Students apply think-aloud strategies to reading and to composition of artwork and poetry. They research symbols of peace as they prewrite, compose, and publish their poetry.
This lesson focuses on a family depicted in a work of art. Students practice using vocabulary related to people and families. Activities emphasize oral and written descriptions of the people portrayed in the work of art, using possessive adjectives. Students are challenged to infer what the relationships are between figures depicted and what individuals are doing, based on such clues as their pose.
This lesson focuses on people at work depicted in a work of art. Students practice using vocabulary related to people and work. Activities emphasize oral and written descriptions of the people portrayed in the work of art, using job-related vocabulary and adjectives to describe feelings. Students are challenged to infer what job individuals are doing, based on such clues as their pose.
Here's a great resource outlining 11 easy photography projects (even) kids can do.
No matter your age, if you are looking to become a better photographer, you can use these projects for practice. Each one will give you the opportunity to look at things differently and use your camera to capture specific images.
This article provides seven different photography explorations to do with children.
After some basic photography tips, allocate students a letter of the alphabet. Their task is to find objects that could represent that letter.
In this lesson, students move through the photography basics as they work towards having 12 great photos to make a 12-month calendar.
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 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.