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Silhouette paper cuttings depict a bird flying near a castle with two towers and a central, tall structure against a white background.

Did you know Hans Christian Andersen was an accomplished paper cutter? He created some very intricate and amazing silhouettes. I used a chapter from the book The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen to teach about his paper cuttings. Perhaps if your students are reading fairy tales, this would be a great author/artist to incorporate. The third and fourth grade class drew silhouettes on black paper (using regular pencils) and cut them out. (Some chose to create their picture … Read more… →

5 Valentine’s Day Projects for Kids

By Marcia Beckett | January 24, 2013 - 9:11 pm |July 5, 2024 clay, collage, drawing, first grade, hearts, holiday, kindergarten, painting, Valentines Day

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Abstract artwork featuring a large heart with a star in the center, surrounded by smaller hearts and various patterns, making it an ideal project for kids on Valentine's Day.

Each year, I tend to try something different for Valentine’s Day. I like to spice things up, don’t you? Here are some from the past that I have done. 1. Valentine’s Heart Collages 2. Cool Hands, Warm Heart 3. Easy Clay Hearts for Kindergarten I have made these for Christmas presents, but they would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. 4. Maps of My Heart (by Kindergarten) 5. Styrofoam Printed Valentines Follow @marcia_beckett

Surreal House Collages

By Marcia Beckett | October 22, 2012 - 2:36 am |July 5, 2024 collage, fifth grade, fourth grade

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A surreal scrapbook-style collage featuring pets, makeup, home decor, and a woman with long blonde hair against a pink background.

The fourth and fifth graders learned about Surrealism for this project. I started by showing them how to set up their houses using colored construction paper. These pictures were LARGE.. the size of a posterboard. The individual colored construction papers were 9×12″. Each child started with 4 sheets of colored construction paper to set up their house. Then, they flipped through magazines to cut out furniture and items for their houses. After they had found a bunch of furniture, I … Read more… →

Complementary Color Collages– 1st Grade

By Marcia Beckett | September 28, 2012 - 1:37 am |July 5, 2024 1st grade, collage, first grade

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Colorful abstract collage featuring geometric shapes in orange, blue, and neon red on a clean white background using complementary colors.

Complementary Color Collages by the 1st Grade This project introduces the first graders to complementary colors. I show them the color wheel and I explain how the complementary colors are across from each other on the color wheel. They are the “opposites”. If you mix the two of them together you would get a brownish or grayish color. We talk about the primary/secondary colors and focus on the pairs of red + green, blue + orange, and violet + yellow. … Read more… →

Fabric Collages

By Marcia Beckett | August 15, 2012 - 3:20 am |July 5, 2024 collage, fabric, fourth grade, third grade

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Colorful, patterned fabric collage with hearts, stars, and "Peace" text on a background of diamond shapes.

I never posted about these fabric collages that we finished at the end of the year last year. The third and fourth graders made these. We worked together to paint fabrics! We painted with acrylic paints on muslin fabric. We sprayed the fabric with water to allow the paint to spread more easily. We made graffiti fabrics! We had lots of painted fabrics at the end. We even painted over ugly patterned fabrics. Then, we chose our pieces and cut … Read more… →