Archives for Arts & Crafts
First Day of School Activity
Unlike many of you who will be starting school tomorrow AFTER the Labor Day weekend, I started classes two weeks ago on the 19th of August. I fully intended to get ...
Ancient Jars & Rainbow Stars
With the year winding down, there are moments when I want to do a “filler” but also continue to teach good things. Two fun and easy end-of-the-year crafts that my ...
Punched Tin Luminaries
As those of you who are regular readers know, I've recently done both cooking and embroidery projects with my students in connection to our history unit on colonial life. It ...
Colonial Embroidery Project
Every other year when I teach American History and my unit on colonial life, I like to have my students put together an embroidery project. I start by giving them ...
Valentine’s Bulletin Board & Photo Booth
As is so often the case, I recently saw something on Pinterest I liked that I had to try myself. I told you last week about a site that teaches ...
Warm and Cool Colored Hands
I recently found another great idea on Pinterest. (You can check out my boards here.) This one came from Kathy Barbo's Art Projects for Kids blog.
The directions are simply to trace ...
A Pumpkin Art Project
October just wouldn’t feel right without including a pumpkin project somewhere in the curriculum. I've been eyeing several ideas on Pinterest for days, but finally decided on one at the blog ...
Geometric Paintings
One skill I really like to pass on to my students is painting and helping them to see that they can create great works of art. With a few modifications ...
Working Together Looks Beautiful
Every Friday I have art class with my sixth graders. I like my first lesson of the year to be simple, but with enough variety to give me a sense of how well ...
Indian-Inspired Art Using Paper Plates
I'm a little late on completing this project with my students, but the results have turned out lovely. You may remember that back when were studying India we made maps and ...