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Ceramic Planters

2/19/2017

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Sculpting Planter Vessels with Clay 
5th Grade 
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Students will work with clay to create vessels designed to hold plans. They will practice clay techniques of pinch pot construction, rolling and attaching coils, slab construction, surface design and glazing.

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Drawing with the Body

1/27/2017

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Using the Body as a Markmaking Tool 
1st Grade 


Students will create drawings using their bodies - specifically their fingers - as markmaking tools. They will study the work of artists Heather Hansen and Judith Ann Braun. The unit will use the body and kinesthetic learning as a method for teaching symmetry: student will simultaneously use both hands to draw the a symmetrical image on both sides of their paper. ​

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Plastic Gardens

1/27/2017

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Planters Created with Recycled Plastic 
2nd Grade 


Students will work with recycled plastic containers, such as water bottles and milk jugs, to create planters. They will talk about the impact of plastic on the environment, and the importance of recycling and sustainability in both art making and everyday life. The students will study the work of Anna Garforth, and the Rosenbaum design firm, both of whom create gardens and sculptures in this way. Students will decorate their container, plant seeds and help them to grow.

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Painting with Natural Materials

1/27/2017

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Painting With Tools and Media from Nature
Kindergarten

Students will use leaves, sticks, mud and other experimental tools to create paintings. They will learn about  renewable resources and learn to utilize the natural world around them for artmaking. Not everyone has the means to buy art supplies, and this lesson addresses alternatives, while also exposing children to  new media and tools.

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Textiles and Natural Dyes

1/27/2017

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Painting and Dying with Natural Materials
4th Grade

Students will learn about the natural dying traditions of Chinchero, a weaving community in the Sacred Valley Region of Peru. Students will learn about what natural dyes, how to find them, and how to use them. Using easily accessible natural materials, such as teas and juices, students will dye yarn to later be used for weaving.

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