieces are not suitable to use in primary school, eg. 'Street walker', 'Solicitation' for obvious reasons!! They discussed different colour combinations to show emotion or create a
Kindergarten printmaking with cups It is so hard to teach kindergarten at the beginning of the year! Here is a short easy lesson that the kids really enjoyed. I got the idea from http://galatiak12art.blogspot.com/2014/04/kindergarten-primary-color-cup-prints.html I began the lesson by talking about primary and secondary colors. I played a short two minute video on YouTube by Sesame Street.It's called "Three Primary Colors". Students then printed circles by using a cup dipped in each primary color onto either a black or white piece of paper. Some of the students could see that they created new colors when they overlapped the circles!
Piet Mondrian Little Artist Series Coloring Page Little Artist coloring pages are perfect for younger elementary students to expand their understanding of the artist you are teaching about, without giving them too much information. The hand drawn coloring pages are easy to color and give simple di...
Abstract art is so much fun. All you do is take an object and reinvent it in some way. It's pretty fun to play with different ways to express yourself with abstract artwork. Additionally, kids are great at it, and will love to join in on the fun. I've gathered up ten of my favorite…
This week in art class we studied the primary colors and self-portraits. We first painted the backg...
A wonderful piece for biography unit ideas for primary grades. Incorporate reading and writing with these creative ideas are sure to engage your students!
Mondrian art animals are fun for adults as well as kids. Learn step by step how to make your own. Perfect for beginners.
These primary colour gradients were painted by year 5 and 6 students. The process is simple but the results are striking. This is a slight variation on my original more detailed Primary Colour Gradient lesson. To read about the process involved please take a peek here. This time around I supplied the students with cardboard shape tracers to cut out their chosen shape before sticking it onto the background gradient. Last time every child used a circle, but I realised that the results would be improved with more variation. What do you think?
Senecio Portraits created by pupils from year 1 and year 2. (Framed image by a year 2 pupil)
Continuing our grade level projects, Kinder and First Grade classes worked together to create some amazing cooperative paintings. Wassily Kandinsky was our artist inspiration. We started with basic shapes and painted right onto the large sheets of paper. After the shapes covered the paper, students connected the shapes with different kinds of lines. Students then worked together to add lots of vibrant color. These are beautiful - please come see them in person on Thursday February 6th at Zilker Family Night! Our school will be open to visitors from 5:30 - 8 pm....hope to see you there!
Whether you are a brand new teacher preparing for your first art class or an experienced art teacher looking to change things up, knowing what to do on the first day of school can be challenging. We all have questions: Do you create art right away or do you establish a management plan? You may
In 6th grade, we talked about how colors can evoke emotions. For example, red can mean love or anger. The students took self portraits with ...
Read below student artwork to learn how students created these, what they learned about throughout the process, and see photos of students creating! When students came into the art room and sat dow…
Exercises on warm and cool colours, complementary colours or primary and secodary colours inspired by Paul Klee’s works of art. Here we used watercolors on book’s pages, used as a grid of perpendic…
Home decor inspired by Alma Thomas, an artist who focused on abstract shapes and bright colors in her work, which rose to prominence in the 60s and 70s.
In the first of the Elements of Art & Principles of Design series, we'll walk you through how to teach color in art to students in K-7th.
Jasper Johns style Name art Jasper Johns is an American born (1930) artist (painter, sculptor, printmaker) who made artworks were about icons of everyday life including motifs and symbols like the American flag, a target, numbers and the alphabet. He often used stencilled letters and numbers. For this art lesson, done with Year 3/4's we
Mondrian...the possibilities for fun are endless!
I have done many different Piet Mondrian inspired art activities. But this one is now my absolute favorite and so easy to do! These were all done by Kindergarten and Grade One students. The childr
How can an artist disassociate themselves with their art? Roy Lichtenstein knew he could not. TO create something means to put yourself into it. Fall in love with this Pop Art Icon while you color with the primary colors. ...
