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This year's back to school art project was for everyone in the building to trace their hand and then decorate it to tell about their selves. They could include favorite hobbies, subjects, colors, teams, foods etc. Once they were cut out I assembled them into a large banner to display for Back to School Night. Everyone was excited to look for their hand.<br />
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Here's a close up of some of the hands:<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Khamsas / Hand designs worked great for the fourth grade fundraiser. Bright colorful and all look great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Third grade made Owls for the fundraiser activity. Again, excellent results! Sharpie and water color crayons.....</span>D.Mellotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636904190325067203noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-8704277978845238932012-10-03T05:50:00.001-07:002012-10-03T05:51:23.561-07:00Fish ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The PTA signed us up for a fundraiser, so I've been working on that the last few weeks. I've tried over the years to find projects for the children that are bright, colorful and have a really high rate of success. I'll post some of the things I am doing this year. Second grade did fish. We drew them and then outlined with Sharpies. We used water color crayons for the color. They are coming out beautiful. Very impressed!</span>D.Mellotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636904190325067203noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-64002673897555412972012-09-24T14:40:00.000-07:002012-09-24T14:44:02.510-07:00Contour Line Drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1.Show an example of a contour line drawing. Explain that you only draw the outline. No details. You must look at the object, this is drawing from life not imagination.
2.Demonstrate the project.
3.Look at the gourds for about 30 seconds. Look at the shape and color. Place them in the middle of the table and do not move them.
4.Draw the gourd at least 5 times. Overlap them. Draw the ones closest to us large and the ones far away small. You can draw more if you have extra time!
5.Add sharpie.
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1.Add colored pencil. Overlap the colors to make new colors. Really look at the gourds to see the color. Are they all yellow? (orange/green)
2.Add watercolor. You can use the watercolor to make shadows under the gourds. What colors will work for shadows?
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Kandinsky Colorweaver
Wassily Kandinsky made a beautiful painting called "Color Studies" back in the early 1900's that is fun to imitate with oil pastels instead of watercolor.
1. Distribute 9" x 12" pieces of art paper to students. Give them rulers to measure and draw pencil lines across the middle of the paper in both directions.
2. Ask the students to start in the center and with an oil pastel, draw an angle and fill in the triangle that is created. Continue around the center with drawing triangles, only changing colors each time.
3. Once a diamond is created, add bands of color around the diamond, always changing color on the pencil lines. Continue until the paper is filled with color.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sorry, it's been a while since we've updated... I'm going to try to get it going again.... This year as an opening project I had EVERYONE in the school create a self portrait. I sent out emails to the staff and placed the paper in the staff's mailboxes. The children created theirs in art class. We colored them in and cut them out. I actually cut out kindergarten since it was their first art lesson of the year. It was interesting how many of the teachers tried to get creative when it came to turning their's in. Many had their friends, children, or co-workers draw them. I introduced the children to the Where's Waldo books... yes introduced, hard to believe so many had never heard of them. I then glued all the self portraits on a large sheet of bulletin board paper with the principal as our Waldo. She was very prompt about turning her self portrait in, and I might add did a great job on it. Needless to say our display is getting quite the response in the hallway. It's been a fun way to start the year.</span>D.Mellotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636904190325067203noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-64682757478800824992012-06-06T07:39:00.001-07:002012-06-06T07:39:45.931-07:00Monarch Butterflies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We wrote a grant at my school to build a butterfly habitat. Each class was given butterfly larvae to watch. When they turned into butterflies they were put into the butterfly sanctuary outside the Library. Interest was high on the subject of monarch butterflies! My second grade students first drew the butterflies in pencil and colored with orange, black, and white crayon. The next week they used oil pastels and watercolor paint for the background. The paintings were beautiful in the hallway next to the Library and I ended up with a great lesson on teaching symmetry in nature.Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-5594816005675815462012-02-15T13:20:00.001-08:002012-02-15T13:30:59.665-08:00Hearts with Tints and Shades<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yyz112g-mOs/Tzwh5wIRznI/AAAAAAAAAJk/AWk-2Le2mck/s1600/February%2B2012%2B026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709475703654829682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yyz112g-mOs/Tzwh5wIRznI/AAAAAAAAAJk/AWk-2Le2mck/s320/February%2B2012%2B026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5MoRyjw-QOE/Tzwh5asHWYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/sCmlnqE6EK8/s1600/February%2B2012%2B023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709475697899559298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5MoRyjw-QOE/Tzwh5asHWYI/AAAAAAAAAJY/sCmlnqE6EK8/s320/February%2B2012%2B023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I have fourth grade students divide their paper into 1/4's and trace a heart in each section. I teach a lesson on tints, shades and also complementary colors. We used tempera paint cakes to paint them. I let them decide how to paint the hearts and background but encourage them to try a few tints, shades or a complementary color combination. It could also be used with patterns.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-43056883912816497322012-02-15T13:13:00.001-08:002012-02-15T13:18:22.050-08:00My Family<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD_PwN0q9Mw/TzwgNxcs5zI/AAAAAAAAAJM/b4PnoRYqh0I/s1600/February%2B2012%2B005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709473848583055154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD_PwN0q9Mw/TzwgNxcs5zI/AAAAAAAAAJM/b4PnoRYqh0I/s320/February%2B2012%2B005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-AmLg9xB_o/TzwgNZhFiSI/AAAAAAAAAJA/BZY4zIwd8YA/s1600/February%2B2012%2B004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709473842158995746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-AmLg9xB_o/TzwgNZhFiSI/AAAAAAAAAJA/BZY4zIwd8YA/s320/February%2B2012%2B004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3GNNI08Kyoo/TzwgM5fzxXI/AAAAAAAAAI0/M1oqK80ReYs/s1600/February%2B2012%2B001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709473833563702642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3GNNI08Kyoo/TzwgM5fzxXI/AAAAAAAAAI0/M1oqK80ReYs/s320/February%2B2012%2B001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kindergarten students end up with a red heart to give away and a heart framed drawing of their family to take home. I fold red paper and pre-draw 1/2 of a heart for them. They cut on the line, open it up, and are amazed that they have a perfect heart! They decorate their heart or write a message. We glue the heart frame to white paper and they draw their family.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">So sweet.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-20274050560279817622012-02-15T12:57:00.000-08:002012-02-15T13:12:29.443-08:00Favorites From February<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5Cbxl3jP-c/Tzwdlns4yLI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5xvR3JI3oNQ/s1600/February%2B2012%2B015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709470959748565170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5Cbxl3jP-c/Tzwdlns4yLI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5xvR3JI3oNQ/s320/February%2B2012%2B015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkyjIauTO74/TzwdlLdyNPI/AAAAAAAAAIc/Jwaef5qkCF4/s1600/February%2B2012%2B013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709470952169026802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkyjIauTO74/TzwdlLdyNPI/AAAAAAAAAIc/Jwaef5qkCF4/s320/February%2B2012%2B013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Clay Hearts with Coiling</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3rd Grade</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Third grade students roll clay out with rolling pins, use heart shaped cookie cutters to cut a heart shape. I teach a lesson on coiling and they add at least one coil on top of their heart, some add three or four. We glazed them.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bsVV2etxCK4/TzwdkrmCeRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/otcoswWW-wc/s1600/February%2B2012%2B009.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GG9xETM9ino/Tzwdjy3np2I/AAAAAAAAAIE/X7-mXoG0GUA/s1600/February%2B2012%2B005.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wv5C4wfS5Ec/TzwdjDQnf_I/AAAAAAAAAH4/HKI8854FpwA/s1600/February%2B2012%2B004.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-89461321269716037902012-02-01T10:17:00.000-08:002012-02-01T10:17:38.840-08:00Snowflakes...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4WPJD_xQOkM/TymBgxv2XPI/AAAAAAAAAwM/1xb_pOMKaOY/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4WPJD_xQOkM/TymBgxv2XPI/AAAAAAAAAwM/1xb_pOMKaOY/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBcBGsFAnVA/TymBmwaOgPI/AAAAAAAAAwc/AUO_SBEQkUs/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBcBGsFAnVA/TymBmwaOgPI/AAAAAAAAAwc/AUO_SBEQkUs/s320/IMG_0114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is a quick and fun lesson on symmetry and cool colors... I had the students draw snowflakes with sharpies. We then went over the lines with regular crayola markers (cool colors). They took a paint brush and spread water over the markers to make it blend. The next week we added white glitter to the snowflakes.</span>D.Mellotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636904190325067203noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-83641584675766602332012-01-28T09:35:00.000-08:002012-01-28T09:40:19.714-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dHUIdl78ma0/TyQyHbJznfI/AAAAAAAAABw/jdvQoVZsW00/s1600/IMG_2297.