The Wednesday 3rd-5th class is still working on their imaginary studio pieces. Most have began to add color, and we will hopefully finish next week. This age group loves this type of project. As a teacher, I get frustrated. These can take a long time, and I want to be teaching a more concrete […]
Many of my 3rd-5th graders love to draw from their imaginations. I found a project that used the folk artist, Horace Pippin, for inspiration. Horace Pippin was an African American folk artist. He was self taught and painted the world around him, memories, stories, etc… We first read the book, A Splash of Red: The […]
This week two of my classes learned about Kandinsky and began a tissue paper collage. We first read The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock. This is a great book that explains how Kandinsky found his way to abstract art. It is thought he had a genetic disorder that caused him to actually see […]
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