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Gustav Klimt’s decadent ornamental paintings, with their jewel-like textures of pattern, shape and rich colour, are a wonderful source of inspiration for children’s art projects. I devi…
In 1959, Friedensreich was a guest lecturer in Hamburg, Germany. For his presentation, the artist drew what he thought was the world's longest line. Using paint and markers, he started at the bottom of the wall, and continued the line around all four interior walls of the lecture room. Friedensreich had the help of two assistants in completing the line around the lecture room with the guests observing. The three continued the line overnight, using candles as light since the power was shut off. The next day, the public caught wind of his work and went to see the line in progress. Friedensreich Hundertwasser is an Austrian artist who is known for his use of lines in his paintings, drawings, and prints. The lines in his work display movement and unique personality. I like to show Friedensreich's work when revisiting the element of line with my 4th grade students. In his screen print, "Irinaland over the Balkans," I point out how lines were used to create the texture of the land and movement of the image. And now onto the project! It's a simple one requiring few materials and is easy to work with when pushing a cart or teaching from a an unconventional area (like the gym or library) Materials you will need: -10.5" x 16" white paper -12" x 18" colored paper (for frame) -Pencil -Markers (I use Crayola) I start the project with identification of lines. I show the students the different types of lines, as well as how the thickness of the lines can change the depth of a picture. Here are a few handouts I use with the project (many were borrowed from Pinterest, so I claim no ownership over these printouts): Have your students choose an image of their own to for their project. Make sure the students draw their picture to fill the space! Final note: Make sure students only use dots of glue when attaching the project to frame paper. If students use too much glue, all that hard work will bleed through the paper.
One of the coolest things I picked up from the Texas Library Association Conference was this beautiful Shel Silverstein "Poet Tree" from the Harper Collins Children's Books booth. Shel's poems have always been my favorites! I loved sharing them with my children and with the students in our library. In fact, when I first started to substitute teach, I brought along two of Shel's books so I could read them for something special throughout the day. With the Poet Tree project, not only can children read The Poet Tree and all of the fun poems of Shel's and.... hang them on a tree, they can also write a poem in a Poet Tree leaf and share it on the branches in your library and school too. You will find this Poet Leaf template on Shel's site here, along with lots of other resources and activities for Poetry Month here. Our friend, Jillian Fine Heise, even reached out to her Harper Collins rep and shared this awesome contact too! You will also find a lot of other special resources to use with The Poet Tree project online. I love this video and.... following the hashtag #PoetTree on Twitter and Instagram will inspire you and your students with ideas like this... So, this year for Poetry Month, plan a Poet Tree and watch it grow with beautiful poems from your community too!
When beginning a study of world history, it's always best to begin at the beginning...with ancient civilizations. For the next few weeks, I will be sharing an on-going unit study of one of the oldest known people groups of the world, the Ancient Egyptians. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.) As a Christian, I confess that the Egyptian culture is cloaked in evil spiritism and a religious immorality. Neither of which I wish to discuss in detail with my young, impressionable children. But, I am also keenly aware that God loved and LOVES the Egyptian people...as is evidenced by numerous accounts in Scripture of how He chased after their hearts. It was not by accident that great patriarchs of the faith...Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and even Jesus, Himself...spent portions of their lives with these desert peoples. In His mercy, He continued to leave a remnant among them to give Light to their darkened world. It is my prayer that as I teach my children some of the "who", "what", and "where" of Egypt during this unit study, I can also impart a bit of the "why." I hope you will join me over the coming weeks as I journey back a few thousand years to the times of the pharaohs. I will be sharing some of the resources that we have used and projects we have completed. We will be using the following core books and filling in with several other living literature titles and videos. Pharaohs and Pyramids (Usborne Time Traveler) 100 Things You Should Know About Ancient Egypt by Jane Walker Block Pyramid After reading Pyramid by David MacAulay, the kids used our wooden blocks to build a replica of the pyramid of Menkaure. This might look like just a big pile of blocks, but the book detailed the step-by-step, 20+ year process. The kids followed the same procedures when erecting each "brick." Mummified Apples We also read the fantastically quirky book You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! : Disgusting Things You'd Rather Not Know by David Antram and watched the Reading Rainbow episode Mummies Made in Egypt. Later, I found this great Mummy Experiment idea and decided that with a few tweaks...ok, a LOT of tweaks, it would be a great way to prove that in using natron (salt), the Egyptians chose the best materials possible when preserving their dead. What we used: 2 apples roll of gauze 10 plastic cups masking tape to make labels 4 different natural preservatives (We chose salt, sugar, vinegar, and baking soda.) Cut both apples into 5 equal slices. Place one slice into each plastic cup. Reserve 2 slices to be the "control group." Place one of the "control" apples into a cup. Roll the other "control" apple in gauze and place into another cup. These two apples will NOT have a preservative poured onto them. Pour 1/2 cup of one of the preservatives onto 4 of the apples. Be sure to completely cover each slice. Label the cup with the name of that preservative. Roll the remaining 4 apple slices in gauze, place into cups, and cover with the same preservatives. Label the cups. At this point, you should have cups labeled with the following: apple apple & gauze salt salt & gauze sugar sugar & gauze vinegar vinegar & gauze baking soda baking soda & gauze Place all cups in a warm, dark, and dry place. (We chose a kitchen cupboard.) After one week, "unearth" the mummies. Before removing the apples from the "mummy casings", take turns guessing which preservatives you think did the best job mummifying. Dig out/unwrap the apples to reveal the results. Discuss that the gauze wrappings did not allow the apples to thoroughly dry and therefore created a greenhouse for bacteria and mold. This is why the Egyptians dried their dead before wrapping them. Optional: Compare the salt-only apple with a dehydrated apple. The salt apple looks more "preserved" than any of the others, including the dehydrated (edible) apple. Document your findings with a simple notebook entry. More Ancient Egypt Ideas to Explore Mummified Apple Experiment Taamia Falafal (Meatless Pitas) Making Papyrus Make a Cartouche Map of Egypt
Are your kids exploring color? Learn what cool colors are with this printable poster all about the cool colors & a printable page to explore more cool colors!
