Bite-sized foods. Itty bitty kitties. Mini horses! I think it's safe to say that people are obsessed with small things. And big things, too. [Read More]
4th Grade
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Projects
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Art Project Henri Matisse began his art career as a painter. And for many years, he dazzled the world with beautiful [Read More]
Metal Tooling Using Visual Texture
Metal tooling, also called "repousse" and "metal embossing" is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on [Read More]
Color Wheel for Art: Spin, Spin, Spin!
One of my favorite elements of art to teach students is color. When I pull out the color wheel for art class, my students instantly know a [Read More]
Elements of Art Cootie Catcher Game
The elements of art are the building blocks used to describe and create works of art. These components include line, shape, color, texture, [Read More]
Kindness Nation Collaborative Poster Project
Diversity Activities for Kids Kindness Nation: That's what I'm searching for right now, a nation where kindness is the norm and [Read More]
Thanksgiving Art Projects for Kids
How do I Disguise a Turkey? Thanksgiving art projects for kids tend to be a lot of the same ol', same ol'. Tissue paper rolls dressed up [Read More]
Fall Leaves Drawing Activity [Part 2]
As promised last week, here are some works in progress on our Fall leaves drawing activity. It took them a little longer than expected to [Read More]
Fall Leaves Drawing Activity [Part 1]
Fall leaves are so beautiful. They're mini pieces of artwork hung loosely from trees that, when called upon by nature, cascade to [Read More]
Halloween Art Project: Design a Witch Hat
Is there Room on the Broom? I find that a Halloween art project can be a whole lot of coloring, cutting, gluing, and assembling of [Read More]
