by: Adrian
Zig Zag Book
Supplies:
Glue/Pencil/Ruler
Thin Cardboard or Heavy Paper
Ribbon
Other colored construction paper
These books don’t need any sewing. They can be written and read just like ordinary books. The look best with heavy paper or thin cardboard.
Novelty Notebooks
Supplies:
Several sheets of thick paper
Darning needle/ Thread
Scissors/pencil
Markers/colored pencils/crayons
Taking a notebook the next level. They will learn about book binding and about the different styles of notebooks. They can be different shapes, sizes ie. Elephant, snowman, butterfly. Stepping outside of the typical rectangle shaped notebooks.
Flap Books
Supplies
Construction paper
Glue/scissors
Exacto knifes (with supervision)
Making a flap book can be fun if you want to add layers to your story. If your story is about a farm and you talk about the horse in the barn. Why not create a flap that when you pull it back, you see the horse in the barn. This is really fun and lets them be real creative.
Pop- up book
Supplies
Construction paper
Crayons/markers/pencils
Scissors
Glue/tape
This is straight forward kind of project. After writing a short story they will bring their story to life by way of pop up book.
Texture Book (#38) http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/
Supplies
Scraps of material with interesting textures
Binder Clips
Glue/Glitter glue
Bristol Board paper
Exacto Knife
Texture is found all over. This project will allow them to isolate and display a few textures by way of making a book. Not all book require chapters filled with texts. The children will be introduced to the world of texture books.
Peek-in-book
Supplies:
Construction paper
Scissors
Markers/paint
Emaki
Supplies
Unsharpened pencils
Construction paper
Glue/ clear tape
Paint/markers or crayons
Emaki are scrolls that are read as they are unrolled. A whole book can be written on one scroll. Sometimes, pictures are drawn to go with the story. They will make up a short story or poem to go in an emaki made with paper and pencils.
Make Your Own Paper
Supplies
2 identical wooden frames
a screen
Duct tape/scissors
Sponge
Bucket or tub
Blender
Glitter or Flower petals (optional)
Felt sheets
Newspaper/ Any kind of paper to recycle
This project is sure to be a hit. Children will be able to try first hand at making their own paper. Its a really fun process that they will enjoy.
8.11.2010
Week 10: 9-12
by: Loren
Stick Puppets
Materials: Paper
Posterboard/cardstock
Brads
Skewers/dowels
String
Map of A Strange Land
Materials: Thin paper
Tea
Matches
Colored pencils
Watercolor
Embroidered Messages/Spells/Potions
Materials: Muslin
Embroidery Floss
Embroidery needles
Miniature Paintings
Materials: Canvas paper
Acrylic Paint
Transfer foil
Tiny brushes
Group Murals
Materials: Large white paper
Pencils
Tempera Paint
Banners for tribes
Materials: Muslin
Tempera Paint
Dowels
Crowns / Magic Hats
Materials: Cardstock
Fabric Scraps
Ribbon Scraps
Yarn
Jewels / sequins, pom poms
Felt
Stuffing
Week 9: Kindercamp
Illustration Exercises
Materials:
Paper
Markers, crayons, pencil
Comics
Materials:
Paper
Pencils
Sharpie
Journal
Materials:
Paper
Tempera Paint
Cardstock
Glue
Big needles
Embroidery Floss
Folded book
Materials:
Paper
Crayons
Marker
Pencils
Accordion Book
Materials:
Tissue Paper
Magazines/newspaper
Glue
Cardstock
Paper
Materials:
Paper
Markers, crayons, pencil
Comics
Materials:
Paper
Pencils
Sharpie
Journal
Materials:
Paper
Tempera Paint
Cardstock
Glue
Big needles
Embroidery Floss
Folded book
Materials:
Paper
Crayons
Marker
Pencils
Accordion Book
Materials:
Tissue Paper
Magazines/newspaper
Glue
Cardstock
Paper
7.22.2010
Loren: Week 6
Ideas (made with Kindercamp age in mind)
*Megan is teaching kindercamp this week though*
Kinetic sculptures
Materials: wire coat hangers / wire
String / yarn
Foam shapes
Glue
Totem Poles
Materials: 3 shoeboxes per camper
Paint
Construction paper
Glue
Straw Skyscrapers
Materials: multicolored straws
?
Milk Carton Mansions
Materials: Milk/juice cartons
Paint
Construction paper
Toilet paper tubes
Glue
Soap animals
Materials: bar ivory soap per camper
Plastic knives
Toothpicks
Popsicle sticks
Plastic clay tools
*Megan is teaching kindercamp this week though*
Kinetic sculptures
Materials: wire coat hangers / wire
String / yarn
Foam shapes
Glue
Totem Poles
Materials: 3 shoeboxes per camper
Paint
Construction paper
Glue
Straw Skyscrapers
Materials: multicolored straws
?
Milk Carton Mansions
Materials: Milk/juice cartons
Paint
Construction paper
Toilet paper tubes
Glue
Soap animals
Materials: bar ivory soap per camper
Plastic knives
Toothpicks
Popsicle sticks
Plastic clay tools
7.03.2010
Loren: Week 3 (re-post)
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks and name signs
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Eco-bots, warriors for a greener future--
create a story of a robot in your sketchbook, then use recycled materials to bring it to life
Materials: cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, milk cartons, juice jugs, plastic caps, bottle caps, newspaper, packing supplies, yogurt lids and cups, foil, anything!, elmers glue, hot glue & gun
Mixed Media Abstract paintings--
use recycled materials as tools for creating unique effects with paint--go wild!
Materials: anything with unique or interesting holes or textures, scraps of plastic or paper to cut stencils from, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils/cutlery, yarn, paint rollers, watercolors, tempera paint, brushes, sand, scissors
Sock puppets—
decorate and name a sock puppet character of your own
Materials: white tube socks, yarn, colored fabric scraps, pompoms, sequins, googly-eyes, stuffing, white cotton "tags", sharpie, markers, glue gun
Weaving--
create cardboard looms, create warp with yarn, weave with all sorts of materials
Materials: 2 sticks per child, cardboard boxes, scissors, yarn, fabric scraps, newspapers, magazines, plastic bags, 6-pack rings, shredded paper, plastic "ribbon"
Handmade Paper—
create beautiful handmade paper from scraps
Materials: scrap paper, basin, screens, sponges, blender, bowls, sequins, leaves, flower petals, confetti
?collaborative project idea: Rube Goldberg machine
-each teacher assembles a section so we know in advance it will work. the kids then each decorate a piece of the "machine", and then we bring all the groups together to set up the machine and video tape the results. kids could each get a burned cd of the machine going.
Materials: scraps (carefully selected to create a working machine), paint
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Eco-bots, warriors for a greener future--
create a story of a robot in your sketchbook, then use recycled materials to bring it to life
Materials: cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, milk cartons, juice jugs, plastic caps, bottle caps, newspaper, packing supplies, yogurt lids and cups, foil, anything!, elmers glue, hot glue & gun
Mixed Media Abstract paintings--
use recycled materials as tools for creating unique effects with paint--go wild!
Materials: anything with unique or interesting holes or textures, scraps of plastic or paper to cut stencils from, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils/cutlery, yarn, paint rollers, watercolors, tempera paint, brushes, sand, scissors
Sock puppets—
decorate and name a sock puppet character of your own
Materials: white tube socks, yarn, colored fabric scraps, pompoms, sequins, googly-eyes, stuffing, white cotton "tags", sharpie, markers, glue gun
Weaving--
create cardboard looms, create warp with yarn, weave with all sorts of materials
Materials: 2 sticks per child, cardboard boxes, scissors, yarn, fabric scraps, newspapers, magazines, plastic bags, 6-pack rings, shredded paper, plastic "ribbon"
Handmade Paper—
create beautiful handmade paper from scraps
Materials: scrap paper, basin, screens, sponges, blender, bowls, sequins, leaves, flower petals, confetti
?collaborative project idea: Rube Goldberg machine
-each teacher assembles a section so we know in advance it will work. the kids then each decorate a piece of the "machine", and then we bring all the groups together to set up the machine and video tape the results. kids could each get a burned cd of the machine going.
Materials: scraps (carefully selected to create a working machine), paint
6.28.2010
6-8 Week 5: Adrian
Project: Coffee Can Drum (Worldly)
Supplies:
Empty coffee can with plastic lid
Construction paper
Glue
Dowel rods or sticks from tree
String, feathers, beads etc.
