One Last Lesson
Yes! You can put away the Art Room and still have something to do. The students probably have the supplies for this artwork in their desks already. And the best […]
Category Archives: 5th 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 […]
Megalithic Macho Moai Men of Rapa Nui
Model a Moai Statue! Pique a child’s interest in history by recreating the ancient stone-carved statues of Easter Island using self-hardening dough or clay. “There exists in the midst of […]
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 […]
Abstract Expressionism – Go with it!
Abstract Expressionism has a shared history with the The Great Depression. This art method was a very colorful way to wake up our nation after a long struggle. Artists of […]
Positive and Negative – the Japanese art of Notan
The Espansion of the Square Notan is a Japanese word which means “dark-light.” The word, however, means more than that. The principle of Notan as it relates to design is defined […]
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