Gentry Sinclair thought she was like any other girl. Graduating high school, going away to college, making new friends, maybe find someone to love.. When she arrives at Salem College everything seems to be off to a perfect start, but soon she'll see she may have gotten more than she bargained for. *** The Son's of Salem. Thorin, Lawton, Killian, Keelan, and Tarben. Mystery surrounds their family, whispers of magic and curses, five handsome young men who seem to have everything. Money, cars, education, girls falling at their feet. They don't have the one thing they want and need most though, they haven't found her. That is until the new class of freshmans comes to the college.. Mature content. Read at your own discretion. Language, sexual situations, etc. Copyrighted.
My wonderful friend Mrs. Peterson came up with this lesson when she used to teach at Brimfield. Be sure to check out her blog at her new home with middle school art at Perry Local Schools. Before starting these life-sized artworks, we read I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow. In the book, a little boy, who is told by his mother to stop painting the insides of the house, covers himself in paint; from head to toe. The kids love the story and then have an absolute blast tracing each other on kraft roll paper. We used crayola Slick Stix to draw patterns all over the sillhouettes and then used Biggie Cakes to paint the patterns. We had to get creative with our classroom space, but most of the kids really enjoyed working on the floor!
Are you ready? The festive day of L'Ag B'Omer starts on motzei Shabbos (Saturday night) so I thought I'd share this cute project my almost 5 year old brought home from school today. I know you might be thinking it...
My wonderful friend Mrs. Peterson came up with this lesson when she used to teach at Brimfield. Be sure to check out her blog at her new home with middle school art at Perry Local Schools. Before starting these life-sized artworks, we read I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow. In the book, a little boy, who is told by his mother to stop painting the insides of the house, covers himself in paint; from head to toe. The kids love the story and then have an absolute blast tracing each other on kraft roll paper. We used crayola Slick Stix to draw patterns all over the sillhouettes and then used Biggie Cakes to paint the patterns. We had to get creative with our classroom space, but most of the kids really enjoyed working on the floor!
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There has been a definite change in the air over the last week or so, and the start of the new school term means that summer is over once again. The next few months are usually the busiest for me, so I am trying to cram in a few new pieces before I get wrapped up making robins and penguins - plus a different Christmas design for 2011 that is in the pipeline! I had a lovely commission for a customer a couple of weeks ago: she wanted 9, yes 9, hanging jellyfish for her little boys room. The only specification was no pink...so I could really go to town! I had plenty of bright fabric to choose from... And here is a shot of them finished! While it was most enjoyable using a vast array of colours, when I chanced upon some gorgeous cotton lace fabric on eBay, I knew I would like to have a go at a neutral one... And here it is: has a kind of vintage look to it, wouldnt you say? I used cotton lace trims and (get this) sequins as well as satin and organza ribbons. Very dreamy! If you fancy having a go at making your own jelly, you can find a tutorial here. I have been thinking about doing some mixed media pieces, combining driftwood with painted canvasses: here is my first attempt.... What do you think? Hoping to do some more (I have a bit more time now that the boys are at school).Speaking of which, my baby started a few days ago! He was most excited (long may that last!) Here he is on his first day... ....with the obligatory too-short fringe! Have a great weekend lovely people!
