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Oil Pastel Houses Inspired by Marc Chagall

By Cheryl Trowbridge 2 Comments

Oil Pastel Houses Inspired by Marc Chagall

Students enjoy creating these quirky street-scapes inspired by Russian artist, Marc Chagall.  There's just something really fun about crooked buildings and random things flying through the air! Materials: 12x18 black construction paper #2 Pencil with pink eraser (the eraser is handy for "sketching" your layout!) Oil Pastels "Wet wipes" for clean up Examples of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Buildings, Chagall, Marc, Cubism, Expressionism, Famous Artists, Imagination, Lessons, Oil Pastel, Surrealism Tagged With: houses, imagination

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 15 Comments

Dr. Seuss-inspired creature by Kindergartener

On March 2nd we celebrate a very special birthday in our Kindergarten classes... that of beloved children's author/illustrator, Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka "Dr. Seuss". In his lifetime, Dr. Seuss published over 40 children's books which have inspired and motivated the reading skills and imaginations of generations of children. The birthday of Dr. Seuss was appropriately chosen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Famous Artists, Books, Crayon, Fantasy, Holiday / Event, Illustration, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink, Medium, Mixed Media, Other, Seuss, Dr. Tagged With: artist birthdays, artist Dr. Seuss, imagination, There's a Wocket in My Pocket

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

 Yesterday (March 2nd) we celebrated a very special birthday in our Kindergarten classes.... that of beloved children's author/illustrator, Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka "Dr. Seuss".  In his lifetime, Dr. Seuss published over 40 children's books which have inspired both reading and imagination for generations of children.  His birthday has fittingly been adopted as the date for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crayon, Drawing, Famous Artists, Fantasy, Imagination, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink, Seuss, Dr. Tagged With: artist Dr. Seuss, books, imagination, There's a Wocket in My Pocket

Tessellations

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

Tessellations are all around us! A tile floor is a good example. Encourage your students to find other tessellating patterns in the world around them. Then make your own tessellations inspired by artist M.C. Escher. (Don't be afraid to try these... they are much easier than they look!)First, some helpful vocabulary:M.C. Escher - a Dutch artist (1898-1972) who is best known … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colored Pencil, Crayon, Drawing, Escher, M.C., Famous Artists, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink, Math with Art Tagged With: artist M. C. Escher, imagination, math, pattern, tesselations

Rorschach Creatures

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This is a favorite lesson I do with Kindergarten every fall. They love the surprise of opening their papers to reveal colorful designs and the fun of using their imaginations to "discover" unique creatures! I do this lesson in two parts, to give the paint time to dry before adding details with marker.1. Fold a piece of 12 x 18 white construction paper in half. Then open it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Lessons, Painting, Printmaking, Tempera Tagged With: books, color mixing, imagination, symmetry, tempera

Dot Monsters!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 10 Comments

Dot Monsters are great fun and full of surprises!

Dot Monsters are a perfect activity to teach to the whole class or use with those "early finishers" who end up with free time after completing a project. Kids from 1st grade through 6th grade love making these! Dot Monsters nurture imagination and encourage creative thinking and problem solving.... and they're FUN! Here's how you make them: 1. Any size paper will work for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art Games / Activities, Creatures / Monsters, Drawing, Fantasy, Imagination, Lessons, Markers / Pen and Ink Tagged With: Dot Monsters, drawing, free-time activities, imagination, markers

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