Third grade art

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

To begin class, we talked about the basics of portrait drawing: your eyes are in the middle of your head, your head is 5 eyes wide, your neck is as wide as your pupils, etc. I had the students make…

The paper portrait is fun and easy way to create portraits for your students.This project for 3rd or 4th grade usually takes three, 45-minute class periods.

Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!

While outside the fiery autumn foliage is nearly gone, the third grade halls at Siebert elementary are ablaze with color. Students made the...

Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.

Joel Scholten on Instagram: "Third grade just finished their @john_behnke inspired cityscapes! Students flexed their imagination while Focusing on background, middle ground, and foreground. We also discussed creating a story through our art and students used their imagination to create a giant animal or monster terrorizing the city! John Benke is a great example of both concepts! I will continue to share more! If you’re interested in this lesson, I will put my process reel in my stories, but

Third graders will be starting to hone their cursive writing technique next week in art class. The kids are always so excited about learning to write cursive. Last year I tried a cursive writing pr…

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