We completed a plethora of projects this week at Towey Recreation Center! We played with bat puppets (cut out construction paper bats attached with string to wooden dowels), monster puppets made from construction paper and glue, and two different kinds of turkeys to celebrate Thanksgiving! Here are some images of …
Books, Writing our names in 1-point perspective Materials: • Premade construction paper books • White paper • Pencils • Markers • Glue • scissors, Lesson: Prepare books with lined paper in between two pieces of construction paper and staple. Cut a square of white paper to be mounted on the …
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 …
Project Foam Turkeys Description: Children built a turkey out of cut out foam pieces. Author: Liza Grade Level or Targeted Age Range: Preschool to Early Childhood Historical Art Examples or References: N/A Vocabulary: Waddle, feathers, beak Materials: foam, scissors, glue, paper Anticipatory Set: Discussion on Turkeys and how they are …
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? …
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. …
children draw self portraits and what they like. Then write what like as per their drawing. Author: Liza Grade Level or Target Age Range: Preschool to early elementary Historical Art Examples and References: “The Mixed-Up Chameleon” By Eric Carle Vocabulary: circle, “u” Materials: glue, scissors, construction paper, lined paper Anticipatory …
This week at Towey Recreation Center we did a printmaking project! We used pencils and paper to practice the design they wanted to print, and then either copied or traced the design onto a small piece of styrofoam. I did an example in front of the class to show them …
