Monthly Archives: April 2014

Eric Carle Spiders

Grade 1/2:  Painted & Cut Paper We have all kinds of painted sheets of paper in the ArtRoom these days.  Just burnin’ a hole in my pocket … Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak Elementary School

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Snowmen, Sound Off!

Grade 1/2:  Snowmen of Paper and Recycled Materials?  You Bet. This project has two parts:  drawing and painting the background, and cutting and building the snowmen.  We started with the background, so we could get them drying in the rack … Continue reading

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Altered Animal Masks

Grade 4/5:  Paper Mache Masks This is small class, and they are game for new challenges.  So, we decided to go with making masks – animal masks out of paper mache.  Why not? In fact, to tie in with their studies … Continue reading

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Looking at Miro

Grade 3/4:  Playgrounds & Zoos We started with looking at some images of the paintings of Joan Miro.  One particular video featured his work accompanied by Spanish jazz music.  The kids really seemed to respond to the bright colours and … Continue reading

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