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Middle School Students enjoy doing creative interpretations of their name, and exploring the art of graffiti lettering is always a hit. When I saw a lesson in one of my art teacher Facebook groups …
Fraction manipulatives make fractions concrete. Teachers can use these on smart boards. Students can use these on computers, iPads, or chromebooks.
Learn how to manage one of the biggest challenges of teaching: Six disrespectful students in the same class. Yikes!
The past few months my students have been making feathers for a group mural. This idea was inspired by my friend and celebrity in the art community, Cassie Stephens! Head on over to her blog and check out her magical art teacher'n treasures at Cassie Stephen's Blog!! Her original inspo was international street artist, Kelsey Montague. Her inspiring murals challenge people to ask the question "What Lifts you" "What makes your heart Soar?" My students are going to be writing about their passions and inspirations that "lifts" them! I want each student that comes to my art class to feel as though they are walking out with wings on their back, so they can bravely rise up to their dreams with courage and passion! I want them to feel confident in themselves and know that the sky is the limit! First, students painted on watercolor paper with tempera paint using a value gradient of tints and shades using one color plus black on the left and white on the right. They had to blend the colors so thet the different shades did not look like stripes One group did primary and secondary colors red, orange, yellow, green blue, and violet. The next group would paint intermediate colors, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red=violet Fourth and fifth graders used 9' by 24' paper and 3rd graders used smaller paper the next class, students then traced different shapes of feathers using white prisma color pencils and cut them out then they decorated them with unique lines and designs with white prisma color pencils My wonderful and extremely talented student teacher, Naz Kaya Erdal and I layed them out on three large sheets of black butcher paper until the feathers looked symmetrical. Once we finished the shape, we taped each feather down to the paper with painter's tape Then I hung that bad boy with TONS and tons and TONS of staples!! The next morning the kids were SO excited to find their feathers turned into GIANT wings!!! I hope the parents who come to visit will snap a pic in front of the wings and post to #ArtisFly and #riseupandsoar hashtags for social media!
I've been using the Notebook software for several years and have become somewhat of a go-to person on my staff for newer users. There are many ways to make
This object lesson will help your children understand that they can still be lights in the darkness, even when God is not in a hurry.
In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.
IF you are like me, you are looking for FUN, yet simple projects for the end of the school year!! I got this idea from this fabulous blog called The Lost Sock I found these great videos to show the students before they get started! Bubbles from baris parildar on Vimeo. First we talked about the properties of bubbles. I blew some bubbles for the kids to look at (with their hands in their laps...pure torture) but I really wanted them to use their eyes. What shape is the shiney? Where is the light source? For example a window will make a window shaped shiney! What color are the bubbles and why do they start as a clear liquid and then turn rainbowy? 1 First students traced as many different circle shaped objects I could fine!! 2 They added at least two shineys to each bubble 3 Then colored the bubbles using oil pastels, and making sure to leave at least part of the bubble black to make it look transparent So, first the students started drawing bubbles individually... Then, one student suggested that they put their papers together and connect their bubbles. Within a few minutes, I had an entire class on the floor connecting EVERY one of their papers to make a huge bubble mural! They were SO excited and I loved the conversations I heard as they ALL worked together as one giant group!! The end product was a masterpiece and the kids were SO excited!! Some classes drew bubbles together to form words. You can see the words " Pie is Good" at the top of this class' Art! The great thing about this project is that its fun for ALL ages! My four year old (below) drew her own bubble artwork (all by herself) and included herself blowing the bubbles in the bottom corner! She had fun searching for circles in the kitchen. There are Tabasco bottle circles, and salt shaker circles, coffee can lid circles, a soda can circle! So get out your oil pastels and go create some Bubble ART to kick off the SUMMER!!!! The great thing about bubbles is that they are inexpensive and fun no matter what age you are! My daughter got a bubble blower last summer that blew small bubbles inside large bubbles! We took this picture last August!
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Every Year we try to do some sort of All School mural in the beginning of the year. This year we did a Lego theme. Each student made a lego...
This Free Smart Cookie Hat is a fun activity for your students to make and wear to show what smart cookies they are! Hop over and grab it now!
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Lesson on Lying Group Activity The purpose of this activity is to show how hard it is to cover up a lie once it is told. This activity would go great with this family devotion...
