Mixing art history with practical experience in the elementary school can be a very rewarding experience. Through this process children receive an introduction to various artists. Here they learn about Rouault and his art works and attempt to translate his concepts with their own art work. (Author/RK)

A huge, colorful sculpture, mounted on a tall pole, stands as a symbol of the Bicentennial at the front of Hurst Elementary School, Holly Hill, Florida. Describes the student participation in the development of the sculpture and a poem based upon the sculpture. (Author/RK)

Viewing a contemporary artist's works to learn about the artist and his/her personal vision is one thing for elementary school students. Adding an actual experience of doing makes the exposure much more alive. Students at Snail Lake Elementary School in Moundsview, Minnesota, viewed a Louise Nevelson exhibit and were inspired to new uses of art…

Making puppets can provide a refreshing change for you and your students, an opportunity for experimentation, a chance to have fun together. Describes a simple puppetmaking technique. (Author/RK)

Dots can suggest rhythm and line. They can be used to control value and shape. Students used dots in trying their own designs which were either free form or a realistic rendering. (Author/RK)

Presented a variety of visual situations through which the art student can be motivated to color, shape and delineate the particular quality of his or her felt experience. (Author/RK)

Discusses one teacher's creative ideas to greet parents at the annual back-to-school night. (NL)

"Tribal Masks" was an interesting project for seventh and eighth graders who used "found" or "donated" materials as a result of budget cuts and art supply shortages. (Author/RK)

Elementary students learn the art of puppet making, write and produce their own shows using characters they have created, and develop their language arts skills by integrating puppetry into their normal classroom studies. (Author/RK)

Working on the premise that we dwell in a world of geometric shapes, eighth grade students become involved in the field of architecture. With their background in the elements of design they explored the world of architecture both in and out of the classroom. (Author/RK)

Describes an art activity aimed at the creation of a free-flowing design of lines and shapes. (Author/RK)

Fourth through eighth grade students designed and painted murals on all of the entrance walls of their school, the Annunciation School, in the hope that their pride in their school might help insure its long life. (Author/RK)

Teacher prompted his students to think inventively toward new methods of controlling paint on paper. (Author/RK)

Suggests teachers use imagination in designing their own stencil materials to avoid monotony in art activities. (DS)