September 2008
SeptemberSep 30 Tuesday 08
How to Make Eric Carle Style Paper
Children love the work of Eric Carle and every year I do several lessons based on his collages of handmade paper.
We begin by watching a segment from a great video called Eric Carle: Picture Writer. I highly recommend adding this video to your library if you don't …
SeptemberSep 27 Saturday 08
MP3 Saturday: My Funny Valentine
My Funny Valentine is one weird song when you actually listen to the words. I really like it, but would never sing it to my wife for fear of how it might be received.
For this arrangement, I tried to take a cue from my favorite Miles Davis album, Miles Ahead. Arranger, …
SeptemberSep 23 Tuesday 08
Teaching 3-D Drawing to Second Grade Using Wayne Theibaud
My student teacher has been teaching the 2nd Grade classes all about Wayne Theibaud's paintings. Wayne Theibaud loves using thick, brightly colored paint to make paintings of pies, cakes and ice cream.
The students began by learning how to draw basic three dimensional …
The Feast Day of St. Matthew
The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, Caravaggio, 1599-1600, Oil on canvas
Collect for the Feast Day of St. Matthew:
We thank thee, heavenly Father, for the witness of your apostle and evangelist Matthew to the Gospel of your Son our Savior; and we pray that, after his example, …
SeptemberSep 21 Sunday 08
MP3 Saturday: Sketch in 5/4
Here's another sketch I've been toying with in 5/4 time.
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SeptemberSep 17 Wednesday 08
Contemporary Native American Artist, Kay Walkingstick with Upper Elementary Students
The 4th and 5th Grade classes started the year off learning about contemporary Native American artist, Kay Walkingstick. This lesson was created by my colleague, Victoria Ford and is part of a tub of resources on contemporary Native American artists. It is available …
SeptemberSep 13 Saturday 08
MP3 Saturday: September Waltz Sketch
Here's a quick little song sketch I put together. Eventually, I'd like to arrange it for clarinet, trumpet and trombone.
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SeptemberSep 7 Sunday 08
My Life in Records- Chapter 2 pgs 22-25
Read this comic from the beginning here or start at the beginning of the current chapter.
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MP3 Saturday: Nice Work If You Can Get It
One of my favorite songwriting teams is George and Ira Gershwin. I don't really care for George's symphonic pieces. They're a little too square for my tastes, but when he teamed up with his brother to write pop tunes, he really hit his stride.
I was first introduced to …
SeptemberSep 5 Friday 08
Not Quite Music That Inspired It All
This song from Oliver wasn't really on my mind when writing My Life in Records, but it was probably hummed quite a bit when I was four or five. Check out the meat tossing butchers about 2 minutes in!
SeptemberSep 3 Wednesday 08
New Character Designs for My Life in Records
I've been toying with the idea of changing up the style for My Life in Records for the second part of the story (after Chapter 3 wraps up) I've been drawn to a more realistic, yet angular style and I've also been using a simple crow quill nib pen. Unfortunately, the …
SeptemberSep 2 Tuesday 08
Art "Criticism" in the Elementary Classroom
I rarely get into much art criticism in my classroom. We do a lot of art making and art history, but we don't get much time (or I don't make enough time) to approach making judgments about art.
Last year I started with great intentions. We started with a game I learned …
