Welcome to Techn'Teach: Elementary Art
By its original and broadest definition, art (from the Latin ars, meaning "skill" or "craft") is the product or process of the effective application of a body of knowledge, most often using a set of skills; this meaning is preserved in such phrases as "liberal arts" and "martial arts". However, in the modern use of the word, which rose to prominence after 1750, “art” is commonly understood to be skill used to produce an aesthetic result (Hatcher, 1999). Britannica Online defines it as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others"[1]. By any of these definitions of the word, artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind, from early pre-historic art to contemporary art.
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Wikipedia, (2006). Art-Wikipedia. Retrieved August 10, 2006, from Copyright Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
Techn'Teach Elementary Art
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Printing with Leaves:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/fallleaf.html
Muslin, newspapers, hammers, construction paper, glue, and fresh and moist fall leaves are
your primary ingredients for this lesson plan, where students will be
hammering a print from an autumn leaf. Be sure to follow the
precautions listed here.
Watercolor Leaves:
http://www.kinderart.com/painting/fallleafwc.shtml
Elementary students will use watercolor markers to draw
and color in various kinds of leaves; try observing trees
to see the different shapes of leaves, bringing some back
to the classroom. Once the design is complete, follow the
directions here to use a paintbrush and water to create
different values of color on your leaves.
Paint a Portriat of Your Family:
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sparkers/family/family.html
Take a look at the online family portrait resources offered here, and then use the instructions to guide your
own students (any grade level) through creating their own meaningful family portraits.
Crayon Etchings:
http://www.kinderart.com/drawing/cetching.shtml
Students will make layers of crayon patterns and colors, finally covering everything with a black crayon layer.
They will then etch into the crayon, bringing out colorful designs and polishing the pictures to a sheen.
Explore Northwest Coast Native Art:
http://www.wackykids.org/canoe_b-box.htm
Elementary students will enjoy this interactive, online
exploration of Northwest Coast native art artifacts, including an ocean canoe and a bentwood box. Further in-
structions show students how to make their own bentwood boxes and paper canoes.
Kindergarten Connecctions to Art:
http://www.kconnect.com/cka-artpage.html
With ideas and illustrations on how you can exhibit student art, this resource also includes reasons for teach-
ing art and how it connects to early elementary development.
Art Worksheets and Printables
Bry-Back Manor
Creativity Portal
A Kids Heart
The Little Artist-Coloring