Past projects 3
Popsicle Stick Graffiti Walls
Funded Oct 11, 2023My 7th graders used the materials from this DonorsChoose project to create mini Graffiti fences. Students learned about the street art movement of the 70s and 80s and how this movement was created by teenagers, just like themselves. Wow! My students really responded to this movement. With this source of inspiration, students were able to design their name in a graffiti style of their choice.
Students built popsicle stick fences and used model magic to create cool effects. They used charcoal transfer paper to transfer their sketches to their fences and then finally used Posca paint markers to add color. They had SO much fun using the Posca paint markers! When I first told them about the markers they all gasped and were so excited. They all understood that these markers really are so special.
I plan on continuing this project in the future because my students really had fun! Thank you so much for giving my students the opportunity to use these fabulous materials.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Morgan
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 9 other donors.Scanners for Art Class
Funded Oct 26, 2022My students, art colleague, and I want to say thank you so much for your contributions! We were able to purchase 5 scanners for our art classes. Our students absolutely loved using the scanners and they were so intrigued when we showed them how to make artwork out of spontaneous scans. I think we were able to successfully show them a whole new way of art making!
My art colleague and I were able to try these scanners out with 7th and 8th graders. We created a lesson called "Spontaneous Scans" for our students. We demonstrated how to scan any random object, but instead of keeping the object still, we showed them what would happen if we moved the object while the scanner scanned. 7th and 8th graders are sometimes a tough crowd, but there were lots of "oooh's and aaah's" when we demonstrated. When students got a chance to start scanning, the classroom was unusually quiet because they were so focused on scanning.
We uploaded some of the results from the project and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do and our students do. Thank you again for your kindness! You truly helped us make a difference in our students world. We can't wait to see what else we can do with these scanners in art class.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Morgan
This classroom project was brought to life by The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation and 2 other donors.Gelli Printing In Art With Mrs. M.
Funded Aug 12, 2021Thank you SO much for donating to my project! With the funds I received I was able to purchase 15 gelli printing plates for my classroom. My 7th graders were the ones that got to experience the gelli plates so far. This project was new and exciting for them. Many students have never experienced printmaking in art before so it was fun to watch them get excited with their gelli plate prints.
The title of the project for my 7th graders was called "Preserving Nature." My goals for this project were for my students to understand the art of printmaking, experience the printmaking technique called "Monoprinting", and discover how to preserve a piece of nature with ink. As a class, we went outside and gathered natural objects such as leaves, flowers, blades of grass, etc. Essentially, students grabbed whatever they could find that was flat to make prints of. Once inside, students had to take their natural objects and arrange them into an interesting composition onto the gelli plate. Students then rolled black ink with a brayer onto the natural objects, which were already laid out on the gelli plate. Then, very carefully, students had to take a piece of paper and lay it flat onto the gelli plate, rub the back of it, and then pull the paper off. Once the paper was pulled students were able to see their beautiful creations! They were even able to get a second piece of paper and pull another print with the left over ink on the gelli print. This created a "ghost" print.
All in all, the project was very successful and my students were impressed with the results. I hung some around the school, but the majority of my students were eager to take them home!
Thank you again for supporting my project! I am so happy that I now have 15 gelli plates in my classroom that I can use for my other classes and future projects!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Morgan
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 5 other donors.