Welcome back to the Teaching Art {with the help of Pinterest} series here on my blog! Click here if you want to catch up on all the lessons we’ve done so far at our co-op this semester!
I know I say this every week, but my kids in art class are just pure geniuses. Every week I think I have a new favorite project. 🙂
Supplies Needed: Paper + Chalk Pastels
This past week was no exception…I decided to try out Chalk Pastels
What I love about these projects is that each child’s fall tree and leaves looked SO different, but they were all outstanding! All of the instructions are found on Tricia’s blog if you are interested in doing these projects! Here is the Fall Tree Silhouette lesson and then here is the Fall Leaf project we did, we finished both projects in a one hour co-op class.
I loved letting my kids explore with chalk pastels. I think that most of them had not used them before!
Warning: they are MESSY.
But they are worth it. 🙂 The chalk pastels blend and smear so much more than the oil pastels. They are both very different mediums! I hope you will let your kids explore with BOTH.
Our Finished Fall Leaves
Teaching Art Links
- Art Class Project Ideas Pinterest BoardÂ
- Supply List for Art Co-opÂ
- 5 awesome art blogs!
- Van Gogh’s Sunflowers ~ Lesson Part 1
- Van Gogh’s Sunflowers ~ Lesson Part 2
- 12 Picture Books about Van Gogh
- Van Gogh’s Starry Night
- Circle Project with Oil Pastels
- Self-Portraits
- Fall Leaves & Trees with Chalk Pastels
- Turkey ArtÂ
- Christmas Ornament Art Project
- Chalk Pastel Christmas Trees & Bethlehem
Oh the variety of your students’ leaves is just wonderful. What artists! And the colors are absolutely gorgeous. So glad you all are enjoying the art tutorials – and I hope you will come back for more!