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7 Lines of Design
Here my second and third grade students had a Crazy Hair Day while learning about the 7 Lines of Design. Read more
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Keith Haring Inspired Mural
Here is another Mural I did at the school that I teach. Inspired by the Great Keith Haring! Read more
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Medieval Castles
My example I delibrately did wrong to point out to my students how in some areas the lines, bricks and roof tops are done incorrectly. Step 1- laying out your design. ( using the techniques they just learned from drawing the Still Life. Here is one of my high school lessons where my students learned… Read more
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Pop Art Rocks
Here is a cool High School Lesson where I introduced Pop Art and the work of Roy Lichtenstein to my students. I showed them some examples and discussed the meticulous use of benday dots. The students first searched for a magazine image of their choice. They then traced the image using contour lines only.… Read more
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Warm & Cool Kandinsky
My students learned about warm and cool colors by looking at the art work of Kandinsky. I first had them divide their paper into six squares. I had them paint warm colors first, then we painted our squares in cool colors. I then went over patterns with them and had them make a warm,… Read more
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Kandinsky Trees Gr. Kindergarten
This was a fun lesson that my Kindergartners enjoyed. They started out tracing their hand on brown paper. Then cutting it out and gluing it on to the yellow construction paper. We then went over small, medium, and large for the circles. Getting them to differentiate the sizes was challenging however you can modify your… Read more
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“Praise isn't flattery. It's fuel. I point to the win…however small, because a student who can't see their own power won't take a real risk….And I need them to feel safe enough to try.”
Amazing Art Teacher 