Here are the graffiti pieces my seventh grade students created using the grid system. http://www.krisfontes.com/graffiti.htm [Non-text portions of this message...
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art_education@yahoogr...
Oct 1, 2005 6:48 pm
List members, This is a monthly reminder about your options with the Art Education list group. The amount of activity on this list has increased tremendously...
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missartladyva
Oct 1, 2005 9:36 pm
In my county the middle school exploratory schedule is broken up by grade. The sixth graders are on a seven week rotation between five different classes: Art,...
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Elizabeth Adams Marks
adamsmarks1956
Oct 1, 2005 11:27 pm
Amy, Look up Janis Lang. Her recipe for painting with soil is at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/lewisandclark/soilpaintinstruct.PDF Cheers, Elizabeth ...
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Tina Geiger
srtinagjustice
Oct 1, 2005 11:32 pm
We just did PINWHEELS FOR PEACE to commmemborate International Day of Peace - Sept. 21 ( I think) and used a push pin to secure the pin wheel to pencis....
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Laurie Reber
lareb18
Oct 2, 2005 12:06 am
Thanks Kris! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around ...
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occasm@...
occasm
Oct 2, 2005 12:09 am
Kris, You're right, these are very cool.. Nice work. I'm sure they had a blast doing them. Mike Sacco [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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missartladyva
Oct 2, 2005 4:52 am
Hello all... I wanted to share a project that is quite close to my heart. My sister created a group called Thanks for Serving when our troops first went over...
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tmwillis72
Oct 2, 2005 11:35 am
Gina, I would love to see these pictures as well. Would I be able to get them as well? Thanks, Tammy ... them ... face ... couple. ... hear ... teach ... turn ...
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bruthrobson@...
bruthrobson
Oct 2, 2005 12:57 pm
I heard of a lesson that sounded interesting. Tape a cutout of the child's initial over a mirror and draw in the negative space the parts that show of their...
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Peri Raygor-Yanez
buystockinam...
Oct 2, 2005 2:57 pm
You might try inserting a bead tipped straight pin into a glob of hot glue on the end of the dowel. There are two types of hot glue, hot melt and cool melt....
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K A
arizkma
Oct 2, 2005 4:53 pm
Kris, this is so awesome. Did you encounter any issues with parents or faculty about teaching the kids graffiti designs? And I don't have a color printer to...
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tmwillis72
Oct 2, 2005 4:56 pm
One thing I am trying this year is earning open studio time. I made a chart that ison rings. Each class has there own page and we flip it when the new class...
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Kris Fontes
krisfontez
Oct 2, 2005 9:52 pm
Kathleen, Here is my technique. 1.. Students go to the website http://www.graffiticreator.net and using the font named Old Skool (the bottom one) they create...
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Laurie Reber
lareb18
Oct 2, 2005 11:08 pm
... Thanks Kris - great explanation and what a great website the graffiti creator is. Having them do the grid replication really makes it theirs! ... ...
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shoppingformykids
shoppingform...
Oct 3, 2005 1:03 am
Hi, what is a pride pin? laurie ... Carolina, ... from ... from...
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Tina
teachemart1@...
Oct 3, 2005 1:14 am
Kris, Thanks for the lesson and the website. What a great exercise.....can't wait to try it! Tina...
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leathampaul
Oct 3, 2005 9:25 am
Hi, I've been reading the post with interest for the last week or so since I joined this group. It seems that most activity is based in the USA - I'm in the UK...
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Ainsley Burdell
ainsley@...
Oct 3, 2005 11:40 am
I also have made charts for each class, and used to put star stickers whenever I caught students doing the right thing. The trouble is, what with managing...
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Gina
ginamarie_mo...
Oct 3, 2005 12:33 pm
In America the grades we have are as follows Kindergarten age 5 1st grade age 6 2nd grade age 7 3rd grade age 8 4th grade age 9 5th...
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Carol Campbell
joyuzsong
Oct 3, 2005 4:51 pm
What Gina also needs to tell you are a few other details about our schools. Most states have a law which requires the children to attend school up to the age...
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Kristina
macmeadows
Oct 3, 2005 5:21 pm
... I am sorry but I have been out of town and in town but out of my mind...did I miss this sending of the article...and did I hear of a website? thanks ...
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jeljohns25
Oct 3, 2005 5:31 pm
I started my first teaching job at an art museum teaching 6-8 yr old mixed media. We are three weeks in and every class has been a disaster. I posted...
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ebay@...
tlvmmbshb
Oct 3, 2005 6:08 pm
I wanted to intruduce myself. I'm Kristi, and my son is Sage, 9. My husband and I are both artists and our son is budding. I am the only one in the family...
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ebay@...
tlvmmbshb
Oct 3, 2005 6:14 pm
I'm in Georgia. Our homeschool laws here are great. We homeschool and appreciate the freedom. Our public schools have grades 1-12. With homeschool in...
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Ken Rohrer
kenroar
Oct 3, 2005 8:33 pm
We do have several members in the UK. The US is similar. However, each state may have slightly different requirements. Generally, age groups are as follows: ...
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Kelli Wilke
kdenne14
Oct 4, 2005 12:46 am
Does anyone get problems from parents or administration when you do a graffiti project? If our kids even doodle graffiti on their notebooks, they get...
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anna k. ball
annamagpie
Oct 4, 2005 1:43 am
Any hope for moldy tempera paints? I can scrape some of it, but some looks like solid mold. thanks-- anna (new teacher) in South Dakota...
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cath910@...
Oct 4, 2005 1:57 am
If anyone teaches fashion design or illustration , I would love to exchange ideas. Looking forward to hearing from you Cathy [Non-text portions of this message...
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mattsmompatt
Oct 4, 2005 3:23 am
Does anyone have any lesson ideas for paper quilting? BTW - The graffitti lesson looks great! I have been teaching this art form for quite a few years, with a...
