Auguste Rodin, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and France Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques. Vocabulary: positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, proportion, scale Materials: clay, wire, wood, nails, armature, carving tools, wire …
Käthe Kollwitz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Utagawa Hiroshige, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Kathe Kollowitz and German Expressionism, and the history of Japanese wood block printing Goals and Objectives: To introduce printmaking techniques. Vocabulary: positive and negative space, relief …
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Level: Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Goals and Objectives: To introduce figurative drawing styles by various artists and oils pastel techniques. Vocabulary: Oil pastels washes Materials: Oil pastels, paper towel, water soluble oil pastels, payons (water soluble crayons), water …
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 …
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 …
(Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry, horizontal versus vertical for the format of the paper Mouse heart shape project This construction paper rodent can hold its own small card, making it perfect for Valentine’s Day. Materials: Glue, scissors, yarn, and pencil, markers, …
Card and Paper making Books from ASI Library (Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) Cards and Envelopes Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons can also be very useful, stencils or tracers for card making and envelope making Directions: …
(Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) Card House Project: Basic house project of folded paper that students can make into a card Vocabulary: Architecture, landscape, interior design Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons Directions: Demonstrate project and not cutting on fold line Students fold paper. Use …
