History of Bas Relief

Relief Sculpture Lesson Ideas

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iPortraits

Although not an original idea by any means, this iPortrait lesson is still a fun one and one of my favorites. As more art teachers start to embrace technology in their classrooms, I thought it would be beneficial to share it again.

Here is a PowerPoint that describes the steps:
 

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I have also included the lesson plan so you can take it and GO! Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions: thecrayonlab@gmail.com!

Summer Fun!

 

I could not be more excited for summer and all the fun it brings. My first stop is going to be teaching at the Woodruff Arts Center Educator Conference! Have you been before? It used to be called the High Museum Summer Institute. This year they are working with all the other parts of the Woodruff to put on one amazing conference! I hope I have time to take something too!  I will be teaching about augmented reality and how to use that in your classroom to make learning come alive. It is relatively new to me and I have only started using it this year. Follow along with me this summer as many more resources start to pop-up here so that you can learn too!

Augmented Reality Apps

Graphic Organizer

Need an new graphic organizer to use in your classroom?  Try!  iCREATE!  This tool can be used for so many interactive assignments in the art room.  You might want to use this with QR codes in each block which would make a great at home study guide. Or students can design apps for different styles of art and artists, or even sub plans when you are out, the options are endless. You can download the full page here.

Whistle While You Walk

For years now elementary art teachers have been teaching line to all their students. In Kindergarten we start with that infamous (and often misquoted) quote by Paul Klee, "A line is a dot that went for a walk." Well, I have been "walking" lines with Kinders for years and this year I was excited to run across this idea on Pinterest. What a fun way to teach the basics of line but at the same time turn it into a project that looks great and incorporates technology too!

Here is a step by step of how we did it:

Students practiced the different kinds of lines they learned from our Line PowerPoint on the Promethean Board. They love using the interactive white board! They also practiced drawing lines in their sketchbooks.

While that was going on we took digital photographs of students making their best whistling faces! Those were then printed, cut out, and glued to their white paper.

 

Students completed their projects by adding their whistling lines! We spent time talking about how sound "looks" and had a lot of fun drawing our own special tunes!