Drums are an important part of all cultures. They are used in many different ceremonies and this is a great project for the kids to make their own. It’s made with a simple coffee can with lid and then decorated.
Project: Japanese Fans
Supplies:
12x18 White paper
Water color paint
Paint brushes
Popsicle sticks and tape
These fans are inspiration from Japanese culture. This project has the children applying different methods to create a final piece. They must brain storm what design they want to have on the fan. Then sketch it on the paper, followed by painting it with watercolor paints. When they are dried they will fold them and attach popsicle sticks for end product of an awesome Japanese inspired fan.
Project: Mexican Metal Tooling
Supplies:
4x4-36gauge aluminum tooling foil (the kind that can be cut on paper cutter)
Wooden clay tools
4x4 white paper for rough draft
Pencils/ tape/permanent markers
Wires/ beads
Some kind of soft work surface
As a form of Mexican Folk Art, the children will be using metal tooling techniques and the elements of art and principles of design. I will show them some examples of this as well as do a demo. Once they have finished their 4 they will connect them with wire rings. Topped with beads dangling from the bottom.
Project: Totem Pole (Native American)
Supplies:
Paper towel rolls
Crayons/ markers
Construction paper (various colors)
Glue/scissors
This is something most children have seen before but may not know the story behind them. I will discuss the history behind this Native American Totem Pole and then they will make one using paper towel roll and construction paper.
Project: Koru Art (New Zealand)
Supplies:
Bristol board (drawing paper)
Chalk Pastels
Oil Pastels
Black dye (ink or tempura paint will work also)
The koru is the Maori name given to the new unfurling fern frond and symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. After showing them pictures of ferns , they will practice forming a Koru shape on scrap paper. When they are ready the child will draw a large koru and color it, keeping in mind the things I’ve told them about the Maori Koru designs.
Project: Didgeridoos (Australia)
Supplies:
PVC pipe 3-4ft or two cardboard wrapping paper tubes taped together
Paint/markers (if PVC use acrylic)
String, feathers, beads and other found objects.
The children will get to learn about Aboriginal People of Australia. By using these recycled materials they will get to discover a new way to make music.
Project: Paper Bag Poncho (Mexico)
Supplies:
Large paper grocery bag
Bright markers
Paint/ crayons
Paint brushes
Fabric Scraps
Make a traditional Mexican inspired poncho with a paper bag. After cutting slits on both sides and a hole for the head let the children decorate it with some Mexican designs. Show them pictures of what traditional Mexican ponchos look like. Add strips of fabric at the bottom for extra flare.
Project: Indian Jewelry
Supplies:
White clay
Tempura paint (turquoise, black, white, red)
Twine or Black string
Clay texturing tools
Acrylic gloss
Native American Indians are famous for their jewelry. They will learn the importance of their jewelry then they will get to make their very own out of clay. To make it seal it up and make sure it lasts a bit longer once they are molded and painted, an acrylic will be painted over it.
Supplies:
Empty coffee can with plastic lid
Construction paper
Glue
Dowel rods or sticks from tree
String, feathers, beads etc.
Drums are an important part of all cultures. They are used in many different ceremonies and this is a great project for the kids to make their own. It’s made with a simple coffee can with lid and then decorated.
Project: Japanese Fans
Supplies:
12x18 White paper
Water color paint
Paint brushes
Popsicle sticks and tape
These fans are inspiration from Japanese culture. This project has the children applying different methods to create a final piece. They must brain storm what design they want to have on the fan. Then sketch it on the paper, followed by painting it with watercolor paints. When they are dried they will fold them and attach popsicle sticks for end product of an awesome Japanese inspired fan.
Project: Mexican Metal Tooling
Supplies:
4x4-36gauge aluminum tooling foil (the kind that can be cut on paper cutter)
Wooden clay tools
4x4 white paper for rough draft
Pencils/ tape/permanent markers
Wires/ beads
Some kind of soft work surface
As a form of Mexican Folk Art, the children will be using metal tooling techniques and the elements of art and principles of design. I will show them some examples of this as well as do a demo. Once they have finished their 4 they will connect them with wire rings. Topped with beads dangling from the bottom.
Project: Totem Pole (Native American)
Supplies:
Paper towel rolls
Crayons/ markers
Construction paper (various colors)
Glue/scissors
This is something most children have seen before but may not know the story behind them. I will discuss the history behind this Native American Totem Pole and then they will make one using paper towel roll and construction paper.
Project: Koru Art (New Zealand)
Supplies:
Bristol board (drawing paper)
Chalk Pastels
Oil Pastels
Black dye (ink or tempura paint will work also)
The koru is the Maori name given to the new unfurling fern frond and symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. After showing them pictures of ferns , they will practice forming a Koru shape on scrap paper. When they are ready the child will draw a large koru and color it, keeping in mind the things I’ve told them about the Maori Koru designs.
Project: Didgeridoos (Australia)
Supplies:
PVC pipe 3-4ft or two cardboard wrapping paper tubes taped together
Paint/markers (if PVC use acrylic)
String, feathers, beads and other found objects.
The children will get to learn about Aboriginal People of Australia. By using these recycled materials they will get to discover a new way to make music.
Project: Paper Bag Poncho (Mexico)
Supplies:
Large paper grocery bag
Bright markers
Paint/ crayons
Paint brushes
Fabric Scraps
Make a traditional Mexican inspired poncho with a paper bag. After cutting slits on both sides and a hole for the head let the children decorate it with some Mexican designs. Show them pictures of what traditional Mexican ponchos look like. Add strips of fabric at the bottom for extra flare.
Project: Indian Jewelry
Supplies:
White clay
Tempura paint (turquoise, black, white, red)
Twine or Black string
Clay texturing tools
Acrylic gloss
Native American Indians are famous for their jewelry. They will learn the importance of their jewelry then they will get to make their very own out of clay. To make it seal it up and make sure it lasts a bit longer once they are molded and painted, an acrylic will be painted over it.
9-12 Week 3: Adrian
Project: Magazine Mosaics
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Permanent Marker
Magazine Clippings
Used Calendars
Glue (diluted)
Paint brush
Scissors
After drawing a simple image on the back of the paper plate, they will use the magazine clippings and fill it in. In the end they will have created a beautiful paper plate mosaic.
Project: Atomic Starburst Wall Decoration
Supplies:
5” Styrofoam disc (possibly something different)
Drinking Straws
12 milk caps, per child
Decorative paper (scrap booking kind with patterns
Hot glue gun and White glue
String
Using some materials that could be found around the house, we will construct a piece of wall art.
Project: Recycled Model Car
Supplies:
Empty juice boxes
Egg carton
Aluminum foil
Disposable plastic cups
Plastics straws/ spoons
Markers/ Tape/ Glue
Other recycled items
All the supplies will be laid out for children to come and gather their recycled materials. They will then create their own recycled cars by using the material for different parts of the car. The spoons can be made into people for the car.
Project: Eco-Bot
Supplies:
Shoe boxes
CD’s
Gadgets and Gizmos
Who’s its and What’s its
Hot glue and White glue
Children will tap into their science fiction side and build robots out of recycled objects. This could also be encouraged as a class project where they will work together to create one super or two, depending on the number of children.
Project: Recycled Wind Chimes
Supplies:
Plastic containers (various sizes)
Metal washers (various sizes)
Metal screw hooks
Clear fishing line
Hole puncher
Other recycled material
The wind chimes will bring anyone’s back or front porch to life! Using metal recycled objects will make it ring out beautiful chimes when the wind blows. The meal screw hook will go in the top container, a piece of clay and be attached in the inside to hide the screw.
Project: Plastic bag holders
Supplies:
Large Juice/Milk cartons
Yarn (various colors)
White glue
Most families save plastic shopping bags, this project will give them a home. After cutting the top of the carton, to allow the bags to go it, and cutting a half circle on the bottom , the only thing left to do is decorate! Use the yarn to create a pattern by cutting strips the size of the side and gluing them to the side. When they are finished a Handle will be a put on for easy hanging.
Project: Mini Vase
Supplies:
3 mini plastic cups
Glue
Tissue Paper or fabric/ribbons
Sand or pebbles
All you need are 3 plastic cups. Fill the bottom cup with sand or pebbles. Glue top to top the next cup then bottom to bottom for the last cup. Next decorate and just like that you’ll have a very cool flower vase. You could use paper cups but I find it better to use plastic if you plan on putting water in for flowers.
