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.

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.

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.