Ever since I saw the Disney Pixar Movie Coco I have been wanting to do some kind of art lesson on Alebrijes. I have always loved these imaginative animals with their bright bold colors and patterns, but the movie really inspired me to come up with a fun lesson for kids to make their own. A@ Alebrije are usually carved out of wood or made out of paper mâché. I thought about trying clay or paper mâché, but in the end decided this was too time consuming and I didn't want to do a drawing or painting - I wanted some dimension so this is what I came up with. Pedro Linares - Artist who invented Alebrije - this link tells his story. https://alchetron.com/Pedro-Linares He made creatures that were made of different animals combined. I am going to tell his story and let my students decide if they want to change their animals paws to claws, give them wings, horns etc... They can make a more realistic animal or be inspired to create their own unique Alebrije. What you will need: Colored cardstock Glue Gel pens Pencils Scissors Glitter is optional I found a pattern for a horse on Krokotac and changed it a little bit: You can print this Jpeg directly onto card stock or trace it on the fold - see below. I traced mine on a half sheet of card stock folded lengthwise. I am going to have my students trace theirs and add their own details such as eyes, mane, mouth etc... I think they will be able to do this on their own. You may have to help them with the folding to make the head pop up. Fold the neck towards the body. Next fold the two angled folds on each side. Push the neck towards the back fold and then fold the horse in half. Put a little bit of glue inside the head and the tail, but not the body so it will stand. Now it's ready for decorating. I used gel pens. I'm going to show my students examples - if they want to make a donkey we can add bigger ears. They can make any animal with hooves with this, zebra, cow, deer, goat, sheep, etc... I used a bamboo skewer with glue and glitter to make the unicorn horn for mine and just put it inside the head with a little glue. For the Coyote I made my own pattern which needs to be cut on a diagonal fold. Once you get the Coyote cut out and glue on the tail it will keep him together so you don't need to glue anywhere else. I would wait until you have all the decoration on both pieces before glueing. By changing the ears and the tail you can make this into a cat, wolf, jaguar, leopard, raccoon, etc... I made some wings to add to mine like this: I cut them on a fold. Then I folded one side about 1/8 of an inch Turned it over and folded the other side to match Now it's ready to decorate and will glue onto the animal's back I can't wait to see what my students come up with! I'll post some pix after I teach it! Photos of student work ages 5-12
Kindergarten artists read the book inspired by Paul Klee called, "The Cat and the Bird." We also looked at the images in the Paul Clay's book entitled, "Animal Tricks." We talked about the art elements of line and shape and used to them to create our own Paul Klee inspired cats. We also reviewed the art elements of shapes, lines and colors. We used shapes to draw the cats, lines to create a line pattern, and cool colors to use in the background. We used cool colors to create line patterns in the background. We reviewed warm and cool colors by putting images with these colors into a Venn Diagram on the board. We like to write our learning goal on the back of our artworks to share with our parents what we were learning about when we take our artwork home. Learning Goals; I can recognize some of Paul Klee's artwork. I can use lines to create a line pattern. I can find shapes in an artwork. I can separate warm colored markers from cold colored markers. I can create my own Klee inspired cat.
I usually start the year with kindergartners learning about and using lines. In previous years we have made line paintings and line sculptures with wire and pipecleaners. Another fun project we made was line windsocks by rolling up line paintings and adding tissue paper streamers. We’ve done line drawings (check out what my old blog used to look like before I moved it over to this website.) This year I was reminded by Cassie Stephens of a project I used … Read more... →
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This is a lesson I finished up the last school year with and here we are again! :) The only difference is that I've decided to make this exclusively my 3rd grade paper sculpture project (it gives the younger ones something to get really excited about)! If you would like to see my excruciatingly detailed blog post about how to do this one CLICK HERE. You can also get a nice printable version of the 'how to make a chameleon' directions in my TPT store for free!
With this Eiffel Tower craft for kids, your child can make a 3D model of one of France's most iconic landmarks. Free printable included!
In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.
Space coloring page with Foreground, Middleground and Background for fun new lessons, refresher projects or substitute lesson plans.This download contains a ready to print PDF worksheet in an 8.5"x11" format (standard printer size). Great for elementary art lessons.❤️❤️❤️I would love your feedback! Ple...
Understanding space – foreground, middle ground, background as well as overlapping can be quite challenging for elementary kids. This assignment aimed at demystifying the concepts through a f…
A while back I shared a tutorial on how to make a 3-D color wheel out of paper plates , which I found out from a reader comment, came from ...
Découvrez un bricolage pour apprendre le vocabulaire de la maison en anglais, des idées de jeux et un conte musical entièrement en anglais.
The return of the lego self portraits. You've probably seen these/my face floating around Pinterest (or at least I'm told by my fellow colleagues that my face is plastered on Pinterest). The original project I did last year brought some major traffic to my blog. I think part of the reason, along with the fact that legos are just awesome, was that shortly after I posted the project The Lego Movie came out and Lego Mania was upon us. This is probably one of my all time favorite lessons. We cover a lot of information and it is fun, the kids love it and all find some sort of success! The majority of this lesson is done with crayon, a few students did choose to use marker on the background. To see a more detailed description of the lesson go here. I'm amazed as to how much I can see the resemblances in some of the portraits and I can pick out which lego belongs to each student.
I LOVE these flowers!!! I also think this may be my new favorite art lesson to teach! 2nd Graders did such a fabulous job creating them– SO proud of their work!! Step-by-step directions with…
I did learned this technique from my co-worker Jayne, who taught it during summer school last year. I think drawing on tin foil is a unique experience for kids that can be done using a variety of themes! My third and fourth graders had a great time making these abstract drawings using Sharpie markers on tin foil. To prepare the surface, pull out a sheet of tin foil and carefully flatten it on to a piece of cardboard or matboard. … Read more... →
Create stunning tin foil art with your kids using a simple technique with aluminum tinfoil to make beautiful designs from flowers to animals.
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. OP ART- “3D PAPER CONE DRA…
These are recycled cardboard sculptures in the style of the monumental works by Jean Dubuffet . Houston has one of his pieces, Monument au F...
Earlier this year, my co-worker Jayne found the idea to make a collaborative school-wide paper mural based on the artwork of Thank YouX. The idea for a student mural originally came from Jenell Novello and you can see the lesson plan write-up on Artsonia. She also so generously provided the lesson plan and templates on Google docs. Thank You X got his name by accident. In 2009 Andy Warhol’s spray painted portrait was spotted on a city street in L.A.. … Read more... →
Here are our collections of the best free and printable geometric 3D shape nets with high quality images!
This is one of my absolute FAVORITE art lessons! It incorporates focusing on (5) of the 7 elements of art – (Line, Shape, Color, Form, and Texture) and is inspired by artist Claude Monet …
I have seen variations of this project many times but have never tried it with my students. I am pleased with how our assemblages turned out! This was a great opportunity to clean out the junk in the classroom and teach about using found objects. My Primaries (or first grade) learned a little about American sculptor Louise Nevelson. There is a short clip on YouTube that explains about her artwork. I put a call out to families to donate … Read more... →
Art lessons for Elementary students to explore Pop Art while learning about Roy Lichtenstein and Onomatopoeia.
Printable 3D pattern art dog craft for kids. Make a cute doodle art dog with pointy or floppy ears using our template
Beskrivelse af idéen: Pop-art virker hver gang. Den umiddelbare fascination af genkendelige motiver, de klare farver og den lettil...
Fibonacci Day - 11/23
One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]
