Shaving Cream Earth

This was the art lesson my partner and I created. We were learning teaching the importance of our earth and keeping it healthy. We also tied our lesson into Earth Day and celebrating all that our earth provides us. My partner and I decided to create an earth from shaving cream and paint. The students put shaving cream on a wax paper surface and then drizzled blue and yellow paint over it. The students then swirled the paint together to make an abstract affect and create green paint. Once the students printed their paper on the shaving cream and paint it left blue and green swirls and texture. I had a lot of fun creating this lesson and art activity. It was neat to see the different techniques and how no two earths looked exactly the same. We could also use this activity with older students when they are learning about all the planets and solar system. 

Pup Up Book

Within this lesson we created pop up books. We had to write a create story and illustrations. The pop up book was a good idea because it was different for the students. Not many books are written and illustrated in a pop up style so this was something new for some of us. It was a lot of fun writing a story with my partner and putting our own creativity into it. I like the fact that we could write about whatever we wanted to, that is a great way to see a students interests and creativity. I plan to incorporate much art into my literature lessons. The students can create various stories with illustrations. One way I would do this would be through the app, Scribble Press. I worked with this app in during my junior field experience and all the students love it. The students would write a creative story on the computer and then draw illustrations to support their writing. 

Clay Frogs

In this art activity we created clay frogs! This activity was also a lot of fun. I really enjoyed working with the clay; for, no other lessons gave us the opportunity so this one was something new. I also really enjoyed painting the frogs. It was interesting to see everyones creativity when painting the frogs, no two were exactly the same. I would use clay in my classroom, it would be something different for the students and they would have a lot of fun with it. I would incorporate this clay activity with a social studies lesson. When the students are learning about our history and the difference of living from then and now I would have the students create a clay bowl. The students could experience how dishes were made before we simply bought them from the store. They students could them paint them any way they please. 

Dream Catchers

I had a great time with this activity! It was something different, I never thought about making dream catchers as an art activity but it was a lot of fun. It really enjoyed working with the beads and creating patterns from them. I would definitely use this art activity in my classroom. I actually had the opportunity to see it used during my junior field experience. The students were learning about Native American history and we made dream catchers and teepees. The students had a lot of fun creating them! I would also incorporate this art activity into a math lesson and the creation of patterns. During math the students learn about number and shape patterns. Therefore, I could use this activity to practice patterns with the beads and colors.