Exploring Card Making and Paper Animals, Part 2

(Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) 3-D Lion Cut Paper Project Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Showing students how to make a paper lion that’s three-dimensional, which can be used as a model for making other animals. Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons, …

Book List: Portraiture

American Portrait Drawings, by Maruin Sadix and Harold Francis, Smithsonian Institute Press Washington, 1980.  Drawing Portraits, by Douglas R. Graves, Watson Guptill Publications, NY, 1974. A Guide to Drawing, by Daniel M. Mendelowitz, Reinhart & Winston, NY 1976 Drawing People for Fun, by Roger Vernam Drawing People, Colin Caket Portraits, …

Minnow Mouse Project – Valentine’s Day Art

On February 20th, the minnows at Fishtown Recreation Center had great time celebrating Valentine’s Day by learning all of the different animals they can create from the shape of a heart! Project Title: Valentine hearts Description: Students learn the many things they can create using the shape of a heart …

How to Make Origami Insects

Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related Origami Butterfly (Here are Updated Instructions) Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry, origami – paper folding Materials: Glue, scissors, paper and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons can be used to add details. Directions: See Origami butterfly template above. Start with basic …