Collaborative school mural

Every Year we try to do some sort of All School mural in the beginning of the year. This year we did a Lego theme. Each student made a lego self portrait. The fifth graders made giant Legos, and decorations for the background. Some of the teachers made one and the students have had so much fun looking for them. I gave them all this template, but they could cut off the arms and legs to reposition them as they wished. They used markers, crayons, fabric and paper scraps to decorate them. You…

Collaborative projects! Collaborative projects are one of my favorite things. I love them at the start of the year and the end. I love doing them with the whole school or just a grade level. I love using songs, themes, artist-inspiration...you name it. I just love collaboratives! We've done a TON over the years and I thought I'd put them all together in one big ole blog post. So, here you go: my 20 Favorite Collabortive Projects. Be sure and click on the links, many of these have how-to…

Creating collaborative art is a wonderful way to encourage teamwork among students, celebrate diversity and enrich classroom culture. This collection of hands-on group art projects is designed to build meaningful skills such as taking turns, discussing ideas, and making group decisions. They are a fantastic way to foster community, allow students to connect with their classmates, and teach them to focus on cooperation instead of competition. Students are sure to have plenty of fun while…

Amazing work by Mindful Murals for the Painted Rock Elementary School in Poway, CA .… | painted, synthetic, multi color

Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway on Instagram: "🙂 HAPPY YOU 🙃 ARE HERE 🙂 We did it!! We finished and put up our 2024 School-Wide Collaborative Project!! 💖 With a personalized piece from each of our 800+ students🎨, a positive quote✨, and as always, a gorgeous rainbow gradient🌈, our school has once again decorated the halls with one of a kind art work!🖼️🫶🏻 Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below 🤗 #teachersfollowteachers #artteachers #artists…

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.