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Tiny Sewists: Teaching Kids to Sew with easy lessons sewing on fabric
IF you are like me, you are looking for FUN, yet simple projects for the end of the school year!! I got this idea from this fabulous blog called The Lost Sock I found these great videos to show the students before they get started! Bubbles from baris parildar on Vimeo. First we talked about the properties of bubbles. I blew some bubbles for the kids to look at (with their hands in their laps...pure torture) but I really wanted them to use their eyes. What shape is the shiney? Where is the light source? For example a window will make a window shaped shiney! What color are the bubbles and why do they start as a clear liquid and then turn rainbowy? 1 First students traced as many different circle shaped objects I could fine!! 2 They added at least two shineys to each bubble 3 Then colored the bubbles using oil pastels, and making sure to leave at least part of the bubble black to make it look transparent So, first the students started drawing bubbles individually... Then, one student suggested that they put their papers together and connect their bubbles. Within a few minutes, I had an entire class on the floor connecting EVERY one of their papers to make a huge bubble mural! They were SO excited and I loved the conversations I heard as they ALL worked together as one giant group!! The end product was a masterpiece and the kids were SO excited!! Some classes drew bubbles together to form words. You can see the words " Pie is Good" at the top of this class' Art! The great thing about this project is that its fun for ALL ages! My four year old (below) drew her own bubble artwork (all by herself) and included herself blowing the bubbles in the bottom corner! She had fun searching for circles in the kitchen. There are Tabasco bottle circles, and salt shaker circles, coffee can lid circles, a soda can circle! So get out your oil pastels and go create some Bubble ART to kick off the SUMMER!!!! The great thing about bubbles is that they are inexpensive and fun no matter what age you are! My daughter got a bubble blower last summer that blew small bubbles inside large bubbles! We took this picture last August!
This Free Smart Cookie Hat is a fun activity for your students to make and wear to show what smart cookies they are! Hop over and grab it now!
Based on Kentucky Elementary Visual Art Core Content/Program Reviews, this SMART goals document allows you to easily reference lesson plans and reflect in order to have documentation of your SMART goals mastery. Use as is or modify to meet your specific needs.
The past few months my students have been making feathers for a group mural. This idea was inspired by my friend and celebrity in the art community, Cassie Stephens! Head on over to her blog and check out her magical art teacher'n treasures at Cassie Stephen's Blog!! Her original inspo was international street artist, Kelsey Montague. Her inspiring murals challenge people to ask the question "What Lifts you" "What makes your heart Soar?" My students are going to be writing about their passions and inspirations that "lifts" them! I want each student that comes to my art class to feel as though they are walking out with wings on their back, so they can bravely rise up to their dreams with courage and passion! I want them to feel confident in themselves and know that the sky is the limit! First, students painted on watercolor paper with tempera paint using a value gradient of tints and shades using one color plus black on the left and white on the right. They had to blend the colors so thet the different shades did not look like stripes One group did primary and secondary colors red, orange, yellow, green blue, and violet. The next group would paint intermediate colors, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red=violet Fourth and fifth graders used 9' by 24' paper and 3rd graders used smaller paper the next class, students then traced different shapes of feathers using white prisma color pencils and cut them out then they decorated them with unique lines and designs with white prisma color pencils My wonderful and extremely talented student teacher, Naz Kaya Erdal and I layed them out on three large sheets of black butcher paper until the feathers looked symmetrical. Once we finished the shape, we taped each feather down to the paper with painter's tape Then I hung that bad boy with TONS and tons and TONS of staples!! The next morning the kids were SO excited to find their feathers turned into GIANT wings!!! I hope the parents who come to visit will snap a pic in front of the wings and post to #ArtisFly and #riseupandsoar hashtags for social media!
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Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that allows you to create unique, freeform printed images every time. Unlike the more common relief printing, which uses a block stamp to reproduce the same image over and over again, monoprinting allows the freedom to create each image anew. This will allow you to produce abstract
My first graders are studying Claude Monet right now! First we watched a cute video (below) to learn about the artist Then we drew the gar...
