Here's a May Nature Calendar to help you be intentional in getting out in Nature. Journal pages, literature, fine art, and poetry are included.
One simply cannot love children’s books without appreciating the work of Eric Carle. The images in his books are so special. I love the patterns, the colors, the layers. All...
This is a mini-unit called Seeing Songs, Hearing Pictures: a Contemporary Art/Literature Mini-Unit for Upper Elementary and Jr. High Students. This mini-unit is 4 class periods long, but could be extended to include other books. The Enduring Idea: Art isn’t just viewed. Art can be experienced. Art involves the senses in creating and communicating different ideas to different people. Within this mini-unit, students will: • Learn about non-traditional books and books as works of art • Understand the concept of artistic metaphor • Understand the concept of artistic ambiguity • Learn about visually depicting an unseen experience • Present a piece of visual art based on an unseen experience This download includes the unit outline, teacher's notes, worksheet example, worksheet template and lesson rubrics.
Beginning with the 2018 Award, the name changed from the Wilder Medal to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. Originally, the Award was given every three years. As of 2003, the award was given every two years. The award became annual as of 2016. List with downloads of Newbery, Caldecott and Legacy Award Winning Speeches Awarded as Children’s Literature Legacy Award 2021: Mildred D.
There are a lot of things besides the west, central, and east galleries to like about the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, not least of all its location. A low-slung, inconspicuous, off-white, International Style building, with five or six pretty gray dormers protruding from the roof, the museum sits next to an orchard [...]
One of my goals this year was to have my students really understand the artistic behaviors. I thought last year the students were looking at them only on the surface. I want a deeper understandin…
I was very much inspired by a post I saw a long time ago from An Art Room Filled with Fauves for this project. I loved how simple and how many times students got to practice their figure drawing. Here is how I approached the lesson. We started by studying our mini figure models and moving our body. I'm always inspired by Rina from K-6 Art for activities like this. She get's her kids moving all the time. This group loved trying to challenge their pose. There were several parts that the students had to make to complete this project. First the tracer. We used a heavier tagboard to draw a figure using shapes. We had already practiced a lot so the kids had it down. The tough part of this project was the cutting of this tracer. I would say that 90% of the students were very successful. There were some tape repairs and I did a 'teacher check' (and in some cases teacher help) on some of them because this was the base of the rest of this project. The second part of this project I had them draw a horizon line and place their figure on it. They had to color this figure in using black crayon. I would have also had them darken in the horizon line if I was to do this one again. Then, they drew the outline on a white sheet of paper and filled int he details. They outlined and colored with crayon again. This was something to remind the students when they were doing the two final steps. Be sure to have the figure and shadow facing the same way. As the students cut and glued the projects on, we talked about placement of the figure to the shadow. You want to make sure that the figure is close and overlapping the shadow a bit. You also want to make sure that your figure is on or below the horizon line. And again, make sure that your figure and your shadow are going the same direction. I love the simplicity of these cute projects. There were small ways that students were able to show their creativity such as the image below. I have a second post to come on an experiment with this project that allowed for more creativity. Below is about as 'out of the box' students were able to go with this project.
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At 86, Eric Carle created ‘The Nonsense Show’ to educate children about the surrealist art movement
Sieben Tage hat die Woche und jeden Tag gibt es ein Lieblingsgericht. Montag ist Bohnen-Tag, Bohnen mag das Stachelschwein am liebsten. Dienstag ist Spaghetti-Tag und es ist die Schlange, die die Spaghetti frisst. Mittwoch ist Suppen-Tag, die Suppe schlürft der grosse Elefant durch seinen langen Rüssel ... Und am Ende versammeln sich alle Kinder um einen reich gedeckten Tisch und singen gemeinsam »Und heut ist Montag«. Ein bunter Seh- und Lesespass, mit dem schon kleine Kinder die Wochentage auf spielerische Weise lernen. Obendrein lädt die Geschichte zum gemeinsamen Singen und Spielen ein. Die Pappausgabe dieses Bilderbuchs ist durch die hohe Stabilität und Griffigkeit besonders gut für kleine Kinderhände geeignet.
Some people are very good at finding calming words during unsettled times. I would like to add to the chorus with one of my pictures. May there be peace for children everywhere. May there be peace for all.
On August 21, Alexandra Kennedy discussed Eric Carle's life and legacy in Portland, Maine. Kennedy is the Executive Director of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amerherst, MA. The event was presented by Illustration Institute and Portland Public Library. Click here to find future Illustration Institute events.
One of the first projects my 4th/5th grade students created this year were personal “About Me” folded squash books. The kids were introduced to a simple foldable bookmaking technique a…
This grammar activity, Punctuation Stickers, is a fun way to practice adding the correct punctuation to the end of a sentence.
One of the best ways for a student to connect with art is through the narrative in art. Learn tips on how to teach art appreciation using story.
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From Head to Toe Worksheets for Kindergarten including ideas for language arts, art, math, science, religion and Spanish.
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Teachers, teachers, what do you see? We see Kindergarten Math Common Core Objectives posted in our classroom! It will be so handy for you to have these right at your fingertips... You can post them in your classroom, and you can use them to help with lesson planning. I created the clipart myself,...
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" debuted almost 50 years ago.
These 50+ strategies to jumpstart your teaching brain include literacy strategies, approaches to assessment, and grouping strategies.
I recently read an article about pretzels in the New York Times that mentions a number of bakeries in New York City where one can buy fresh baked soft pretzels and a wonderful bakery in Northampton, MA called Bakery Normand. I have been a fan of good bread for a long time and I often enjoyed Normand's pretzel rolls among other treats in their shop when I lived in the small city in western Massachusetts. I like all kinds of breads and pastries and have baked some of my own in the past. I even wrote a book about a baker. The NYT pretzel piece described the style of pretzels that come from the Baden-Württemberg region in Germany where I grew up in this way: "the pretzels are known for their fat 'bellies' and skinny, intertwined arms." My pretzel story, which also includes a little pretzel history, is called Walter the Baker. The story is based on the tale of how the pretzel was invented, which was told to me by my Grandmother when I was a boy. But I truly had an uncle named Walter who was a baker and who baked, along with all kinds of bread, cookies, cakes and rolls; pretzels!
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We've got a fun free printable pack for you that is perfect for summer. This three page download is inspired by the children's book, A House for Hermit Crab. The activities include beginning sounds, a crab craft as well as a big and small worksheet.
You can make a collage! Study Eric Carle's artistic process.
The author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar tells us how he makes his iconic collages and which artists have inspired his work
