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Cityscape Collage Project
The word “collage” literally means to glue. And if there’s anything children love to do, it’s playing with glue. The love of all things sticky can work for your advantage when you use it to work in some learning while giving your students the opportunity to use it in making art.
How to Make Really Easy Animal Masks with Plaster Wrap
For this animal plaster mask project you’ll want to plan for at least three total hours of completion time. This is best done with upper elementary-aged students. For the materials, you can try to get some donated, such as the mask forms and plaster wraps. In short, you’ll need:
Art Camp Project : Blue Horse by Franz Marc
If you plan on hosting an art camp, keep reading to discover how to host one using the Blue Horse by Franz Marc as inspiration. This lesson is great for the classroom as well. Any age and ability level can do it!
Art is at the Core : The Last Supper
It has been said that Leonardo Da Vinci accomplished more than any other man in history. He was an inventor, a musician, a sculptor, an architect, an engineer, a writer, and a painter (among so many other things). Da Vinci is a staple in art curriculums worldwide, here are some ideas for integrating one of his most famous works, The Last Supper, with other subjects.
Art is at the Core : Eileen Agar
Few classic works of literature spark the level of whimsy reached by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. That’s one of the reasons a myriad of artists have created works based on the stories over the years. As such, the incorporation of the story with Eileen Agar’s Lewis Carroll and Alice makes for an engaging and fun addition to any classroom. Here you will find ideas for using the work to enhance and integrate with other subjects.
Art is at the Core: Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai was born in 1760 to an artisan family in Edo, Japan. He became an apprentice to a woodcarver at the age of 14. At 18, he was accepted into the school of Katsukawa Shunsho, where he began his mastery of ukiyo-e, a style of woodblock printing and painting.
Bob Reeker: Capstone Projects and Clay
“Capstone project” is one of the latest buzz terms in education. It is often a research-based experience resulting in demonstrating what is discovered during the research, and it can take most any form of delivery.
Assemblages Pinterest-inspired Art Project
The week before we hosted the Whole Schools Initiative Winter Retreat at my school, I realized we needed something to hang on the bulletin board in the foyer by our school entrance. There was a ton of artwork in our foyer already. I panicked only a small amount before hitting Pinterest.
Collaborative Octopus Canvas
Just thought I'd share this canvas that my students and I made a couple of years ago. It is one of my favorite collaborative pieces that we have ever created. This is an art form that I highly recommend that you do with your art students.
Nothing But a Hound Dog : Absolutely Adorable Art Project
If you are a teacher who is looking for engaging and creative projects for your classroom, this lesson is for you! Sparked by a love for one special hound dog, this lesson is perfect to use with musical and children’s literature prompts!
