Easy Ways to Teach Abstraction

Materials: scissors, glue, and different types of paper tissue paper, construction paper, magazines, newspaper, fabric scraps, and even older discarded art projects) Image by Devils Apricot via Pixabay Image via PxHere, CC0 1.0 Image via PxHere, CC0 1.0 Directions: 1. Define what is a collage (art made by sticking various …

Learn How to Make a Half-and-Half Self-Portrait to Teach Literacy

This is a innovative way for teachers to get to know and engage students in literacy through art projects. This unconventional way of portraying oneself gives students an opportunity to reflect on who they are and introduce themselves to their teachers and peers. These projects provide opportunities to share vulnerabilities, …

Blast From the Past: 2016 Events

Looking Back at the Best of 2016 from Art Sphere Inc! February 2016 https://artsphere.org/blog/claymation/ Claymation with Penn Treaty’s Afterschool Program We started the year by diving into a new project with Penn Treaty’s middle and high school students involving Claymation. We asked the kids to introduce themselves by making their …

Ratón en forma de corazón

Translation by volunteer Carli Harpel of the Heart-shaped Mouse Handout. Explorando la creación de tarjetas, los animales y la forma del corazón (Los proyectos pueden estar relacionados con el servicio comunitario, Martin Luther King, o la festividad de San Valentín) Proyecto con forma de corazón de ratónEste roedor de papel …

Folleto de regalo con ramo de flores de papel

Translation by volunteer Carli Harpel of the Paper Flower Bouquet Gift Handout. Este folleto es parte de la serie “El arte de dar” (lección número 13). En esta lección, hicimos un regalo con un ramo de flores de papel. Para este proyecto, necesitará: Papel de colores o cartulina Tijeras Pegamento …