Van Gogh: Khan Academy and MOMA

The 4th graders are learning Van Gogh's Starry Night. They read details about the painting and his life from a MOMA podcast and a Khan Academy article. The student will be doing a portion of the painting with thick brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Van Gogh podcast

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/modernity-ap/a/van-gogh-the-starry-night

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6th Grade Paper Brain Models

As my school joins the maker and stem movement, more and more of collegial conversations focus on student projects as problem solving. The need for students to understand and to manipulate materials is imperative. One such project incorporates all of these ideas. It is the origami paper brain model by Martin Pyka. Examples below are from my 6th gr. class. http://www.martinpyka.de/paperbrain/

6th Grade ART: Museum Tours and Websites

ART CANOE

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