On my last day at Towey Recreation center, I led a watercolor resist painting project. Students drew on paper with oil pastels, and then colored their images with watercolors. To make it easier for some of our younger students to understand, we talked about how water doesn’t stick to a …
Project Title: My Matisse Description: Make a paper collage like Matisse Author: Liza Grade Level or Target Age Range: Preschool to early childhood Historical Art or Reference:Henri Matisse Vocabulary: “Primary Colors”, collage Materials: Paper cut out and glue Anticipatory Set: Learning about Henri Matisse Demo/Directions: 1. Cut out many different …
Project Title: The Paper Ornament Description: The children got to color their own ornament Author: Liza Grade Level: Preschool or early-childhood Historical Art Examples or References: Christmas Vocabulary: Ornament Materials: colorful paper, glue, scissors, template, string, hole-puncher Anticipatory Set: What holiday is coming up? Demo/Directions: 1. Cut out pieces and …
Project Title: Stamp Rose Description: Children use ink and celery pieces to stamp a rose Author: Liza Grade Level or Target age range: Preschool and Early Childhood Historical Art Examples or References: N/A Vocabulary: Stamp, print-making, stem, leaves Materials: Roller,plastic to roll on, celery, ink (green,red) Anticipatory Set: What is …
We had a lot of fun this week making Skrinky Dinks! I used to make Skrinky Dinks all the time when I was little, which was why I was so excited to teach my students how to make them; many of them had never even heard of Shrinky Dinks! To …
Project Title: Quilt Box Description: Students create 3-Dimensional box and decorate the outside. Author: Francesca Grade level or Target Age Range: preschool to middle school Historical Art Examples or References: Color Wheel Vocabulary: color wheel, quilt Materials: glue, color pencils, scissors, pre-made box cut-out Anticipatory Set: Discussion on the color wheel …
We completed a plethora of projects this week at Towey Recreation Center! We played with bat puppets (cut out construction paper bats attached with string to wooden dowels), monster puppets made from construction paper and glue, and two different kinds of turkeys to celebrate Thanksgiving! Here are some images of …
Downloadable Thanksgiving Card and Envelope Templates Click here to download the Thanksgiving card template Click here to download the Thanksgiving envelope template Click here for a full list of handouts
