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Project Title: Watercolor City Skylines Description: Students will learn the order of the color wheel and create a rainbow skyline. Then they will use black paper to make a city silhouette skyline. Author: Dayna Ensminger Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary Level, ages 8+ Historical Art Examples or References: Images of skylines, images of …
Project Title: Elephants of India Description: Students will learn why elephants are important to India. They will learn how to draw an elephant, add patterns and designs, and paint it in. Author: Dayna Ensminger Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary Level, ages 6+ Historical Art Examples or References: Images of decorated Indian elephants Vocabulary: Painting, …
Project Title: Up, Up, and Away in a Hot Air Balloon Description: Group discussion on travel and transportation. We will land our focus on hot air balloons. Students will create a hot air balloon collage and insert themselves into the picture. Author: Dayna Ensminger Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary Level, ages 5+ Historical …
Project Title: Intro to Printmaking Description: Students will learn how to create a mono-print. Author: Dayna Ensminger Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary Level, ages 7+ Historical Art Examples or References: Andy Warhol Pop Art, examples of prints and stamps Vocabulary: Printmaking, inks, brayer, stamp, texture, pressure, print, reverse image Materials: colored construction paper …
Lesson Inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, students will fill the background of the cityscape with color to create a feeling of movement and atmospheric life Recommended Ages Preschool to first grade Materials Paper Glue sticks watercolor paint Crayons, or oil pastels Prep Using either black paper or painted black …
Lesson Introduce students to a basic form of mono-printing that can be done at home using everyday materials. Materials Tinfoil Paint Paper Plastic utensils Cotton swabs Prep Organize reference materials to show students a sample of prints. Cut and flatten rectangles of tinfoil to use as a printmaking surface. Cut paper …
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