Contour Drawings   The students observed the details and lines on their shoes.  They completed a contour line study of their footwear.  Ne...

The 5/6s visited the Chazen Art Museum to see Medieval illuminated manuscripts.  These delicate and decorative books were amazing!  The st...

On Wednesday I had a substitute teacher.  I left this drawing assignment for the 2nd graders to complete.  Divide your paper in half.  On ...

Patchwork Animals   To connect again with literature, the kindergartners read the book Elmer , by  David McKee.  Using squares of colored pa...

Hey!  I received a Versatile Blogger Award from Katie Morris, Adventures of an Art Teacher Thanks for this award!  I know these awards go a...

Australian Art :  In April, the second graders learned about Australian art.   Animals were  drawn similar to Australian Aboriginal draw...

The other weekend, I went out for a Girls' Night Out at our local paint your own pottery place.  They also do glass fusing, which I exci...

Did you know google reader has a maximum number of blogs you can follow? Did you know the maximum is 300 blogs?  I reached 300 blogs that I...

  American Landscapes   T he 3/4s learned about Colonial times and Westward Expansion.  The students watched a video about American landsca...

As art teachers, we often talk about how the process and the manipulation of materials is the main goal.  The product is nice too, but it...