Tag Archives: Cardboard

Retro Rockets … Away!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 3/4:  Fun With Paper Collage It’s hard to go wrong with space ships.  Kids’ eyes light up at the mere mention of them.  So, there was no lack of enthusiasm when I showed them that they were going to … Continue reading →

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Space Exploration

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:   A 3-Step Method for Space Pictures We have a Canadian in space, blogging daily – so why not do a project that puts us there? (Sort of.) Class 1. After a brief introduction that got them thinking … Continue reading →

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Tooled Foil Reliefs

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 7/8:  A Musical Interpretation Set in Aluminum Foil Session 1: It began with brushes and pots of black washes of paint, LOTS of big sheets of paper, and music.  I should say I mentioned some things like Dadaism, automatic … Continue reading →

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Class Letters

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5 Paper Mache Letters with Action! Painting This was a project that took quite a while to complete, but the process was a good one, and had some fun moments along the way … We began with building the … Continue reading →

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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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