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Category Archives: Grade 3/4 Art Projects
More Blue Dog
Grade 2/3: Animal Drawing and Painting This was a great class, full of enthusiasm – and so I was happy to bring along one of my favourite books to share with them, one that would provide the impetus for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Drawing, Painting
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Pinwheels!
September 21 was the International Day of Peace. I came across the website “Pinwheels for Peace” – too late to register BUT not too late to do it, even unofficially. And you know what? The grade 3/4 class at … Continue reading
Juanita, Hot and Cool
Grade 3/4: Draw a Chicken; Bring On the Pastels! Session 1 Once again it was time to bring in our prettiest chicken, Juanita, to another classroom of delighted students (“We have a chicken in our class!”). This is always a show … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Chalk Pastels, Drawing, Oil Pastels
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A Patchwork Landscape
Grade 3/4 One-Point Perspective Landscapes Here is an engaging lesson in perspective that had the students enjoying the process AND the result. I began with a standard illustration of one point perspective – a road with fenceposts and telephone poles … Continue reading
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Tagged Cut-paper Collages, Painting, Perspective, Scale
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Christmas Tree Prints
Grade 3/4 Printmaking: There is a lovely class at Ferndale School that I so enjoy coming to teach art to … A simple process really, and an easy way into printmaking at this age level. I showed them a chart … Continue reading
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Grade 3/4: Line Drawings go 3D!
Fall 2010 / Manipulated Line Drawings Session 1: We talked about lines and doodles and graffiti and patterns … and then we got to work! The students started with covering their large piece of white paper with swirling lines, done while … Continue reading
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Grade 3/4 Ted Harrison Project
Fall 2010 / In the Style of Ted Harrison I showed the students some examples of Ted Harrison’s work, the way he divides the areas and shapes in his paintings, simplifying elements. We then went onto a discussion about perspective … Continue reading
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Tagged Chalk Pastels, Drawing
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