A Late Earth Day Post

Materials:
- Circle Tracer
- Blue Construction Paper (I used light and regular)
- Peach/Tan/Brown Construction Paper
- White Tempera Paint
- Sponges
- Paper Towels
- Green Tissue Paper
- Glue
- Assorted Colors of Construction Paper

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Materials:
- Pencil
- Glue
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Construction Paper Strips (about 1" x 6")
- Scrap Construction Paper
- Black 12" x 18" Construction Paper

Elizabeth Murray

This was a fun little lesson my long term substitute did on artist Elizabeth Murray. Murray is a painter who used bright, bold colors, and interesting shapes. Murray’s distinctively shaped canvases break with the art-historical tradition of illusionistic space in two-dimensions. Jutting out from the wall and sculptural in form, Murray’s paintings and watercolors playfully blur the line between the painting as an object and the painting as a space for depicting objects.

Doodle Quest

Recently I was asked to review a game called "Doodle Quest." On a "ketchup" day with my 4th graders, the students who were all caught up with their work were able to try the game out for me. They loved it!

Ceramic "I Love You's"

Our little Kinders made these for Mother's Day. It's an adorable and simple project that can be done every year!

Background, Middleground, Foreground

Materials:
- Tagboard
- Colored Pencils / Markers
- Scissors
- 3DO's

St. Patrick's Day Projects

Materials:
- Paper
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Green/ Black Construction Paper
- Shamrock Tracer
- Scissors
- Glue

Turkey Feathers

Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue / Gluesticks
- Feather Tracer

Pattern Collage

Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue

Teaching Mondrian (and a little more)

Materials:
- White Drawing Paper
- White Paper Strips
- Black Construction Paper
- Black Paper Strips
- Primary Colored Tempera Paint
- Secondary Colored Oil Pastels
- Glue
- Scissors

Monster Collabo

Materials:
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons / Markers / Colored Pencils
- Clay
- Paint / Glaze
- 2 groups to collabo with (preferably one older, one younger)

Shaded Pumpkins

Materials:
- Oil pastels
- Drawing Paper
- Background Construction Paper (optional)

Towel Paper Roll Trees

Materials:
- Toilet Paper/ Towel Paper Rolls
- Tempera Paint
- Glue

Little Cloud

 

 Materials:
- Turquoise Construction Paper
- Light Blue Construction Paper
- Blue Tempera paint
- White Tempera Paint
- Sponges
- Paintbrushes
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Glue / Glue Sticks

Lighthouses

 Materials:
- 12" x 18" Drawing Paper
- Tissue Paper (Warm Colors)
- Mod Podge
- Paintbrushes
- 12" x 9" Blue Construction Paper
- 1" Construction Paper Strips (Cool Colors)
- Rulers
- Scissorss
- Glue Sticks
- 12" x 6" Green Construction Paper
- Oil Pastels
- 12" x 6" White Drawing Paper
- Markers/ Colored Pencils/ Crayons

Sea Turtles

 Materials:
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolor Paint
- Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Brown & Green Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Sea Turtle Tracers
- Bubble Wrap

Shooting Stars

 Materials:
- Star Tracer
- Drawing Paper
- Black Construction Paper
- Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes

Coil Bowls

 Materials:
- Clay
- Glaze
- Rolling Pins
- Clay Tools
- Bowls
- Vaseline
- Plastic Spoons
- Circle Tracers

Castles

 Materials:
- Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Construction Paper
- Sponges
- Glue
- Scissors

Robert Indiana Paintings

 Materials:
- 12" x 12" Drawing Paper
- Oil Pastels
- Tempera Paint
- Tagboard
- "L, O, V, E" tracers
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Glue
- Packing Peanuts