This blog will include some of my favorite art lessons, some that were okay but could become favorites, and some that I might simply look at and reflect on how to use useful ideas in a different lesson structure. Most of the lessons are ones that I have created in the past 5 years. This venue is meant to be a perpetual work in progress. The first stage is to upload work that has been saved in many different files. I'm not yet sure how I will try to organize these listings. Many of the art lessons can actually be adapted to a variety of ages and grade levels. One of my goals is to relate technique, artists, and art history with learning in the other areas of children's lives. Children observe so much and its truly exciting as an art educator to encourage them to value and communicate their own experiences as they grow and develop.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

These paper collages were done by first grade artists after learning about Claude Monet and his many paintings of water lilies. Children were very enthusiastic about choosing warm and cool colors and enjoyed mixing colors by overlapping pieces of tissue paper. This lesson inspired conversation about how warm and cool colors related to warm and cool weather and how warm and cool colors also can be used to describe our feelings and emotions.
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  1. artteacher2001January 17, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    I would love to do this project. Can you give me a few more details. What did you use for the center, blue and water lily?

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