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The Demise of the Cotton Ball Bunny Sherry Snowden NAEA Conference – Seattle 2011

The Demise of the Cotton Ball Bunny Sherry Snowden NAEA Conference – Seattle 2011. Things to consider when teaching art to wee ones…. They know if you are having fun…and they expect to have fun…so it better be fun ! Do not underestimate what they can do…

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The Demise of the Cotton Ball Bunny Sherry Snowden NAEA Conference – Seattle 2011

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  1. The Demise of the Cotton Ball Bunny Sherry Snowden NAEA Conference – Seattle 2011

  2. Things to consider when teaching art to wee ones… • They know if you are having fun…and they expect to have fun…so it better be fun ! • Do not underestimate what they can do… • Lead them to observe, they see much more than we see… • They can express themselves better than we can…let their art do the talking… • Scribbles are very important…they lead to great things…

  3. Patterned BunniesPK - 4

  4. PK 4 Patterned Bunnies

  5. A Beautiful Day to be a Bunny

  6. PK - 3 & 4 Texture Collages

  7. “This feels soft, this is squishy, this is fluffy”…

  8. Give a child 2 straight pieces of pipe cleaner…what do you get ? A “T” for Texture!

  9. PK – 3Snow Flurry…Drag tempera paint with a cardboard swatch onto a dark background

  10. Cardboard and tempera paint to stamp…Snowflakes

  11. Textured Mittens from shapes/swatches of fabric on aSnow Flurry Background

  12. Nocturnal Animals…Eyes in the NightPK 3 First Named Scribbles…

  13. Nocturnal Animals…Eyes in the nightPK 3 First Named Scribbles…

  14. Tilford the Great Dane A Very BIG Dog ! A Great Day in PK 3 observing….

  15. The Eyes Have it….

  16. So does the tongue…

  17. “O” is for Octopus…and there is “Commotion in the Ocean” PK-4

  18. Zoo Animals on ParadePK 4

  19. Tigers, and alligators, and zebras, Oh. My!

  20. “V” is for VegetablesPK 4Discussing and drawing shapes and colors of vegetables observed in the classroom

  21. Adding water to the water soluble oil pastels for a painters touch!

  22. Snowmen at Night PK 4

  23. Valuable Snowmen K &1st

  24. Symmetry…K and 1stPreparing papers Scumbling with a plastic card…

  25. Trace around symmetrical shape onto backside of prepared paper, cut out shape.

  26. Creating Special Heart Cards for Special People

  27. Butterfly Studies K & 1st

  28. Cropping with View Finders to observe details of shape, line, texture, color…

  29. Coloring in with Oil Pastels

  30. Results are Abstract Masterpieces

  31. Directly Observing the Perfect Tree…K & 1st

  32. Closely observing and drawing Trees…

  33. Painting the trees in tempera, adding whitefor form…

  34. Adding Highlights & snow in the forks of the tree

  35. Variations of A Winter Tree

  36. From a Sunny Day in the Texas Hill Countryto aCold Snowy Day…Brrrrrr

  37. Direct Observation of “Paper-whites” K & 1st

  38. Line…Shape…Color…Masterpiece!

  39. A World of Color, Composition and Wonder…2nd & 3rd

  40. Creating the Picture Plane

  41. From Preliminary Sketches to Colorful Compositions from Bright Imaginations

  42. An autumn leaf from grandma’s house becomes inspiration for direct observation…5th Grade

  43. Printing with Snap Blocks 5th Gr.

  44. One Plate…Many Options

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