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This is my "Dot" art piece. I used coffee filters with watercolored paint and oil pastels to create this art project. This piece of artwork is very colorful, especially when using complimentary colors. It can be hung up in a window or hung to brighten a room. An extension activity I would do with a 1st+ grade classroom would be a fun math activity. I would have each student number their coffee filters with oil pastels on random spots throughout their filter. For example, a student could label the middle with number 2 and divide the outside of the filter into 8 sections, as shown in the picture, labeling each section with a different number. Then, the student would create a key that goes with their coffee filter. For example, #8 equals the color green and #7 equals the color red. Each number will have a different color. The student will then give their coffee filter to another student for them to paint their piece corresponding to the correct color. The i...

Here is my "Vincent Van Gogh" art piece. I created this piece using paper mache as the background. Once I tore pieces of paper mache and glued them in the background, I then covered the entire paper with modge podge to secure each piece. After letting the paper dry, I then cut out a city landscape out of black construction paper, added windows and a background of patterns with a white oil pastel. This related to Vincent Van Gogh's piece called "Starry Night." An extension activity I would complete with this project involves a social studies lesson with 4th graders. After discussing a specific area of the world, such as, Egypt, the students would create their own landscape such as the one shown. For example, the students would cut out a pyramid and put it on black construction paper, and covering the background in paper mache to create a night landscape.

Here is my "Hidden Safari" art piece. I used dark and cool colors to contradict each other in this picture. The specific crayon used in this artwork was used with specific glasses to see through the patterns. I thought this would be a great idea to do with elementary students, as they'd be very excited! After drawing the tiger, I traced it with the magic crayon. Following, I then used warm colors to cover the drawing of the tiger using different patterns. Once I used the glasses, it revealed the tiger. I would use this as a math extension activity with 5th graders. I think this activity would intrigue them when using the red glasses to reveal what is underneath the patterns. I would have the students do a scavenger hunt by creating a problem and revealing the answer on a piece like the one shown. First, I would assign each group a number that will be a solution to a problem and have them cover it with a warm colored pattern. Then, I would give each group a number of ...