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Direct linkLeishear, Christina Chiddo – Arts & Activities, 2012
There is a lot of creative energy between students and their art materials. In this lesson, the author discusses materials an artist may use to create a work of art--paint, a paintbrush, a palette, crayons, markers, pastels, and so on. Each student sketched a picture of themselves holding some tools that can be used in art. The objectives of this…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Art Materials, Portraiture
Peer reviewedRolling, James Haywood, Jr. – Art Education, 2013
Altruism is recognized as "a cultural behavior, well beyond instinctive behavior, and even beyond adaptive social behaviors with respect to evolutionary processes" (Wilson, 1998, p. 29) Yet, if artmaking is a cultural behavior it is one that does not appear at first "to contribute to the survival of the species" (Wilson, 1998,…
Descriptors: Altruism, Critical Thinking, Art Education, Social Responsibility
Neal, Kari Gertz – Arts & Activities, 2012
In this article, the author describes a self-portrait project that encouraged students, boosted their self-confidence, and got them excited about their artistic abilities--while producing amazing results. This lesson effectively develops artistic ability by compelling students to see that drawing is quite simply breaking down objects into the…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Portraiture, Freehand Drawing
Rohrbach, Marla – Arts & Activities, 2011
Art students have different learning styles. Some are visual learners who need to see the information. Some are auditory learners who need to hear the information. Others are tactile/kinesthetic learners who need to move, do, or touch in order to learn. Looking over her curriculum and lesson plans, the author realized almost every art lesson…
Descriptors: Portraiture, Art Products, Cognitive Style, Studio Art
Hughes, Rama – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2011
In this article, the author describes an art project wherein students used simple shapes and photo references to imagine what they might look like when they are one hundred years old. The project challenged the students technically, intellectually, and emotionally. The artwork stimulated their imagination and their imagination informed their…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Skophammer, Karen – Arts & Activities, 2009
Creating a self-portrait of having fun "riding a wave" is a very enlightening and engaging experience for students of all ages, but the author's second-graders had an especially wonderful time with this art experience. To begin the unit of study, the author and her students looked at self-portraits created by Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt,…
Descriptors: Portraiture, Artists, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
