Owl Babies

Kindergarten students created these owls by collaging newspaper and brown paper scraps onto a textured background that was created with a wax resist. Eyes, beaks and feet completed the owl babies.

Planting a Rainbow (tulip version)

Kindergarten students created these tulip gardens using a fork dipped in paint after listening to Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert.

The Tiny Seed

First grade students created these flowers using mixed media after listening to The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.

Positive and Negative Space

Fourth grade students created these designs using positive and negative space.

Hot Air Balloons

First grade students created these hot air balloons.

Pop Art Portraits

Fifth grade students had their photo taken with a digital camera, printed and enlarged on a black and white photo copier. Students used tracing paper to trace the major shapes of their face; head shape, hair, eyes, etc. Students flipped the tracing paper over onto white paper and re-drew their portrait by re-tracing so the graphite transferred onto the white paper. Students outlined w black marker and colored in with funky colors a la Andy Warnol.

Go Away Big Green Monster

First grade students listened to Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly and used a collage technique to create these monsters. Students focused on using contrast to make sure the pieces of their monster showed up.