Project: Recycled Plastic Collage
Supplies:
White tag board
Variety of plastics (different colors)
Glue
Pencils
Instead of letting the plastic bags go to the landfill, open their eyes to how we can create art from these. Let them sketch out a picture and then use the plastic bag clippings to “paint” it with color.
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Permanent Marker
Magazine Clippings
Used Calendars
Glue (diluted)
Paint brush
Scissors
After drawing a simple image on the back of the paper plate, they will use the magazine clippings and fill it in. In the end they will have created a beautiful paper plate mosaic.
Project: Atomic Starburst Wall Decoration
Supplies:
5” Styrofoam disc (possibly something different)
Drinking Straws
12 milk caps, per child
Decorative paper (scrap booking kind with patterns
Hot glue gun and White glue
String
Using some materials that could be found around the house, we will construct a piece of wall art.
Project: Recycled Model Car
Supplies:
Empty juice boxes
Egg carton
Aluminum foil
Disposable plastic cups
Plastics straws/ spoons
Markers/ Tape/ Glue
Other recycled items
All the supplies will be laid out for children to come and gather their recycled materials. They will then create their own recycled cars by using the material for different parts of the car. The spoons can be made into people for the car.
Project: Eco-Bot
Supplies:
Shoe boxes
CD’s
Gadgets and Gizmos
Who’s its and What’s its
Hot glue and White glue
Children will tap into their science fiction side and build robots out of recycled objects. This could also be encouraged as a class project where they will work together to create one super or two, depending on the number of children.
Project: Recycled Wind Chimes
Supplies:
Plastic containers (various sizes)
Metal washers (various sizes)
Metal screw hooks
Clear fishing line
Hole puncher
Other recycled material
The wind chimes will bring anyone’s back or front porch to life! Using metal recycled objects will make it ring out beautiful chimes when the wind blows. The meal screw hook will go in the top container, a piece of clay and be attached in the inside to hide the screw.
Project: Plastic bag holders
Supplies:
Large Juice/Milk cartons
Yarn (various colors)
White glue
Most families save plastic shopping bags, this project will give them a home. After cutting the top of the carton, to allow the bags to go it, and cutting a half circle on the bottom , the only thing left to do is decorate! Use the yarn to create a pattern by cutting strips the size of the side and gluing them to the side. When they are finished a Handle will be a put on for easy hanging.
Project: Mini Vase
Supplies:
3 mini plastic cups
Glue
Tissue Paper or fabric/ribbons
Sand or pebbles
All you need are 3 plastic cups. Fill the bottom cup with sand or pebbles. Glue top to top the next cup then bottom to bottom for the last cup. Next decorate and just like that you’ll have a very cool flower vase. You could use paper cups but I find it better to use plastic if you plan on putting water in for flowers.
Project: Recycled Plastic Collage
Supplies:
White tag board
Variety of plastics (different colors)
Glue
Pencils
Instead of letting the plastic bags go to the landfill, open their eyes to how we can create art from these. Let them sketch out a picture and then use the plastic bag clippings to “paint” it with color.
9-12yrs. Week 2: Adrian
Project: Story boards
Supplies:
12X24 Black Matte Board
Black felt tip markers (thin)
White drawing paper (will cut into section)
Tempura Paint
Creating a comic strip takes some time and thought. So I will reiterate some of the key ingredients, we learned from Jerzy, to making a perfect comic strip. They will also learn what Story boards are used for.
Project: Mini Cartoon Optical Illusion
Supplies:
White printer paper
Glue
Card board (cereal boxes are good too)
String
Crayons/Markers
Jar lid to trace or a compass.
This a fairly simple project. But it will entertain them. They will be making their very own mini cartoon optical illusion. With a bit os cardboard paint string they will be twirling their creation and see a “bolt of lightning in clouds”.
Supplies:
12X24 Black Matte Board
Black felt tip markers (thin)
White drawing paper (will cut into section)
Tempura Paint
Creating a comic strip takes some time and thought. So I will reiterate some of the key ingredients, we learned from Jerzy, to making a perfect comic strip. They will also learn what Story boards are used for.
Project: Mini Cartoon Optical Illusion
Supplies:
White printer paper
Glue
Card board (cereal boxes are good too)
String
Crayons/Markers
Jar lid to trace or a compass.
This a fairly simple project. But it will entertain them. They will be making their very own mini cartoon optical illusion. With a bit os cardboard paint string they will be twirling their creation and see a “bolt of lightning in clouds”.
Project: Comic Book Cover
Supplies:
12x16 (?) Black matte board
11x14 White printer paper
Markers/pencils
When you go to a comic book convention, it is common to see the covers of different comic books displayed. They will brainstorm and create their very own comic book cover. When they are finished it will be mounted on the matte board for the finished result.
Project: Comic collage.
Supplies:
White glue
Comics from the newspaper (I will try to get my hand on as many as possible)
11x14 White tag board
(Under consideration- ) I will ask them to pick a character of their choice and create a silhouette. They will use comic strips to fill it.
Project: Draw-Along-Comic Story
Supplies:
12x28 Long strip of white paper
Pencils
In order to get them to tap into their creative side, they will listen to me read a short comic. As I’m reading they will sketch what they “see” from listening to me read. When I’m finished they will work to add color and bring it to life. After they have completed their Comic strip I will show then what the actual comic strip looked like and have them compare.
Project: Comic Word Art
Supplies:
Glitter
Paint
Markers
Construction Paper
They will create a page of comic sounds. Based on how they think they are spelled. Kind of like the exercise Jerzy had us do with the sound of Star wars. I will go over this with this so they have a better understanding of what they should kind of do.
Project: Sketch Book with Comic cover
Supplies:
Cardboard (cereal boxes will work)
Comic section from newspaper
White filler paper
White glue
Hole puncher
Metal ringlets (I may be able to find these)
Both sessions will create a sweet sketch book that they will use throughout the week and possible longer. They will collage the front and back of the cereal boxes. Once dry we will put them together and voila…Comic covered Sketch book.
Project: Child-Size Action Figure
Supplies:
Cardboard boxes (My mom is getting me a lot from her work Medium size and Large)
Fabric, lace, buttons etc.
Hot glue gun
White glue
Markers
I want them to make a mid-life size action figure. I want them to think about what kind of costume their action hero would wear. What their powers would be and I will have them write this out in a bio form and it will be adhered to the back of the figure. They will present them to class.
6.18.2010
Jackson Pollock group activity
What day do people want to do the Pollock group activity? And are we combining all 3 sections into one or only 2 or how had people envisioned this playing out? Also, materials? Sheets or craft paper? And I was thinking about setting it up in the 6-8 room because it's the largest and maybe turning the tables on their sides to create a barrier so that golf balls and marbles don't go rolling all over the place. I'm not sure if that would work so I am open to other suggestions for set-up.
6.17.2010
Kindercamp Week 5: Katharine
Lascaux cave paintings group exercise:
Craft paper, oil pastels, masking tape
Kindergartners will create their very own cave paintings as they travel back in time to Lascaux, France in a recreated world with craft paper and turned over tables.
Rain sticks:
Cardboard tubes, wax or craft paper, rubberbands, rice or beans, markers
Students make their own instruments with recyclable materials and dried food!
African papier-mâché masks:
Plastic mask molds (in aaac basement), newspaper/craft paper, papier-mâché mix, tempera paint, hole punch, raffia, yarn, beads, some sort of elastic band to attach it around head?
Students will get a little messy as they learn about the papier-mâché process and sculpt their own African inspired masks.
Aztec pendant:
Tube pasta, colorful beads, tin can lids, construction paper, glue, markers, scissors, yarn or suede cord?
Kindergartners will paint pasta, then while waiting for it to dry create a design for their pendant. This design will be glued onto the tin lid and then all the pieces will be strung on.
Mayan vase:
Salt dough, tin can, tempera paint
Students will experiment with homemade dough and cover a tin can to make a Mayan vase.
Japanese windsock
Paper bag or poster board?, stapler, hole punch, markers, tissue paper, wire, crepe paper
Students will decorate and assemble a Japanese windsock while learning about pattern and repetition as they attempt to imitate the appearance of scales on a fish.
Ghanian stamp print:
Paper bag or craft paper, Styrofoam trays, pencils, tempera paint, scissors, potato stamps, other stamps
Students will learn about basic printmaking and how to create a pattern as they imitate the adinkra cloth art from Ghana.
