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Faux Stained Glass Paintings on Transparency Sheets

By Marcia Beckett | January 16, 2014 - 10:30 am |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, sixth grade, Uncategorized

In the “better late than never” category, last Spring we made these super fun faux stained glass paintings in the 5th/6th grade class. For this project, you will need clear transparency sheets, Sharpie markers, Gallery Glass Paint (the kind used to paint suncatchers), regular acrylic paints (optional) and cardstock picture frames (also optional). I had a bunch of transparency sheets in my classroom already and I got the glass paint FREE from an art re-swap, so I knew I wanted … Read more… →

15 Favorite Posts from 2013

By Marcia Beckett | December 27, 2013 - 2:57 pm |July 5, 2024 1st grade, all grades, art teacher tips, art teaching, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, second grade, sixth grade, third grade

Poppy Posters for Veteran’s Day

By Marcia Beckett | November 7, 2013 - 6:31 pm |July 5, 2024 American art, fifth grade, sixth grade, social studies, Uncategorized

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A collage of kids' drawings featuring poppies, American flags, and messages of thanks and remembrance for Veteran's Day.

Monday, November 11 is Veteran’s Day in America. My 5th and 6th graders had the privilege of a visit from a lady from our local senior center whose husband is a veteran. She talked to the students about the symbolism of the poppy and read to the students the poem “In Flanders Fields.” The students were invited to create a small artwork that honors all of the veterans. They also had the opportunity to write a poem in response to … Read more… →

Building Castles from Clay (5th and 6th grade)

By Marcia Beckett | October 31, 2013 - 5:52 pm |July 5, 2024 clay, fifth grade, sculpture, sixth grade, social studies

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Building Castles from Clay (5th and 6th grade)

Hi friends. I have so many projects back-logged to show you. I did clay with all of my classes during the month of September. We are building on to our school and because of construction, our kiln will be out of commission at the end of November through the end of the school year, so we have to get all of our clay done now! My 5th/6th grade classes made clay castles. They will be studying the Medieval period later … Read more… →

A Visit from an Editorial Cartoonist

By Marcia Beckett | August 25, 2013 - 3:08 pm |July 5, 2024 fifth grade, fourth grade, sixth grade, social studies, third grade

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I still have some things to share with you from last school year. Towards the end of the year we had an editorial cartoonist visit our school. Every year our students draw editorial cartoons as part of the art curriculum. You can see some of the cartoons my students drew in 2013. When teaching about editorial cartoons, it is very important to show cartoons from both sides (in the U.S.= Republican/Democrat). It is also essential that you do not tell … Read more… →

Making Bookmarks with Kids

By Marcia Beckett | May 6, 2013 - 10:37 am |July 5, 2024 all grades, books, drawing

Clay Castles with 5th and 6th Grade

By Marcia Beckett | April 19, 2013 - 11:39 pm |July 5, 2024 clay, fifth grade, sculpture, sixth grade

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The fifth and sixth graders study the Medieval time period in their Language Arts/Social Studies class. I love teaching this clay castle project because it allows the students to practice important clay building skills (plus it’s just fun!): rolling slabs building with slabs scoring and using slip smoothing adding embellishments glazing We started by drawing some preliminary sketches of Medieval castles. The students looked at some examples for reference. The Medieval Castle (one example of a resource) They drew their … Read more… →

African Adinkra Carved Stamps & Art for AUCTION– 5th and 6th grade

By Marcia Beckett | April 2, 2013 - 11:46 pm |July 5, 2024 African, collaborative artwork, fifth grade, group artwork, printmaking, sixth grade

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A pattern of hand-stamped yellow symbols, including eyes, paws, and triangles arranged on a white background using Carved Stamps.

My 5th and 6th grade students studied Africa and the African Adinkra stamped cloths. I showed them a slide show of images. Examples of Adinkra symbols were shown for inspiration. Check out my African Adinkra Pinterest board for handouts of symbols. The kids could use these ideas and embellish upon them or come up with their own symbol based on some of these ideas. They used linoleum cutters to carve their own rubber stamps on the Dick Blick Art soft carving … Read more… →

Editorial Cartoons for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade

By Marcia Beckett | February 13, 2013 - 10:37 pm |July 5, 2024 drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade, sixth grade, social studies

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Editorial Cartoons for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade

Teaching about editorial cartoons is a great way to bring current events into the classroom. Every year our students in grades 4th-8th participate in a local editorial cartoon contest. The students watch a video about editorial cartoons and they discuss, analyze and interpret current editorial cartoons. Cartoons for the Classroom is an excellent resource for lesson plans about editorial cartoons. If you are going to teach about editorial cartoons, this website is a must-see. The cartoon templates we used are … Read more… →