5TH GRADE - ART IDEAS
Giving young children a space to express themselves, be creative and share with others gives them the ability to adapt to change, think creatively, and collaborate with others.
Thank you for devoting your time to educate and allow your class the time and space to be creative.
FIGURE DRAWING
Teach your students how to draw human body proportions.
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Artists:
Edgar Degas, Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt van Rijn
Pencil, pen, colored pencils and paper
AFRICAN ART TRIBAL OWL PROJECT
Draw or Paint an owl and then add details.
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Search for African textile examples to share with your students
Pencil, white or colored paper depending on if using paint or dry mediums, sharpie, paint
WATERCOLOR OCEAN WAVE
Start with a white crayon on white paper and draw out the wave. Then use different shades of blue and green liquid watercolor to create the beautiful ocean wave.
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Famous Wave Art by Japanese Artist
Katsushika Hokusai :
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Other Famous Wave Paintings:
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Watercolor paper, White Crayons or pencils, shades of blue and green liquid watercolor
ROMAN PAPER MOSAIC
Create a Roman Mosaic using scrap paper that can be cutup into squares or triangles. Have fun with this project, make it colorful!
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Click link below for examples:
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White Drawing Paper, pencil, glue sticks, scrap paper from scrap bin
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