by Dennas Davis | Aug 17, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12
OVERVIEW Students will learn how to create ink work with a dipping ink pen & metal nib. Animal photos are provided for reference, and the interior will be filled with expressive patterns, commonly called zen tangles. Creations students (advanced) will move more...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 9, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students enjoy working with two fun ways to create stars. Realistic star patterns are made by splattering white paint on a dark paper background, and expressive stars are made with thick paint and by copying Van Gogh’s Starry Night. If time, early finishers...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 9, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students will create a painting of a still life with shiny colorful peppers. After underpainting, they will fill each object with local color and finish by adding shadows, then light areas, and finally highlights. – – – Grades 3 – 5 1...
by Dennas Davis | Jul 27, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students will have fun making bouncy spiral snakes with their own designs by drawing on our printed pdf snake templates. Then everyone is introduced to clay with playdough for a warmup, before moving into an 3D project of an animal that they’ll be able to...
by Dennas Davis | Jul 6, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Because accuracy is not always the goal, and students need to break free from boundaries and enjoy the freedom of self-expression. We also learn about the Most Important Spot, (or emphasis). Grades 3 – 12 1 Hour & 30 Minutes to 2 Hours Student Work...
