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Back to School Art Projects That Kids Can Really Relate To!

5/7/2019

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Blog: Both girls and boys really do love to engage creatively with current, relevant themes that reflect their 'tech savvy' lives and 'appy' pursuits! Art is great for Back To School Week when anxiety can be running high. Through art, kids can express themselves in an abstract way, explore their feelings, how they fit in the world, their hopes, fears, goals, likes and dislikes - often in a deeper and more meaningful way than using only words.
Through designing and road testing art resources for the classroom, grades 3 to 7, I've learnt that kids - both girls and boys - really do love to engage creatively with current, relevant themes that reflect their 'tech savvy' lives and 'appy' pursuits!

Many pre teen kids now own cell phones or mobiles as we call them in the UK.
Most parents, including me, are keen to limit screen time and remind our kids about pastimes from 'the olden days'  including engaging with 'books', 'paper', 'pens' and 'pencils'!

So my mission is to keep art going in the classroom and combine the two  - Good Old Art with a Modern Tech Twist! - 
Through art, kids can express themselves in an abstract way, explore their feelings, how they fit in the world, their hopes, fears, goals, likes and dislikes - often in a deeper and more meaningful way than using only words.

Art activities can be especially useful at the beginning of a new year when anxiety may be running high - for both teachers and students!
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A ROBOT ABOUT ME
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A T SHIRT ABOUT ME
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A PHONE ABOUT ME
Themes that spark kids' interests include:
  • ​​Modern Technology - phones, tablets, watches, gadgets, computers, social media, instagram, facebook. Tech Geek is the new cool! 
  • Sport themes - always a great cross over with art, and can help engage reluctant artists, energetic boys and girls. Kids love expressing themselves through the clothes they wear and the sports they participate in and watch - prints, logos, t shirts, hoodies - all part of their developing identity.
  • Graffiti, Street Art - Banksy, 'tags', spray can art, reflections of the world today
  • Pop Art - bright colors, bold imagery and graphics, simple eye-catching patterns

My classroom and homeschooler/parent art activities are designed to engage kids of all abilities, are low prep, include finished examples for inspiration, require limited workspace and basic art materials

You can view some of my resources here by or by clicking on the images below:
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Download these FREE templates and start experimenting!
  • Phone
  • Soccer Ball
  •  T Shirt
Download these 3 FREE handy printable templates to use with kids at home or in the classroom - cell phone, soccer ball, T shirt. Kids love to engage with current themes that reflect their 'tech geek' and sports interests.
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Blog: Both girls and boys really do love to engage creatively with current, relevant themes that reflect their 'tech savvy' lives and 'appy' pursuits! Art is great for Back To School Week when anxiety can be running high. Through art, kids can express themselves in an abstract way, explore their feelings, how they fit in the world, their hopes, fears, goals, likes and dislikes - often in a deeper and more meaningful way than using only words.
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Bibi link
3/11/2018 18:06:13

Christmas is coming soon, this is a useful resource for the Christmas cards activities. Thanks:)

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soni link
2/3/2019 05:45:45

I really appreciate the work you have done, you explained everything in such an amazing and simple way.

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