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]
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STEAM Bulletin Board Idea: Experiment with Art!
I love science as much as I love art. Chemistry was a favorite subject in high school. So when I became an art teacher, I set out to integrate [Read More]
Onomatopoeia Pop Art Word Projects
"BAM!" This onomatopoeia pop art project is by far one of my favorite 5th grade art lessons. It might be because I like to pepper my teaching [Read More]
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]
Window Painting in the Art Room
For 15 years, I covered up my art room windows with fall leaves, winter snowflakes, and spring flowers. It always looked terribly amateur and [Read More]
Mr. Brush Crochet Pattern
Mr. Brush has been a class mascot in my art room for a number of years. He's been a key motivator in getting my wild n' wacky kindergarteners to [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]
Snowflake Art Lesson for Kindergarten
Need a quick and simple one-day art project for the last days in December or January? This is my favorite go-to kindergarten snowflake art [Read More]
Kindergarten Collage Project: Mixed Media Fun!
Kindergarten is all about learning through exploration. It's a time to build on a child's natural curiosity in their ever-expanding world. [Read More]
A Cute Pumpkin Art Project for Elementary
Tired of your standby pumpkin art project for Halloween? Here's a fresh idea that you can do with lower elementary students (and pre-k!) that [Read More]
