Saturday, November 22, 2014

Pattern Turkeys

2nd grade students created pattern turkeys by painting dots, drawing lines, cutting out shapes and gluing everything down using a pattern sequence with their feathers.


 

 

Friday, November 21, 2014

Turkeys

5th grade students molded turkeys by coloring white model magic and using paint swatch values for feathers.



Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Oh no! Some of the pictures are gone!

I apologize that some of the images for the posts are missing.  My phone broke recently and when I replaced it and transferred data, some older files where deleted.  I was not aware that these files were connected to my blog :-(

~ Mrs. Pearce


Leaf Rubbings

Kindergarteners created colorful prints by using the side of a crayon to rub over the leaves that were underneath their papers.


Sunday, November 2, 2014

Color Wheel Eyes: A Fun Color Theory Art Lesson for 5th Grade


Looking for an engaging way to teach color theory and the color wheel in ART?

This Color Wheel Eyes art project helps students learn the proper organization of the color wheel while creating a unique eye-themed artwork. Students review primary colors, secondary colors, and intermediate colors while practicing measuring, painting, cutting, and construction skills.


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5th graders created color wheel eyeballs!

Students began the lesson by completing a color wheel worksheet to review the proper organization of the color wheel and identify primary, secondary, and intermediate colors. Next, students used rulers to divide a square sheet of paper into 12 equal sections. After labeling each section, they painted their color wheels, starting with the primary colors, followed by the secondary colors, and finally the intermediate colors.

 

Once the paint had dried, students transformed their color wheels into creative eye-themed artwork. A large white circle became the eyeball, the completed color wheel served as the iris, and a small black circle was added for the pupil. Students then selected a skin-tone paper for the eyelid and finished their projects by adding eyelashes and details.

 

 

The finished Color Wheel Eyes project provided a fun and engaging way to reinforce color theory concepts while creating a colorful and unique piece of artwork.

 

This lesson is perfect for:

🎨 4th Grade Art

🎨 5th Grade Art

🎨 6th Grade Art

🎨 7th Grade Art

🎨 Color Theory Lessons

🎨 Color Wheel Activities

🎨 Painting and Mixed Media Projects


Looking to save money? 

This Color Wheel Eyes lesson is also included in my 12-Part Color Wheel Bundle! The bundle includes multiple color wheel activities, worksheets, painting projects, teacher directions, and engaging resources designed to help students build a strong understanding of color theory.


Purchasing the bundle provides additional color wheel lessons at a discounted price compared to buying the resources individually.

Click here to view the 12-Part Color Wheel Bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers.


Happy Creating!

Mrs. Pearce



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🎨 Teaching ART vocabulary? 

Check out my Elements of Art Vocabulary Activities, Principles of Design Vocabulary Activities, and Art Vocabulary Bundle to help students build a strong foundation in visual arts concepts and terminology.

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