I love how this shows kids that lines can give dimension to their art. 1. The students first trace their hand on a piece of paper. When finished, they...
I have come across students that are not interested in the least in drawing people or animals or flowers, etc. but could spend hours on buildings or m...
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Here are a few 3rd grade examples of my Halloween Silhouette project. I think I love them so much because they are just plain BOLD. And the lighter on...
Here are my friend’s nine teachers who work at his school in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Thanks to you all, they got their first paycheck last month,...
A Pre-K teacher at my school was looking for a fun way for her kids to practice drawing shapes, so I came up with this Halloween worksheet. Students a...
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Maple leaves are easy to draw if you break them down into simple steps as shown below. I think the irregularity of hand drawn ones actually look more ...
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I love this idea of putting “people” teeth in a pumpkin, so whoever thought of it first is pretty genius. I’m using it this week for...
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We did it! Thanks so much to the generous donors (Jill Schalet, Denise Matthews, Louee Newton, Crystal Townsen, Jannike Johnsen, Wendy Slepian, Corinn...
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I was fortunately given some acetate recently, and have experimented with lettering in my afterschool marker class. I’ve grown to have a new app...
You could make this a lesson about anatomy and what the different kinds of bones in your body look like ? or you could just make some creepy looking n...
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My newest, most favorite Halloween project. Students draw a silhouette on a large coffee filter, fill it in with a Sharpie marker, and then paint the ...
One of my favorite “Franken Kids” drawings done this week, by a sweet little girl named Genevieve. The orange hair with colored streaks ar...
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Mix Frankenstein with computer illustrated eye drawings and kids can have fun making some very silly faces. 1. Those on a budget could use magazine ...
Pete the Cat seems to have a lot of fans these days, so I thought I’d make a tutorial on how to draw him. Older students might notice that there...
I?ve tweaked this project over the years, and this is still my favorite version. 1. To make a sturdy pallet, the students arrange 20 popsicle sticks h...
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I?m learning that when I try to come with a new art trading card project, it helps to look for subject matter that can be multiplied. A cute cat drawi...
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Little collages can be difficult if you have to glue things down, but if you make them with tape, they are a breeze. Students cut half circles, ovals ...
One more Halloween project that makes for a very graphic image. 1. Give each student a square piece of black paper and an orange piece that is half th...
I was happy to stumble across the joys of glitter watercolor paint this week with lots of Day of the Dead artwork, but sad to read that my supplier wa...
This is such a great extension of my posted spider project that I thought I’d share it again. It turns a symmetry exercise into a beautiful work...
My Model Magic Class continued today with a white bunny project. The inspiration came from this amazing Italian blog called Corrier Della Sera. The ph...
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Instant coffee makes a great paint that is inexpensive and the perfect brown for this time of year. I thought a haunted house would be a good subject ...
I found this idea about combining Munch?s Scream and blow painting from Washington Elementary School in Michigan, and it was a huge hit two years ago....
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I tried this project three different ways today, and the third time ended up the charm. First was with a black chalk pastel sky (too dark), then gray ...
Here?s a reposting of one of my favorite costumes from a few years back. It may be better for posing than walking (unless you find a smart way to add ...
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I just tried out this today, quite possibly the world?s simplest monster painting. Students used a roll of masking tape to draw the eyes, one of which...
For the early finishers that are in every class, here?s something to occupy their time. Kinder and 1st graders can just color, but older students coul...
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My older students are drawing an tracing symmetrical Day of the Dead skulls this week, but that’s a little too advanced for kinder and first gra...
I never realized how much spiderwebs have in common with zentangles, which are basically repeated shapes. Try some fine tipped white poster markers on...
Awhile back I was experimenting with a black foam pumpkin that I found at Michaels and a parent donated several rolls of orange painter’s tape....
