this is my second year teaching art and I am always interested in new ideas. Please send those ideas. I am also starting an art club this year and I am so excited about it. Do you have any suggestions for me or challenging art lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.
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>From: Rebecca Burch <mamallama@gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 27, 2006 10:45 AM
>To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group <teacherartexchange@lists.pub.getty.edu>
>Subject: [teacherartexchange] Chinese New Year ideas
>
>When I worked in public school, we actually made a big "Chinese"
>dragon (looks more like Trogdor... ha!) and had our own Chinese New
>Year parade. We got a writeup in the newspaper and everything.
>
>Link to news photo:
>http://mamallama.smugmug.com/photos/4515833-L.jpg >
>I also teach Chinese calligraphy at Chinese New Year. The kids LOVE
>this project. I have them to paint a piece of drawing paper with a
>colorful wash on day 1. On day 2, they take colored pencils in the
>same colors as the wash they used and make a subtle Asian-inspired
>floral design like kimono fabric (kimonos are great sources of
>inspiration, and the kids go nuts if you show up wearing one.) Then
>on day 3 they do the calligraphy -- first on scrap paper, then on the
>background they made.
>
>You can find calligraphy all over the 'net. Kanji is good because it
>is typically simpler and more bold -- looks beautiful on the
>background, even if the kid isn't so great with a brush.
>
>I'm still scanning student work at the moment, but if anyone's
>interested, I will have examples soon.
>
>Becky
>
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