Papel Banners from Mexico:
Colored tissue paper, scissors, string or yarn
Cutting simple designs in tissue paper, students assemble a collection of colored flags and attach them to string, creating a traditional papel banner from Mexico.
Craft paper, oil pastels, masking tape
Kindergartners will create their very own cave paintings as they travel back in time to Lascaux, France in a recreated world with craft paper and turned over tables.
Rain sticks:
Cardboard tubes, wax or craft paper, rubberbands, rice or beans, markers
Students make their own instruments with recyclable materials and dried food!
African papier-mâché masks:
Plastic mask molds (in aaac basement), newspaper/craft paper, papier-mâché mix, tempera paint, hole punch, raffia, yarn, beads, some sort of elastic band to attach it around head?
Students will get a little messy as they learn about the papier-mâché process and sculpt their own African inspired masks.
Aztec pendant:
Tube pasta, colorful beads, tin can lids, construction paper, glue, markers, scissors, yarn or suede cord?
Kindergartners will paint pasta, then while waiting for it to dry create a design for their pendant. This design will be glued onto the tin lid and then all the pieces will be strung on.
Mayan vase:
Salt dough, tin can, tempera paint
Students will experiment with homemade dough and cover a tin can to make a Mayan vase.
Japanese windsock
Paper bag or poster board?, stapler, hole punch, markers, tissue paper, wire, crepe paper
Students will decorate and assemble a Japanese windsock while learning about pattern and repetition as they attempt to imitate the appearance of scales on a fish.
Ghanian stamp print:
Paper bag or craft paper, Styrofoam trays, pencils, tempera paint, scissors, potato stamps, other stamps
Students will learn about basic printmaking and how to create a pattern as they imitate the adinkra cloth art from Ghana.
Papel Banners from Mexico:
Colored tissue paper, scissors, string or yarn
Cutting simple designs in tissue paper, students assemble a collection of colored flags and attach them to string, creating a traditional papel banner from Mexico.
6-8yrs. Week 4: Katharine
Name Stamps:
Foam, pencils, tracing paper, ink, scissors
Students create a stamp of their name that they can use for each image they produce during the week.
Foam Prints:
Foam, pencils, brayers, ink or tempera paint, drawing paper
Students etch a print into recycled meat trays then choose several different colors to print it different ways.
Cardboard and foam piece prints:
Cardboard square for each student, foam pieces, other scraps, glue, tempera paint, drawing paper
Students create prints in different colors after assembling a homemade block.
Puzzle piece print:
Old puzzle pieces, glue, cardboard, ink/paint, drawing paper
Students create prints from old puzzle pieces and learn about repetition and pattern.
Fruit and vegetable print:
Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, pears, any other fruits or vegetables, ink, paint brushes, drawing paper
Learn to make prints from fresh produce!
Bubble Print:
Tempera paint, dish soap, warm water, tub or aluminum pan, drawing paper
Students make prints by simply laying paper onto a homemade mixture of bubbles, soap and paint!
Experimenting with application:
Black construction paper, golf balls, marbles, sponges, brushes, white tempera paint and other light colors.
Students experiment with different forms of paint application by rolling, splattering and sponging. This image does not have to be the final product though and like all of the previous prints, may be added to and layered upon.
Andy Warhol print:
May repeat Week 1 Andy Warhol print if all goes well, or do some variation of it with household objects as stamps.
Cardboard picture collage:
Design silhouettes:
Magazines, scrap paper and/or any other scrap material, black marker, construction paper, scissors, glue stick
Students design an interesting but simple silhouette and then cut it out and turn it into a stencil. Then they go through and trace it on different patterns and images and colors from different sources, cut them out, and assemble them onto another piece of paper. Students will learn about pattern and repetition
Collage portraits:
Magazines, scissors, glue sticks, scrap fabric, yarn, sequins, pipe cleaners, any other scrap materials
Students create full portraits of themselves or another character by collaging an assortment of items. Students are encouraged to focus on form and color rather than finding representative images: e.g. hair could be a photo of fries or a cutout of text, it doesn’t have to be a model’s hair from a magazine.
Recycled paper collage:
Old maps, sheet music and text, glue, tempera paint,
Students collage these three different materials onto another piece of paper, then paint one coat over it so the design and words still show through. This will serve as the base layer for a collage of student’s choosing.
Foam, pencils, tracing paper, ink, scissors
Students create a stamp of their name that they can use for each image they produce during the week.
Foam Prints:
Foam, pencils, brayers, ink or tempera paint, drawing paper
Students etch a print into recycled meat trays then choose several different colors to print it different ways.
Cardboard and foam piece prints:
Cardboard square for each student, foam pieces, other scraps, glue, tempera paint, drawing paper
Students create prints in different colors after assembling a homemade block.
Puzzle piece print:
Old puzzle pieces, glue, cardboard, ink/paint, drawing paper
Students create prints from old puzzle pieces and learn about repetition and pattern.
Fruit and vegetable print:
Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, pears, any other fruits or vegetables, ink, paint brushes, drawing paper
Learn to make prints from fresh produce!
Bubble Print:
Tempera paint, dish soap, warm water, tub or aluminum pan, drawing paper
Students make prints by simply laying paper onto a homemade mixture of bubbles, soap and paint!
Experimenting with application:
Black construction paper, golf balls, marbles, sponges, brushes, white tempera paint and other light colors.
Students experiment with different forms of paint application by rolling, splattering and sponging. This image does not have to be the final product though and like all of the previous prints, may be added to and layered upon.
Andy Warhol print:
May repeat Week 1 Andy Warhol print if all goes well, or do some variation of it with household objects as stamps.
Cardboard picture collage:
Design silhouettes:
Magazines, scrap paper and/or any other scrap material, black marker, construction paper, scissors, glue stick
Students design an interesting but simple silhouette and then cut it out and turn it into a stencil. Then they go through and trace it on different patterns and images and colors from different sources, cut them out, and assemble them onto another piece of paper. Students will learn about pattern and repetition
Collage portraits:
Magazines, scissors, glue sticks, scrap fabric, yarn, sequins, pipe cleaners, any other scrap materials
Students create full portraits of themselves or another character by collaging an assortment of items. Students are encouraged to focus on form and color rather than finding representative images: e.g. hair could be a photo of fries or a cutout of text, it doesn’t have to be a model’s hair from a magazine.
Recycled paper collage:
Old maps, sheet music and text, glue, tempera paint,
Students collage these three different materials onto another piece of paper, then paint one coat over it so the design and words still show through. This will serve as the base layer for a collage of student’s choosing.
6-8yrs. Week 3: Katharine
Eco-bots:
Scrap-box materials—foam pieces, Styrofoam shapes, cardboard scraps and cylinders, wire, any other scraps…
Use your imagination and create crazy creatures made from an assortment of recycled objects. The sky is the limit on this one.
Stuffed animals:
Old sweaters, hats, gloves, buttons, heavy-duty needles, thread and/or yarn, felt or cotton for decorations, plastic bags or cotton wool for stuffing (any other ideas?)
Learn how to turn old clothing into adorable little creatures while mastering basic sewing techniques.
Recycle bouquet:
For tulips: Egg cartons (getting them from Whole Foods), tempera paints, sticks/twigs for stems. For vase: chicken wire, duct tape, scissors, papier-mâché, craft paper, old maps or recycled papers or tissue paper
Students learn to be resourceful and respectful of the environment as they take household objects and transform them into beautiful art.
Papier-Mâché jewel necklaces:
Papier-mâché mix, colored scrap paper turned into mulch (done beforehand), more (dry) colored scrap paper, cookie cutters, pencils, yarn
Students create fun shapes and beads out of scrap paper mulch and scrap paper rolls in order to create colorful eco-friendly necklaces. A short discussion of what it means to be eco-friendly and how to recycle and be resourceful!
Milk Carton birdhouses:
Old milk cartons, acrylic paints, raffia for nest, wine corks for chimneys, wire to hang, wooden dowels for perch, buttons or other decorations for outside
Students use recyclable materials to create their very own birdhouse!
Handmade paper cards:
Prepared mulch, tubs, warm water, framed screens (I have some at home), old towels, to decorate: buttons, needles, thread, scrap fabric and paper
Students learn how to make handmade paper from old scraps and once dry turn them into beautiful cards with buttons and other decorations.
