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Eye Holes in Mask Grades Various
Tip to help make holes in paper masks: If your class is making masks for art with paper plates, here's an easy way to make to the eye holes: Draw the eyes onto the mask, then poke one blade of your scissors into the center of one eye. From your center point, cut to the edge of your eye. Keep doing this until your incisions look like the spokes of a wheel. Once you've finished, just fold all the pieces backward into the mask. They should tear off easily. Ta da! You have an eye hole! Submitted by: Patricia Pruim - Iskut, BC, Canada
My Colorful Apple Tree Grades K-1 This activity will help students learn their colors. You will need a basic tree shape, along with a small apple. On each apple, write the color that you want students to know. They will first color their tree and then the apples. Students will then glue apples onto the tree.
"The Homework Machine" Visualizing Activity Grades Any
This lesson incorporates Language Arts into Art. I use this with primary students, but it could be used for any grade. Submitted by: Patricia Pruim - Iskut, BC, Canada
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Simulated Ink Grades Any
Make inexpensive calligraphy ink: An easy way to simulate art/calligraphy ink is to mix a small amount of water into black tempera paint. I've found that a ratio of about 1 part water to 4 or 5 parts paint works well. Submitted by: Patricia Pruim - Iskut, BC, Canada
Classroom Window DecorGrades Any
Summary: Make tissue paper designs to place in the window.
You will need contact paper and different colors of tissue paper. Cut your contact paper into squares, peel it apart, and give one to each child. On Christmas, for instance, they can use different shades of green and red and stick them on the contact paper in a triangle shape to simulate a tree. The pieces of tissue paper can overlap. They could put a brown square near the bottom to represent the trunk. Once, they have completed their Christmas tree (or pumpkin for Halloween, or shamrock for St. Patrick's Day, etc), you simply put a second piece of contact paper over their art. They can then use scissors to cut around the edge of their design. The finished projects can be hung around the windows in the classroom, and when the light shines through, they look very pretty. This activity can also be done for a variety of other things such as, animals, fish, Valentine hearts, etc. This is an inexpensive way to decorate your class with some student personalization! Submitted by: Cindy maerlyn@email-removed
"Eric Carle & Art"Grades K-3
You can find this activity in the Reading section! It is a collaborative project between the classroom teacher and the art teacher.
Homework HangerGrades Any
Summary: Create a artistic door hanger to promote a quiet working area.
Create a doorknob hanger pattern. Then have each student trace the pattern onto a sheet of lightweight cardboard. Direct the student to cut out the hanger and write his name on the back. Collect and paint the from of each hanger with brightly colored spray paint. Allow the hangers to dry; then return them to students. Have each child use cut-out shapes and glitter to decorate his hanger with a design and message to promote a quiet working area. Encourage each student to use the doorknob hanger at home to create a homework-friendly environment.
Sponge PaintingGrades K-4 Summary: Write poems on sponge painted paper leaves and hang them on a paper tree.
Using sponge paint, create a large tree trunk with branches. Have the children make a large leaf outline on a fall colored piece of paper (tan, yellow, red, orange, green), and write a poem pertaining to the wind, fall colors or weather. They can use fall colored sponge paint to outline their leaves. Cut the leaves from the paper. Take the finished leaf poems and attach them to your tree branches. It can be titled "Art in Autumn", or "Fun in the Fall" Submitted by: Flashete@email-removed
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ArtsoniaGrades Any
Join hundreds of other schools from all over the world and display your students' artwork in Artsonia, the largest student art museum on the Internet!
Dick Blick Art Materials Lesson Plans
The Dick Blick Art Materials Lesson Plans offers art teachers lesson plans and the opportunity to share their lesson plans with others.
Kids Crafts Bulletin Board Grades Any Use this bulletin board to exchange craft ideas. Submitted by: SSKUFCA@email-removed
Learning about Leonardo
This site uses critical thinking instructions, scientific inquiry and multilingual resources to learn about the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci's music, and more. Students can create postcards and take quizzes in this interactive Thinkquest made by high-school students in the Bronx and Sweden.
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