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We began today by using our imaginations to expand on an image. Then we explored Romare Bearden's style of collage using magazine cuttings to make a frame focusing on colors and then a person focusing on human features to go inside of the frame. See our finished art below:) Jake Henry Jake Natalie Henry Isabel Olivia
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About 2 years ago when we first started the dollhouse and were planning out the rooms, my oldest daughter Ava knew she definitely wanted two rooms; a bakery and a classroom. I kept my eye out for little school supplies, mini notebooks and basically anything that I thought would look good in a classroom and casually after a few months we finished the classroom and were thrilled with the results: But 2 years later, and the classroom was starting to go stale. We hadn't really done much to it and I could tell by the lack of playtime it got that she was getting bored with it. That obviously meant one thing, it was time to spruce it up! As you can see, the bones of the room didn't change. Same overall setup and we kept the cube bookshelf, teachers desk, trash barrels, american flag and students desk all the same. But we added a few more big pieces that hold lots of new details that I think really make a big impact on how fun the room is. So get comfortable b/c theres LOTS of little details in this room, and I'm going to tell you where I got everything! First are these bookcases. These are actually drawer organizers I found at TJMaxx. They're the perfect size for all our mini books. They remind me of ikea bookcases. All the books on here are real books except for the ones on the top right which are blank page notebooks covered in scrapbook paper (will touch on that in another post). The blue binder is from Molly's school set and the green binder came with a retired AG backpack set. The antibacterial wipes on the bottom shelf are real wipes that came as a keychain. Walmart maybe? The pink and orange boxes are paper mache boxes that they have at all the craft stores that I covered with scrapbook paper. The alphabet border is from the AG school set and the clock is a real working clock from Hobby Lobby. The flag was found at a random store around the 4th of July. Next we added 2 more of those TJMaxx drawer organizers turned on their side and 2 diy floating bookshelves to house more books and a few science items. All the books on the floating shelf are from AG. The mammal skull came in a tube with other various skulls from Michaels. I added the stand. I'll be making a few more and I'll share some more detailed photos on those in a later post. The dino skeleton is from Michaels in one of those fossil dig kits. The corked jars are from Michaels as well and they have various Gemstones in them. The plant, thats from target. Fish tank = Michaels. The mini scrapbook paper pad is from Michaels. So cute right?! The mini colored pencils came in a coloring kit in the dollar section at ACMoore. Mini crayon boxes are images printed and folded. Love that! The 3 pattered notebooks are more of the scrapbook covered books I mentioned from the other bookshelf. And the 4 books are post it holders from ebay. Go China! The two paint pallets are from Michaels. Paint brushes, paint tubes and drawing pad are all from AG Saige's paint set. The four paint sets on the bottom shelf are from Party city and the mini crayons are from ACMoore in another one of those art kits in the dollar section. More mini books from ebay. Tape dispenser and yellow lined paper pads are from Party City. Flash cards from AG Molly's school set. Mini mason jars are from ACMoore. Originally with gold lids that I painted. The mini tags are from Hobby Lobby. Stapler from Five Below. Scissors from various OG sets. Ruler from Kit's school set. Mini mechanical pencils from various AG sets. Two larger books are more of those mini post it books and the thinner books are notebooks both from ebay. Bags both AG. Green one is obviously Lanie's. We've got some fun stuff stored under the school desks as well. Laptop came with Lanie's bag. Various AG notebooks, folders etc. Pencil case came with the desk. The apple Macbook is a compact mirror from ebay. And more AG notebooks and folders. The geode we had. Magnifying glass is from Hobby Lobby. The glass really magnifies, it's metal and it has some weight to it. Love mini stuff that feels real. Gemstone card another ebay Gem. (See what I did there? Me so funny) Moving on. This may be my favorite item in the school. The Ant Farm. This was a fun little diy project. And super cheap too. For us, it actually didn't cost anything, but even if you were to buy supplies, they're pretty minimal. Perfect for our nature girl Lanie! Found our smallest unused plain frame which happened to be 3x5. Spray painted it green. Took a wooden paint stirrer stick and cut it to size for the base. Sprayed it green and glued it on with some wood glue. Cut the farm scene out of some green cardstock. And now the fun part, the ant trails. Just some coarkboard cut to size with some trails cut out by hand. And lastly, ants cut out of black cardstock. Viola. Doll sized ant farm. I'm pretty sure I've never seen an AG sized ant farm in any of the school rooms I've seen on Pinterest, youtube, etc and we love to have a little something unique in each room and for this room, I think this is it. Another new addition is the chalkboard from Hobby Lobby. Much more substantial then the white board we had previously. Bunting is diy and the little poster I just came across on Pinterest. Another one of the original large storage pieces is this wall cube box from Michaels. Theres a few of the same things on there but we added lots more like the glitter bottles, wooden letter stamps & washi tape (Michaels), jars with dice, dominos and colored mini clothes pins (Hobby Lobby), neon clay & mini crayons (Amazon) and a bunch more mini books (AG.) The plastic bins on the bottom have jute string, crayons, clips & extra mini tape dispensers. Another classroom favorite is the 3D lunch tray stickers. Perfect size for the desks and the pieces can all come off and be switched around. I got mine at Michaels but I've seen them at all the other big chain craft stores as well. Look how detailed they are. The lunch tray stickers also came with this School Lunchtime sticker which was perfect for above the lunch menu I made. Here's some of the subject the class is studying. The calendar came from Michaels, butterfly chart from the AG school set. All other images found through google. More mini hardcover books. This ocean life set is from Amazon. Pink handle basket from Hobby Lobby. I love a set of anything. But a set of mini hardcover books? Swoon. With the soft spot I have for mini books, collecting all the AG school textbooks was a must. One of the fun little school project my Ava & I put together were specimens for the "students" to explore. Here's Mia checking them out. Most of the little critters are from Michaels. Some we had on hand. The clear acrylic boxes came from Hobby Lobby. It's one of our favorite setups. So cute right?! And when the desk isn't filled with specimens, it looks similar to this. Globe is a christmas ornament. I think that covers EVERYTHING. Or almost everything. The details of a doll room are def my favorite and this room has lots, which is probably why it's one of my most loved rooms.
