Engaging every student in class, at the same time, with the same activity. Impossible, right? Not with CHOPPED! Art Class Edition! This is the closest I have coming to feeling art teacher enlightenment. The 25 minutes I spent observing my 5th and 6th graders working collaboratively to share ideas and problem solve in order to find their best solution was bliss, and had me re-thinking the way I teach and how I want to change the structure of my class in order to create this environment more often.
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Prints from Andy Warhol's Flowers Series, 1964 After watching a mini documentary about the life of Andy Warhol, 5th graders had the opportunity to explore a couple different kinds of printmaking. While the original Flower Series was created using the screen printing method, we opted for relief printing. Relief printing is one of my favorite types of art to create on my own time, and the kids seems to enjoy it just as much as I do. There is something about carving away at the block...definitely a practice in mindfulness! I LOVED the way these turned out, and they were proudly displayed until the end of the year.
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