Are you looking for good team-building and problem-solving activities? Here are a few I've tried as an elementary school principal. If I thought it was accomplished with a good amount of success, I gave those activities a “thumbs up”. I’ll also share a few that I thought fell short! Look for the “thumbs down”!
A light filled, colourful rainbow preschool, designed to nuture and inspire the creativity of the children using this beautiful space.
Here's a lesson we recently completed in 3rd grade. First, I took a picture of each student and printed it in black and white. I also cu...
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Ready, set, POSE! I use my iPhone to take photos of my students. I usually do this on a day during which they are intently engaged with another lesson, and pull one or two students at a time into t…
I particularly love the infusion of Aboriginal and Canadian heritage in this artwork. Great job! Lesson Background: Well, after a wonderful year off to look after my baby boy, I now find myself back in the busy exciting creativity of school again! This year I am teaching a Year 5 class and they are a fantastic bunch of kids. To start the new school year off we made these self-portraits. The students were asked to show me what they've been thinking about and imagining, and to make their self-portrait artworks tell me about who they are. Lesson Materials (per student): Photos of the students in a 'thinking pose' printed onto A4 paper and cut out (my students did this themselves) 1 sheet of A3 art paper (watercolour if possible) Watercolour paints (we used watercolour discs) Water containers Newspaper or covering to keep the tables clean A glue-stick 1 small fine paintbrush 1 thick paintbrush 1 black permanent marker Lesson Steps: 1. We looked at some sample artworks from some other blogs: http://cappywrites.com/2010/11/25/im-accidentally-delusional/ http://carlisleartclass.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/use-your-brain.html 2. We discussed what shapes, images, colours, lines and techniques (such as shading) looked most effective. 3. We stuck our photo on the bottom corner of the A3 paper. 4. We used a black sharpie (permanent marker) to start drawing patterns, pictures, symbols and words that helped to represent ourselves. 5. We coloured images in bright watercolour paints. 6. Some of us chose to paint the background as well. 7. When dry, we went over the black marker in any places where the paint had covered the black marker. Year 5, I am super impressed at your first artworks of the year! Next time, I'll start to teach you how to create these blog posts yourselves. Well done, 5B! Year 5 Artworks:
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Here is a list of 31 easy watercolor art ideas for beginner artists. Have fun creating stunning, colorful watercolor paintings!
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Here is a list of 31 easy watercolor art ideas for beginner artists. Have fun creating stunning, colorful watercolor paintings!
One of the best parts about recruiting judges for the Regional Design Annual: Getting a chance to browse their brilliant archives. Morla was one of the judges of the 2016 RDA. Below, you’ll find her words and works. Official bio: Jennifer Morla is president and creative director of Morla Design, San Francisco. With over 300 awards of excellence, her work has been recognized by virtually every organization in the field of visual communication. She is the 2010 recipient of grap
This easy Alzheimer's Activity using torn paper was inspired by the serigraphs of Ted Harrison. The bright colors are ubeat and fun!
