Magazine Ornaments / Op Art Sculptures

Well, I have to thank Ms.Copley for this lesson because she taught me how to make Magazine Bowls. This is a fun project for the upper-level students and makes a great gift!

This is a great process of transforming something that is 2-D into a 3-D object.

3rd Grade Magazine Sculpture

What is your "secret identity"?

My 2nd graders have been exploring their identity. First we created a self-portrait with a 'bad case of stripes' and now they have completed their secret identity masks. Anytime they need to transform into their amazing super hero self, they just put the mask on and save the world.

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2nd Grade Paper Masks



Leaf Man!

I recently discovered the book "Leaf Man" by Lois Elhert and it was inspiring. I collected natural materials from my backyard and allowed the kids to compose their own leaf man using those materials. It was a 'cute' project.

Kindergarten Self-Portraits

My kindergarteners are really smart and did a fabulous job drawing their faces. They followed step-by-step directions and painted using watercolors.

Go Green to Keep Nashville Clean!

Once again, we are doing the Go Green to Keep Nashville Clean contest! We have two fabulous winners from Mt.View and I'm really happy with everyone's effort. The wall of posters looks great in our hallway and it's always encouraging to spread the word about Going Green to the future of America....:o)

4th Grade Winner

3rd Grade Winner

Wall of Go Green Posters!

2nd Grade "Bad Case of Stripes" Self Portrait!

Thanks Mrs.Jahnig! I completely stole this fabulous lesson from Crystal's blog and it a winner! We utilized the website: http://www.storylineonline.net/ which has famous people reading stories for FREE. It's so awesome, and now I use it all the time.

This lesson was derived from the story "A Bad Case of Stripes" and really jazzes up self-portraits for 2nd graders. Anyway, here's some of the finished products. This is a real crowd pleaser....



1st Grade Architects Create Houses for Insects!

I formulated this lesson after seeing Mrs. Sturgill teach something like it at the Frist one summer. We read the story "Roberto the Insect Architect" to inspire us to "Be Creative!"

The students created blueprints and designed a house or building for a bug! After they painted their drawings blue, they sculpted their 'bug' out of model magic. Once those dry, we'll add bright colors.

Here's that worksheet about Architectural Details...I found it in a green book called Art Starters? (I think.)