Melted crayon weavings:
Wax paper, crayon shavings, iron and ironing board, old towels, scrap paper, tissue paper, ribbons, hole punch and scissors
Students will arrange crayon shavings into different patterns between two wax sheets that the teacher will iron and turn into a stained glass creation. Then students will trim as desired and cut slits in order to weave scrap paper and ribbons through. When finished they may punch holes and add a ribbon to hang up in the window.
Newspaper sculpture group activity:
Newspapers, masking tape
Class works together to create huge abstract sculptural forms from newspaper and masking tape. Students will discover which shapes work best as a base and how to create a sturdy self-supporting structure.
Picture in a box:
Old cereal boxes, scrap paper, magazines, any other recyclable materials
After cutting out one side of the box minus a 1-inch border, students will have a shadow box in which they can create any sort of image using the different scraps available.
Paper bag kite:
Paper bags, strong string, masking tape, hole punch, scissors, crepe paper or plastic bags for streamers, tempera paint and markers/crayons for decorating, foam stickers and glitter/sequins also for decorating
Students learn to be resourceful as they create a kite from largely recyclable materials. Aerodynamics will also be discussed.
Fruit scrap sculptures:
Fruit crates (plastic and cardboard), mesh fruit nets and potato sacks, bubble wrap, plastic bags, scrap fabric, ribbons, markers, wire, any other recyclable materials I accumulate
Still trying to think of a concrete idea for this, but as of now I’ve collected quite a bit of random fruit trays and containers from Whole Foods and I thought kids could either go crazy and use their imaginations or if I think of something nifty I could present that as well. Any ideas for projects incorporating these materials, let me know!
Scrap-box materials—foam pieces, Styrofoam shapes, cardboard scraps and cylinders, wire, any other scraps…
Use your imagination and create crazy creatures made from an assortment of recycled objects. The sky is the limit on this one.
Stuffed animals:
Old sweaters, hats, gloves, buttons, heavy-duty needles, thread and/or yarn, felt or cotton for decorations, plastic bags or cotton wool for stuffing (any other ideas?)
Learn how to turn old clothing into adorable little creatures while mastering basic sewing techniques.
Recycle bouquet:
For tulips: Egg cartons (getting them from Whole Foods), tempera paints, sticks/twigs for stems. For vase: chicken wire, duct tape, scissors, papier-mâché, craft paper, old maps or recycled papers or tissue paper
Students learn to be resourceful and respectful of the environment as they take household objects and transform them into beautiful art.
Papier-Mâché jewel necklaces:
Papier-mâché mix, colored scrap paper turned into mulch (done beforehand), more (dry) colored scrap paper, cookie cutters, pencils, yarn
Students create fun shapes and beads out of scrap paper mulch and scrap paper rolls in order to create colorful eco-friendly necklaces. A short discussion of what it means to be eco-friendly and how to recycle and be resourceful!
Milk Carton birdhouses:
Old milk cartons, acrylic paints, raffia for nest, wine corks for chimneys, wire to hang, wooden dowels for perch, buttons or other decorations for outside
Students use recyclable materials to create their very own birdhouse!
Handmade paper cards:
Prepared mulch, tubs, warm water, framed screens (I have some at home), old towels, to decorate: buttons, needles, thread, scrap fabric and paper
Students learn how to make handmade paper from old scraps and once dry turn them into beautiful cards with buttons and other decorations.
Melted crayon weavings:
Wax paper, crayon shavings, iron and ironing board, old towels, scrap paper, tissue paper, ribbons, hole punch and scissors
Students will arrange crayon shavings into different patterns between two wax sheets that the teacher will iron and turn into a stained glass creation. Then students will trim as desired and cut slits in order to weave scrap paper and ribbons through. When finished they may punch holes and add a ribbon to hang up in the window.
Newspaper sculpture group activity:
Newspapers, masking tape
Class works together to create huge abstract sculptural forms from newspaper and masking tape. Students will discover which shapes work best as a base and how to create a sturdy self-supporting structure.
Picture in a box:
Old cereal boxes, scrap paper, magazines, any other recyclable materials
After cutting out one side of the box minus a 1-inch border, students will have a shadow box in which they can create any sort of image using the different scraps available.
Paper bag kite:
Paper bags, strong string, masking tape, hole punch, scissors, crepe paper or plastic bags for streamers, tempera paint and markers/crayons for decorating, foam stickers and glitter/sequins also for decorating
Students learn to be resourceful as they create a kite from largely recyclable materials. Aerodynamics will also be discussed.
Fruit scrap sculptures:
Fruit crates (plastic and cardboard), mesh fruit nets and potato sacks, bubble wrap, plastic bags, scrap fabric, ribbons, markers, wire, any other recyclable materials I accumulate
Still trying to think of a concrete idea for this, but as of now I’ve collected quite a bit of random fruit trays and containers from Whole Foods and I thought kids could either go crazy and use their imaginations or if I think of something nifty I could present that as well. Any ideas for projects incorporating these materials, let me know!
6-8yrs. Week 2: Katharine
Sketch Books:
White paper, hole punch, poster board or construction paper for cover, yarn
Students will use sketch books on a daily basis to focus on developing drawing skills and generating ideas for their final comic creation.
Life-size cartoon group exercise:
Craft paper, colored construction paper, yarn, brads, markers, scissors, glue, Velcro tape and masking tape
Students will work together to create a life-size cartoon character with moving appendages and removable features. This character will function as a sample case for how to create interesting personalities and unique forms that can hold a story together. It will also serve as a testing ground for different poses, expressions and movements so that students can learn how to better express a range of motions and E-motions.
Main Character Bio:
Drawing paper, colored pencils
After brainstorming and sketching out ideas, students will draw their main character and give him/her/it a background story with interests, activities, quirks or any other information. This page can serve as a sort of comic “table of contents” or “meet the character” introduction page to their final book.
Character wheel:
Cardboard, poster board, brads, scissors, markers
Students will receive a wheel made of one cardboard circle and three small poster board circles that they will then decorate with different eyes, noses and mouths. By turning the different wheels, students will be able to create different combinations and thereby see the diverse characters they can make. This tool will help them throughout the week as they create their characters for their stories.
I’m thinking about making some of these smaller activity art projects optional for any student who would prefer to work on their final comic book creation…
Storyboarding activity:
Colored construction paper, glue, scissors
After discussing how to break up a page with different sized and shaped boxes and looking at examples from comic books, students will create a sort of abstract image showing a variety of bubbles and boxes. This exercise will illustrate the range of shapes and colors they have to work with and also help them to think about the formal aspects of comic book art.
Jerzy-inspired storyboarding lesson:
White paper, colored pencils/markers/crayons
Class will come up with two characters, a scene, a location and an activity together. We’ll go through a short scene of about 6 images and then once it is completed, students will decide which scene is the most “important” or should be the “biggest” moment and they will then illustrate that moment.
Jerzy-inspired sound/dialogue lesson:
Large poster board or heavy weight paper, spray paint (red, blue, black—optional), colored construction paper, scissors, glue, letter stencils
Class will discuss different sounds and how they might be spelled and how the way they are written changes the way they sound. After short lesson, students will create their own sound and phonetic spelling and then create a Roy Lichtenstein inspired poster with this speech balloon. This exercise will also include a discussion about graphic design, simplification, and punctuation.
Cover page exercise:
Medium to heavy weight paper, oil pastels or watercolor or markers or crayons
Talk about how to summarize a story in one image using a popular story as an example. Students will then plan out and draw the cover page for their comic book.
Comic books:
Colored construction paper, drawing paper, pencils, erasers, colored pencils, felt tip pens for outlining, glue, scissors, brads for binding or yarn and hole punch, for special effects: googly eyes, glitter, yarn, foam stickers, etc.
Throughout the week students will be working on their own comic books, focusing on using some of the strategies we will discuss. Students will plan out their stories and draw each frame on separate pieces of paper and then attach them to the larger pages as they are completed so as to avoid ruining an entire page because a mistake in one frame.
White paper, hole punch, poster board or construction paper for cover, yarn
Students will use sketch books on a daily basis to focus on developing drawing skills and generating ideas for their final comic creation.
Life-size cartoon group exercise:
Craft paper, colored construction paper, yarn, brads, markers, scissors, glue, Velcro tape and masking tape
Students will work together to create a life-size cartoon character with moving appendages and removable features. This character will function as a sample case for how to create interesting personalities and unique forms that can hold a story together. It will also serve as a testing ground for different poses, expressions and movements so that students can learn how to better express a range of motions and E-motions.
