Glue-resist Self Portraits DK - 2nd grades

This was my second self portrait lesson on 8.5 x 5.5 inch paper. The first year was a tape resist and tempera paints on black paper. For the 2008 - 2009 school year students made a glue resist with colored chalk on black paper. These examples were made by first and second graders.

Seventh Grade Artist Trading Cards

Before making our trading cards students were given PowerPoint presentations on creativity & originality, also one on high quality examples of trading cards.
I gave students some activities to draw out their creativity that are based on techniques used in writing classes. I emphasized story, message, and emotions. Additionally, students were given several mini lessons regarding materials, and techniques for creating engaging trading cards including Styrofoam & marker prints, sand paper & crayon transfers, crayon and black tempera etchings,tape resist, glue resist, rubbings, water soluble marker washing, and line drawing.

More Autumn Joys

Landscape - Construction paper and oil pastel 1st grade
Squash and leaves - White glue dried on black construction paper and chalk

The leaves project came from Diane Callahan from Adrian Schools.

I took the lesson in another direction by making stencils of squash. I loved it when one of my third graders could tell me the names of all the different squashes.