Child as Artist

Third grade First grade- "I want mine to look like a heart!" Third grade Second grade Second grade  ...

Have you seen Miroco Machicko's paintings (above left)? I love them for their childlike quality and energy.  She does am...

Second graders just learned about rocks in their classroom, including agates. I was asked to incorporate a rock lesson into ...

In preparation for the holiday, kindergarten students watched and drew The Snowman . I rarely use stencils, especiall...

I used this movie poster for a lesson on tinting and shading to create atmospheric perspective. It doesn't hurt that it...

I was inspired by a lesson that I found on  Color and Collage  but made my own version to teach preschool students. For the mountai...

All of elementary collaborated in a Louise Nevelson-inspired assemblage. Using found objects that they collected from home, students gl...