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Primary Parfaits and Secondary Sundaes
Kinders enjoyed learning about primary and secondary colors to create Primary Parfaits and Secondary Sundaes. We began by reading Lines that Wiggle We used crayons to create a background of lines and...
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Complementary Flowers
Second Graders learned all about Complementary Colors to create flowers. I was inspired by this lesson over at Deep Space Sparkle. We began with a color mixing magic show and carousel painting....
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Winter Mittens
Kindergartners made mittens just in time for winter! We began with Carousel Painting using tints and shades of primary colors. Folding the paper into 6 stripes was kind of tricky but kinders made it...
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Math Club’s Perimeter Collages
Every other Wednesday, eager 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders come into the art room for Math Club. They bring their breakfast and work in groups on fun math problems and projects. We are working our way up...
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Snowflake Snowmen during #Snowpocalypse
source Yesterday around 11:00 when it began to snow outside, first graders marveled at the magical white flakes while they made snowmen. One student excitedly shouted “Its snowing and we are making...
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Snowbirds
Second Graders did an amazing job creating snowbird collages. The project is based on a project over at Deep Space Sparkle. We started off reading Snowballs by Lois Elhert. Students noticed the...
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Gyotaku Fish Prints
Second graders learned all about printmaking and Japan during this unit and created dazzling Gyotaku artwork. We began by watching a couple of videos about the art form. We also looked at a few...
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Imaginary Creatures
A big thank-you/shout-out goes to Mrs. Knight’s Smartest Artists for the idea for this lesson! Kinders explored the conecpt of symmetry for this end-of-year project. We started off by painting with...
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Linear Perspective Surrealism Rooms
4th graders created surrealistic rooms using linear perspecitve and a collage of magazines. For the full step by step instructions, check out THIS POST. This video was a great guide to get students...
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Starry Night Landscapes
I was so inspired by this lesson from Cassie Stevens for 4th grade’s first project. We began by looking at and talking about Starry Night. We played the art crit game I See, I Think, I Wonder to talk...
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Playful Penguins
This project is inspired by Art with Ms Gram and Deep Space Sparkle! Click to check out their versions :) We kicked off the lesson by reading Tacky the Penguin. It is a really cute story! We began with...
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Ladybug Picnic
This lesson was inspired by this post from Art With Ms Gram! On the first day we watched this little tune: Kinders drew a wavy line and used a texture mat and crayons to make “dirt” They painted over...
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Updated Owls
My kindergarten owl lesson really needed an update for this year! I decided to tie in some science connections talking about the night sky and leaves. We began by drawing an own using shapes. Kinders...
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Hot Dogs and Cool Cats
I am absolutely thrilled with how these warm and cool color pets went down in first grade. The kiddos were so excited about this project and both the process and product are super fun! On the first day...
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Monochromatic Value Scale House Weaving Texture Landscapes
I had trouble coming up with a simple title for this project because it was so involved and included so many different standards, concepts, and techniques. Teacher Sample On the first day, we used my...
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3rd Grade Matisse Collagraph Prints
This project was inspired in part by Mrs. Knight’s Smartest Artists as well as another teacher in my county English Avery. I wanted to kind of re-think the way I have been doing collagraphs with 3rd...
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Stitching and Pets in Art Club
This Cassie Stephens-inspired project was challenging but fun for my art club kiddos. We began by painting a piece of 12×12 cardboard with tempera paint. I showed students how to create a gradient by...
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Fourth Grade Folk Art Flowers
Wowee woa wow this project was a doozy. The idea for this lesson came from a combination of this and this. We began by looking at contemporary and classic folk art from Georgia, folk art from the...
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Guitars in Grade 2
I have done guitars before and wanted to give em’ a fresh twist this year. The lesson is based on one from Art With Mrs Nguyen . com. We began by looking at guitars and artwork from Mexico. Students...
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Eco Summit Quilt & Craftsmanship Poster
I LOVE teacher workdays. There is nothing quite like the peaceful sound of silence which is very conducive to getting work done. I am so thankful that I just got two because I have completed an amazing...
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