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Personal Collages: 4th and 5th Grade We read the book Emily’s Blue Period, which is about a girl whose parents are divorcing and now she has two homes. Emily was learning about Pablo Picasso, his Blue Period and his collages in her art class. She goes through her own “blue period” of sadness. Her art teacher asks the class to make personal collages about their homes. She doesn’t know what to do because she has two homes now. She ends up … Read more... →

This unit could definitely be done with younger grades, but I went more in depth with abstraction and creating mood in an artwork with 5th graders. I did it with this age because of the time I had with them (five classes) and they had just done something observational, so I wanted them to do something more hands-on. The artist example was Picasso (obviously) and on the first day, before any instruction, the students filled out a see, think, wonder worksheet about this artwork. They filled it out again on the last day for my evidence of student learning. On the first day, we talked about how color can be used to show mood and feelings in a work of art. I had the students pick a mood word from the bucket, which they had to paint non-objectively. Later, the students had to guess the mood that was painted. (From top left to bottom right: anxious, playful, mellow, jealous, angry, and gloomy). On the second day, the students learned about different ways to abstract an object. They made a few practice sketches (student example above). Then we talked about all the parts on a guitar (using my examples and my ukulele to help them visualize how I abstracted the different parts). Then, they made a larger sketch of what they wanted their final piece to look like (student example below). Lastly, they transferred their guitar's outline onto their final, large paper. On the third day, we talked about tints and shades. The students painted their guitar shape with either a tint or a shade of blue after practicing making a gradient. On the last two days we talked about monochromatic and mixed media artwork. Then they cut paper and news paper to create their guitar parts, adding their strings last. Then they filled out a self assessment and an artist statement about their guitar. Some student examples are pictured below.

Create a metal tooling design using 5 unique visual textures, arranging elements in either a static or dynamic composition for maximum impact. See examples of student work to gather ideas on your next metal embossing art lesson!

The paper portrait is fun and easy way to create portraits for your students.This project for 3rd or 4th grade usually takes three, 45-minute class periods.

Video Links: Part One: Part Two: The expressive paper sculpture art lesson is a great way to teach sculpture on a budget. This lesson is done completely with paper, scissors, and glue. (Items tha…

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A lesson plan in cut paper collage. “You get an education in school and in college, and then you start to work– and that’s when you really learn!” – Mary Blair 1911-1978 A lesson plan in cut paper collage for grades 2nd - 12th, completed in 3 45 minute class periods. Objective: Students learn about the life and car

This is one of my favorite "go to" lessons that I have done many different ways with many different ages and sizes of classes. I l...

Create a metal tooling design using 5 unique visual textures, arranging elements in either a static or dynamic composition for maximum impact. See examples of student work to gather ideas on your next metal embossing art lesson!

Understand the complete Cold War timeline, starting with the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and tracing events up to the 1991 dissolution of the USSR.

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Do you know these paintings or who painted them? Guess and discuss. This conversation worksheet with 10 photos of paintings and 9 conversation questions can be used as a basis for an informal discussion about art, paintings, museums and more. It can be used for Internet research and/or giving short presentations as well. Teacher notes included. - ESL worksheets

Here at Ridge Light Ranch, we love to integrate art appreciation with our art lessons! On our Art Periods or Movements page, you find simple explanations of each period or movement with a short list of the most famous artists in that period or movement. Here’s a chronological listing of the art lessons we have...

Creating art is a wonderful activity for toddlers. It can be a great learning activity as they learn how to create things with their hands, colors, shapes, and so much more.…

Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included...

In 2018 before and throughout the pandemic period, I commenced a series of paintings that pays homage to the guitar and accessories used in rock music. During a time when I personally felt constrained due to health problems and then as part of the community because of the stifling effect of pandemic lockdowns and mask-wearing, I turned to the noise of an electric guitar as a vehicle to be heard. I guess the electric guitar became a beacon of communication to me like the pot and pan-clanging percussion sessions in the cities across Italy during their pandemic lockdowns.

Lines are an excellent starting point for lessons with Kindergarteners. To begin this line unit, we read the book Lines That Wiggle. The students used colored tape to make straight lines across their paper. We talked about horizontal, vertical, diagonal and ziz-zag lines. During the next class period, the students used tempera cakes to paint a variety of lines: wavy, loopy, dotted, dashed, squiggly, spiral, jagged and more. Aren’t these lovely and expressive? After the painting project, we moved … Read more... →