st. patty's rubbings 1

print pictures of st. patrick's day things and trace over printed lines with white glue. allow to dry. students set newsprint over pictures and do a rubbing and the picture from the other side appears. can be done with any dried glue drawings.

folded paper puppets 1

take paper and fold into a large triangle, fold smaller triangle over to create arms. students decorate front and back of arms so when they move the arms both sides can be seen. have teams create a short skit.

hand designs 1

students trace overlapping hands several times and color within shapes created by the crossing lines. used to teach overlap, shape and line.

lines show motion 1

students create cartoon like drawings of things that move using lines in their picture to demonstrate how the things are moving. teach in conjunction with rhythm and movement.

draw the rules contest 1

students are told about the classroom rules and draw a picture of one or more of the rules for a prize. encourages understanding and memorization of rules. do at beginning of year and at semester for reminder.

color objects 1

students choose one color and make three objects that represent that color.

cool colors warm colors 1

students are given large grid graph paper and trace a large shape in the middle. they then choose 2 warm colors and 2 cool colors to color it in switching when a line from the shape crosses the grid.

pattern test 1

students are given random colors and shapes and asked to create a pattern with it by glueing them on a long strip. this is an active test for end of pattern lesson, no help is given.

glitter eggs 1

students color a design on pattern on an egg shape and then draw over some lines with glue for a glitter sprinkle.

salted shamrock 1

teach techniques of how to do a watercolor salting on a shamrock cutout w/ a green wash.

drug free signs 1

red ribbon week project. study street signs and use them for inspiration for drug free signs to put around school.

turkey card 1

trace foot to make turkey body. add feather, hat, face etc.

valentine animals 1

assembled - cut and glue. add decor to theme try to think of different animals you can make.

collage bunny w/ cotton tail 1

have each student cut all pieces from one interesting paper and then trade pieces with friends to get many interesting different colors. piece together to make bunny, add cotton ball tail and background to taste.

hand turkey w/ glue feathers 1

trace hand for turkey. add feather lines in fingers and cut out feather (or use real feathers if available) to put in between fingers for accent.