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dHUIdl78ma0/TyQyHbJznfI/AAAAAAAAABw/jdvQoVZsW00/s320/IMG_2297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738131287252466" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mrJCUBT73AA/TyQx_N-60XI/AAAAAAAAABk/p0i34CR6Mpc/s1600/IMG_2298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mrJCUBT73AA/TyQx_N-60XI/AAAAAAAAABk/p0i34CR6Mpc/s320/IMG_2298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702737990312972658" /></a>I did these projects simultaneously with first graders. The first week we talked about patterns and glued all the pasta to create a radial pattern snowflake. While they worked on that, I also called one group at a time to paint the snowballs for their snowman. We used a half way blown up balloon as a stamp to stamp the paint onto the page. The next week they painted their pasta snowflake white and we read The Biggest Best Snowman. They then finished their snowman by adding all the details with construction paper crayons.sharmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838218166399763891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-67686047885971344742012-01-28T09:30:00.000-08:002012-01-28T09:33:58.836-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RBwGW4NyCuE/TyQw1hCe1jI/AAAAAAAAABY/Exi_231vESk/s1600/IMG_2454.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RBwGW4NyCuE/TyQw1hCe1jI/AAAAAAAAABY/Exi_231vESk/s320/IMG_2454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702736724117870130" /></a>This project was based on the book Owl Moon. We drew and painted the owls the first week, then the second week we read the book and talked about how to create art by working together (incorporating the second grade collaborative art SOL). Each table was responsible for painting their tree and moon as a group. They then taped their owls onto their tree.sharmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838218166399763891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-17938310553878009192012-01-27T09:37:00.000-08:002012-01-27T09:42:01.329-08:00Art & Literature: Winter<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6UZ0fsHdoyI/TyLhc1nREVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/J9V5F4zpZaQ/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702367963748831570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6UZ0fsHdoyI/TyLhc1nREVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/J9V5F4zpZaQ/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NaVqLBqTVOk/TyLhcRJRU-I/AAAAAAAAAGs/3bcSOCuXfBQ/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702367953959343074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NaVqLBqTVOk/TyLhcRJRU-I/AAAAAAAAAGs/3bcSOCuXfBQ/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I read <em>The Biggest, Best Snowman</em> to first graders before we did snowman drawings with black crayon and chalk. I showed them how they could layer three different colors of chalk and then blend them together with a kleenex for the background.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-71290435631064368862012-01-27T09:26:00.000-08:002012-01-27T09:31:07.911-08:00Art & Literature: Winter<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JPX-kkejjrA/TyLfRgufMzI/AAAAAAAAAFw/ewiA8YAxEbI/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702365570140156722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JPX-kkejjrA/TyLfRgufMzI/AAAAAAAAAFw/ewiA8YAxEbI/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tkgkk06-s0U/TyLettWYogI/AAAAAAAAAFk/EBwA30ORQs4/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702364955053433346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tkgkk06-s0U/TyLettWYogI/AAAAAAAAAFk/EBwA30ORQs4/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I read Kevin Henkes book <em>Birds </em>before we did mixed media snow scenes including birds in winter.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-91825361817571561452012-01-24T13:44:00.000-08:002012-01-24T13:52:38.828-08:00Cityscape in Winter<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDx1-1QRnPU/Tx8nJ5f5SHI/AAAAAAAAADg/X0mtPMGTLcE/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701318704281241714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDx1-1QRnPU/Tx8nJ5f5SHI/AAAAAAAAADg/X0mtPMGTLcE/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNKlLnxAo68/Tx8nJq5CuyI/AAAAAAAAADU/Rjd5qfc93TI/s1600/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701318700360186658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNKlLnxAo68/Tx8nJq5CuyI/AAAAAAAAADU/Rjd5qfc93TI/s320/Winter%2BArt%2B%2526%2BLit%2B003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">It Fell in the City</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">I read the poem by Eve Merriam <em>It Fell in the City</em> to kindergarten students.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">They cut out paper shapes to make their cities, added details, and then used q-tips to </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">paint on the white tempera for snow.</span></div></div>Janis Gillespiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486739468893110561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-65796004066249215272012-01-11T09:44:00.000-08:002012-01-11T09:46:52.196-08:00Top 50 Art Education Blogs<a href="http://mastersinarteducation.com/2010/top-50-art-education-blogs/">Top 50 Art Blogs</a>ekwatsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778721817385025763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-19122548154022527592011-12-16T08:32:00.000-08:002011-12-16T08:43:46.531-08:00Painted Cardinals<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FHqH5dwOc_g/TutyqIHkzGI/AAAAAAAAAEw/vvr0Oal3UAw/s1600/Cardinals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FHqH5dwOc_g/TutyqIHkzGI/AAAAAAAAAEw/vvr0Oal3UAw/s320/Cardinals.