Keep your students engaged and learning when you cannot be there! Your students will design their own unique patterned hands with this low-prep, concise, middle school art sub plan. Easy to follow 1-page lesson/hand-out includes: List of materials Definition of pattern Instructions of how to create it Step by step and finished examples Also Included: 8.5x11 step by step and finished examples Great For: Simple art sub plan or lesson A longer block Grades 5-8 Distance learning Related Products • Creative Doodle Art Sub Plan • Create a Comic Strip Art Sub Plan • Impressionist Landscape Art Sub Plan • Cubist Value Drawing Art Sub Plan • Watercolor Illustration Art Sub Plan • One Point Perspective Letter Art Sub Plan
My first successful one-point perspective art lesson that my students loved. Perspective is part magic and part math and for creative types like me, there
At our school it's customary to keep artwork at school until the of the school year. Students make a portfolio in june to take their work home. On front of it is a drawing in the style of one of the art movements we studied that year. In 2021-2022 it was pop art. These are the grade 6 portfolio folders with a self portrait in the style of Roy Lichtenstein. You need: For the folder: paper A1 size, folded in half For the drawing: white drawing paper A4 size markers skin color pencils fine marker in black Show artwork of Lichtenstein and discuss the important features: use of primary colors (sometimes with green), grid dots, black outlines, speech bubbles and slogans (onomatopoeia). contents portfolio folder grade 6 How? Draw a self portrait on the small sheet. Add a text in a speech bubble that suits you. Color your face using skin color pencils. Use markers for the rest of your drawing. Fill one part of your drawing with dots. Fill the background with a pattern. Outline everything with a black marker. Past e your work on the large sheet. Draw in large letters: portfolio + you name + the school year. all artworks are made by students of grade 6
Introducing the newest book in the Foodie Collection~ a delectable read about all the different ways to be smart~ featured in the MaiStoryBook Library Collection: “The Smart Cookie” by Jory John &a…
When teaching English abroad for an entire semester, it can be easy run out of ideas. Need new lesson plans for your ILP Gym class? Look no further if you'll be teaching gym!
Physical activities, videos, books, games and art projects for teaching elementary geometry vocabulary of points, lines, and angles
I've created this I Am a Scientist Unit so our future scientists can learn and research about what a scientist does and the tools they use.
This post is an introduction for Montessori inspired music for young children that includes hand bells, guitar, piano, and more.
Teach students how to set SMART goals with this FREE
Last year, I taught some Bible lessons with the theme of the Five Senses. It was so much fun that I thought I'd share it. I taught e...
Planner Setup Tip: Simplifying Weekly Lesson Planning. Organized Chaos. Setting up all of your elementary general music lesson plans for the school year in your teacher planner to make weekly lesson planning easier and faster.
TUTORIAL FOR LIZARD HEAD HERE http://www.elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/2013/05/catching-up-lots-of-fun-stuff.html I have been so busy lately and have hardly had time to blog. Thank you so much for the Versatile blogger awards. I will eventually get some time to reciprocate! I appologise! I really appreciate all my readers and your sweet sweet comments. I have two high maintenence toddlers at home that keep me on my toes! We have been doing so many things in here and I need to catch up and bring my camera this week to update the latest. Here are some things from a few weeks ago… These cubes are so easy to make and you can be so creative with what they put inside. Some kids put an alien inside, some made flowers, animals, tvs, and some made it into a giant robot head Ok this made my day. Today I had a parent tell me that they were on their way to the zoo and saw a painting of Van Gogh outside the art museum and the child said, “Look mommy, it’s Vincent Van Gogh!” It made the two weeks of yellow paint stains on my pants completely worth it!! Shout out to Artolazzi! Jenny Bartolazzi, you are a genius! Your ideas impress me and your posts never disappoint. I am so glad you blog so I can copy you! My kids are so happy with their chameleons because of you. I love the candid picture I caught of a student snuzzling up to her chameleons as though they were made out of velvet and purred like kittens!! You can find step by step instructions for these chameleons on her blog here: http://artolazzi.blogspot.com/2011/04/3-d-lizard-directions.html My kids used the same steps as we used on the bunny head to make the chameleon head They LOVED them. We watched these videos first, some of the other classes gave theirs sun glasses Some kids even made a cube cage for their Chameleons and I gave a prize to the one who could spell chameleon first! AND I will conclude with a random photo from one of my recent newborn photoshoots that has nothing to do with elementary art! This also keeps me busy! Is she not the cutest thing God ever breathed life into! www.shelbyjunephotography.com She makes my ovaries hurt!
Drawing with children 5 basic elements of shape is our next lesson as we follow Mona Brookes' book lesson plan.
We are currently studying fossils and dinosaurs as we are reading “The Enormous Egg”, by Oliver Butterworth. We made these Four Types of Fossils Models. Each student needed one individu…
Lesson planning for music teachers can feel overwhelming and tedious. Planning lessons in music education is easier than you might think.
Plan the new school year with these goal setting worksheets for kids. Use this goal planning printable to help kids plan and take action on their goals.
Perspective taking is an important first step in empathy - this post shares about a perspective taking lesson to use in upper elementary
Save money and water with a sprinkler controller that connects with an app or smart assistant.
