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Exploring Restoration Techniques
Learners, after taking a field trip to a museum, use paint to try to restore old objects.
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Paste Papers
Students combine acrylics with School Smart Art Paste to paint paper and to explore color mixing.
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Romare Bearden Collage
The students study collage as it is used in works of art. They create a collage based on a masterpiece. They critique student art work and research the work of Romare Bearden.
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Cave Paintings: Studying the Past
Middle schoolers are introduced to prehistoric paintings with the cave art at Lascaux and Altamira. They, in groups, role-play the members of a clan and design appropriate cave paintings for their group.
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Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures
Fourth graders compare and contrast folk songs from different cultures. For this music lesson, 4th graders listen to and list the attributes of selected Japanese and American folk songs. Students discover the customs, foods, and culture...
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Japanese Lacquerware Art Lesson
Students are introduced to the traditional form of lacquerware painting in Japan. Students imitate Japanese lacquerware techniques using paper plates, gesso and tempera paints.