Art for 6th graders

I wanted an easy way to teach the elements of art to my 6th graders. I decided to use hands to get them started. Hands are easy to trace and they are personal to each child. So, all of these lessons begin the same... Get your ART Elements Poster here. It is a perfect tool for teaching the elements! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Elements-Colored-Poster-2785620 Tracing your hand. OP ART HANDS http://classroom.mineolaisd.net/webs/seatont/illuminated_hands.htm Go here to view…

6th grade students finished their collages and they look AMAZING!! We used magazines to create a simple picture. We wanted the colors to be ...

Inspired by pinterest... I took photos of the children a few days before starting the lesson. Use a white background when taking the profile photo. Use photo shop to create the silhouette or other photo editing software. I had the silhouettes printed on large 11x17 paper at my office. The day we started the lesson we talked about the elements of art, line, shape, form, value, space and some principles such as pattern and rhythm with the use of a power point. To finish the class, I had…

Here's a great idea I spotted on Pinterest.... I tried this lesson with my middle school students and they had so much fun with it! I originally used a copy

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…

Here's a great idea I spotted on Pinterest.... I tried this lesson with my middle school students and they had so much fun with it! I originally used a copy

I wanted an easy way to teach the elements of art to my 6th graders. I decided to use hands to get them started. Hands are easy to trace and they are personal to each child. So, all of these lessons begin the same... Get your ART Elements Poster here. It is a perfect tool for teaching the elements! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Elements-Colored-Poster-2785620 Tracing your hand. OP ART HANDS http://classroom.mineolaisd.net/webs/seatont/illuminated_hands.htm Go here to view…

These landscape watercolor paintings inspired by Claude Monet and the Impressionists are sure to bring calm to your classroom ! When goin...