FOAM CLAY SCULTPTING and RESIST PAINTING This project introduces the spider woman Louise Bougeois. Students will sculpt their own spider and paint a web using foam clay and resist painting techniques. You will Receive 25-page, non-editable PDF a single class (45 minute) duration art project, more for extension activities an introduction script to read aloud with questions to engage students list of different art techniques used step-by-step instructions with pictures common core art standards extension activity: French adjectives and spider anatomy Total of 25 pages Materials Needed I design à la cART lessons to be completed with simple art supplies as it is difficult enough trying to cart materials from one classroom to another. This art project does need something extra: (1) black air-dry foam clay, (2) 20-gauge black aluminum craft wire and (3) small 6 mm googly eyes Approximate Time Needed The time needed will depend on the age group of students but usually takes approximately 45 minutes for the read-aloud introduction, art lesson and clean up. Provide more time for very younger students and extension activities. Read Aloud Introduction You do NOT need any art and / or art history knowledge to teach À la cART lessons – it is all laid out for you. The read-aloud introduction introduces the artist and explains art movement and techniques pertinent to the lesson; with questions guiding student conversation. Reference Materials I like using visuals to support my lessons. Due to copyright infringement, not all art pieces are included but I have listed the artist and title of the artwork. You can do a Google image search and then share with the class by projecting on a smartboard or whiteboard. Common Core Art Standards • (1.VA:Cr2.1.2a) Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design • (5.VA:Re7.2.5a) Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery Perfect for grades TK – 8, homeschooling Thank you for visiting my store. Please stay Connected! You can see ALL my art projects in one place by clicking À la cART Instagram – follow À la cART Teacher to be the first to learn about new products and reduced prices. Pinterest I welcome feedback. If you have any ideas or concerns, please email me directly at [email protected] Irma À la cART Teaching TERMS OF USE In downloading this item, you agree that you are purchasing a single user license limited to single classroom use only. It does not give you copyright. All teaching materials sold by À la cART Teaching are for personal classroom use only and may not be adapted, re-sold, distributed, or translated into any other language for re-sale. You may not remove the graphic credit in any of my teaching materials. In order to legally use this resource in more than one classroom or district, you will require a multiple user license.
The Rowan Tee is my go-to pattern whenever I need to whip up something fast for my kids - the pattern only really needs a fun print and you're good to go! But when I'm in the mood for some pattern hacking, the Rowan also provides the perfect canvas to create fun colorblocks, sweaters and dresses! When I found myself b
The sweetest Louise Dress Kids dress is back in a blueberry flower field print and features lace details, shell buttons, and a waist-back tie. Match your outfit with your little one, and wear our matching Louise Dress.
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... →
A must have for those rainy spring and summer days, this cute feminine raincoat features a non-detachable hood, front snap fasteners, two front patch pockets and is fully lined. Large cut and poncho effect. Sizing Louise Misha runs a bit generously so if you are in-between sizes, we suggest sizing down. Composition 100% Recycled Polyester Designed in Paris / Made in China Louise Misha is a unique girls clothing and accessory line, created in Paris by two friends, Aurélie Remetter and Marie Pidancet in 2012. Originally inspired on a trip through India, the gorgeous line is full of vivid color, vintage details and bohemian style. The label’s name is a family inspiration and comes from a dear grandmother called 'Louise' and a beloved mother nicknamed 'Misha'. Particularly attached to the “hand-made”, the two women created a brand full of nostalgia and exquisite details which all girls adore.
