Tag Archives: Assemblages

Cardboard Abstractions

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 Sculpture Construction I am really likin’ this project.  Definately a ‘do-again’. These are built as three dimensional pieces, but some of them look quite different and wonderful when photographed from above.  This flattens the image, but I have … 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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There’s a Snake in the Grass! / Beginner Weaving

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 Paper Weaving Duration:  2 double classes First off, BIG thanks to Deep Space Sparkle artblog for this lesson idea.  Deep Space Sparkle was the first Art Ed website I used to cruise, and it sent me off in … Continue reading →

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What if a Giant SOMETHING Came to Town?!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  A Lesson in Perspective Duration:  1 1/2 double periods We were talking about creating the illusion of distance and space using the relationship between size and fore, middle, and background.  What is the difference in the size of … 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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2011/12 Art Challenge #4

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Art Education

Make me SOMETHING using 6 toilet paper rolls. That’s what I said.  Actually, what I first said involved 8 toilet paper rolls.   But the day after I set the challenge, a whole SWHACK of kids showed up in the … Continue reading →

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