"Painting" like Michaelangelo…with markers. Such a simple, beautiful kids’ art project! Get more kid art inspo on our Easy Kid Art Project round-up on Pinterest.

This year my school adopted a new schedule. Now, instead of seeing my classes daily for 47 minutes, each day we drop one period. In addition, each class has one weekly “long block” that is 68 minut…

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Squeegee painting is SO MUCH FUN and this colourful artwork is really simple to make! It's a perfect quick and easy art project for both kids and adults. Squeegee Painting Squeegee painting is a super fun way to make abstract art! No need for a paintbrush or any special tools for this art project! Simply drop acrylic paint onto a canvas and use a squeegee to spread it around. Painting with a squeegee is a great form of 'process art' - it's all about the creation of the painting and experimenting. It's easy enough for toddlers to do, fun enough for

Explore Fibonacci day with these STEAM activities - Learning about Fibonacci - Storybooks & art projects plus a fun video for kids to learn and enjoy.

This year my school adopted a new schedule. Now, instead of seeing my classes daily for 47 minutes, each day we drop one period. In addition, each class has one weekly “long block” that is 68 minut…

Have you tried the egg drop project yet? This was our 4th year in a row taking part this super fun STEM activity for kids! Check out how to do it with your children or students, and be sure to print out our two free printable recording sheets. Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities for …

This splat art is a fun way to help kids explore science through art. Take the splat painting outside for even more creative possibilities.

14 years ago I walked into my very first art room, full of so much excitement but also feeling totally overwhelmed wondering where to even begin!?

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Here is the final part of Frugal Indoor Activities for Children (Part 4). Make sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 for more fun ideas to do with your children this winter. Bubble Wrap Hop Scotch – Kids will love playing hop scotch with a new twist. Blow Painting – […]

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HeNRI MATISSE December 31, 1869- November 5, 1954 I began this unit on Matisse by showing the video "Dropping in on Matisse", then reading the book "Drawing with Scissors". I read on more on my own the book "Matisse from A to Z". I am totally hooked on Matisse for some reason. So, I decided to try three lesson inspired by the artist this year. The first one is... PICTURE IN A PICTURE (worksheet below created by Tabitha Seaton) (This is a new lesson I will be doing soon, examples coming soon...) Haley A. 8th grade Kimberley R. 7th grade Angel S. 8th grade Autumn B. 8th grade Rosie, 7th grade Chloe, 6th grade Aracely, 7th grade Alexis A., 7th grade Emily A. 7th grade Hailey j. 6th grade WILD BEAST WINDOWS Matisse was always bringing the outside in. He loved to work indoors, but look outside. He was like a goldfish in a bowl, a spectator always looking out but being protected from the elements. So, he brought the light into his work by opening up all the windows. He always enjoyed using colors that "sing" since he was a Fauve (Wild Beast in English). So, we are going to create a window that brings the outside into us. Lets use the same wild colors that Matisse uses. They don't have to make sense. Trees can be pink and purple, the sky can be green! The crazier the better. Choose colors like a wild beast! Matisse would love it... Mrs. Seaton's Windows 1. Have the kids make an "X" on their paper with the corners of the "X" meeting the corners of the paper. The center of the "X" becomes the Vanishing Point. Let them know that the vanishing point is always on the horizon line of the landscape that they will create later. 2. Make an opening for the window by creating a rectangle. All corners of the rectangle must match up with the lines of the "X". Each corner of the window will rest on the "X". (use a ruler) 3. Create a sill under the window to put objects on. These objects can be something important to the artist to share with us their personality. Matisse usually put goldfish, plants, or flowers on his tables. I put my daily devotional book, my prayer shawl, my Chai Tea and my cat. Kids can put a football, their favorite book, or their phone in the sill. 4. Make a patterned curtain (Matisse loved wild prints) or use the vanishing point to create shutters or lines on the ceiling. *I will count points for this or bonus (depending on level of grade). 5. Draw a landscape of choice. Matisse usually showed a sunny, hot place by the sea (his favorite). I drew a hiking path at the Nature Preserve. Students can draw their favorite vacation spot, their front yard, or downtown city streets. Draw Draw Draw, be creative... Matisse thought that art was not meant to look like a photograph. So, don't mimic realistic nature, draw what is in your imagination. 6. Now color crazy! Go pick the brightest colors you can find! Find the crayons, markers, and colored pencils that sing the loudest and use those for your picture. (above in colored pencils by Tabitha Seaton) (above in Acrylic Paint by Tabitha Seaton) (above in crayon by Tabitha Seaton) Mrs. Seaton's Student's Windows These are older examples that we painted. After we were done we hung them in the halls above the lockers to give a view into our artistic imaginations... PAPER CUT OUTS Matisse created the idea of paper cut outs when he was old and restricted to a wheelchair or in his bed. He was unable to stand for long periods of time and do all the usual art from his younger days. Although his body was tired, his imagination and creative spirit was UNSTOPPABLE! He was not going to quit. Sometimes it is out hardest time that makes our art it's finest. Art is medicine to the soul! It keeps your heart alive when your body is dying... So, he got scissors and cut organic and geometric shapes from painted paper and arranged them harmoniously. He called this "drawing with scissors". His place was a mess, filled with scraps of painted paper everywhere. Mrs. Seaton's Examples I did this paper cut out when my first daughter Maisy was very small. It shows the joy of a new mother as her girls grows. I did this paper cut out after I had gone through a spiritual transformation to a Christian retreat in 2008. I made these 2 above between 2009&2011 student examples from Mrs. Seaton's class Spring 2014 Sheila, 7th grade Breanna M., 7th grade Annalee, 7th grade Autumn, 7th grade Alison, 6th grade Ashley O., 7th grade Ricardo, 8th grade Daniel, 6th grade Shae W., 6th grade Jocei, 6th grade Hailey j., 6th grade Kaitlyn pickle, 6th grade Anjel, 6th grade Allen, 6th grade Madison, 6th grade Josh h., 6th grade Lauren Speights, 7th grade Rachel Drennon, 7th grade Lauren Speights, 7th grade Kimberley Ramos, 7th grade RaylanTave, 8th grade Caleb teeters, 7th grade Lauren Speights, 7th grade Kaylynn Payne, 7th grade Jose, 7th grade Grant, 8th grade Maria S., 7th grade Omar, 7th grade Jonathan, 7th grade

