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Class Project for Auction: Clay Mosaic Mirrors

By Marcia Beckett | April 30, 2018 - 10:31 am |July 5, 2024 all grades, clay, collaborative artwork, mosaic

Every year my students and I create artworks for our school’s auction. If you look here, you can see some of the auction artworks from previous years. This year, each student in grades K-8 made textured clay circle tiles. We glued them on to several mirrors. The process to make the clay circle tiles is quite simple, yet it teaches the kids several important skills for working with clay. First, roll out a flat piece of clay (called a “slab”). … Read more… →

Lego Mosaics at the Brickworld Convention

By Marcia Beckett | July 12, 2015 - 9:52 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, mosaic, summer camp

Mosaic Stepping Stones and Coasters

By Marcia Beckett | October 14, 2014 - 4:06 pm |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, fourth grade, mosaic

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I have been wanting to make some more permanent artworks to beautify the school grounds. I had pairs of kids working on these stepping stones. This was such a fun project I am planning on making more in the coming years ahead to add to our collection. I have never made outdoor stepping stones before, so I asked for advice several times on the Art Teacher Facebook group. I just want to give a shout out to them for answering … Read more… →

Mosaics in the Classroom

By Marcia Beckett | May 9, 2013 - 8:44 pm |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, fourth grade, mosaic, Uncategorized

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Have you made mosaics with elementary students? We first learned about the mosaics in ancient Greece and Rome. The student thoroughly enjoyed sifting through my box of mosaic tiles to find the perfect pieces. We used glass bits and bobs, shells, stones, square tiles and stained glass pieces. Some tips: Be sure to cut your pieces inside a plastic bag to avoid flying pieces. Use sanded grout (available at a hardware store) to minimize cracking. Tiles should be placed about … Read more… →

Re-Art Swap

By Marcia Beckett | June 25, 2012 - 12:26 am |July 5, 2024 art teacher tips, mosaic, Uncategorized

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A collection of art supplies and papers, including colored pens, various drawings, and a Winnie the Pooh card.

Once a year, a local art store hosts a Re-Art Swap where anyone can drop off old art materials and then pick up things they want. All for free! Today, I volunteered for a few hours at the swap and had a blast. It was like Christmas for an art teacher! Here is a big box of stuff that I donated. It felt so good to clean out my art supplies. Little did I know that I would come back … Read more… →

Mosaics– 4th/5th grade

By Marcia Beckett | May 8, 2012 - 7:20 pm |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, fourth grade, mosaic

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A mosaic artwork featuring small, colorful tiles arranged in an abstract pattern with black, yellow, red, and white; a great project for 4th grade students.

The 4th/5th grade classes learned all about Greek and Roman mosaics, to complement their studies of Greek/Roman history. In Art class, we made mosaics from ceramic tiles. The tiles were glued on to masonite board using wood glue (there probably is a better glue out there, but this is cheap and the pieces stick fine). We also had some gems and stones available too. Some of the kids who were motivated were able to use the tile nippers to cut … Read more… →