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This week, 5th grade will start their Kimmy Cantrell inspired cardboard relief mask! I was inspired by the Plastiquem blog and the Handmakery blog. They introduced me to this artist and I wanted to share him with my 5th graders! Here's a link to more information about Kimmy Cantrell! In short, he's a contemporary artist from Atlanta, who makes beautiful, colorful works of art, out of clay, and his subject matter usually consists of faces. So, that's what we're going to create today! Materials: cardboard Fisckars scissors Crayola black tempera paint Elmer's Glue-All Crayola Oil Pastels Day 1: Talk about the artist Kimmy Cantrell, play a short Prezi I found by Denise Jackson, show examples of his art, create a sketch of what we want our mask to look like, and then start making mask! We'll be using cardboard I've saved over the years, fiskar scissors, and Elemer's glue-all to piece them together! You could then go in a few different directions with this....They could start painting after they glue on their shapes, they could put a base coat of white down first and then paint with other colors, or they could put a base coat of black down and color with oil pastels. We're are going to put a base of black down first, and color with oil pastels! I think the Crayola oil pastels will really pop on the black background. Plus, I noticed the artist's works have what looks like a dark glaze underneath. I'll post more examples when my paint dries! Stay tuned for some awesome art! Here are some 5th graders off to a great start!
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Let me start out by saying this has been one of the most successful and visually stunning projects that I've ever done with my students. It is definitely the most exciting printmaking project that we've ever done at Thomas. I wrote the lesson and went into the project thinking that it would probably be pretty good. I told my students that I'm absolutely blown away by the results of their talent and hard work. This lesson is a keeper. My previous 4th grade printmaking lesson was decent, but not outstanding. It was too similar from an art-making perspective to the Wild Things I do with my 2nd graders. This year, I really wanted to push the medium a little more by printing with multiple colors. I ended up deciding to push it to three colors and add in a little vocab by also bringing in the use of complimentary colors. Check out the lesson plan here! Close up of the piece above. Wow. Whew. That was a lot of examples, right? I just couldn't help myself this time. They were all so good that I had to show them off. If you're still reading, you're in luck. I'm going to tell you how I did this project and I'm going to use pictures! Let your inner kid rejoice. Start with a drawing of whatever you want to print. I had my kids do animal portraits. I gave them each a piece of the foam they would be printing on, then had them trace around it to give them the size of the final artwork. I then collected the foam for use the following week. Tape your drawing over the printing foam and use a dull pencil or other blunt tool to press down on the lines of just the outline of the subject. Take the paper off and press down again to make sure the marks are deep enough to make proper prints. I had my students make sure they ended up with three good prints of the background on the first day of printing. Re-tape the original drawing the following class. Press down any remaining details. Cut out the subject along the line that was pressed down last time. Now print with this piece directly on top of the original prints. I had my students use at least one set of complimentary colors. On the final day of printing, cut out a small detail that makes sense to print in a third color. Then, you guessed it, print this piece right on top of the original prints. This was my demo piece I did with the materials above.
