Hi, everyone! I am looking for a good art website where I can find art activities that are based on what a child should be able to do at various grade...
Theo Jansen... brillant kinetic sculptor that uses wind to propel his work. Check him out on youtube. ________________________________ From: azalea64es...
Way back when, I ironed plastic garbage bags together at the seams, creating a large hollow shape. Then we added a fan to the open end and the air filled the...
    There are many types of homeshooling. You need to find the type that is right for you. some do "un-schooling" where kids basicly learn what tthey...
This is a great for el art lessons: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/...
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Kathleen Maledon
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Jul 19, 2011 3:41 pm
not the website, but remember hirsch's (sp) literacy books of what your child should know by each grade? maybe those would help also your own scope and...
Hi Miki, It sounds like you are talking about teaching Art to homeschool students? Are they your kids or are you talking about teaching to other homeschool...
Hello all, I am doing a summer art workshop called "Painting with a Twist". My idea was to introduce students to painting by applying it with something other...
Hi. How about sponges, brooms (find some Dale Chihuly methods on utube!), any found objects. I bet your kids could give you some great suggestions. Take cues...
There's a book called "Painting Without Brushes" by Liz and Dick Wilmes, that you would like, and also "Big Messy Art" (by me :). What I remember about the...
Hi Shelly, Your class sounds awesome. Some ideas to toss your way: Mouth painting may be an option. Each year I receive one of those small mouth painting...
I just bought 3 new plungers (at the Dollar store) to use for my 4 year old class to "paint/print" circles. Could be fun for older kids if combined with...
I have taken nylon knee- highs, filled them with beans, and had pie tins of paint with big paper on the floor( I did this outside, but it could be done...
Hi All! Im a painter always trying new methods of painting- so for the "painting with a twist" , you could look to yves Klein- one of my favorites ( obviously...
Here's our district standards and core curriculum this should help get you started... http://resources.oswego.org/cur/standards/ Use the k-8 side, subject art,...
The Winners of the Free Art Book Give-Away at MaryAnn Kohl's Blog have been announced: and the WINNERS are ... Cathy Wilson - Mudworks Christina Spencer -...
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Kathleen Maledon
kmaledon@...
Jul 20, 2011 8:26 pm
have them make their own painting tool and bring in, and make a brush like in olden years: chewing on a twig and adding animal hair to twig. k...
Dip balls in paint and roll them across large pieces of paper. Paul Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don’t hate...
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=pzb52r7k8s I came across this video on a NYC wind artist on Stumbleupon.com (my absolute favorite waste of time that often...
I've had a lot of success having students apply paint on paper, then blow around using a straw or a spray bottle filled with water. Sent from my iPad...
Its not dealing with it is engaging them in something they find interest in. Â How much do they really know about anime and graffiti art? Are they just...
... Thank you for your input. Most of our graffiti is based on gangs...I am not sure that is something my principal wants me to be discussing especially when...
Steph, Graffiti is a language, a cultural language. Your students choose to do this because this is the way they communicate with in their cultural context....
sometimes it's better to work with it rather than against it--and it's always better to use their interests to study as many things as possible. Â Dawn ...
you could always make a deal with them--give them some time to draw what they want or freedom on at least 1 assignment per week t draw anime or graffiti, but...
