Lost-wax casting in sterling silver is a costly experience for the average high school student. However, this jewelry process can be learned at no cost if scrap aluminum is used instead of silver, and soap bars are used instead of wax. This lost-soap aluminum casting process is described. (Author/KC)

Presents background information which will help teachers undertake leaded-glass projects in secondary-level art classes. Instructions cover simple designs, pattern construction, glass-cutting techniques, leading methods, and project assembly. (AM)

This article gives a very brief history of weaving and discusses using a primitive loom in the art classroom. Particular attention is given to construction of the loom and the design concerns in weaving. One of seven articles in this issue on fiber arts. (SJL)

Hand-run washing machine wringers, acetate plates, bottles, and cheesecloth are combined to show students the intaglio embossed method of printing. (DS)

To aid the teacher of the mentally retarded in integrating art into other subject areas, two sample projects and two five-lesson units with core activities, one on clothing and one on the state of Iowa, are presented. In addition, suggestions for teachers are listed along with the expectations of normal children and the basics of good art.…

Described are three craft stations (claywork, papermaking, and stamp designing) for intermediate grade students, to correlate with their classroom study which focused on Ohio: its history, geography, cities, industries, products and famous natives. (KC)

Suggests ways in which leather can be used as a creative medium in elementary school classroom. (DS)

Suggests a project in creative stitchery, with yarn and burlap, as a way to relax learning disabled students and to help them with fine motor coordination, directionality, and self-image. Methods, objectives, and benefits of the project are listed. One of seven articles in this issue on fiber arts. (SJL)

This guide offers teaching suggestions for introducing young children to the pleasure of handling clay, for guiding third and fourth grade children in shaping clay into many forms, and for instructing fifth and sixth grade children in the molding, glazing and firing of clay. Sections for each grade (K-6) include discussions of (1) materials and…

This teaching guide on working with wood suggests methods to introduce young children to experimentation with ready-cut preformed wood pieces, to instruct third and fourth grade children in handling tools and constructing wooden objects, and to direct fifth and sixth grade children in designing more advanced and imagainative projects. For each…

To provide a variety of projects for making things from paper, this curriculum guide suggests learning activities involving simple exploratory experiments with paper and paper boxes, more inventive experiences with articles designed from paper, and finally complicated projects designed by the students and executed from a wide range of paper…

Presents an art lesson for sixth-grade students in which the students study the Egyptians' jewelry techniques and designs and create their own amulets. Provides background information on the importance of life after death to the Egyptians and how religion influenced the designing of their amulets. Describes the jewelry-making procedure. (CMK)

Creating with fabrics, yarns, and fibers--from early basic explorations in handling an assortment of cloths and trimmings, through experiments with stitching and weaving, to the designing and making of bags, hats, and costumes that children can use--is the focus of this curriculum guide. For each grade (2-6), guidelines are provided on (1)…

The use of puppetry activities to project children into many different learning situations and environments is the topic of this guide which offers suggestions for making, costuming, and manipulating puppets; creating puppet plays with appropriate settings and dialogue; and producing these dramatizations in finished performances. For grades 2-6,…

Develops a multimedia approach for teaching color theory suitable for grade four through adult. Students select the hue, value, and degree of translucence they wish to work with and through a combination of crayon work and tissue collage, create a multicolored plaid. Outlines materials, art concepts, and process involved. (KM)