It always surprises me what grabs the kids’ interest and what keeps them focused. On February 25th, we did a back-to-back Duck Stamp lessons with both the middle school and the second grade classes. The middle schoolers got swept up in the spirit of competition. They enjoyed learning everything about …
I am Olly and I am from Shanghai. Growing up in China, I always felt that there was a need for more art education for younger kids. Fortunately for myself, I was able to study photography and voice when I came to the United States as a high school student …
The preschools at Cione Rec Center had the opportunity to enter a duck drawing competition by designing a new duck stamp. The students carefully went over identifying the basic shapes, and then how that translates over into drawing a duck. I began by having the students draw a small yellow …
Students at Cione and Fishtown got to experience printmaking firsthand. At the beginning of the class, I asked the students if they knew what printing was, and many kids talked about computer printers. The kids were excited when I told them that they would get to be printers. I showed …
Project Title: Printmaking Pattern Grade Level: Preschool Vocabulary: Printmaking, markings Materials: Foam boards, paint, paper, pop sickle sticks Demo Directions: Distribute foam boards to the kids along with popsicle sticks. Let them use the sticks to make markings on the foam boards Once they are done, hand out paper and …
These questions can help our volunteers determine their strengths and get the perfect assignments to grow: Yearning: What activities am I drawn to, that naturally energize me? Rapid Learning: What kind of activities do I seem to pick up quickly? Flow: In what activities do I seem to automatically know …
The students at Cione got the chance to paint with water colors. We started off with a color mixing exercise, which they all proved to be pros at. They learned that red and yellow make orange, blue and yellow make green, and blue and red make purple. They also experimented …
