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Project Title: Mandalas Description: Students learn what a mandala is, what they symbolize, and how to make one Author: Ginny Froonjian Grade level or Target Age Range: Middle School Historical Art Examples or References: Tibetan monks making mandalas to symbolize prayer, meditation, rebirth, etc. Vocabulary: Radius, symmetry, meditation, mindfulness Materials: …
At Towey, the students celebrated Chinese New Year and Groundhog day with their art projects. For Chinese New Year, this included the traditional red paper lanterns and cut-out pink pigs (since 2019 is the year of the pig). They also created groundhog puppets starting with brown paper bags and then …
Project Title: Year of the Pig Description: Paper pig craft with Chinese characters Author: Jedidah Groseclose Grade level or Target Age Range: Second Grade Vocabulary: Chinese New Year- explain what this is and how it’s celebrated Materials: Large pink construction paper, crayons/ markers, scissors, glueAnticipatory Set: Explain what the pig means for the Chinese New …
Objectives Students will learn about the cultural history of Japan and experience the visual art of gyotaku (fish printing). A Gyotaku flounder print helps teach students about its anatomy. Flounder like all other flatfish, have both eyes on one side of its body while the opposite side is blind. (Hands-On …
Lesson To have the class cooperate and work together to build a dragon structure in honor of Chinese New Year Recommended Ages Early elementary Background Information Chinese New Year centers around the mythology that the beast Nian would come to villages to eat livestock, crops and villagers. Nian was discovered …
Introduction In preparing for their journey afterlife, Egyptian pharaohs erected magnificent tombs filled with glorious works or art. Materials Cardboard Newspaper Tape Bronze Paint Gold, Blue, Black, Red Paint Brushes Permanent Markers Directions 1. Students use plastic bottles and newspaper and wrap with tape to build the form of a …
Bigs – Glavin Rec Center Next, I moved into a different room to see the bigger kids (ages 7-12). I had to find out if their brains could be turned off of summer mode and back to “school-mode” for at least a few minutes! My older students were asked the …
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