Andy Warhol Soup Can Group Project

Third and fourth grade artists looked images of Andy Warhol's iconic Cambell's soup can. Each student colored a soup can in his or her own original colors.  Each class chose one soup can picture to use for the whole group project. We cut the original picture into small rectangles,then cut larger rectangles with the same ratio. Each student made one or two pieces for our puzzle, then we put the together to create the whole soup can. Stay tuned for the finished pieces! 

Thanks to Cassie Steven's fabulous art blog for the inspiration for this lesson! 

Classic Children's Books

In celebration of "I Love to Read and Write Month" (February), fifth and sixth graders used enlarging techniques to create large versions of the covers of their favorite classic children's stories.  We transferred the cover images and lettering onto big paper using a grid, then outlined with Sharpie markers and painted with tempera cakes.  Some students added silver or gold Caldecott medals or other honors to their book covers with shiny paper.