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Striking Impressions
Learners create a wall hanging using Crayola Model magic in this lesson. They roll out bright colors of modeling compound into various thicknesses. They use plastic dinnerware to make designs in the surface. Finally, they cut the Model...
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Raindrops Keep Falling on my Art
Kids may be a little resistant to this rainy day idea, but it could produce some amazing art. They paint a watercolor picture of anything they like. When they are done, they take their paintings outside and let the rain work its magic!...
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Pipe Cleaner Sculpture
Learners of any age can make the most out of their pipe cleaners. This art project idea is very simple and yet, it could result in some amazing works of art. They use pipe cleaners, flat styrofoam, straws, pasta, and beads to create...
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Art Is More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Students create unique art piece from litter. For this visual art lesson, students learn the importance of recycling and create a unique art piece. Students construct collages.
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Box of Mystery
Students are given a box and wrapping paper and are asked to decorate it in a style that is original and creative. The project could be used for content area learning if adapted to include curriculum content. The lesson is designed to be...
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Creative Art
Students examine the difference between creative and patterned art. They identify the role of the teacher in planning developmentally appropriate activities for young children. They
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Benetton: Benettonplay!
Suite of games and animation tools where players can design, draw, and play a variety of multimedia games. Flipbook is great for creating frame-by-frame animations that tell stories or simply explode with color. Other games, Odd One Out,...
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Teaching for Transfer of Learning
Often times students have difficulty transferring previous knowledge towards new concepts. This article suggests ideas on how to help students transfer their learning from one concept to another. Near the bottom of the page is an article...
Van Gogh Gallery
Vincent Van Gogh Gallery: Drawings
This site offers tremendous drawings by Vincent van Gogh that are listed in alphabetical order. Peruse through the listings and gaze upon some of the most creative works of art in history.
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Calimero
A great site that allows young students to play with the computer and create postcards, read jokes and other stories and print out the alphabet or table decorations to color manually or import into a paint program to color with the...