Category Archives: 6th Grade
CUT PAPER OWL CRAFT
This was such a fun project that I was anxious to share it with you. When I was on vacation this fall, I found this owl decoration in one of the stores and thought it would make a nice art … Continue reading
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LEAF PLAQUE
This is a more involved project because white glue is used to outline the leaves and then it has to dry thoroughly before you can go on with the project. Also the brown paper sack has to be prepared for … Continue reading
BLACK ON WHITE SIMPLICITY
So we’ve been having a lot of fun with colored tissue paper painting, and now we have sheets of black tissue left and need a project to use them in. Looking at Google images, I can across a number of … Continue reading
CALENDAR INSPIRED BIRDS
We used calendar pictures of birds for inspiration in this project. Before we started drawing we discussed proportion and placement. Each student was given a bird picture to reference while we discussed the shape of the bird body (like a … Continue reading
BE BOLD WITH BRITTA
One of the interesting things I learned about Romero Britta, when I looked up his biography, is the fact that when he started painting he painted on scraps of cardboard and newspaper. Britta’s optimistic, fun-loving approach to life is reflected … Continue reading
CIRCLES
Artist, Marlene Healey, uses elegant colors, textures and basic shapes to create her paintings. She creates depth with overlapping lines and texture. We attempt to recreate her style with circles, lines and colored pencils. We call this project, “Near and … Continue reading
PAPER WEAVING
This is a very nice project, one I would suggest for the upper elementary grades. We are blessed in getting lots of used calendars and are always looking for new ideas to use them in. We also used wallpaper pages … Continue reading
FROSTY SNOWMAN PLAQUE
Last summer I bought a snowman plaque at a garage sale with the idea that I could use it as an example for the 6th grade to try to duplicate using cardboard instead of wood for the snowman base. I … Continue reading