Main Character Bio:
Drawing paper, colored pencils
After brainstorming and sketching out ideas, students will draw their main character and give him/her/it a background story with interests, activities, quirks or any other information. This page can serve as a sort of comic “table of contents” or “meet the character” introduction page to their final book.
Character wheel:
Cardboard, poster board, brads, scissors, markers
Students will receive a wheel made of one cardboard circle and three small poster board circles that they will then decorate with different eyes, noses and mouths. By turning the different wheels, students will be able to create different combinations and thereby see the diverse characters they can make. This tool will help them throughout the week as they create their characters for their stories.
I’m thinking about making some of these smaller activity art projects optional for any student who would prefer to work on their final comic book creation…
Storyboarding activity:
Colored construction paper, glue, scissors
After discussing how to break up a page with different sized and shaped boxes and looking at examples from comic books, students will create a sort of abstract image showing a variety of bubbles and boxes. This exercise will illustrate the range of shapes and colors they have to work with and also help them to think about the formal aspects of comic book art.
Jerzy-inspired storyboarding lesson:
White paper, colored pencils/markers/crayons
Class will come up with two characters, a scene, a location and an activity together. We’ll go through a short scene of about 6 images and then once it is completed, students will decide which scene is the most “important” or should be the “biggest” moment and they will then illustrate that moment.
Jerzy-inspired sound/dialogue lesson:
Large poster board or heavy weight paper, spray paint (red, blue, black—optional), colored construction paper, scissors, glue, letter stencils
Class will discuss different sounds and how they might be spelled and how the way they are written changes the way they sound. After short lesson, students will create their own sound and phonetic spelling and then create a Roy Lichtenstein inspired poster with this speech balloon. This exercise will also include a discussion about graphic design, simplification, and punctuation.
Cover page exercise:
Medium to heavy weight paper, oil pastels or watercolor or markers or crayons
Talk about how to summarize a story in one image using a popular story as an example. Students will then plan out and draw the cover page for their comic book.
Comic books:
Colored construction paper, drawing paper, pencils, erasers, colored pencils, felt tip pens for outlining, glue, scissors, brads for binding or yarn and hole punch, for special effects: googly eyes, glitter, yarn, foam stickers, etc.
Throughout the week students will be working on their own comic books, focusing on using some of the strategies we will discuss. Students will plan out their stories and draw each frame on separate pieces of paper and then attach them to the larger pages as they are completed so as to avoid ruining an entire page because a mistake in one frame.
6-8yrs. Week 1: Katharine
Frida Kahlo Self-Portraits vs. Van Gogh Self-Portraits:
White construction paper, oil pastels
Students will create two self-portraits, one in the style of Kahlo and the other in the style of Van Gogh. This exercise will help students to identify key characteristics to each artists’ work as they attempt to emulate them in their own.
Paul Klee Self-Portraits:
Colored tissue paper that can bleed, white construction paper, oil pastels, paint brush and water
Students will first draw themselves in simple geometric forms keeping Klee’s style in mind, then they will apply water to different colored tissue paper to create a geometric shaped background.
Alexander Calder Circus Mobiles:
Wire coat hangers (already have some), wire, solo cups in different colors (red—aaac basement already has a bunch, blue, yellow), pop bottles (preferably green), any other bright solid plastics that are easy to cut?, pipe cleaners
Learn about the artist who invented the mobile by focusing on one of his more popular subjects: the circus! Students will use their imagination to create different circus characters from recyclable plastics and wire and then string them up onto a mobile made from old coat hangers.
Jackson Pollock Splatter Paintings:
Old sheet(s), craft paper, large cardboard—box?, shoeboxes, marbles, golf balls, sponges, metal cans, tempera paints
Students learn to appreciate non-traditional forms of art by experimenting with different painting techniques. A group activity will introduce them to the novelty of this revolutionary practice and an individual project will allow students to take what they have learned and create with greater confidence and purpose.
Helen Frankenthaler Pour Paintings:
Tempera paints, water to dilute, sponges, newspaper/craft paper, white water color or other medium weight paper
Similar to the Jackson Pollock exercise, students will learn to appreciate non-traditional forms of art and experimental application by pouring their paint onto the surface and controlling its movement with sponges. This exercise will also include a brief discussion of abstract expressionism.
Andy Warhol Grid:
Watercolor or drawing paper (not construction), tempera or acrylic paints, artist tape (already purchased some), household objects for stamps—solo coffee lids (collecting them), soup or pop can lids, chip clips, band-aids, apples, etc. any other ideas?
Combine Andy Warhol’s famous grid pattern and bright palette while learning about consumer culture and mass production—the central theme of much of Warhol’s work—and create exciting prints. Students will choose a household object as a stamp or create their own stencil and repeat it in different color combinations.
Roy Lichtenstein:
Colored construction paper, poster board or heavyweight paper, spray paint (red, black, blue), stencils for letters, pencils and erasers, glue sticks,
With a focus on Lichtenstein’s airplane and explosion prints, students get a brief introduction to graphic design and plan out their own “big scene” in the style of the artist, including a speech balloon or exclamation.
Matisse Cutouts:
Colored construction paper, scissors, glue sticks
Students learn key terms like positive and negative shapes, pattern, repetition, and abstract as they create their own colorful cutout collage in the style of Matisse.
Picasso Portraits:
Colored construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, oil pastels
Students will be asked to draw two strikingly different faces on two separate sheets of paper (frontal/profile, human/animal, man/woman etc.); then they will cut out the different features and assemble them onto a new sheet of paper in order to compose a hybrid image in the style of cubism. We will also briefly discuss the idea of multiple-perspective.
Michelangelo
--Sistine Chapel:
Craft paper, masking tape, crayons or colored pencils, flashlights?
A fun project to simulate how Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel and to illustrate the difficulty of working upside down!
--Soap Sculptures
Soap, spoon, scrap paper, carbon paper, pencil, pointed tool for detailing
Another way to appreciate the many talents of Michelangelo! Students get a bit of 3-D experience by sculpting their own masterpiece from soap.
Louise Nevelson sculptures:
Found objects, popsicle sticks or shoe boxes, acrylic or tempera paint or spray paint, white glue or hot glue gun?
Students experiment with 3-D art by assembling and gluing different found objects onto a flat surface and then painting it in one color.
Monet lily painting:
Canvas boards (any size whatever is reasonable/affordable)—if not heavy poster board or watercolor paper, tempera paint or acrylics if possible, sponges and brushes, painting tape
An introduction to Impressionism allows students to explore another form of paint application as they try their hand at Monet-style nature paintings. Students also learn how using tape can create clean lines with minimal effort and take advantage of the natural color of the white canvas.
O’Keefe tissue paper flower images:
Colored tissue paper, large poster board, glitter/sequins, cotton balls, black tempera paint, heavy-duty needles, thread
Rather than painting, students use tissue paper to recreate Georgia O’Keefe’s large flower images with a particular focus on abstraction. Threading petals together may help to elevate them while creating interesting and dynamic movement.
White construction paper, oil pastels
Students will create two self-portraits, one in the style of Kahlo and the other in the style of Van Gogh. This exercise will help students to identify key characteristics to each artists’ work as they attempt to emulate them in their own.
Paul Klee Self-Portraits:
Colored tissue paper that can bleed, white construction paper, oil pastels, paint brush and water
Students will first draw themselves in simple geometric forms keeping Klee’s style in mind, then they will apply water to different colored tissue paper to create a geometric shaped background.
Alexander Calder Circus Mobiles:
Wire coat hangers (already have some), wire, solo cups in different colors (red—aaac basement already has a bunch, blue, yellow), pop bottles (preferably green), any other bright solid plastics that are easy to cut?, pipe cleaners
Learn about the artist who invented the mobile by focusing on one of his more popular subjects: the circus! Students will use their imagination to create different circus characters from recyclable plastics and wire and then string them up onto a mobile made from old coat hangers.
Jackson Pollock Splatter Paintings:
Old sheet(s), craft paper, large cardboard—box?, shoeboxes, marbles, golf balls, sponges, metal cans, tempera paints
Students learn to appreciate non-traditional forms of art by experimenting with different painting techniques. A group activity will introduce them to the novelty of this revolutionary practice and an individual project will allow students to take what they have learned and create with greater confidence and purpose.