One of my favorite activity week projects was creating the Louise Nevelson inspired box frames. Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Her unique artistic style was influenced by the Cubists and the found object sculptures of Marcel Duchamp. She called herself “the original recycler”, Louise Nevelson is… Read More Louise Nevelson Inspired Box Frames
This is a fun and easy card to make for Teacher Appreciation Week from the whole class. All we did was print the ‘Thanks from …
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... →
Today was day one of week three and man oh man has it been interesting so far (aside from a kindergartener throwing up on my brand new carpet today)! As many of you know I started at a brand new school this year - so I've had to start from scratch with my art program! I'm not sure why I just expected that the county would give me additional money for start up supplies (scissors, rulers, etc.)... cauuuuseee that didn't happen. In fact every art teacher in our county lost $50 each from our consumable budgets! :/ Sooo $400 for 1,200 kids? Awesome. Fortunately for me I have a pretty awesome principal who seems sympathetic to my position. So when day one rolled around and I still didn't have my county money, I had to rely on my own wallet for supplies. I bought some printer paper, crayons, colored pencils, and markers and started brainstorming for lessons. After much thought I landed on 'Creative Letter Drawings' for my 1st graders (a lesson I learned from my supervising teacher during student teaching). I started by reading the book "Louise Loves Art" by Kelly Light. The book is about a little girl who creates her greatest masterpiece (a drawing of her cat) but then her little brother cuts it up and makes it into something else (his greatest masterpiece). Then we talked about the idea of taking something and transforming it into something else. That's when I told my students that I was going to give them a letter of the alphabet and it was their job to turn it into something else (I suggested an animal). After drawing an example on the board, my students got to work! I LOVE LOVE LOVE their creativity!! *Some of these are not yet complete - but I just couldn't wait to post about it! As students finished their artwork.. I gave them the 'Alphabet Challenge.' They got a piece of paper with all the letters of the alphabet on it and were instructed to add a creative drawing to as many letters as they could by the end of class. I got a couple of really cute pieces! :) My teacher's example.
Super inspired by all these ig mom's who share ideas for toddlers. Here's my own version for sorting. At 2 years old, he has recognized colors for awhile but even I was surprised that this caused him
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Before I announce the winner of the 2 books I thought I would introduce 2 new art projects based on the work of Louise Bourgeois, a sculptor known for these huge "spiders". (titled Maman) For her they were a nod to her mother, who like a weaver held things together, "was deliberate, neat, clever, patient, indispensable and as useful as a spider" Incidentally these projects were inspired by the "Let's Make Some Great Art" book by Marion Deuchars which we are giving away today. My kids are quite intrigued by them and they kinda fit with Halloween. The first project is a painting / pastel resist. The second project is a papier mache model of "Maman". First Project:Paint/pastel resist MATERIALS REQUIRED: - wc paper - pencil and eraser - disk tempera or wc paint - paintbrush - oil pastels - eye dropper - fine sharpie - reference photos of Ms. Bourgeois's work PROCEDURE: Tape down your paper to your art board. Sketch in a horizon line and then start adding a city skyline. You want to get the buildings quite small to allow lots of room for your gigantic spider. With oil pastels go over the outlines of the buildings, add some windows and a few details. Paint in your sky. Paint in your buildings. We used a grey wash. The pastel will resist the paint. Then paint in the ground. Mix up some water into your black paint to get an inky consistency. using your eye dropper suck up that paint and place it where you want the body of your spider to be. Using a thin paintbrush pull the paint down to make a squiggly leg. You don't want it too perfect here. You can scrumble it a bit as you go. Scrumbling means twisting and turning that paintbrush as you are applying paint. Let dry and then you can add some details. My boys were insistent upon giving the spiders red eyes and having people reacting to these large spiders walking thru their city. Project 2: Papier Mache Spider MATERIALS REQUIRED: - small paper plate - wire - hockey, or masking tape - 1/2 of a white pipe cleaner - paper towels cut into strips - white glue, recycled container, water - paint PROCEDURE: Take your paper plate, turn upside down and poke 8 holes with a sharp pencil. Space them out around the edge. Cut 4 pieces of wire about 14 or 15 inches or so. Starting with 1 piece thread both ends into 2 of the holes. Turn the plate over and twist the 2 ends together. Then take your hockey or masking tape and wrap around the ends. This just keeps those sharp ends from poking anyone. Repeat this with the remaining 3 pieces. Take your 1/2 pipe cleaner and wind amongst the wires at the top forming the body of the spider. Put some wax or parchment paper down on your work space. An old plastic bag will also work. Mix up your glue and water into your recycled container in a one to one ratio. Using the paper strips, dip into glue mixture and start winding around the wire. It helps to start at the top and work your way down. It also helps immensely if you always wind in the same direction, (that way