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Did you ever try to draw a room and it just didn't look right? Investigating one point perspective can be a great learning tool for understanding how objects farther away appear smaller. Follow my drawing guide of seven steps for a basic understanding of how to draw a room. In addition to the drawing outline, I have included: * Picture books which illustrate great perspective drawing * Questions you might ask yourself when drawing rooms * Drawing challenges * National Standards for th

With 8 1/2 x 11 inch computer paper make five kinetic sculptures! All you need is paper, scissors, a ruler, pencil and patience. In this packet you will find.... * Directions and patterns for five expanded paper shape sculptures * Images of modern buildings inspired by sculpture * Connections with National Standards for Visual Arts * Ideas for going beyond the project. Hello, I hope you find this lesson plan inspirational on many fronts. I tried to make it both a hands-on experience

Art projects can be completed by artists at different times. It is always good to have a take-home project that students can work on during odd times that you don't want to bring out more materials. Also, positive motivation is always a good idea. In this packet you will find:* Seven fun and positive motivational coloring pages * Inspiration for fancy and 3-D lettering projects * Great for developing hand skills

Progressive Projects Based On A Theme for Grades K - 5The ‘I Am’ poem is probably the oldest form of creative writing. It continues today to be a great way for children and adults to focus on their own characteristics and create a platform for expressing their emotions. For this lesson, I have Illustrated ‘Song of Amhairghin’ known as Ireland’sfirst poem as an inspiration for students to create their own poem as well as understand that this is an ancient form of expression in Irish heri

Portraits have been created since ancient times. In Egypt portraits were painted on panels of mummy cases in the 3rd Century. Self-portaits, however, didn’t happen until the 1400’s when maybe artists had greater importance in society. Early self-portraits include Dürer’s of 1493, Rembrandt’s of 1659. I have included in this packet:* Progressive projects based on a theme* Why make self-portraits? * A list of exceptional self-portraits for reference* Some suggestions for artists* Self-portr

I hope you find this lesson plan inspirational on many fronts. I tried to make it both a hands-on experience as well as instilling some meaningful connections. I think it works as a STEAM lesson, a math project as well as meeting all the requirements of the National Standards for the Visual Arts. A very easy way to estimate placement of objects on a paper is by doing some simple folding. This is a project which crosses Math and Art by creating paper folds that decrease the drawing

TEXTURE is all around us, but maybe we never take the time to see how it enriches the way things look. From fabric, to architecture to the fine arts, we are surrounded. We will use simple materials of scissors and computer paper to create our textures. Directions for paper folding and scissor cutting allow us to create textures. No glue, tape or staples required, only hand skills, a little math and your imagination. In this packet you will find:* Definition of texture and why it is import