Monday, November 25, 2024

New Spin on Cezanne

Apple Still Life

5th Grade Art Lesson

45 minutes

2 class periods

Apple Still Life, 5th Grade Art
                                       


I love that my wheels keep turning on some of my favorite lessons.  Here is my new spin on my Paul Cezanne Still Life art lesson.  For details you can check out the step by step lesson with photo instruction on my TPT Store. Crazy Busy Art Room.  You can also check out my initial post on this lesson on my blog Apples on a Plate.  Take a peek below for a few more awesome student examples.  Thanks in advance for any like or follow, I greatly appreciate it.

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Monday, October 7, 2024

Cat Sweater Color Patterns

 Kindergarten Art Lesson

2 Class Periods

45 minutes per class

Cat Sweater Color Patterns, Kindergarten Art Lesson

My kindergarten art students started out this school year with these "PUR-fect" feline projects.  After designing a beautiful color pattern sweater, we create a cat to model it.  You can check out this lesson on my TPT Crazy Busy Art Room Store.  Cat Sweater Color Patterns. Thank you in advance for taking the time to look or make a purchase.  Check out a few more examples of student art below.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Getting Tangled with Jellyfish

 3-4 Class Periods

45 mins. per class

5th grade

Getting Tangled with Jellyfish, Fifth Grade Art Lesson

I just tackled this project with my 5th graders.  Zentangles with a jellyfish theme.  This lesson could easily be taught at a higher level or used as a sub lesson to keep students busy.  You can find my complete step by step lesson plan (with photos), grading rubric and drawing reference sheets on TPT.  Check out the link: Getting Tangled with Jellyfish. Thanks ahead of time if you check it out, make a purchase or choose to follow my store.  Any support is greatly appreciated.  See below for more fantastic student examples.

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Monday, May 20, 2024

Blue Dog Mini Lesson

K-6 Art Lesson

50 minutes

K-6 Blue Dog Art Lesson

The end of the year is upon us.  As I struggle to wrap up projects, grade the last minute hand in of final creations and juggle with my classes that have finished everything, I finally decided to create some mini projects to keep my classes busy, still be creative and if possible still learn a thing or two before they head out the door to enjoy summer.

This Mini Blue Dog lesson can be found on my Teacher Pay Teacher Store.  Crazy Busy Art Room Store

It contains the lesson, a grading rubric, a Blue Dog template and some fashion accessories to help design your Blue Dog.  I tried this with my 2nd graders today and they loved it!  So many possibilities!

This would also make a great substitute teacher lesson!

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Haystacks

Monet Haystacks

Fifth Grade Art Lesson

3 Class Periods, 45 minutes


Monet Haystacks, Fifth Grade Art Lesson

My fifth grade artists tackled this lesson on Claude Monet.  We specifically examined several of his haystack paintings as well as learning factual information about the artist.  Did you know that the Monet created 25 paintings of this specific subject matter?

Using a pencil we lightly planned the main objects in the composition and together we used oil pastels to color in the details of the artwork.  We discussed parts of a landscape, texture, color blending and complementary color schemes.  

This was my first time teaching this lesson to my students.  After seeing these GLOWING results I will definitely be putting this on my lesson plan agenda for next year!


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