River Trails Art

Summer vacation is here but that doesn't mean your creativity has to stop. I've created an Art Activities section that has plenty of ideas to keep the creativity going. Also, below you can find a summer arts challenge that has ideas to stay creative.

I can't wait to see you next school year!

Help Your Students Make the Most of Their Break with a Summer Art Challenge - The Art of Education UniversityYou’ll often hear math and reading teachers lament that students lose important knowledge and skills over the long summer break. Students who meet academic standards in the spring sometimes slide backward come fall. This can be attributed to the fact that they aren’t practicing their math or reading skills over the summer. But, can the …

Hello River Trails Tigers!

I miss you all so much! Be on the look out for fun, creative art activities. I'll also be posting in Google Classroom and on YouTube!

For the week of April 6th - April 9th (we are off on Fri. April 10th due to Good Friday)

This weeks art challenge is create a Thank You heart for our hospital workers. We'll be focusing on the elements of art: color and texture. Find the PDF for the heart printable in the Bridge Section (or make your own heart).

For the Week of March 30th - April 3rd

This weeks fun art challenge is the Found Object Portrait Challenge. We will be focusing on the elements of art shape and space.

Collect objects around your house that are similar to the shapes of the human face. Create a portrait using those shapes.

Here's my example on the right.

For the Week of March 24th - March 27th

This weeks fun art challenge is the Found Object Color Wheel Challenge. We will be focusing on the elements of art, color and shape.

Collect objects that are the colors of the color wheel. Then arrange them in the correct color wheel order.

Here's the color wheel on the left below. Here examples on the right. Happy creating!

Don't forget to clean up your mess!

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