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Recycled Art

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For this project, we made fish out of pop cans and a bottle cap ocean scenery background. The students worked individually on the fish and that was the project that was graded. The background was put together using teamwork, but was not scored. In order to make the fish, my partner and I crushed pop cans ahead of time. We then painted the fish the colors we desired. We required that the students use at least three colors and two patterns on their fish. The fins were made from construction paper. Finally, students were asked to write why it is important to reduce, reuse, and recycle. In order to make the background scenery, we painted cardboard using tempera paint. When it was time to present, we asked the students to glue bottle caps of matching color onto the cardboard. An extension project for this could be for the students to make a jungle themed project instead of or in addition to an ocean scenery. They could learn about how plastics and other types of pollution...
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Scratch Off Mittens

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This project was fun and easy to make. The first step was to make a design using at least two colors on white card stock. We were told to press down while coloring with crayon to make the design. Next, we taped the edges onto a piece of cardboard. After that, we painted a mixture of soap and black paint over our design until the card stock was completely covered in black. While we were letting the paint dry, we drew a mitten on a piece of paper with two different types of lines and cut it out. Then we filled out the note card that was displayed alongside our mitten. When the paint was dry, we traced the outline of the mitten with a stick or pencil. Finally, we cut out the mitten on our card stock and we were finished.  An extension activity for this could be for the students to scratch off the outline of an animal and write facts about it on a note card to be displayed next to it. 
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Totem Poles

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In order to make the totem poles, we chose a light-colored piece of construction paper. We could either draw on the features of the animal or use more construction paper to make 3-d parts. I chose to make an otter and used both construction paper and markers to add to my animal. We were required to include three colors and two patterns. An extension activity would be to have the students make the poles into people they admire (historical or current public figures). For example, if someone really liked Thomas Jefferson, they could try to make a totem pole that looks like him. Then on note card attached to it, the student could example why they chose that person and a few interesting facts about them.
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Clay Tiles

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The first step to this project was getting all of the air bubbles out of the clay. To do this, we threw the clay at the table, back and forth in our hands, and folded it on the table. Then we rolled the clay into a ball shape and placed it on a cardboard sheet. Next, we used two sticks and a roller to flatten the clay to less than the size of our thumb but more than the size of our pinkie. After that, I cut into the clay and formed a square about four inches by four inches. After this was done, we could make whatever design we wanted. We were required to add or subtract two things from the clay, so I added multiple shapes to form a flower. In order to make two clay pieces stick together, you score both sides, wet them with water, then stitch them together. When I was done making the tile, I painted it using tempera paint. We painted on wet clay.  Another thing you can make with clay is a plate. The students could make the plate into any shape that they wanted, add or subtr...
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Weaving

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This is a hard project to describe. As a result, I will quote instructions and include pictures from a helpful website, listed below. The first thing we had to do was pick what colors of yarn we wanted and what pattern we were going to do. Next, we were given a small piece of square cardboard with two sides that were cut into.  We used white yarn to string the loom. To do this, we wrapped yarn into the first notch on the upper left side. We left a few inches off to the side and taped to the back of the loom. Next we were told to "carry the thread down to the bottom left notch on the loom and pull it into that notch. Bring the thread back over to the front by bringing it up through the notch directly to the right of the leftmost bottom notch. Continue doing this all the way across the loom." The next step was to begin weaving. We took yarn and put it through a needle, tying a knot around the needle to make it easier to weave. We weaved under, over, under, ove...
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Printmaking

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We needed the following materials to make these cards: piece of paper, Styrofoam, construction paper, pencil, pen, and paint. We drew a holiday design on the blank piece of paper with a pencil. After our design was completed, we traced the paper over the Styrofoam with a pencil. Then, we used a pen to outline the design on the Styrofoam. The next step was to use a paint roller to place paint on the stamp (Styrofoam). Once the paint was evenly spread across the stamp, we flipped it over and pressed it against another blank piece of paper. Once the paint was dry, we cut the print out and glued it on to a piece of paper. The final step was to write a Christmas greeting on the inside of the card. This project could be used to make cards for any holiday: Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. For Easter, children could make an Easter bunny or Easter egg, and so on. It would be an easy and unique way to make cards for others.
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Mosaic Artwork

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The first step to creating this project was to choose a piece of construction paper that would serve as the background of the mosaic artwork and the silhouette. Our project had to be based on a season that was given to us; mine was fall. Next, we drew and cut out our silhouette. After that, we chose colors that would represent our season and glued them on to the paper. Once the mosaic background was finished, we glued the silhouette on top. This project could be used as a way for students to introduce themselves to the class. Students could choose their favorite colors to use for the background and draw a silhouette that describes them. For example, my favorite colors are blue, pink, and purple, so I would use shapes of those colors to make a mosaic design. My silhouette would be the shape of a book, because I love to read.
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