http://www.artteacherforum.com/ Art Teacher Forum Forum: Young Children (pre-K through grade 5 or 6) en Wed, 14 May 2008 06:22:59 +0000 http://www.artteacherforum.com/topic/16#post-31 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:06:36 +0000 katgirldu 31@http://www.artteacherforum.com/ <p>Okay, thanks to Dawn, I will be having the classroom teachers doing papel picado with the kids. I had thought about it, but initially thought it might be too difficult. I actually think it will be perfect. BUT, now I need a similar project (classroom teachers, pretty simple to teach and clean up, 3-6 yr olds) for the Phillipines. I had planned on a weaving project (group project, weaving into a soccer-type net!), but realized that they will be doing that with me THIS week -- can't do it twice. Any suggestions? It really only has to be loosely related to the country -- using native materials, etc. </p> http://www.artteacherforum.com/topic/9#post-19 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:36 +0000 dawnsbrain 19@http://www.artteacherforum.com/ <p>Maybe this site will give some inspiration: <a href="http://www.theartofmexico.com/">The Art of Mexico</a></p> <p>I'm thumbing through a book called "Kids Create" by Laurie Carlson. It's geared for kids 3-9. </p> <p>There are two projects specific to Mexico in this book: <a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/mpapel_picado.htm">Papel Picado</a> and <a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/simple_paper_bag_pinata.htm">Paper Bag Pinata</a> These links have similar instructions to those in the book. Even more Mexican arts/crafts are at <a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/index.htm">dltk-kids.com</a>.</p> <p>Or maybe you can combine one of the concepts from the Mexican Art site above with these types of activities:</p> <p>• Create an envelope (great travel connection!)<br /> • Create a pop-up card<br /> • Create a doorknob hanger<br /> • Use plasticine instead of clay and make a coiled pot<br /> • Stamping with carved potatoes or sponges, or with fingerprints<br /> • Crushed aluminum foil sculpture<br /> • Sand candles (a beachy motif)</p> <p>Frequent Mexican motifs:</p> <p>• sun<br /> • coyotes, eagles, snakes and jaguars<br /> • skulls and skeletons<br /> • roses and other flowers<br /> • crosses<br /> • geometric patterns<br /> • masks</p> <p>A project that's really full of saturated colors says "Mexican art" to me. For example,</p> <p><img src="http://www.theartofmexico.com/gallery/MainGalleryImages/gallery13-gallery.jpg"></p> <p>I had a couple of girls at the middle school who were of Mexican heritage. They were very engrossed one day with making tissue paper flowers for a family event coming up. </p> http://www.artteacherforum.com/topic/9#post-14 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:37:38 +0000 katgirldu 14@http://www.artteacherforum.com/ <p>Okay. I need a project for pre k and k. I'm doing a camp for Montessori, and we are doing Travel around the world. I've done some great projects this summer, but I need something for Mexico, and I am going on vacation that week. I need a simple project that I can leave for the classroom teachers to do, for classes of 3-6 yr olds. They will have 40 minutes to introduce and execute. I have done Mexican Sun Faces in tooling foil, with sharpie color, in the past, but have already done a tooling foil project this summer (irelend -- illuminated letters, thanks to a suggestion on teachers.net). Any suggestions? </p>