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By Marcia Beckett | March 26, 2011 - 4:14 am |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, paper mache, sculpture, sixth grade

Well, I haven’t updated since this past Sunday, so I will briefly tell you what I’ve been up to.. parent-teacher conferences were on Tuesday. We are in the middle of various projects… monochromatic rhythm paintings (which are awesome and I will share with you later)… Rainbow Fish paintings, bird paintings, American landscape paintings.. wow, I guess we are doing a lot of paintings now. The 4/5s are doing a mosaic/fresco project which I will show you when we are further … Read more… →

Pacific Northwest Coast Masks– 3rd grade

By Marcia Beckett | March 19, 2011 - 12:25 am |July 5, 2024 sculpture, third grade

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Handcrafted animal mask with colorful paint, exaggerated features, and straw whiskers inspired by the Pacific Northwest Coast on a white background.

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Kindergarten Penguins

By Marcia Beckett | January 21, 2011 - 4:23 pm |July 5, 2024 kindergarten, sculpture

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Handmade penguin figurine on paper with a drawn blue sky and fish, making it a delightful kindergarten project.

The kindergartners are studying penguins in their classroom, so we made penguins out of model magic modelling compound. One trick to get the parts to stick better is to use just a bit of regular hand lotion on your hands to make the model magic just a bit softer and squishier. Then, we made a triorama and decorated the background for a habitat. One thing I like about the trioramas is that it’s a good way for the kids to … Read more… →

Scrap Faces

By Marcia Beckett | November 11, 2010 - 1:35 am |July 5, 2024 first grade, recycled art, sculpture

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A simple craft project featuring scrap faces made with colorful fabric and paper on a paddle stick.

To connect with the Science, the Primaries are learning about how artists can use recycled and cast off materials to make art. We are watching a video about an artist who goes to the scrap and junkyard to find art materials. We are making our own mask made out of scraps: bottle caps, wood pieces, plastic parts. Reading Rainbow Stay Away From the Junkyard hilarious! We used these donated medicine lids.