Learning Colors Lesson Plan – Creating a Flower Chart

Image from ASI Lesson Book-4, (Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-4), by Greta Heeb Your destination: (objectives) Create a chart with a color wheel in the shape of a flower that includes labeled primary and secondary colors and also ROYGBIV. Travel kit: (materials) Something to color with,paper, pen/marker …

Jerry Wilkerson’s “Banana’s”

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 …

Recreate Famous Works of Art and Create Your Own Museum Gallery

Recreate famous works of art using household items! Print your recreations, “frame” your work, write descriptions and hang them up so your walls look like your favorite art museums! Image (The Great Wave Off the Coast of Kanganwa – Google Art Project), via Picryl, Public Domain Image by Maritza Lohman, …

Leaf Prints

Learn how to make beautiful leaf prints. Your destination: (objectives) Allow kids to see how the natural world reacts with paint. Travel kit: (materials) Leaves, paint, scrap paper, construction paper, paint brush On the path: Step 1 Gather leaves. Step 2 Coat your material with paint on the scrap paper. …

Make Your Own Bebop Song

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 …