Category: Art Basics

3-D Paper: Homes (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) Card House Project Basic house project- folded paper students can make into a card Vocabulary: Architecture, landscape, interior design Materials: Glue, scissors, pencil/markers/colored pencils/crayons Directions: Demonstrate project and not cutting on fold line Students fold paper Use tracer or have students …

Materials: Paper Pads, blocks, or single sheets- pads are sketchbooks of sheets, blocks are high-quality pads that are less likely to warp Tooth (texture)- more textured paper can hold more paint- hot press is smoothest, rough has most “tooth,” cold press (recommended) is in the middle Deckle edge- uneven and …

Students fold paper in half like a card and then make two cuts from center fold for house front wall and roof and then fold in. (opposite from outside card) Two more cuts are made using roofline as center point. The three dimensional elements of these projects make designing dream …

Students fold orange and blue paper in half and cut two lines in center of blue paper so it will pop up. Students cut  symmetrical clay pot, green leaves, stems and flowers which they color with markers and then glue together. Cutting slits around center of circle helps to form …

Lesson Students create miniature kites using popsicle sticks and learn about complementary colors.  Recommended Ages Preschool to middle school Historical Art Examples or References Images of kites and complementary colors Vocabulary Symmetry: two sides of an image that look the same  Complementary colors: pairs of colors that contrast each other …