Helen Frankenthaler Pour Paintings:
Tempera paints, water to dilute, sponges, newspaper/craft paper, white water color or other medium weight paper
Similar to the Jackson Pollock exercise, students will learn to appreciate non-traditional forms of art and experimental application by pouring their paint onto the surface and controlling its movement with sponges. This exercise will also include a brief discussion of abstract expressionism.
Andy Warhol Grid:
Watercolor or drawing paper (not construction), tempera or acrylic paints, artist tape (already purchased some), household objects for stamps—solo coffee lids (collecting them), soup or pop can lids, chip clips, band-aids, apples, etc. any other ideas?
Combine Andy Warhol’s famous grid pattern and bright palette while learning about consumer culture and mass production—the central theme of much of Warhol’s work—and create exciting prints. Students will choose a household object as a stamp or create their own stencil and repeat it in different color combinations.
Roy Lichtenstein:
Colored construction paper, poster board or heavyweight paper, spray paint (red, black, blue), stencils for letters, pencils and erasers, glue sticks,
With a focus on Lichtenstein’s airplane and explosion prints, students get a brief introduction to graphic design and plan out their own “big scene” in the style of the artist, including a speech balloon or exclamation.
Matisse Cutouts:
Colored construction paper, scissors, glue sticks
Students learn key terms like positive and negative shapes, pattern, repetition, and abstract as they create their own colorful cutout collage in the style of Matisse.
Picasso Portraits:
Colored construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, oil pastels
Students will be asked to draw two strikingly different faces on two separate sheets of paper (frontal/profile, human/animal, man/woman etc.); then they will cut out the different features and assemble them onto a new sheet of paper in order to compose a hybrid image in the style of cubism. We will also briefly discuss the idea of multiple-perspective.
Michelangelo
--Sistine Chapel:
Craft paper, masking tape, crayons or colored pencils, flashlights?
A fun project to simulate how Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel and to illustrate the difficulty of working upside down!
--Soap Sculptures
Soap, spoon, scrap paper, carbon paper, pencil, pointed tool for detailing
Another way to appreciate the many talents of Michelangelo! Students get a bit of 3-D experience by sculpting their own masterpiece from soap.
Louise Nevelson sculptures:
Found objects, popsicle sticks or shoe boxes, acrylic or tempera paint or spray paint, white glue or hot glue gun?
Students experiment with 3-D art by assembling and gluing different found objects onto a flat surface and then painting it in one color.
Monet lily painting:
Canvas boards (any size whatever is reasonable/affordable)—if not heavy poster board or watercolor paper, tempera paint or acrylics if possible, sponges and brushes, painting tape
An introduction to Impressionism allows students to explore another form of paint application as they try their hand at Monet-style nature paintings. Students also learn how using tape can create clean lines with minimal effort and take advantage of the natural color of the white canvas.
O’Keefe tissue paper flower images:
Colored tissue paper, large poster board, glitter/sequins, cotton balls, black tempera paint, heavy-duty needles, thread
Rather than painting, students use tissue paper to recreate Georgia O’Keefe’s large flower images with a particular focus on abstraction. Threading petals together may help to elevate them while creating interesting and dynamic movement.
6.16.2010
9-12yrs. Week 5: Loren
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks, name tags, and portfolios
Materials: sticky name tags, very large sheets of thin cardboard, light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Chinese flower paintings (show examples, use of symmetry)--using still life as inspiration, paint a floral design on half your paper, then fold to duplicate--can also try in fourths
Materials: flowers, drawing paper, tempera paints, brushes
Japanese landscape painting (examples, use of calligraphic/expressive brushtroke)--using the traditional tools and style of japanese landscape, render a scene from your own life in Ann Arbor
Materials: drawing paper, black ink/inkstone, calligraphy brushes
Japanese stick puppets—salt dough is used to create character heads on sticks. After drying, these can be painted and embellished with fabric, etc…
Materials: flour, salt, cream of tartar, tongue depressors or dowels, tempera paint, fabric scraps
Indonesian Batik—draw a design and then use batik paste and acrylic paint to bring it to life on fabric
Materials: Alum (spice), flour, plastic squeeze bottles, 1 cotton sheet cut into squares, paper, marker, masking tape, acrylic paint
African beaded jewelry—create handmade beads out of rolled paper, and then string with wooden beads onto yarn
Materials: printed scrapbooking paper, glue, scissors, wooden beads, yarn
African masks—salt dough, cut cardstock? Sculpted from soap?
Materials:
Mexican style mural, politcal art referencing a current event--students will collaboratively design and execute a "mural" made on large sheets of thick watercolor paper attached to one another
Materials: largest watercolor paper available, 1 per student, tempera paint, brushes, pencils, markers
Mexican metal tooling, outdoor hanging sculpture--design and create a multi-component hanging metal sculpture from decorated metal panels
Materials: 36 gauge aluminum tooling metal, wire, beads, colored permanent markers, masking tape
Materials: sticky name tags, very large sheets of thin cardboard, light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Chinese flower paintings (show examples, use of symmetry)--using still life as inspiration, paint a floral design on half your paper, then fold to duplicate--can also try in fourths
Materials: flowers, drawing paper, tempera paints, brushes
Japanese landscape painting (examples, use of calligraphic/expressive brushtroke)--using the traditional tools and style of japanese landscape, render a scene from your own life in Ann Arbor
Materials: drawing paper, black ink/inkstone, calligraphy brushes
Japanese stick puppets—salt dough is used to create character heads on sticks. After drying, these can be painted and embellished with fabric, etc…
Materials: flour, salt, cream of tartar, tongue depressors or dowels, tempera paint, fabric scraps
Indonesian Batik—draw a design and then use batik paste and acrylic paint to bring it to life on fabric
Materials: Alum (spice), flour, plastic squeeze bottles, 1 cotton sheet cut into squares, paper, marker, masking tape, acrylic paint
African beaded jewelry—create handmade beads out of rolled paper, and then string with wooden beads onto yarn
Materials: printed scrapbooking paper, glue, scissors, wooden beads, yarn
African masks—salt dough, cut cardstock? Sculpted from soap?
