When pigasso met mootisse art project

The girls and I are having so much fun with this Preschool Art series. I love the inspiration it is providing me in coming up with fun new activities, and I love all the support, feedback and excitement I am hearing from you all in response! This week, we continued…

Art, DIY, teaching.

K-3rd Grade

Cute Piggy Art Project | From the Pond

I love using picture books as inspiration for children’s art projects. Over the past 13 years I have curated a a massive list of project ideas and lesson plans. Here is my growing list of picture books and coordinating art projects for kids: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith

Introduce Pablo Picasso to your fifth grade students with Picasso's Le Coq. This colorful and cubist rooster uses colored oil pastels with most students

2nd grade learned all about Pablo Picasso - we focused especially on his blue period and his images of guitars and other musical instr...

Students learn how to practice drawing quick rectangular shapes and paint warm and cool colors into those shapes using Paul Klee art inspiration and

Here's another great lesson inspired by Charlotte's Web! This time, the 4th graders learned about how to draw roosters and how Pablo Picasso drew roosters too! The Cock of the Revolution by Pablo Picasso (in our very own Milwaukee Art Museum) Make sure you check out the lesson plan on this one - the 4th graders started their drawing by tracing their FOOT! Really! (They thought I was a little crazy too, but they played along!) Here are some of the 4th graders' finished collages: Enjoy! ~Amy