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
First grade started their unit in color! After reading the book A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni, I showed the class how to draw chameleons step by step (weird voices help - and letting them put their own twist on them like a mad face, etc.) Next was the fun part - painting! I … Continue reading Colorful Chameleons
It turns out that being pregnant, teaching 750 students a week AND updating a blog at least once a week is a lot of work- because I haven't been doing it. This summer, as I envisioned my organized classroom full of eager students deeply engaged in meaningful art making, I was sure creating a world-class … Continue reading Iyanla Fix My Classroom
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