Materials:
Mexican style mural, politcal art referencing a current event--students will collaboratively design and execute a "mural" made on large sheets of thick watercolor paper attached to one another
Materials: largest watercolor paper available, 1 per student, tempera paint, brushes, pencils, markers
Mexican metal tooling, outdoor hanging sculpture--design and create a multi-component hanging metal sculpture from decorated metal panels
Materials: 36 gauge aluminum tooling metal, wire, beads, colored permanent markers, masking tape
9-12yrs. Week 4: Loren
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks, name tags, and portfolios
Materials: sticky name tags, very large sheets of thin cardboard, light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
magazine creatures/ self portraits (show hannah hoch and the other female artists who does this)--choose subject matter and then use images from magazines to create something unique
Materials: magazines, 11 x 17 drawing paper, scissors, glue stick, elmers glue
torn tissue paper landscapes (show turner, monet, whistler, tonalists)--choose a place from memory or a picture in a magazine or from home, mark in general composition with pencil, use bits of tissue paper painted with glue to color the image
Materials: elmers glue (watered down), tissue paper (mulitcolor pack), various sizes of white drawing paper, pencils
crude stamp-making--show examples of woodcuts and block prints, then use potatoes, styrafoam trays, and soap to create unique stamps to use and save for later
Materials: potatoes, ivory soap, stryrafoam meat trays, plastic knives, clay tools, drawing paper, water soluble ink, rollers, ink knives, wooden spoons for rubbing
linoleum cutting--show examples of woodcuts and block prints, then show how to make a linocut, including safety training
Materials: linoleum (1 per camper), linoleum tools, candles, mulberry paper, water soluble ink, rollers, ink knives, wooden spoons for rubbing
monoprints (show degas, others)--show how to draw with ink on plexiglass and print directly from this
Materials: plexiglass (1 per camper), brushes, various mark-making tools, tempera paints, rollers, ink knives
Your dream room mixed media—use paint, collage, and printmaking to create an image of your dream room
Materials: all from previous projects, tempera paint, watercolors, oil pastels, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, larger canvas paper (1 per kid)
final project, mixed media artworks--choose a theme or subject, brainstorm, sketch, and use the techniques we've covered over the week as well as drawing and painting to create a work of art of your own
Materials: all from previous projects, tempera paint, watercolors, oil pastels, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, large canvas paper (1 per kid)
Materials: sticky name tags, very large sheets of thin cardboard, light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
magazine creatures/ self portraits (show hannah hoch and the other female artists who does this)--choose subject matter and then use images from magazines to create something unique
Materials: magazines, 11 x 17 drawing paper, scissors, glue stick, elmers glue
torn tissue paper landscapes (show turner, monet, whistler, tonalists)--choose a place from memory or a picture in a magazine or from home, mark in general composition with pencil, use bits of tissue paper painted with glue to color the image
Materials: elmers glue (watered down), tissue paper (mulitcolor pack), various sizes of white drawing paper, pencils
crude stamp-making--show examples of woodcuts and block prints, then use potatoes, styrafoam trays, and soap to create unique stamps to use and save for later
Materials: potatoes, ivory soap, stryrafoam meat trays, plastic knives, clay tools, drawing paper, water soluble ink, rollers, ink knives, wooden spoons for rubbing
linoleum cutting--show examples of woodcuts and block prints, then show how to make a linocut, including safety training
Materials: linoleum (1 per camper), linoleum tools, candles, mulberry paper, water soluble ink, rollers, ink knives, wooden spoons for rubbing
monoprints (show degas, others)--show how to draw with ink on plexiglass and print directly from this
Materials: plexiglass (1 per camper), brushes, various mark-making tools, tempera paints, rollers, ink knives
Your dream room mixed media—use paint, collage, and printmaking to create an image of your dream room
Materials: all from previous projects, tempera paint, watercolors, oil pastels, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, larger canvas paper (1 per kid)
final project, mixed media artworks--choose a theme or subject, brainstorm, sketch, and use the techniques we've covered over the week as well as drawing and painting to create a work of art of your own
Materials: all from previous projects, tempera paint, watercolors, oil pastels, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, large canvas paper (1 per kid)
Kindercamp Week 3: Loren
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks and name signs
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Eco-bots, warriors for a greener future--create a story of a robot in your sketchbook, then use recycled materials to bring it to life
Materials: cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, milk cartons, juice jugs, plastic caps, bottle caps, newspaper, packing supplies, yogurt lids and cups, foil, anything!, elmers glue, hot glue & gun
Mixed Media Abstract paintings--use recycled materials as tools for creating unique effects with paint--go wild!
Materials: anything with unique or interesting holes or textures, scraps of plastic or paper to cut stencils from, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils/cutlery, yarn, paint rollers, watercolors, tempera paint, brushes, sand, scissors
Sock puppets—decorate and name a sock puppet character of your own
Materials: white tube socks, yarn, colored fabric scraps, pompoms, sequins, googly-eyes, stuffing, white cotton "tags", sharpie, markers, glue gun
Weaving--create cardboard looms, create warp with yarn, weave with all sorts of materials
Materials: 2 sticks per child, cardboard boxes, scissors, yarn, fabric scraps, newspapers, magazines, plastic bags, 6-pack rings, shredded paper, plastic "ribbon"
Handmade Paper—create beautiful handmade paper from scraps
Materials: scrap paper, basin, screens, sponges, blender, bowls, sequins, leaves, flower petals, confetti
?collaborative project idea: Rube Goldberg machine
-each teacher assembles a section so we know in advance it will work. the kids then each decorate a piece of the "machine", and then we bring all the groups together to set up the machine and video tape the results. kids could each get a burned cd of the machine going.
Materials: scraps (carefully selected to create a working machine), paint
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Eco-bots, warriors for a greener future--create a story of a robot in your sketchbook, then use recycled materials to bring it to life
Materials: cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, milk cartons, juice jugs, plastic caps, bottle caps, newspaper, packing supplies, yogurt lids and cups, foil, anything!, elmers glue, hot glue & gun
Mixed Media Abstract paintings--use recycled materials as tools for creating unique effects with paint--go wild!
Materials: anything with unique or interesting holes or textures, scraps of plastic or paper to cut stencils from, toothbrushes, kitchen utensils/cutlery, yarn, paint rollers, watercolors, tempera paint, brushes, sand, scissors
Sock puppets—decorate and name a sock puppet character of your own
Materials: white tube socks, yarn, colored fabric scraps, pompoms, sequins, googly-eyes, stuffing, white cotton "tags", sharpie, markers, glue gun
Weaving--create cardboard looms, create warp with yarn, weave with all sorts of materials
Materials: 2 sticks per child, cardboard boxes, scissors, yarn, fabric scraps, newspapers, magazines, plastic bags, 6-pack rings, shredded paper, plastic "ribbon"
Handmade Paper—create beautiful handmade paper from scraps
Materials: scrap paper, basin, screens, sponges, blender, bowls, sequins, leaves, flower petals, confetti
?collaborative project idea: Rube Goldberg machine
-each teacher assembles a section so we know in advance it will work. the kids then each decorate a piece of the "machine", and then we bring all the groups together to set up the machine and video tape the results. kids could each get a burned cd of the machine going.
Materials: scraps (carefully selected to create a working machine), paint
Kindercamp Week 2 (Loren)
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks and name signs
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Presentation on comics/graphic novels--show variety--color, b&w, simple, complex drawing, basic layout, creative layout, types of subject matter
Materials: chalk/white board, chalk/dry erase markers, books and comics, computer, projector
Prinicipals of comics—mini-lessons throughout the week
space=time, detail=time
sounds, word balloons
sloppy drawing
storyboarding
moment choices
mini comics
cover designs
Materials: drawing/sketchpaper (8.5 x 11 and some 11 x 17), ballpoint pens, ink pens, markers, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, stapler
Who is your hero?— build a full-size person with movable joints together, discuss movement, discuss characterization, each child draws a main character and collages images around it that tell something about who they are
Materials: posterboard (to cut out human parts for example), brads, drawing paper, magazines, scissors, glue, crayons, markers
Create a comic—learn to create stamps with styrafoam trays and use stamps to make thought and speech bubbles and margins for comics. Draw your hero in a story using these tools
Materials: styrafoam trays, tempera paint, drawing paper (11 x 17), crayons, markers, pencils
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Presentation on comics/graphic novels--show variety--color, b&w, simple, complex drawing, basic layout, creative layout, types of subject matter
Materials: chalk/white board, chalk/dry erase markers, books and comics, computer, projector
Prinicipals of comics—mini-lessons throughout the week
space=time, detail=time
sounds, word balloons
sloppy drawing
storyboarding
moment choices
mini comics
cover designs
Materials: drawing/sketchpaper (8.5 x 11 and some 11 x 17), ballpoint pens, ink pens, markers, pencils, crayons, colored pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, stapler
Who is your hero?— build a full-size person with movable joints together, discuss movement, discuss characterization, each child draws a main character and collages images around it that tell something about who they are
Materials: posterboard (to cut out human parts for example), brads, drawing paper, magazines, scissors, glue, crayons, markers
Create a comic—learn to create stamps with styrafoam trays and use stamps to make thought and speech bubbles and margins for comics. Draw your hero in a story using these tools
Materials: styrafoam trays, tempera paint, drawing paper (11 x 17), crayons, markers, pencils
Kindercamp Week 1 (loren)
Week 1:
*each day will include a presentation on relevant artist/artworks
Intro activity: Making sketchbooks and name signs
Materials: light colored construction paper (8.5 x 11), drawing paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, markers, colored pencils
Still life (Rembrandt, DaVinci, Carravaggio)—learning about shapes, exploring crayons and watercolor
Materials: fruit, flowers, vases/bowls, drawing paper (8.5 x 11), pencils, watercolor paper (8.5 x 11), crayons, watercolors, brushes
Marble bas relief (Michelangelo)—using shapes and cutting to make a picture
Materials: various weights of white paper, scissors, glue, pencil
Color (Georgia O’Keefe)—explore both oil and dry pastels on paper
Materials: Drawing paper (8.5 x 11), colored paper, oil pastels, chalk pastels
Magazine color collage (surrealism)—create a monochromatic scene using magazine pictures—practice cutting and pasting
Materials: construction paper, tissue paper, glue, scissors, 11 x 17 watercolor paper, watercolors
Photo prints (Andy Warhol)--take a photo of each child in prior class and make b&w copies for them to paint with tempera, choose the best, and arrange and mount in multiples
Materials: camera, copy paper, tempera paint, brushes, large railroad/matte boards
Jackson Pollack group activity
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