Inspired by Louise Nevelson, second graders created a found object sculpture by working with their classmates. They could bring in an object or choose an object; then they chose where they wanted to glue it and voted on what color the artwork should be painted. PowerPoint: Found Object Sculpture Parent Letter: Found Object Letter (Edit it with your…
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Installation Art
Elementary art students worked together to create installation art using everyday materials and displayed them on campus. PowerPoint: Installation Art Art Display Sign: Installation Art Sign Safety Pledge: Hot Glue Pledge Supplies: Whatever extra stuff you have crowding your cabinets! For our art program, I needed to do two things: 1) Fill in the weird schedule gap caused…
Writing Responses to Showcase Artwork
Fourth graders visited the second grade Showcase. They chose a piece of artwork that was interesting to them and wrote a response. PowerPoint: Showcase Response Writing Handout: 2nd Writing Response, 3rd Writing Response, 4th Writing Response It is such a huge undertaking to hang up 300+ pieces of artwork. This year I decided to use our Showcase as a…
Kandinsky Circles
A collaborative art project for 2nd graders – students painted circles inspired by Kandinsky’s artwork. Supplies: Colorful poster board, 12″ x 12″ Tempera paint Paintbrushes For Hanging: Staple gun Staple Remover (This kind of staple remover has saved me so much time and frustration!) PowerPoint: Kandinsky Circle My goal last year was to display one collaborative piece of…
Embracing Chance with Circle Art
A collaborative art project that revolves around the element of chance – second graders worked with their table to create sculptures using colorful paper scraps they chose randomly. Supplies: Long scraps of construction paper Cardboard Paint Art Paste Downloadable PowerPoint: 2nd Circle Sculptures My original inspiration for this project was to use up paper scraps. I saw…
Color Theory Branches
Students in third and fourth grade classes worked collaboratively to paint branches using analogous and complementary color schemes. Supplies: Tempera paint Big and small brushes 6 or more branches Dental floss Binder clips or small metal hook Downloadable Sign: Color Theory Downloadable PowerPoint: Collaborative Branches Every quarter I get to collaborate with the Music and…
Eagle Challenge
High school art students created their interpretation of an eagle to display at a concert.
Artful Squid 