Crayola Model Magic Owls 1st Grade students loved having a "Clay Day" and creating owls. We discussed the following owl facts: A baby owl is called an owlet. A group of owls is called a parliament. There are over 200 different types of owls. Owls can swivel their heads to look backwards. Owls hunt for their food. Owls are nocturnal. The owls pictured are from Ms. Rocco's first grade class. The students did a wonderful job painting the owls. The above owls were created by students in Ms. Sangataldo's class. The students painted a piece of wood black with watercolor paints. This created the night sky. Each student was given a pack of clay. First, they made a ball with the clay and flattened it. This created a flat circle shape. Next, they peeled in the edges on each side of the circle to create wings. Then the top of the circle was peeled down to create the head. Finally, we pinched the ears and added details such as eyes, a beak, and claws. During the following art class the owls were painted with tempera paint. Lastly, the owls and branch were glued to the wooden sky. The above owls are from Ms. George-Moskovitz's class.
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. Abstract Self-Portrait Paintin…
Easy wattle art activity for kids using cotton bud printing. This is a fun Australian themed art idea for kids which looks great hanging on the wall!
Use these multicultural art lesson ideas to teach a diverse art curriculum of Black American art, Mexican art, Japanese art and African art projects for kids.
An overview of the Montessori cultural curriculum with resources for geography, history, physical science, botany and zoology, music, and art activities
The theme for NAIDOC week 2016 is Songlines: The Living Narrative of our Nation. But what exactly are "Songlines"? For Aboriginal and ...
My original idea for this Kindergarten project was to make wax-resist concentric circles inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, then use the circles as the center of sunflowers. After the students finished painting their circles (on 6 inch square paper), we liked them so much that we didn't want to cut them! Instead, I decided to display them side by side to make a gigantic Kandinsky-inspired bulletin board. This is just about the longest bulletin board I've ever seen! I had to use some of my examples and make a couple more signs to fill the space. We've gotten tons of compliments on this project! The artwork really brightened up the hallway. I took the artwork down on Tuesday. Tomorrow is a work day so I'll be finishing up the YAM display.
One of the most challenging things for a (new) teacher is planning and pacing the curriculum. After all, there are so many different standards to teach,
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Apps for the Art Classroom. I’ve been teaching with iPads for a number of years now & I thought I’d share what Apps I’ve been using & found success with.
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Learning should be fun and exciting for young children. Teach children the letter M through crafts and fantastic activities that keep them engaged and motivated. Integrating crafts with letter learning will be beneficial as they will improve the other skills necessary to thrive in preschool. Here are ten crafts that children will be highly interested ... Read more
For too many art teachers, assessment remains a difficult concept. It’s tough to know what’s going to work, how it can be implemented, and how it can be incorporated to actually help improve teaching. In this episode, Tim takes on some of these concerns and shares his ideas on making assessment valuable. Heather Crocket, the […]
Would you like to paint without using any paint? Try yarn painting!
Verbals lessons can involve more than worksheets. Add grammar sorts, online activities, mentor sentences for gerunds, participles, and infinitives.
I first used this craft as part of an “All About Me” themed session where we also made a fingerpainted house and created some fantastic self portraits on the painting table! It's really simple idea and craft but very often the most simple ideas are the best! It was such a popular craft for younger children that it’s one I’ve taken out and about again and again. Kids love to make their whole family so it’s worth printing out quite a few extra templates – and it’s a craft that can be used as a great learning tool for colours, families and body parts as well as exploring different textures. Older kids can also use it as a scissor practice exercise! This is what you’ll need Stiff a4 card Glue Pens or crayons A box of different materials – fabric, card, papers,wool, tissue…….. Firstly, print out the A4 template below onto card – like I say it’s a good idea to print out a few! You should hopefully be able to copy and paste this template and then resize it if needed - if not then you can download templates elsewhere or just draw your own person! Let your child get creative with the template, materials and glue – dress it, colour it in, add hair (or not!). You can either leave the person as he/she is on the card – or try cutting it out to make a cardboard doll!
Find creative and practical ideas for homeschooling families, especially when it comes to books! You'll find booklists, book club ideas, discussion tips, and more.
Have you ever done printmaking with young children before? From experience I can say it’s super fun, slightly crazy and a fantastic hands on art process for kids. We did printmaking this week at art class with the 3-5 year olds. I love the whole process, though it definitely veered in a different direction than […]
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The senior portrait class represents the culmination of the Waldorf painting curriculum, making use of all the years that come before it.
Fabulous open-ended kids process art project.Yarn art is all about the fun, messy hands, the freedom to create. A great art project for preschoolers!
