Sock Puppets, Ahoy!
As a long-time enthusiast of sock puppets, I realize that I have never done a sock puppet lesson with my students. I think that perhaps the world at large does not understand what sock puppets are...
View ArticleSample Silent Films for 3rd Grade Project
The third grade class will be creating a silent film to narrate with music as part of their recorder music unit. Here are some examples to whet their interest: [kml_flashembed...
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New Student Work, and a Wiki!
Our fourth grade students have been hard at work on their Artist-Inspired Masks, and are nearing the final stage of adding mixed media to the painted surfaces. I am ecstatic with the range of ideas...
View ArticleInstructables- Enormous DIY Possibilities
Are you bored? Why not grow a molded gourd portrait ? How about making a toy dinette set out of gum wrappers? Or perhaps you’d like to make an inexpensive aluminum forge? This project is one of...
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Underground Railroad on Voicethread
A music teacher and friend, Anne Sheridan, created this unit as part of her master’s thesis, and I love the intersections of dance, music, art and history. While her unit is geared towards middle...
View ArticleMore animation, watching Dr. Valenza, and one misgiving
Western Spaghetti This animation is just so clever. I’ve just received an awesome gift that should make creating projects like this a snap- a flip mino camera. I’ll post some samples of the video soon-...
View ArticlesmArt History will blow your mind.
This is a “drop everything and check this out now” website! smArt History was just suggested to me this evening, and I can’t believe that I hadn’t seen or heard about this amazingly rich and wonderful...
View ArticleSpeed-Painting, with Ortist
I’ve seen time-lapse painting videos around, and had never tried my hand at it until now. This has some exciting potential as a medium on its own, as well as a pre-painting tool, to teach layers, and...
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How to make an amazing sock puppet!
It’s that time again. Springtime. In my mind, spring is the time for sock puppets. I love sock puppets. Sock puppets transcend age and skill level. Anyone can make an awesome sock puppet. Sock...
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The Elements of Suspense!
This Spring the Visual and Performing Arts department will unveil a new unit of study: Film Appreciation. The movie we have chosen to study is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window,” which is a suspenseful...
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