mother's day flower card 1

tissue flowers in multiple designs glued to make a bouquet for a mother's day card.

painted color wheel mixing

color wheel made by mixing colors. triangles showing primary and secondary colors.

house and street 1

students draw street scene paying attention to details such as street signs, fire hydrants, road lines etc. then create their own house with construction paper to add into their street design.

collage names 1

student look in magazines for either things they like, or for things about school. they cut out these things, write their names in large letters (or bubble letters in capable) and cover word with pictures. good start of the year project to learn names.

shapes trace train 1

trains created from basic shape stencils. compile them together to make a train and tracks, alternatively you can give students pre cut basic shapes to glue together into a train (all different sized squares and rectangles works best, with 1 triangle for engine front)

fill in prints 1

prints made from cuting out a hole stencil and filling in. dry and repeat overlapping. can be done with clipart pictures for holidays.

Block out prints 1

prints made from a stencil or blocked out cut paper. two colors can be used. can also be done with cut out clipart for holiday pictures

Sandy beach 1

assemblage project. draw sun and shells on separate paper, cut out, assemble together and fill w/ sand.

Stuffed fish (w/ Steamers) 1

create fish designs/templates. students color and add scales, seal project, stuff, and add steamer decor. great to hang in hallways.

bear 1

cut paper and paste - using stencils to make circles and assemblage.

monoprint 1

created w/ ink rolled on Styrofoam and drawn with a q-tip.

contrast shapes and patterns 1

give students different sized black and white circles to cut and have them seperate them into pile and create repeating schemes. talk about how black and white create contrast in piece.

collage people 1

paper collaged with yarn hair (adult help required).

self portrait with pattern border 1

use mirrors to explore face. multi cult. markers and crayons. pattern review for border.

Bug collage 1

students draw bugs on seperate paper and cut them out. they are then added to a habitat collage. great for spring or in conjunction with a science lesson.