Cut Paper Ocean Envroment

After learning about the art work of Wyland students make there own under the sea scenes. While doing this, students are learning about overlapping, tucking, foreground, middle-ground and background.

Materials Needed

• Glue
• Scissors
• 12x18 blue construction paper
• Construction paper scrapes
• Crayons

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Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials Needed

• 2 pecies of white construction paper
• Watercolors or Temprea Cakes (and cups and bushes)
• Liquid Glue
• Paper clips

Winter Project: Cup of CoCoa

Students will use a verity of lines and shape patterns to decorate a paper coffee mug. Students will learn about landscapes. They will then practice their cutting and gluing skills to assemble their artwork.
---Materials Needed Coffee Cup template
Window template
markers
crayons
6x12 fabric scrape for table cloth
1x5 strips of fabric for curtains
12x18 construction paper

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Aboriginal Bark Drawings (perfect low budget project)

Materials Needed:

• Brown Paper: 
• You can use paper sacks, cheap brown roll paper, or even construction paper, but I'm not a fan of construction paper for this project.
• Pencils
• Markers

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Native American Pottery Drawings

  Student will learn about the Southwest Native American Pottery and create paper pots that look 3-D. See more info for list of materials

**Note***

I suggest stopping the video at the Next Step Chapter for the first session and then showing the second chapter during the next class session.

---Materials Needed----

• a verity of size and shades of brown construction paper
• a 12x8 piece of paper
• brown, white and black colored pencils
• #2 pencil
• scissors
• glue stick

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Dreaming with Miro

I did this with 2nd Grade but it could be use grades 2nd-7th
Materials Needed:

• pencil
• sharpies
• crayons
• watercolors or tempera cakes (not liquid tempera)

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Color Circle Experiments

Material Needed

• an assortment of lids, found at any recycling site or collect from home
• 1 black oil pastel for each kid. 
• watercolor paints (no substitute) I prefer Prang brand
• water cups
• Brushes

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