Tag Archives: Doodles

3D Zentangles, Boxed

Grade 4/5 Altered Zentangle Drawings This was one of the first projects of the year, though I have only photographed them recently.  It was going to be like a lesson I did in a previous year, but a couple of … Continue reading

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The NameTangle Game

Grade 2/3:  Doodling Around With Their Names This was great as a first Art Project for the year.  Some students were new to me, but many had done Art with me the year before.  We talked about different kinds of … Continue reading

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More Op Art Cubes

Grade 7/8:  Op Art Cube Sculptures There was a distinct ‘Op Art Buzz’ going on, so I took the ideas and lesson I did for Op Art cubes with the grade 6’s at the other school, and added a pedestal … Continue reading

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Op Art Cubes

Grade 5:  Exploring Op Art and Cubing It   Op Art Explored This fall saw several of the classes learning abut Op Art (Op is for Optical), and some of the artists who developed it.  Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley … Continue reading

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More Zendalas, Please

Grade 5:  Exploring Pattern with Zendalas This was a quick lesson to fill in with the grade 5’s as the 4’s were working on their Medieval castles.  There was less instruction on my part than the last time I taught … Continue reading

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Weathering the Storm

Fall 2011 / Grade 6 Line Project Okay.  Here is the start of a new year in Art at St. Michael:  I took 2 pictures of each of the kids, posing in front of a blank wall with an umbrella. … Continue reading

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