Printmaking with 4th graders involved endless steps and massive clean up - but it was so worth it! Using styrofoam, students print a cityscape on a painted piece of paper. Beware - they were quick to point out that it's not a TRUE reflection. I didn't have a good comeback for that one so I … Continue reading Cityscape Prints
One of my favorite books for introducing about color is Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Now, there's an abundance of resources online for using this book but the best one I've found is by Cassie Stephens. She has a awesome, simple tutorial for drawing mice that you can find here. And because it's a … Continue reading Mouse Paint
Look out! My classroom is full of dart frogs, falcons and one angry, great white shark! Second graders have been studying endangered animals and of course we had to S.T.E.A.M it out and do some awesome animal paintings. Students started out by sketching out their animal (I printed out a picture and if I could … Continue reading Pop Art Animals
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