Art on your Sleeve: a PYP art blog

Second graders examined kente cloth from Ghana.  Students painted various papers with pattern, shape and color and cut them into strips. ...

3rd graders used their imagination and their knowledge of clay construction to build these clay creatures.  We started with a pinch pot sha...

2nd graders learned that the subject matter of Molas is usually plants and animals.  2nd graders examined the layers of fabric that make up...

First graders learned about the art of clay tile making.  They used the additive technique to create a picture on a tile.  They could choos...

  Guatemalans put worry dolls under the pillows of children to take their worrys away.  Kindergartners spoke about their own personal worr...

We explore the art of the Kuna Indians in a few different grade levels.  Although the authentic process of making a Mola is quite complex, ...

Students learned about Henri Matisse's collage processes he used when he was an older man and could no longer paint.  On a beautiful sn...