According to brain research in education, connecting factual knowledge to creativity enhances long term learning.
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Make Learning Beautiful with Spectra® Deluxe Bleeding Art Tissue™ -
Grant Wood & David Hockney
Inspired Landscapes
(for Grades 2nd-3rd)
To create this project use:
Spectra® Deluxe Bleeding Art Tissue™, Warm and Cool Assortments and Art1st® Watercolor Paper |
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Make Learning Beautiful with Plast’r Craft® -
Matisse Inspired Pins
(for Grades 3rd-5th)
Students will:
- Investigate the works of Henri Matisse.
- Learn the differences of geometric and organic shapes by creating a collage.
- Create sculptural art from a 2D project (Transfer ideas from 2D to 3D).
- Explore various materials to create wearable art, combining soft and hard materials--contrasts of textures.
- Explore Elements of Visual Art: line, shape, color, form and texture.
To create this project use: Plast’r Craft®, Peacock® Display Board, Fadeless® Assorted Art Paper, Short Marabou & Plume Feathers, Spectra® Glitter Sparkling Crystals.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Architectural Design with a Paper Bag (Created by Nasco)
(for Grades K-8)
This project can be done with students as young as kindergarten, but can also be used with older students. See how sophisticated students can make their houses. After learning about Frank Lloyd Wright architectural design students will really have fun creating their homes, hopefully you will too!
To create this project use Tru-Ray® Construction Paper. |
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6th Grade “Wizard of Oz”
Backdrop Project
Facilitating Creative Participation through Artistic Expression.
Teaching techniques and strategies:
1. Establish purpose and create an environment that invites curiosity.
2. Build internal motivation.
3. Develop a successful process.
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Make Learning Beautiful with
Art1st® Watercolor Paper-
Beginning Watercolor-Tape Resist Technique
(for Grades 1st-4th)
Creating art helps students integrate knowledge and experience. In this watercolor project, students use what they are learning about life to communicate new ideas.
To create this project use: Art1st® Watercolor Paper in packages and pads.
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Make Learning Beautiful with
Art1st® Multi Media Art Paper-
Enhancing Visual Imagination
& Creativity Through Art
(for Grades 2nd-6th)
Caulder Circus Art-Part 1 - Pen Drawings, Colored with Pencil or Watercolor
Through exposure to the works of art “masters”, children
see examples of how each artist develops a personal style
that reflects original ideas. Art helps children become
more creative by encouraging them to explore new
ideas as a source for their art.
To create this project use: Art1st® Premium Multi Media Art Paper.
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Make Learning Beautiful with
Tru-Ray® Construction Paper -
Mola Textile Art of the Cuna Indians
(for Grades 5th-6th)
After completing their unit on the Cuna Indian culture, 5th
and 6th graders can apply their new knowledge in a creative form by designing their own Mola artwork.
To create this project use: Tru-Ray® Construction Paper. |
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Make Learning Beautiful with
Trait-tex® Yarn -
Traditional Huichol Yarn Painting
(for Grades 4th-6th)
After completing a study of the Huichol Indians of Mexico and observing examples of their traditional folk art of yarn painting, students are ready to apply their new Social Studies and Art knowledge in a creative form.
To create this project use: Trait-tex® Yarn and Array® Card Stock. |
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Make Learning Beautiful with
Wet N’ Stick Art Tape -
“Make A Flag About Me”
(for Grades 1st-6th)
Expand your Flag Day social studies unit by having students design a flag that represents themselves, emphasizing their own unique identity.
To create this project use: Wet N’ Stick Art Tape and Pacon White Tagboard. |
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Plast’r Craft® Masks
(for 5th Grade)
Lesson Plan Idea: This project uses items that might otherwise end up in landfills so not only is it a fun project to make it’s a great way to teach kids about helping save the Earth through waste reduction.
To create this project use: Plast’r Craft®. |
