I did this monoprint activity in an hour with my three year old, five year old AND teenaged nephew in Boston via facetime. So it's a great multi-age art project. Supplies Needed: TinfoilMasking Tape Paint (tempra paint is ideal - any paint except watercolors will work)Paint brush (a thicker sponge one helps to spread the … Continue reading Easy Peasy Printmaking
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Cityscape Prints
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
Pop Art Animals
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