you don't untwist the last strip you just put on!) Cover the plate as well. Put in a warm dry spot to dry. Ours dried in about 24 hrs. Paint with tempera or acrylic. There you have it a large "Maman" coming your way. So on to the giveaway for: "My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion" by Nina Chakrabarti and "Let's Make Some Great Art" by Marion Deuchars. I had 126 entries,( comments, facebook, emails) whew!.... and the winner chosen by random drawing ......... ........was 57 in the comment section (not counting doubles) which works out to be Juise: who said "What fun looking books! Thanks for the chance. :) " Juise, if you could send me your shipping address at [email protected] I can arrange to get those books out to you (lucky duck)! Thanks everyone for entering and don't despair there will be another giveaway very soon. That's it for now, make sure you try a "Maman" spider. I am absolutely swamped getting ready for the Early Childhood Education Conference in Kananaskis next week. I'm presenting 2 workshops so hope to see you there. This is what my workspace is looking like these days! later
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You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
Before I announce the winner of the 2 books I thought I would introduce 2 new art projects based on the work of Louise Bourgeois, a sculptor known for these huge "spiders". (titled Maman) For her they were a nod to her mother, who like a weaver held things together, "was deliberate, neat, clever, patient, indispensable and as useful as a spider" Incidentally these projects were inspired by the "Let's Make Some Great Art" book by Marion Deuchars which we are giving away today. My kids are quite intrigued by them and they kinda fit with Halloween. The first project is a painting / pastel resist. The second project is a papier mache model of "Maman". First Project:Paint/pastel resist MATERIALS REQUIRED: - wc paper - pencil and eraser - disk tempera or wc paint - paintbrush - oil pastels - eye dropper - fine sharpie - reference photos of Ms. Bourgeois's work PROCEDURE: Tape down your paper to your art board. Sketch in a horizon line and then start adding a city skyline. You want to get the buildings quite small to allow lots of room for your gigantic spider. With oil pastels go over the outlines of the buildings, add some windows and a few details. Paint in your sky. Paint in your buildings. We used a grey wash. The pastel will resist the paint. Then paint in the ground. Mix up some water into your black paint to get an inky consistency. using your eye dropper suck up that paint and place it where you want the body of your spider to be. Using a thin paintbrush pull the paint down to make a squiggly leg. You don't want it too perfect here. You can scrumble it a bit as you go. Scrumbling means twisting and turning that paintbrush as you are applying paint. Let dry and then you can add some details. My boys were insistent upon giving the spiders red eyes and having people reacting to these large spiders walking thru their city. Project 2: Papier Mache Spider MATERIALS REQUIRED: - small paper plate - wire - hockey, or masking tape - 1/2 of a white pipe cleaner - paper towels cut into strips - white glue, recycled container, water - paint PROCEDURE: Take your paper plate, turn upside down and poke 8 holes with a sharp pencil. Space them out around the edge. Cut 4 pieces of wire about 14 or 15 inches or so. Starting with 1 piece thread both ends into 2 of the holes. Turn the plate over and twist the 2 ends together. Then take your hockey or masking tape and wrap around the ends. This just keeps those sharp ends from poking anyone. Repeat this with the remaining 3 pieces. Take your 1/2 pipe cleaner and wind amongst the wires at the top forming the body of the spider. Put some wax or parchment paper down on your work space. An old plastic bag will also work. Mix up your glue and water into your recycled container in a one to one ratio. Using the paper strips, dip into glue mixture and start winding around the wire. It helps to start at the top and work your way down. It also helps immensely if you always wind in the same direction, (that way you don't untwist the last strip you just put on!) Cover the plate as well. Put in a warm dry spot to dry. Ours dried in about 24 hrs. Paint with tempera or acrylic. There you have it a large "Maman" coming your way. So on to the giveaway for: "My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion" by Nina Chakrabarti and "Let's Make Some Great Art" by Marion Deuchars. I had 126 entries,( comments, facebook, emails) whew!.... and the winner chosen by random drawing ......... ........was 57 in the comment section (not counting doubles) which works out to be Juise: who said "What fun looking books! Thanks for the chance. :) " Juise, if you could send me your shipping address at [email protected] I can arrange to get those books out to you (lucky duck)! Thanks everyone for entering and don't despair there will be another giveaway very soon. That's it for now, make sure you try a "Maman" spider. I am absolutely swamped getting ready for the Early Childhood Education Conference in Kananaskis next week. I'm presenting 2 workshops so hope to see you there. This is what my workspace is looking like these days! later
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Banff is Canada’s first National Park. It is located in Alberta in the Rocky Mountains. It is the perfect place to escape and get back to nature. Banff National Park is famous for its beautifully
Banff is Canada’s first National Park. It is located in Alberta in the Rocky Mountains. It is the perfect place to escape and get back to nature. Banff National Park is famous for its beautifully
