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Ms. Franklin – Art

Castle Heights Elementary School

Ms. Franklin – Art

Castle Heights Elementary School

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Partner Portraits

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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1st Graders learned about the proportions of the face and the actual shapes that make up faces. Who would have thought the eyes sit in the middle of the face right next to the ears? Who would have thought eyes … Continue reading →

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Painted Paper Castles

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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2nd Graders recently got super busy covering many sheets of paper with many different colors of paint using many different texture tools! It was a crazy, messy, paint explosion! The students used plastic cups, hair combs, sponges of all shapes … Continue reading →

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Dale Chihuly

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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3rd Graders recently investigated the art of Dale Chihuly and his beautiful blown glass. Of course we couldn’t blow our own glass projects due to equipment and safety issues but we did manage to make an art project inspired by … Continue reading →

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Complementary Colors and Tints

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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1st Graders learned about complementary colors and how to create a tint using one color mixed with white. It was so fun to see the light bulb go off in their head when they realized where pink comes from! We … Continue reading →

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Dream Flags

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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5th Graders worked on a project that over 65,000 students in 34 states of the U.S. and 10 other countries across the world have participated in. We looked at the website The Dream Flag Project and created our own dream … Continue reading →

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CHARGE

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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We had an extra art day due to holidays so several classes got a chance to work together and create signs for the school. Each table was responsible for decorating their sign. The students were allowed to use any and … Continue reading →

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The Chinese New Year

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Posted on March 6, 2012
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2nd Graders recently celebrated the Chinese New Year by making Chinese Dragon Masks.  We focused on creating a symmetrical mask by folding paper in half and making cuts along the edges. The students added detail to the mask by cutting … Continue reading →

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4th and 5th Grade Comics

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Posted on January 29, 2012

4th and 5th Graders spent several weeks designing their own comics. They created mind maps or spider maps to get some ideas going. Possible comic characters ranged from zombies, aliens, vampires, to babies, inanimate objects like fruits and household objects, … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten’s Penguins and Patterns

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Posted on January 29, 2012

This week Kindergarten learned how to draw penguins and create patterns out of snowflakes using their two favorite colors. How cute did they turn out?!

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Painted Snowmen

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Posted on January 29, 2012

Ms. Midgett’s class is such a fun class. We always have a good time when they come to visit! Recently we painted snowmen in hopes that it would bring us a snow day! I think it might have worked!   … Continue reading →

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