Category Archives: Grade 5/6 Art Projects

At Last, Totem Poles!

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5/6 Paper Mache Totem Poles   This project would be a long process at the best of times, and this year it became even more protracted between the student teacher’s work with the class, my own trips to Jamaica … Continue reading →

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Starry Night / Advent Banners

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 6 / Starry Night over Bethlehem I  was asked to do something for Advent with the grade 6 class at St. Michael Catholic School.  So I started with a reading from the Gospels, describing the star that marked the … Continue reading →

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Drawing Cylinders, Drawing Snakes

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 / Drawing Snakes The idea was to draw cylinders using a light source to render them 3 dimensional.  So, why not make them snakes?  Snakes coming out of the frame, even?! (Psst.  I found the idea at Fine … Continue reading →

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Op Art Goes Garlic!

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5/6 Op Art Squares After an introduction to things Op, I had the class follow me in an exercise in drawing garlic cloves!  We had none to speak of in the classroom, but we packed them in our 4″ … Continue reading →

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Exploring Op Art / Doin’ the Wave

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Op Art The grade 5’s were really jazzed to get at some art that messes with optics (they had been seeing some examples that I had posted on the board).  This one required some concentration on their part, but … Continue reading →

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The More of Paper Masks

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Paper Masks:  Taking it Further Part II. Class 5 & 6.  Just when they thought they were finished with masks, I had them work with them one more time.  The teacher and I paired up the students, with … Continue reading →

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Paper Masks and More

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Paper Masks:  Symmetry, Repetition, Layering Part I. This was an extremely popular project I did with two classes in two schools.  It spanned several week’s work, but the processes and results were well worth the investment of class … Continue reading →

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Doodle Hair Photo-Ops

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Art Education

Fall 2010 / Grade 5 Line to Doodle Self Portraits After their first line project with the stylized animals, the grade 5’s took their line templates onto a new project.  I photographed each student against a white wall in a … Continue reading →

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Zendalas!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Art Education

Winter 2011 / Grade 5’s meet Zentangle meets Mandala Here is a fun lesson in line exploration that the students at St. Michael took on by force!  After a brief intro discussing lines,  they completed their individual line templates to … Continue reading →

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