Photography is a great hobby to share with kids, and the ever-increasing accessibility of point-and-shoot cameras and camera phones makes this even easier. This is the first article in an occasional series about Teaching Kids Photography.
Want to take that next step in teaching your kid(s) about photography and stoking their life-long passion? This article is the second in an occasional series on teaching kids photography.
This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven Zucker about sculpture and the language of representation. They examine Pablo Picasso's "Guitar" (1912-) 1914, made of ferrous sheet metal and wire. It's currently at the The Museum of Modern Art.
Students will create a narrative or short story in response to a work of visual art. They will compare their interpretation with the intent of the artist.
This lesson focuses on different exterior spaces depicted in works of art. Students practice using vocabulary associated with the weather and how people react to the sea. Activities in this section teach students about some of the elements of art (color and line), adjectives, and two kinds of sentences (declarative and imperative).
Experiment with Andy Warhol-inspired pop art with this fun chicken project.
Watch this video to learn how to paint Andy Warhol-inspired pop art donuts!
In this lesson, students create Andy Warhol-inspired self portraits in black and white (with bold, colourful backgrounds).
In this activity, students create a Burton Morris-inspired pumpkin!
In this activity, students paint hearts in the style of pop artist, Burton Morris.
In this group art project, students have the opportunity to trace a fellow-student, paint solid colours, and experiment with black and white patterns.
Students will love this pop art lesson that focuses on the principle of movement. It also makes a great abstract portrait that is frame-able!
In this activity, students create hamburgers inspired by Pop Artist, Claes Oldenburg.
In this lesson, students use pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein's, work for inspiration to create a sunrise painting.
In his lesson, students create pop art-inspired self portraits.
NOTE: You will need an alternate "photo to sketch" website / app than the one mentioned in this lesson. Use the idea presented here for inspiration.
This is a great project for children who are learning about Andy Warhol and the POP Art movement! The bright colors and bold images used in this fun fifties style makes for some stunning creations in your art classroom. Students of all ages can participate with this Andy Warhol art project.
In this Andy Warhol-inspired art project, students attempt to replicate Warhol's original flower artwork.
This site features Louisa May Alcott and Samuel Clemens. See excerpts from Alcott's girlhood journal and Little Women. Read Clemens' explanation of his white suit in Mark Twain's Autobiography and the last chapter of Tom Sawyer, where Huck Finn has fled the Widow Douglas's civilizing influence. Help students see that their own lives and views can be a basis for creative writing.
This paper grid art is a fun way to explore positive and negative shapes, and all you need are a few basic art supplies. The symmetrical shapes and the contrast of the colored paper against the black background makes this project "pop."
Positive and negative space can be tricky concepts to teach. The Japanese art of notan, some simple leaf shapes, and a quick intro to complementary colors is a fun way to explore the idea.