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Title/Description: Clay Containers Level: Elementary School Duration: Four 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Chinese ceramics Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, coils, pinch pots, slab, scraffito Materials: Clay, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting tools, sponges, water containers, …
Title/Description: Etching with Scratchboard and Styrofoam Level: Elementary School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Picasso Goals and Objectives: To introduce etching and printmaking techniques with scratchboard paper and Styrofoam Vocabulary: Etching, printmaking Materials: Black and white scratchboard, textured scratchboard, rainbow scratchboard, positive and negative space, stylus, oil pastels, …
Title/Description: Glass Etching Level: Elementary School Duration: One 45-minute class period Historical Overview: Hand-blown glass from Egypt to now Goals and Objectives: To introduce craft medium Vocabulary: Adhere, rubbing transfer, etch, bite Materials: Glass bottles, acid, brushes, decals, popsicle sticks, scissors, tape Procedures: Day 1 Wash containers and dry. Cut …
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Target Goals: Displaying finished animation movies at City Hall. For the final product/project of the course the maximum video length that can be expected is approximately fifty (50) seconds. This would also be with double-framing, functionally 12 frames per second, so the stop motion effect would be more pronounced. Materials …
RADIAL DESIGNS Level: 5-8 Duration: 1, 55 minute class period Historical Overview: Cambodian Art CAMBODIA’S EXEMPLARY CENTRE OF TIME AND SPACE Materials: -pencils -crayons -watered down, black tempera paint -rulers -manila or white paper Directions: 1. What do a dart board, a starfish, a ferris wheel, and a flower have …
3-D Hands Objective: To teach not to judge by having students create art based off the outline of their hand. Materials: White computer paper, pencils, colored pencils, markers, crayons Prep: Provide an example of a 3-D hand. Start by tracing your hand. Then draw lines horizontally. Have the lines outside …
Treasure Map and Chest Goals: To have kids think about what they treasure and the obstacles they are willing to overcome to reach this treasure. Have children reach this goal by using sequential thinking, directional skills, and displaying emotional intelligence. Materials: Long construction paper, pencils, colored pencils, markers, crayons, square-shaped …