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686765022544710754" /></a><br /><br />I found this lesson here: <a href="http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/"></a><br /><br />Supplies:<br />• 12″ x 18″ white paper <br />• Blue metallic tempera paint (Michael’s craft store will have this paint) <br />• Pencil <br />• Black, red, yellow and white tempera paint <br />• Q-tips for snow <br /><br /><br />1.Look at pictures of cardinals. Talk about positive and negative space. (The cardinal and trees are positive, the sky is negative)<br />2. Explain however, that it’s not necessary to draw the entire body, just the head and neck area.<br />3. Draw the cardinal's head and neck, then branches behind him.<br />4. Add blue sparkle paint in the sky (negative), the beak yellow, add brown for the branches, paint the cardinal red, and last paint the black patch around the eye. <br /><br />Week 2:<br />1. finish painting.<br />2. with a thin brush paint black outlines (or you could give the students sharpies)<br />3. Paint white dots for snow.ekwatsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778721817385025763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-89477101876812394322011-12-16T08:08:00.000-08:002011-12-16T08:16:20.158-08:00Winter Birch Trees<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VUTHZm7whtg/TuttWyFPlOI/AAAAAAAAAEk/sYRf6ALp2qE/s1600/birch%2BTrees.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VUTHZm7whtg/TuttWyFPlOI/AAAAAAAAAEk/sYRf6ALp2qE/s320/birch%2BTrees.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686759192653698274" /></a><br /><br />I found this lesson on Deep Space Sparkle:<br /><br />We looked at Monet’s painting “Magpie” and talked about the winter landscape.<br /><br />Supplies: 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper (school grade “Biggie” Brand or Canson), watercolor palette including white (if you don’t have white watercolor/gouache use tempera paint), masking tape or blue painter's tape, salt, small and medium size watercolor brush.<br /><br />1.Tear strips of masking tape in half lengthwise (not easy) and use ripped or torn edge for the outside of tree. Place the straight edge towards the middle. Do again so there are two torn edges creating the tree. Add branches if you would like. Smooth down with back of fingernail. Make sure ALL trees extend off the top of the paper.<br />2.Paint a line across the trees near the top. (horizon line)<br />3.Mingle two or even three colors together to create a winter sky. I like blues, reds, and purples but the children will know what colors they like. It helps to lay down a layer of water so that the colors blend easily. As soon as the color is on, sprinkle salt onto the paper (right).<br />4.Painting snow can be a bit tricky. I suggested that the students mix a bit of white paint with a touch of brown and paint over some areas of the painting. You could also choose blue but brown makes a better contrast to what is almost always a blue sky. explain shadows. <br />5. On the white board, next to my sample painting, I drew a sun in the top right corner of where my painting hung. From there, I could draw an imaginary line to demonstrate where shadows would fall. Paint all the way off the paper.<br />6. Using a small brush and black paint, draw trees along the horizon line. Paint right over the masking tape.<br />7.The quickest and easiest part of the lesson: bark. Peel off masking tape. If it tears, don’t worry. Just glue wayward piece down (glue stick,not white glue). Using a small brush and the black watercolor paint, paint small curved lines across the tree. Add a fence along the horizon line and in the foreground too.ekwatsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778721817385025763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-23996943761819549222011-12-16T05:36:00.000-08:002011-12-16T05:45:30.146-08:00Tissue Paper Leaves<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c6s-_ggJifY/TutJY4zczmI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TQirp_RSCrQ/s1600/leaves.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c6s-_ggJifY/TutJY4zczmI/AAAAAAAAAEY/TQirp_RSCrQ/s320/leaves.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686719646399254114" /></a><br /><br /><br />Supplies:<br />6″ x 9″ white drawing paper<br />Tissue paper cut into 5″ x 5″ squares<br />Mixture of white glue and water<br />small paint brush<br />Black marker (waterproof is best)<br />Oil Pastel<br /><br />1. Tracing or drawing the Leaves with sharpie. Have pictures of leaves. They can put the tissue paper on top of the leaf drawings or draw leaves on their own. They must have newspaper under the tissue paper at all times. <br /><br />2.Cut out leaves and arrange the leaves on the paper and brush smooth with the glue mixture under and on top. (Mod Podge would work too.)<br /><br />3. Pick your next leaf and do it again! Encourage overlapping!<br /><br />4. Week 2: The students will finish gluing leaves, and draw oil pastel leaves.<br /><br />5. The students will then add a frame. (If there is time they can add tissue paper scraps to decorate the frame.)ekwatsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778721817385025763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-12982339289894689132011-12-09T13:21:00.001-08:002011-12-09T15:28:28.342-08:00Candy House<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B752GrRVqZc/TuJ9Y1hyi4I/AAAAAAAAAao/quHIIHczOvA/s1600/P1020557.