Category Archives: 5th Grade
FLOWERS IN OIL PASTELS
Georgia O’Keefe painted flowers up close—I’m sure you’ve seen her calendar pictures. Using these calendar images, the 5th Grade imitated her style. They used colored or white construction paper and oil pastels for their works of art. These pictures, “Georgia … Continue reading
CLIP BUTTERFLY MAGNET
These cute little butterfly magnets are made with clip clothespins, construction paper, old greeting cards and incidentals. Kids can make them, but I’ve found that it works best to glue the wings on with a glue gun. Therefore this is … Continue reading
GASTON CHAISSAC
Gaston Chaissac’s art has a look that reminds me of simple, colorful, modern pottery. His simplistic view is evident in this Gaston quote, “Without a doubt I have a soul that is very close to a circus performer, who, like … Continue reading
LIFE’S A PUZZLE
We call this project “Pieces of Poetry”because, in some way, all of our experiences are pieces of the puzzle of our life. This 5th Grade project has a lot to do with listening to instructions and careful cutting and pasting. … Continue reading
KALEIDOSCOPE REFLECTIONS
The kids are going to love this—and so are you. When you look at a light and turn the kaleidoscope you will be amazed at how beautiful this project is. It’s also very easy and a lot of fun. I … Continue reading
PAINTING WITH SCISSORS
We use the Henri Matisse collage, “The Horse, the Rider and the Clown,” as our inspiration for this project. On the website, http://www.henri-matisse.net/cut_outs.html find information about how Matisse found his way to, as he called it, “painting with scissors.” You’ll … Continue reading
CROSSES OF GOLGOTHA
Our project reminds us of the three crosses standing in a place called Golgotha. And of the extreme suffering Jesus endured to give us a chance to one day be with Him in Heaven. Our project called, “A Place Called … Continue reading
WHAT YOU SEE
The object of this project is to impress on the kids the necessity to “draw what you see,” “not what you know”, when copying a print or photo. One example I give the kids is, “You know that the animal … Continue reading
