Mrs.Williams Art Room

This lesson is a real hit with my middle school students. We learned to create a stuffed felt pillow. I have used a variety of themes for this project but the list is limitless. I have done stuffed emoji's, and winter holiday characters you can have your students create all kinds of things. Our first step is to create a template of there design using carboard or paper. It must be large enough to fill with stuffing and able to be sewn or glued around the edges to seal shut. Pick two sheets of felt and trace your template onto the felt. Cut out your design and begin adding details.  Connect your two pieces with needle and thread, hot glue or fabric glue. My students used needle and thread as this was a sewing project for them but I have used hot glue guns with them when we are in a time crunch.  The hot glue or fabric glue can be used to add embellishments too. Below are some pics of my Art ED colleagues at a PD that I facilitated. I introduced this lesson to them to take ...

We have all used a scratch board or made one at some point in our early learning or art teacher  careers. So I thought I'd try it again cause I think its fun and my current students have not tried the process yet. This  lesson can be used for any grade level. I used this with my 6th-8th grade students.  I created a short video tutorial for my students so they could see the process. I've shared it below.  I'm starting to have fun creating these videos! On the positive, it gives me a chance to save my voice, and sometimes its hard to demo with a large class. I want everyone to see even the smallest details, so a video lets all participants see the action.   Supplies Used: 12 x 12 inch White paper Oil Pastel (variety of colors) Black tempera paint (thick is better or good quality) Dish soap Skewers My example used with acrylic paint.  We learned that using washable tempera made the surface thin. So the better the ...

My Mixed Media 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students just finished this fun painted paper collage inspired by artist Pete Cromer. Check him out on Instagram @PeteCromer or Petecromer.com/ . We started with painting 2 12 x 18 inch paper with colors that would make a great animal design. Once dry we cut our painted papers and began creating some unique animal designs. Below you'll find a few focused learners examples. Supplies Used: 12 x 18 inch white paper Tempera paint (variety of colors) Scissors Glue Pencils Construction paper Brushes Pete Cromer examples My example  My quick video introduction for my Mixed media students.

    Kindergarten "Cookie Monster Painting" was fun, the kids really enjoyed painting their cookie monster and adding brown and black for the cookies.  This lesson focused on texture and color. Below are a few examples of Cookie Monster.