Take the plot of a story you could recite by heart—it can be a fairy tale, a scary story, nursery rhyme, a movie, a chapter book— and use a comic strip template to transform it into a graphic novel. This project is one of the virtual literacy through art classes …
Image from ASI Lesson Book-4, (Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-4), by Greta Heeb Your destination (objectives): Recreate Jerry Wilkerson’s Bananas painting by having the kids practice pointillism. Tavel kit: (materials) Q-tips, paint (white, light blue, brown, green, yellow), blue paper/surface with blue background, pencil. On the path …
Cicadas are bugs that can sing using tymbals, which are parts of their bodies like drums. When they vibrate the tymbals, they make a loud buzzing sound that can be heard in the Eastern United States all throughout the summer. Some cicadas emerge every summer, while some hibernate under ground …
Pinwheels are toys and decorations that are thousands of years old! They have history throughout Europe and China, and they are used as traditional decorations during Chinese New Year, where they symbolize “to turn one’s luck around.” Use these two pinwheel handouts to create your own pinwheel! Color and decorate …
Join ASI Teacher, Sophie, and learn how to make your own bebop song! Inspired by the classic children’s book Charlie Parker Played BeBop by Chris Raschka, this activity asks children to explore their homes and outdoor environments for inspiration in the creation of their own bebop song. You can download …
Image from ASI Lesson Book-4, (Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-4), by Greta Heeb Your Destination: (objectives) Recreate Pollock’s drip painting by replicating the direct, raw techniques that he used. travel kit: (materials) Wood/canvas, paint, paintbrush, pallet knife. on the path step 1 On your canvas, drip your …
Your Destination: (objectives) Based off of Kara Walker’s work with silhouettes, the students will create 5 silhouettes of aspects that they feel make up their identity. The silhouettes are going to be a basic outline of different symbols or drawings. travel kit: (materials)r Dark paper, light paper, scissors, pencil, glue. …
Click here to download the mask PDF Rise Skobeloff is a mosaic artist and art teacher. This is her second semester volunteering with Art Sphere. She loves to work with students to help them discover their voice through art and self expression and shares this lesson plan in recognition of …
