Sun Made Copies of Awesomeness (again)
2020 UPDATE.(Scroll down further in the post to see the art lesson ideas.) Since posting this lesson, I took a history of photography course. I feel a few changes and […]
Category Archives: 4th Grade
Art Teacher Blogs. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! (Winslow Homer)
I am not a very original person. Most of the projects I do are crafted from lessons I photocopied at my first school and have made alterations on. Some I […]
Dia de Los Muertos!!
It’s October – which means Dia de Los Muertos is right around the corner! I imagine all other parent art volunteers are thinking of what Halloween or fall project to […]
Pour Painting
The Project: POUR PAINTING Each student was given a wooden structure and cups of paint in a rainbow of colors to choose from. After learning about Holton Rower and watching […]
The most fun. Ever!
The best part of this lesson was watching the kids. Ani Hoover is a new favorite of mine. http://www.flandersartgallery.com/artistprofile/ani-hoover I talked to the kids about modern artists. They’re alive! And…. […]
That cool thing you saw on Pinterest that you want to try with the kids……
How to Present a New Art Lesson It can be scary as an Art Docent when you are considering a new project for your class. What worked for your second […]
Fostering Creativity
I thought this PBS artice was super inspiring. Creativity is the freest form of self-expression. There is nothing more satisfying and fullfilling for children than to be able to express […]
Mehndi – Henna Tattoo
Mehndi, the art of henna painting on the body, has been practiced in parts of India, Africa and the Middle East for centuries. Henna is a dye procured from a […]
Painting like Dale Chihuly
A fantastic Lesson from Pepperpaints Painting Like Dale Chihuly Chihuly is well know for his glass works but his paintings and his painting style is also impressive. Click the picture […]
Don’t cry over spilled paint
Let gravity do the work – Pendulum painting I remember playing with those plastic disks with the pencil holes in them. How precise and careful you had to be to exert […]
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