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Saturday, September 7, 2019

1st Grade Cow Jumping Over the Moon...Getting Ready for World Space Week....

Each year at my school we celebrate Space Week, which is Friday Oct 4-Thursday Oct 10 this year (2019). This years theme is "The Moon: Gateway to the Stars"

I love the image of the cow jumping over the moon. I had a student win the Judge's Choice Award in the TEXAS Art Educators Association Youth Art Contest back in 2009 for her cow over the moon. That painting hung in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston all summer that year. So proud of her. We are actually Facebook friends now that she is all grown up. I hope she remembers her elementary school art teacher when she is a famous artist!

Diana M. and (me) Lee Darter at the MFA Houston

So in honor of World Space week I will read The Cow Jumped Over the Moon to my 1st grade and then we create art based on the work by Cally Jane Studios.

You can by the book on Amazon HERE

Click HERE to go to Cally Jane Studios

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Scarp Monster Cut-Outs by 1st Grade...

So cute and fun....

Teaching a little eye-hand coordination!

Everyone gets a full sheet of their favorite color and the rest of the paper comes from the...

Scrap Bin! Yes I let them dump it out on the floor.

We discuss proper "paper on the floor" etiquette before.

I tell them it is very important not to crinkle their own scraps

because other friends may be able to use it. Please simply

return it to the Scrap Bin. During clean up time I ask everyone to return to their

seats. Then I ask for "people with a certain color shirt" to hit the floor and clean up scraps.

Remember...we do not crinkle the scraps...they may become someone else's monster someday.

If the floor still needs attention I just ask the table managers to clean. When the floor is clean then everyone may start putting their work on the drying rack and their supplies away.

Make sure to give your monster details and personality!

Monday, January 28, 2019

2nd Grade Roosters Using Scrap Painted Paper...

We have had several snow days lately and when that happens it throws of my next day schedule off.

I have my students save all the painted paper scraps they create. I have a scrap bin for all the leftovers. This bin comes in handy for a lot of projects and quick ideas....which I desperately needed on this day. These roosters were created by 1st grade using the scrap bin

The head, body and wing are cut in the shape of the letter U. I have my kids hold up their magic drawing finger and draw the letter U in the air. I tell them if they can draw the U then can create this rooster. Make sure to erase the U in the air so it is not hanging over you while you try to work.

The legs are just rectangles, the eyes are circles and the beak is a triangle. If they would like to add feet those are just triangles as well.

When you break it down into simple shapes the kids then realize it is something they can easily do.

I always start all my demos by asking my students "does your bird (or whatever) have to look like mine". They tell me no. I let them know this is just one way to cut out their bird. If they have another way they can do that instead.

This helps the kids that need the extra nudge and also allows the others to make their own creative choices.

The last step is to add the feathers. I let the kids know they feathers are simple football shapes. Or 2 curved lines facing each other.

Such personality!

Cute, fun and easy peezy!

This child went for more of a parrot look.

Love it!

Wednesday, January 17, 2018