Penn treaty Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Project!

9/27/17 Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Project! Lesson: We talked about the Mexican holiday Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Every November 1st-2nd families and friends honor and mourn their dead loved ones by celebrating the life they had with happiness and joy. One tradition is to decorate sugar …

Print Making with Recycables

Description: Children are making plates out of recycled material to later make prints. Author: Liza Grade Level: Preschool to High School Historical Art Examples or References: N/A Vocabulary: Plates, Prints, recycle Materials: fabric, cardboard (textured and plain), thick cardboard, liquid glue, scissors Anticipatory Set: What are we going to make? …

Blend Away with Oil Pastels!

Project Title: Pastel Blending Description: Students make leaves and cornucopias with pastels Author: Francesca Grade level or Target Age Range: preschool to middle school Historical Art Examples or References: Images of the leaves and cornucopias Vocabulary: blending, highlights, pastels Materials: pastels, white paper, scrap paper Anticipatory Set: Discussion on blending Demo/Directions:  1. …