The Elementary Art Room!: Spring

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Mixed Media Nests

I'm very excited about this mixed media project for K-2nd graders! We'll be starting it soon. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good book to read to them for this lesson?

Art Links

For the Love of Cooking

Asparagus Boursin Crostini with Crispy Prosciutto - Toasted baguette slices, layered with garlicky Boursin, roasted lemony asparagus, and crispy prosciutto crumbles, make this easy recipe for asparagus Bou...
2 days ago
Vivid Layers

Drawing Cartoons with Mark Kistler – An Interview! - I have a special guest for this blog post today! I had the exciting opportunity to talk with Mark Kistler, who has written many popular drawing books (w...
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Kids Artists

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Art With Mr. E

Mid-Week Repost Devo: STAND - (This is a repost from several years ago from my Sunday Devotional With Mr.E series. I was feeling this, and thought I share it again if anyone else ne...
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ART with Mrs. Smith

TPT Store: Art with Mrs. Smith - Free Downloadable Art Lessons at TPT Store: Art with Mrs. Smith https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/art-with-mrs-smith
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smART Class

Hand Print Animals - For this project we painted wet on wet watercolor sky for the background on the first day. The next day they chose 2 animals and painted their hands a...
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TeachKidsArt

200+ Famous Artist Birthdays - Kids love to celebrate birthdays, so what better time to introduce a new artist than on (or near) that artist’s birthday? My “Artist Birthdays” list will h...
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Adventures of an Art Teacher

Holton Mural - Last summer I had the opportunity to design and paint a mural representing my hometown of Holton, KS. The mural is located on the side of the LaborMax St...
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Mini Matisse

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Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists

Pictures from my last day at Dolvin - I had the best celebration I could have ever imagined! Thanks to all the students, teachers, and friends who made my retirement celebration so special. I...
3 years ago
Art Class Works

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mrspicasso's art room

Live Art Class #8- Bunny Doodles! - I hope you will join me Monday morning on my Facebook Page!
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Lines, Dots, and Doodles

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One Crayola Short

The New Plan - I have decided that full TAB is not my style. Although I have loved the deeper conversations the kids are having about their artistic decisions, the messy ...
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that artist woman

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There's a Dragon in my Art Room

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Mixed Media Gel Printed Fish Bowls - Here is a fun way to use your gel printed botanical pages to create fish bowl or terrarium collages. Gather some leaves - the greater variety of silhou...
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BEEZ in the Belfry

GOrillas! on the Move! - Today I had the perfect kind of social interaction day! Sue Matott, the children's librarian at the Pillsbury Free Library - (our local library here in War...
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Art Education Blog for K-12 Art Teachers | SchoolArtsRoom

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Art Room Videos

Kids Explain Art to Grown Ups....Hopper, Mondrian, Wood -
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It's A Creative Journey

Forward Motion - We got our hike in! Beautiful and brisk. I enjoyed this in bits and pieces. It was a tough hike for me. I ran outa breath on the steep inclines and ha...
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Cooking On Clover Lane

Our Favorite Pumpkin Cookies - [image: Pin It] 1 cup butter, room temp 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking ...
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*Fun Art 4 Kids

Vincent VanGogh - *Third Grade Artist Study:* After watching a video clip from Mr. MeMaio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj_gSVb_EMY&t=316s regarding plant structures, we ...
6 years ago
Use Your Coloured Pencils

Rainbow Spider Webs - My Grade 3s created these happy little spiders in rainbow webs inspired by this activity on Artsonia by Gateway Elementary. This is a great activity for ...
7 years ago
For the Love of Art

5th Grade Clay Pinchpot Birds -
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Fine Lines

Dot Day Audition - A short walk from school we have a wonderful park overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In that park is a bush I think of as "the polka-dot bush" just waiting to ...
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Artopotamus

