Aliens love Underpants

Under the Sea

Picasso Flower Project

Warm and Cool Landscape

This 3rd grade project uses, pencil, oil pastels and black sharpies. Students review the color wheel and discuss warm/cool colors looking a famous works of art. What is a landscape? Element of perspective  Using direct drawing they create a simple 3 hill/3 tree landscape. The tree should be the same style on each hill but get progressively smaller as seen further in the distance. Inspired by the work of Hunderwasser and folk/primitive works (provided in table hand outs and prints seen around the room) students sketch their landscape and work on building patterns. The sky should have one moon/sun element.

Students redraw their composition on sturdy paper and go over the pencil lines using sharpie markers. They must decide on warm or cool ground/tree and warm or cool sky/moon/sun.

Rainbow Robots

Kinders love color and liquid watercolors are so bright and cheerful.

On water friendly card stock students painted bands, lines for pockets of color.



Using pre-cut rectangles and triangles they created a robot body (head, body, 2 arms and 2 legs) and attached to dry background.

Details were added with additional pre-cut squares and rectangles in construction paper and special shiny scraps. Crayons and color pencil were used for drawing details and sequins were available for buttons, eyes and other robot elements.

Love all the special details that make each Robot so unique just like each artist!

Cat Quilt

Laura Burch Cat inspired project

Inspired by the art work of artist and textile designer Laurel Burch this cat project uses direct drawing and allows for a lot of individual creative expression.
The drawing was completed using color pencils, metallic color color pencil and crayons and gel markers.

Rain-forest Birds

Using patterns of toucans and parrots, students traced and cut out their own tropical bird. This cardboard base was the foundation for a collage project using a variety of scrap papers such as wall paper, painted paper, foil papers, specialty prints and construction paper. This projects connects directly to 6th grade world  culture standards and builds on their 5th grade Audubon bird project. Each student is encouraged to select colors and designs that appeal to them- they can pursue a more realistic color palette (photos of the birds are on display) or chose a more personally imaginative approach.

Rainbow Zebra

Happy Rainbow Zebras-this project was inspired by a Pinterest post (see link below)


Teacher sample with materials

Part I: Students select 2 colors of paper to cut (lines/stripes) to glue on a pre cut rectangular shape. Model how to cut from edge to edge. Cut and glue in a pattern leaving white space between each stripe.

Part II: Using tempera paint on large paper, students create a landscape for their Zebra. Connect sky to ground.

Part III: Design head using smaller pre-cut rectangle-embellish with the same color pattern as the larger (body) rectangle.

Part IV: Assemble all parts and add legs, yarn tail, mane and savanna grass.

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=14583348&exhibit=424704&gallery=y