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Nest & Chicks added to our Silhouette Mural

By Marcia Beckett | May 16, 2018 - 8:05 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, collaborative artwork, mural, painting

A silhouette mural of children and a dog painted on a school hallway wall, depicting various activities and a tree branch with a nest and chicks.

We made a few updates to our mural at school. We painted the original in 2015. This year, after some unfortunate defacing with Sharpie, we cleaned it up and realized some areas needed touching up. So my helpful middle school study hall kids decided to touch up and help me with some additions. They added the chicks and chicken at the front (every other year our Science department hatches chicks). And then we decided to add a tree branch with … Read more… →

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

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Class Project for Auction: Clay Mosaic Mirrors

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… →

All About Me Collaborative Puzzle Pieces

By Marcia Beckett | September 28, 2016 - 8:53 pm |July 5, 2024 bulletin board, character education, collaborative artwork, fifth grade, first days of school, fourth grade, third grade

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Four colorful and uniquely decorated puzzle pieces with various drawings and patterns, perfect for a collaborative project.

You are part of the puzzle! Each student in my older grades (3-5) made a puzzle piece about themselves and their interests. I should have written: You are a PIECE of the puzzle. Or, I could have said: We all fit together. I know, it’s kind of corny, but the puzzle piece making was fun. I bought a set of wooden puzzle pieces (the package came with two pieces) and I traced them onto several pieces of tagboard to make … Read more… →

Easy Collaborative Art Banners with Motivational Words

By Marcia Beckett | September 6, 2015 - 3:02 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, bulletin board, collaborative artwork, free time activities

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Colorful "Word Banners" header featuring illustrated words: Read, Wonder, Succeed, Smile in vibrant patterns.

At the end of the year in June, I posted about a collaborative word banner project I did with all of my students. Write inspirational words using block or bubble letters on large banner paper. Outline with paint. Color patterns and designs inside with markers. Use printouts of Romero Britto‘s artwork for pattern inspiration. I also used this as an option for students who finished their other art projects and wanted to help out. I saved them for the … Read more… →

Group Eagle Bulletin Board with Patterned Feathers

By Marcia Beckett | February 15, 2015 - 12:12 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, bulletin board, collaborative artwork, drawing, group artwork

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Group Eagle Bulletin Board with Patterned Feathers

Many of my students contributed feathers to this giant eagle bulletin board. Our school is Eagle School and I wanted to do a group artwork where many kids could participate in designing a piece of the picture. I was out sick one day and I had my students each create a patterned feather with the substitute teacher. If your mascot is not an eagle, you could do this bulletin board with a peacock or really any bird would work!