Shannon Miller's 4th and 5th grade class at Maranatha Christian School really looks forward to art class on Fridays. They have been making works of art from the colonial period of American history, because that is what they've been studying in history class. Here are some of their works of pottery. She used Art Skills Crafter's Closet oven-bake clay to make these. It can be purchased at Dollar General for $1 a package -- and one package is enough for four students.
They also sewed their own little books together and each one made a replica of Poor Richard's Almanac. Inside they included maps, advertisements, weather forecasts, illustrations, and two of Benjamin Franklin's quotes. I love this idea!
Another project was a string art map of the United States. Each student did their own, and learned some geography while they were having an enjoyable time in art class.
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