Antarctica art projects

Ella, 1st grade Reese, 1st grade Aven, Kinder Campbell, Kinder Izzy, Kinder Jolie, Kinder K...

This was a multi-step project with tons of learning opportunities, and it was just plain fun to see all the elements come together to create a very dynamic (and realistic) breaching orca scene. here. Day 1: Drawing and painting the orca We drew our orcas individually and purely by observation. Students each has an orca print-out at their desk to choose from and to be inspired by. We were careful to make sure our measurements were correct, to get the right shape and proportion. Getting just…

Free Polar Bear Art Project for Kids! Students learn about: Cubism, Warm & Cool Colors, Hues, Oil Pastels, Etching, Arctic Animals and More! Great for any Art Unit Study.

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Doris McCarthy: Iceberg Reflections art lesson plan. Part of the McCarthy Bundle in The KinderArt Club.

This polar bear landscape art project is colorful and stunning when finished. Tie this in with an artist study of Ted Harrison and you'll have a wonderful Arctic unit for your classroom. Materials: Polar Bear

After many watercolor projects behind us, I was looking for a quick project to do with my kids in a dry technique that would give reliable and bold results. We had not done any oil pastel projects in ages, so I though I'd start there. I discovered this amazing artist on youtube: Art Arena. He creates stunning, bright oil pastel landscapes using a blending technique, and incorporates silhouetted images with soft graphite for a powerful effect. This project is directly inspired by his 'Aurora…

. Sometimes my lessons are seasonally appropriate. The ice in North Texas has finally melted but while it was here this week, I was teaching my 2nd grade student's about Fredrick Church's magnificent painting, The Icebergs which is in the permanent collection at the Dallas Museum of Art. This was the view from our school this past week........... our icebergs. Burr.... using our new Prang cool colors, the student's painted a frozen background landscape the first day. On the second day, we…