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Young students use small objects to create patterned designs on rolled dough, strengthening cognition and fine motor skills.

Early Childhood ClipCard | Gem Patterns

Frank Juárez, SchoolArts editor-in-chief, reflects on how contemporary art informs teaching and curriculum while deepening student engagement.

Editor's Letter: Contemporary Art

Young students collaborate on a large-scale painting of an imaginary heroine, adding nontraditional materials to bring their ideas to life.

Even Bigger Than Us: Imaginary Portraiture Inspired by Mickalene Thomas

Elementary students design a unique, functional candlestick holder and a complementary beeswax candle.

ClipCard: Creative Candlestick Holders

Young students explore recycling and sustainability, fine motor skills, and texture while assembling a sculpture.

ClipCard: Foam Cube Sculptures

Elementary students incorporate Pop art ideas to create a wearable, lifelike replica of a recognizable food item.

ClipCard: Food Fascinators 

Young students explore fine and gross motor skills while creating a symmetrical work of art.

ClipCard: Symmetry Drawings

How can we collaborate to create a large-scale artwork? Students work together to create a 3D imaginary creature from paper.

ClipCard: Stuffed Monsters

Young students contemplate the large-scale paintings of Sean Scully and create multi-panel patterned compositions.

Put-Together Patterns

The internet, computers, smartphones, and digital technology have made access to contemporary art and artists much more available. One of the best resources (along with SchoolArts) for educating your students about contemporary art and artists is Art21.

How does color help to tell a story? Students will use color to complement an illustration. Color can be used symbolically, to induce an emotion, or as character code.

ClipCard: Color Story Monoprints

Young students use nontraditional mark-making techniques to create an abstract impressionist painting.

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