Art competitions are a controversial subject among teachers. Do you risk getting a student's hopes up? Who's judging these things anyway? And isn't is about the process not the product? With these thoughts in mind, I made the decision take part in a juried art exhibit called Literacy Through Art at the Hart Memorial Library. … Continue reading Everglades and Art Competitions
Oh Pop Art - the source of endless interesting discussions/potential projects/pinterest pages. Alas, I could only fit in one self portrait project inspired by Lichtenstein. Fourth and fifth grades spent about four classes drawing their portrait on pre-dotted paper, adding color using colored pencils and paint and outlining in sharpie. As an intro (what I … Continue reading Pop Art Self Portraits
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