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#Bigartday17 is tomorrow in Texas. We had a big art time making cakes and pie in 5th grade this past 9 weeks. It was fun, it was messy, but I overheard many time, "this is the best project ever!" My inspiration was the lesson that Rita Martin posted on the Art Teacher Facebook page last year. I ordered the claycrete from Amaco that she recommended from School Speciality at the end of last year when I had some money left in my school spending account.  I ordered the large box and had some left over. I have 100 students.  I introduced the lesson using Wayne Thiebaud paintings and this  video .  On day one the students research the pie or cake they wanted to make. They also had to cut out a template from a cereal box that they brought and tape it together.  Use 3M tape, the cheap stuff didn't stay stuck.  I made several templates but a few made their own.  We also referenced this slide from the AOE You can play aro...

The circle themed #bigartday15 art show has been installed at my school with the help of a few awesome PTA moms and myself,  but an overnight ice and snow storm has delayed our school event! So here goes....a virtual art show!  Let's start with the littlest....Kindergarten created Monet's pond using painted paper on 10 inch cardboard painted circles.  I loved coming up with this new lesson and they were all successful.   see my previous link about this fun lesson!  I used last years most popular blog post for the Concentric Circle lesson in  1st grade with these little artists. Look how bright and colorful they are.  The 2nd grade and 4th grade created Circle Weaving.  2nd grade's project came from the super successful lesson   over at  Cassie Stephens 's amazing blog.  4th graders not only wove in a circle, but they made the clay looms for their weaving.  If you...