Multiple Plate Prints

The fourth graders are working on multiple plate prints. This is a challenging concept for them, but I found that if one student grasps the concept then the others will quickly follow.
The poster with the cat is my teaching tool. The red race car at the bottom is an example of my student's work. There will be more, wonderful prints in the future.

Art from Recycled Objects

So the cafeteria ladies saved the trays that the syrup containers come in. The students painted the trays and then glued objects into the recessed circles. The center example has little tooth in it.

Paint Masking Portraits

DK, K, First Grade
First students drew their portraits. Then they traced over their lines with a colored pencil pressing hard to make a crease in black construction paper sandwiched between their drawing and corrugated cardboard.
Onto their creased line impressions students stuck small bits of masking tape. When the taping was complete students painted their skin, hair, clothes, and the background.
Cute!

More Organic People

These are examples of remarkable accomplishments made by my fourth grade students.
First there is the flamboyant Mardi Gras Lady, followed by the Jamaican lady.
Lastly, there is the church lady in her pill box hat with Bird of Paradise flowers on it.

What Art Teachers Do On Snow Days

My bunny Snowflake.

Movable Designs

The DK, Kindergarten, and first grade students made movable designs. First students traced circles, then they colored patterns/designs in each circle with markers. When the circles were colored they cut the circles out. Using a push pin the students poked holes in the circles and attached them together using brads. The resulting art is eye-catching. The project required a lot of fine motor strength, and all the students rose to the challenge.

Yahoo! I'm Back!

There was a glitch in my computer which wouldn't allowed me to update posts. I just repaired the problem. I had to turn off my pop-up blocker.
So, there will be about two months of updates coming your way.
Anyway . . .
How do you like the cute Valentine boxes? There were a few Valentine box competitions in the school so I created some examples for inspiration.