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Today is the first day of Spring so I’d like to discuss school gardens. I always wanted to have a school garden, and I found the perfect place for it, but it never happened, mainly because I just didn’t have the time to add such an undertaking to my schedule of teaching more than five grade levels every year. So when I decided this year to volunteer at a local school, I jumped at the chance to work with the teacher who maintained the school garden there. (Links and info in this post updated on 4/3/21.) Source: The ESL Nexus There are so many benefits to having a school garden! For ELLs, especially those at lower levels of language proficiency, working in a school garden means they can participate just as much as other students because the tasks are hands-on and visual. And if you plant some crops that are used in the cultures of your ELLs, it shows that you value those cultures and gives those students and their families a chance to share their knowledge and make them feel a part of the school community. Read on to find out: a) why a school garden is a good thing, b) resources for creating and maintaining a school garden, and c) where you can obtain funding for your own school garden. Source: The ESL Nexus Benefits of School Gardens 1) Students learn where their food comes from – for students in cities who aren’t familiar with farming, this can be very illuminating. 2) Students interact with nature by spending time outdoors and seeing insects and worms in the soil and as the plants grow. 3) Students learn teamwork because they have to work cooperatively to make the garden a success and students who don’t normally work with each other can be grouped together to develop their social skills. 4) Students learn patience because once seeds or seedlings are planted, they have to wait for them to grow and students can’t force the plants to sprout faster than nature intended. 5) Students learn math and science concepts – they are so many tie-ins to curricula for students of all ages it’s impossible to list them all here but recording observations, formulating hypotheses, measuring units, learning about nutrition, graphing results and calculating percentages are a few of them. 6) Students can do writing activities such as writing poetry, writing a description of a plant, writing how-to pieces about creating the garden, writing personal narratives about their experience with the garden, comparing and contrasting two different vegetables, writing about what a vegetable or herb tastes like, creating a recipe book for the foods that were grown, creating timelines about the growing process, and writing letters about their school garden. 7) Students can develop research skills by searching for information about school gardens, by finding out which crops are best suited to their region of the country, and by reading about how particular vegetables and herbs are used in other cultures. 8) Students can learn about geography and other cultures by planting vegetables and herbs cultivated in other countries. 9) Students from different ethnic backgrounds can share their cultures when crops that are common in their cuisines are cultivated, and this can also help foster appreciation for people from those cultures. 10) Students can develop multimedia skills by creating videos, podcasts, photo exhibits, posters, and oral presentations about their school garden. 11) The student-parent (or guardian) connection can be deepened when the families of the students working in the garden are involved – if some families have gardening experience they can help create and maintain the garden, families from immigrant and refugee backgrounds can share their knowledge of gardening and grow “ethnic” foods in part of the garden, families can show how to cook various vegetables and use herbs, and families can be invited to a feast with the students after harvesting the food. Resources about School Gardens * U.S. Department of Agriculture: Information an all aspects, from planning through sustaining a school garden program. * National Agriculture in the Classroom: Lesson plans, resources, information about conferences, and more. * Slow Food USA: Research-based rationale for implementing a school garden. * KidsGardening: All about designing, starting, and maintaining a school garden. * Growing Minds: Resources for starting a school garden, related lesson plans based on the Common Core State Standards, and information on applying for a grant if you are working in their region. * Let's Move: A checklist for getting started with a school garden. * Western Growers Foundation Collective School Garden Network: Information on the benefits of school gardens, how to plan and fund a school garden, planting a school garden, teaching with a school garden, and harvesting and eating the produce from an edible school garden; also includes grant opportunities for schools in Arizona and California. * Good, Clean and Fair School Garden Curriculum, from Slow Food USA: Lessons for all elementary and secondary students that align with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Funding Sources Application deadlines for grants from many organizations for funding a spring garden have passed but the following opportunities are still available: * Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program: Apply by February 15th. * Captain Planet ecoSolution Grants: Two cycles: a) Apply between September 15th and January 15th; b) Apply between March 15th and July 15th. * Project Learning Tree Green Works Grants: No information about applications for 2021 but the website has helpful info about gardening. * Wild Ones Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant: Program is currently suspended but if it resumes, applications will be available in July with a deadline of October 15, 2021 at midnight. The resources below include lists of the organizations, some of which are mentioned above, as well as many more whose deadlines have already passed. Some of the organizations are included in more than one of these sources listed below: * From Community Groundworks: Links to 18 grant opportunities plus links to resources about implementing school gardens. * From KidsGardening: Links to 20 grants that fund school gardens. Also offers a newsletter with free gardening activities for students. Having worked as an agricultural extension agent in the Peace Corps, I know well the joys of planting something and watching it grow. And although a school garden involves a lot of initial work, the benefits it brings to ELLs and all students is, as Helen Mirren affirms, certainly worth it.
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