New Youtube Channel, Bullet Journaling - Hey, everyone! You probably thought I was dead. I'm not. It's great. The past couple years of teaching have been a real rollercoaster for me. I was on...
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Bulletin Boards to Remember

Back to School Art Bulletin Board - Here's a great back to school bulletin board for the art room. You can find it ab the blog: Young. Art. Love.
8 years ago
My Adventures In Positive Space

Color Theory Leaf Paintings - I've been working on different ways for my 5th grade students to collaborate in the art room. We discuss how every child's work has value, and how all of u...
8 years ago
Hands, Head 'n Heart

Transitions in the Art Room: Hands-On Demo, pt. 1 - I hope you have enjoyed reading the previous installments in this 'Transitions' series so far and have found them useful in your classrooms. This post wil...
8 years ago
Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue!

Mondrian Inspired Grid Drawings - Sorry, I'm not sure why these images are rotated on the side! I've tried uploading them twice. Anywho, after a lesson on cubism, abstract art, and Mondr...
8 years ago
ARTolazzi

Two sweet notes! - My son (kinder) brought this home today and a student left the other on my desk! #meltmyheart
8 years ago
Modern Art 4 Kids

Dia de los Muertos: Calavera Prints - Block printing is very much like a handmade stamp. You carve a design into the material of your choice and you can use it over and over again. Block prin...
8 years ago
Paintedpaper

Painted Paper has Moved! - Painted Paper in the Art Room has moved. Here is our new location! www.paintedpaperart.com
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Ms. Papanikolaou's Art Page

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we heart art

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Art Project Girl

Saying Goodbye - A friend of mine called this an Irish Goodbye, the kind of leaving where you just sneak away (usually to avoid being dragged back in for one more round:) ...
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"That Little Art Teacher"

Op Art and Colored Pencil Tutorial - Art 1 - *I love Op Art and I thought it would be the perfect lesson to teach Art 1's how to use colored pencils. We began by discussing Op Art, M.C. Escher, V...
10 years ago
Mrs. Art Teacher!

for the birds...James John Audubon - It has been two years since I last did this lesson and we are doing it again right now which has made me pull up the older photos. This lesson is inspired ...
10 years ago
Color, collage, and much more

#RHSforNepal - Social media can be used for good! - Last week my middle school students created and learned about the significance of Tibetan prayer flags. After becoming educated about the severity of th...
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Art Projects for Kids

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Da Vinci's Wings

K Where the Wild Things Are - Students listened to the story, *Where the Wild Things Are* by Marice Sendak and studied the illustrations. They created their own wild things based on ...
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Art Teachers Hate Glitter

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12 years ago
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12 years ago
B Art Z- Elementary Art

- Here are a few quick pictures I took of some lessons we have done lately. We talked about India and did animal projects: Tigers- 5th grade, Festival Elepha...
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smARTyPants

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Art for Small Hands

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The Paper Pear

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Harvest Artists Blog

One Point Perspective - Student Examples! -
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laughpaintcreate

Hello there! - Remember me? Thank you so much for your inquiries. I have had numerous e-mails wondering where I have been! You all are very kind to ask. I recently took a...
13 years ago
Knit Witch Blog

Remember me? - Wow! It's been a while, eh? It just seems like life has been moving at lightning speed lately! We have been spending a lot of time in Atlanta over the summ...
14 years ago
the little garden shed

fresh mowed grass. - I just love to mow. The satisfaction of making great curves and angles in the grass is very relaxing! After that I enjoy a wonderful glass of lemonade w...
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We Heart Art!

Safety Pin Bracelets - A couple of months ago I went to the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival which is the number one Arts Festival in Texas and the third largest in the count...
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Art Teacher Blog

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dutch colours

send me the pillow that you dream on; swap - Hello, Please come over to dutch sisters to read all about our new swap Just click on the button above. Groetjes,
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Art Smarts by Mrs. Wilkinson ||

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Artful Artsy Amy

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West Oakview Elementary Art

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