This site is meant primarily as a resource for other elementary visual art teachers. Enjoy! All works posted before August 2014 are images from an elementary school I worked at in DC, all posted after that date are from an language immersion elementary school in Arlington, Virginia. Feel free to use ideas shared on this blog.Please, if trying out the ideas , at the very minimum give me written/verbal credit. Thank you!!
Most of the activities I do with Pre-k students are sensory activities. Today we used detail brushes to paint various types of lines on black paper using white paint. I demonstrated all the lines at the beginning of class and then sent them off to a table to work on their lines.
My kindergarten students make puppets every year using recycled materials, paint and tissue paper. This is the link for the ones we did last year. We begin by rolling newspaper for the head, then using masking tape to attach the head to the body, which is a throw away cup or a yogurt cup facing down. Next we paint them skin color.
Here is an image of how I arrange the tables to have kids walk around and choose what skin color best matches their own skin color.
Next, we have kids use glue, tissue paper and ribbons to dress their puppet. Here is an image of all the puppets once they are dressed. They are all bald and ready to have hair put on them for the next class.
I am always so proud of my students and how hard they work making the things they love. This child below is carefully adding each strand of "hair" to his puppet.
Once the hair is added, the next time they come they trim the hair to make it the length they want.
Next, we accessorize. Children got to choose from various broken jewelry (donated by families), caps from bottles and other small items.
