Art plastique

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…

Bird collage made from newspaper and cuttings from an old calendar

Adam Hillman, object arranger

The sun will come out! Do you need to reintroduce a warm and cool concept in a colorful way? Here is a fun lesson that incorporates line and color. My students really enjoy creating these ad…

Bottle caps are the material of the month over at our friends Craftprojectideas.com. Since I've been saving up our milk lids I decided it was perfect timing to get crafting with them. We turned our bottle caps

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