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684243545334123394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B752GrRVqZc/TuJ9Y1hyi4I/AAAAAAAAAao/quHIIHczOvA/s320/P1020557.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L8gb1r8B9U/TuJ81AlmxmI/AAAAAAAAAac/Vaka2TxUNdo/s1600/P1020555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684242929827628642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8L8gb1r8B9U/TuJ81AlmxmI/AAAAAAAAAac/Vaka2TxUNdo/s320/P1020555.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684242924737643602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EiZnt_NhvTs/TuJ80toDxFI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/snN47y6Gsuw/s320/P1020551.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>I've made these candy houses for several years with 1st grade (man do they like talking about candy). This year I tied in a literacy aspect and read "Hansel and Gretel" by James Marshall. To start out the house they make two candy canes for the sides (upside down "J"s), connect the bottoms of the candy canes, and make a pointed roof. After that the decoration is up to them. The houses that look the best usually have the most details. A fun lesson for right before winter vacation.</div></div></div>Caitlin Kell Lofarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035121210100386994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-22592240384375373992011-12-09T13:14:00.001-08:002011-12-09T15:29:29.538-08:00Klimt Winter Trees<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j2NtYdgbIFQ/TuJ7bYgMXpI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/J9J8Jgs3zo8/s1600/P1020554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684241390059150994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j2NtYdgbIFQ/TuJ7bYgMXpI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/J9J8Jgs3zo8/s320/P1020554.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I got this idea from another blog (artolazzi - an awesome one if you haven't checked it out), here's the link to the original lesson <a href="http://artolazzi.blogspot.com/2009/11/klimt-winter-trees.html">http://artolazzi.blogspot.com/2009/11/klimt-winter-trees.html</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>These trees turned out awesome! It took us 3 sessions to make, but didn't take the whole time of each session (we were working on finishing our last project). The kids really loved making these and it was a great way to introdce Klimt! Day 1 we painted the background, day 2 we painted swirly trees and learned about Klimt, and Day 3 we did the decorating (snow, metallic paint designs, sequins and rhinestones). A great wintery lesson!</div>Caitlin Kell Lofarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02035121210100386994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-73009100279525015862011-12-05T08:21:00.000-08:002011-12-06T09:06:55.564-08:00Horse of another Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W3bvwl0DzDw/Tt5LqagwjEI/AAAAAAAAAv4/Zbqegi2Z_oo/s1600/horse.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W3bvwl0DzDw/Tt5LqagwjEI/AAAAAAAAAv4/Zbqegi2Z_oo/s1600/horse.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LDm_8ntlAeo/TtzvNfxOnAI/AAAAAAAAACo/LXOa0NWb8UU/s1600/Horse+color.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>This is based on several books.."Everything but the Horse", by Holly Hobbie, "Hush, Little Horse", by Jane Yolen, and a really old story, "Horse of a Different Color"...which I cannot now find.<br />
The students will make a jointed horse shape by tracing pieces of the horse onto the desired color of paper and coloring the pieces with either patterns or realistic shadings, depending on which book you are illustrating. The sections are cut out, put together with brads, and a yarn tail is added to finish it off. The students love them, and move them around the table in a varity of positions. <br />
I did this with first graders, but it can be used whereever...the older students do better with the more realistic horses. I used construction paper and markers for most of the horses, but you may wish to use oil pastels.<br />
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Enjoy!Susan Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539211412681408730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8434752092331403290.post-16408010465635128552011-11-28T10:29:00.000-08:002011-11-28T10:29:02.247-08:00Fall Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDwFWvly0HY/TtPStSTns3I/AAAAAAAAAvg/0cAxMoAfP5k/s1600/ctree3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDwFWvly0HY/TtPStSTns3I/AAAAAAAAAvg/0cAxMoAfP5k/s320/ctree3.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yG3qpHBSpA/TtPSuTYDCTI/AAAAAAAAAvw/U7gmf9kuDHc/s1600/ctree2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yG3qpHBSpA/TtPSuTYDCTI/AAAAAAAAAvw/U7gmf9kuDHc/s320/ctree2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a project that I used to do every year. I found my sample and decided to do them this year. I was so happy I made that decision, they came out beautiful. I did them with fourth grade. We made the tissue paper collage background one week, and then added the tree with oil pastels the next. We were able to review our shading to make things look three dimensional.</span>D.Mellotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636904190325067203noreply@blogger.com5