Słoneczniki z papilotek przestrzenna praca plastyczna inspirowana twórczością Vincenta van Gogha, ciekawe prace plastyczne dla dzieci.
AfterSchool Art Projects 2015-16 Draw.Paint.Sculpt. Below are the projects we did in our after school art class this year and where we got the ideas from. The projects shown are from 2 separate 10-week sessions. The classes are 1 hour & 15 minutes long.AfterSchool Art Projects 2015-16 Draw.Paint.Sculpt. Below are the projects we did in our after school art class this year and where we got the ideas from. The projects shown are from 2 separate 10-week sessions. The classes are 1 hour & 15 minutes long.
DLR Group was tasked with converting an empty space into an imaginative environment for young learners at North Kansas City Schools’ Early Education Center in […]
Landwirtschaft im alten Ägypten - Geheimnisse, die über die landwirtschaftlichen Werkzeuge die bie alten Ägypter entdeckt wurden und wer die
Painted and cut toilet paper rolls. Transfer paint prints. Bead and wire tree. 3-D paper snowflakes. Wassily Kandinsk...
Salvador Dali was no ordinary person, & his art proves it! Teach kids to think outside the box with these 10 Surrealist Salvador Dali Art Projects for Kids.
Combine some fun straw blowing process art into a artwork loosely based on the "Bouquet of Peace." Picasso for kids becomes easy, fun, and ever so pretty.
Students looked at images of root veggies from under ground. We talked about the difference between a vegetable garden and a flower garden. We will talk about how just because something is underground doesn't mean you can't identify it. Some root veggies have flowers, colored stems or specific shaped leaves. Carrot Seeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6om80svwO6M Coloegrove Sweet Potatoes 1st grade Tristan, Damien, Jaelyyn, Tenley, Julio & Jacob. Wilkinson's Class Maisie, Bobby & Adelaide Kinder Carrots Hanson's clas Brantley, Sophia, Hazir, Joshua, Addalynn, Andrew, Emma & Greyson Mrs. Walker's Carrots Anonymous, Lillie, Kason, Daniel, Avery & James. Anonymous, Preslyee, Grayson, Kyler, Henry & Joselyn. Mrs. Browning's Class Gus, Trento, Eden, Emma, Addison & Johnny Mrs. Clarke'e Class Noah, Sophia, Gunner, Storms & Harlee Mrs. Gilbreath's class Johnny, Lucy, Christopher, Matt, Jaxton & Lily. Students will practice drawing the vegetables. They will then choose 2-3 veggies to put in their drawings. WE will fold the paper in half for the horizon line. Below the horizon will be what is under the dirt. Above the horizon will be what is above the dirt. They can be creative and put things that would live underground and above ground. Draw this lightly with a pencil in the beginning. Then the will go over their soft lines with a permanent black marker. They will then begin painting the picture with some tempera cakes. Mrs. Clarke's kinder artists sky and dirt can be left white if desired. Or painted....
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One type of art skill that I haven’t been the best at consistently teaching in my classroom is sewing. I was reminded of how you can sew on burlap after seeing some painted and stitched leaves at my daughter’s school. My third/fourth grade classes were often asking me if they could sew and I already had a lot of yarn and a roll of burlap at school. I wanted to share this idea with you quickly without a whole lot of … Read more... →
Henri Matisse is such a fun artist to learn about! His colorful still-life paintings are beautiful and his paper cut outs are so interesting. 2nd grade students created still-life collages based on the artist. A container, plant, 2 pieces of fruit, and cup or mug needed to be included. Inspired by the use of patterns and bright colors, the still-life collages look amazing. We painted paper, cut, glued, and used oil pastels. The final pieces look incredible! ThinkCreateArt
With 9th Grade students, we made drawings inspired by the works of Gustav Klimt, the great Viennese artist who best interprets the style of Art Nouveau in the early twentieth century.Observing the …
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The god Thoth. ROM exhibit of the Papyrus of Amenemhat, April-May, 2009.
Famous artist Johannes Vermeer is called the Greatest Artist of the Dutch Golden Age. His most famous painting is The Girl With the Pearl Earring.
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This art project is part of the Art at Home series of Facebook Live video replays. This art project is based upon the Sun, the closest star to planet Earth and the center of our solar system. Perfect for any age child, children will focus on shape as they cut out the circle sun and
Use Arrows above to toggle through examples! SUMMARY: We began this lesson by creating a series of oil pastel-patterned papers. Working with distinct warm or cool color schemes, the students c…
This lesson includes a free mini-poster and drawing guide to teach children the three-dimensional shapes that form refers to. Teach children the illusion of