This preschool painting activity is like science at the art table!

This week my pre-k classroom was learning about the letter T. We spent an entire morning learning about Thunderstorms. We don’t get to see rain or thunderstorms in Arizona too often outside of our monsoon season. Our surprise rain Friday morning went perfectly with my lesson plan! Earlier in the week we read a book ... Read more

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Am I the only one who is ready for this Winter to be over? Spring Break is right around the corner and we still have freezing temperatures here!! This week we have been looking at the ugly, freezing, dark skies and rain. We wanted to turn it into something beautiful! Begin with a white crayon and draw the horizon line. there should be a big emphasis on drawing OVALS instead of circles. Students figured out that you can see the white crayon BETTER when the paper in on their stool UNDER the table! So I let them draw on their stools! Can you see the white crayon in the picture? Some students added a rainbow, lightning bolt or other details Then I swiped the ENTIRE paper with a wet rag to begin the wet on wet watercolor I used Sargent Liquid Watercolor Magic for this. I use it ALOT because of the vibrant colors. We used turquoise, Blue, and black Ovals should be very small at the top of the horizon, but gradually get larger as they go down the page. Use a straight edge for the rain drops. The must TOUCH each puddle First, paint some large blue "blobs" on your paper. Then paint around the blue with black and watch it blend with the blue and the wet paper!! I have some siblings at my school working on a special project and they painted the background with the rain idea and it turned out great! Here is a link to the kind of watercolors I use for EVERYTHING! There are different sizes if you want a smaller set. You can put them in muffin tins or ice cube trays on the tables. You can see the link " liquid watercolors" on the sidebar to see many other projects I have used these with

This year my school adopted a new schedule. Now, instead of seeing my classes daily for 47 minutes, each day we drop one period. In addition, each class has one weekly “long block” that is 68 minut…

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This is an amazing art and math lesson that I got from a teacher at a conference who did teach a district over from me, but is now getting her PhD. She always had amazing stuff to present at conference. (You're amazing, Mary Franco!) Anyway, this lesson involves Paul Klee and multiplication. I made a little three page Smart Notebook lesson about Klee's work "Once Emerged From the Gray of Night" (where I used to show a poster of it) and have the students talk about what's more important--the words of the poem or the colors and composition? Then we talk about putting two things (like writing and art, or math and art together). It's SUCH an amazing lesson, here's a sneak peek: So, students get a little background knowledge of Klee, then we talk about tessellations and multiplication (and practice on the Smart Board). Then, students get a page of one-inch graph paper and write out a one digit by one digit multiplication problem with a two digit answer. I tell them to choose one that's hard for them to remember, or their favorite one. They then repeat that problem seven times, dropping down and over one square for 4 times, then down and back a square for three times, making them into interlocking tessellation shapes: After they've drawn it all out in pencil and I've checked it, they choose ONE color of fine-tip marker to trace it with, then use colored pencil or watercolor pencil to color. The coloring is a bit of a challenge for them, because they need to forget that they're numbers and only look at the space. They then color it in patterns/designs to make it visually interesting and play with people's minds ('math? I dont' see any math!') It's an awesome lesson that really challenges their thinking. This one really shows the patterns and designs. Oh, it's also important that their numbers COMPLETELY fill the one inch box of the graph paper. I always try to do this lesson at a time of the year when classroom teachers are complaining about students not remembering their math facts. I usually do it with fifth grade, but I did it with sixth one year at the teachers' request.

The egg drop challenge is a classic STEM activity that is a hit with kids of all ages. It can also be used as a Dr. Seuss activity with older students -- making a perfect Horton Hatches the Egg activity.

This week, 3rd grade started their Henri Rousseau & Cassie Stephens inspired tigers! Here's Mr. Rousseau's painting we're getting inspiration from! Tiger in a Tropical Storm Here's how we created ours! My first two 3rd grade classes painted a couple of sheets of orange painted paper, and then the rest of the classes were able to draw their tigers, and make some green painted paper for the rest of the project! We're going to be making a collage on blue or black paper, by creating these tigers on the orange paper, and leaves on the green paper. We'll also add a tail, so it looks like the tiger is peeking out of the leaves! Can't wait to see the finished results! Here they are painting paper! I love all the different types of texture they added! Mrs. Stephens has a great video on youtube, showing you exactly how to draw the tiger, and she talks about the elements of art used in this project! Here's the link Cassie Stephen's How to draw a tiger Mrs. Fambrough's class is doing a fabulous job!! Stay tuned for some awesome art!

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