On our last day with the elementary students at Shissler Recreation Center, we decided to do something a little different… we made animals out of marshmallows and pretzels! The kids also took did the “Marshmallow Challenge”. They worked in groups of two or three; using only spaghetti, tape, string, and …
Project Title: Intro to Printmaking Description: Students will learn how to create a mono-print. Author: Dayna Ensminger Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary Level, ages 7+ Historical Art Examples or References: Andy Warhol Pop Art, examples of prints and stamps Vocabulary: Printmaking, inks, brayer, stamp, texture, pressure, print, reverse image Materials: colored construction paper …
ASI teachers are using glazes with students that are much easier to use than in the olden days! New glazes actually can be identified as the color they will become after the kiln firing. We used to ask the students to ignore the color and read the label before painting …
The second class at Samuels made a crayon watercolor resistance painting of a view under the ocean. The kids used crayons to trace dolphin and fish shaped stencils, and then they drew more things in the background like seaweed, bubbles, coral, and anchors. After they were done drawing they painted …
At Glavin we had wooden popsicle sticks with a star at the top. We used these to make magic wands. They used tissue paper to glue onto the star which created a 3D effect, and they also decorated with markers. Some of the kids scrunched up the tissue paper and some kept …
The preschoolers really enjoyed doing this because it was something they could decorate and then wear. They used markers and stickers to decorate the hats. They love stickers, I will have to get more next time. Once they were finished we glued a pom-pom onto the center of the hat.
The preschoolers at Glavin Rec made double-side fish. We had them fold the paper in half and explained to them that part of the paper had to stay attached. They practiced cutting shapes to make the fish, and then they glued a button on for the eye and decorated the …
This week’s theme at Nelson Recreation Center was about Earth! When I was in first grade, my teacher had us make bouquets of flowers for Mother’s Day. We traced our hand on a piece of construction paper, cut it out, rolled it up, curled the fingers, and stuck a pipe cleaner in …
