Miss Mueller's Art Methods Projects

Description: For this project, I had to go on a scavenger hunt to find all of the elements and principles of art. I had to look all around to find these. Then, I had to create a presentation about all of them for a third-grade class with their definitions. The top left picture shows how value can be used within the art to show the two-dimensional piece with different values of lightness and darkness. The stop sign demonstrates the element of shape because it is a geometric shape. The perfume bottles show contrast because they are different sizes, but the same bottle of perfume. The flower shows emphasis because it is a red flower in the midst of a bunch of white flowers so the red flower is emphasized. The cabinet shows balance because it is symmetrical on both sides.  Extension Activity: An activity I could use would be by assigning each student an element and principle of art. Then they would create a project for the element and principle that shows exactly what it is. Once the...

Description: This project is one in which I had to create a footprint design that represents multiple important things about my life using three different types of media. I put a tutu and tap shoes because I have been in dance my whole life and I am a dance teacher. The pencil and the apple represents my desire to become an elementary teacher. The ABC blocks represent how I work in a preschool classroom at the Youth Development Center. The seashells represent my love for the ocean and the beach. The heart with the stethoscope is for my favorite show Grey's Anatomy. The coffee cups show how much I love coffee because I drink it every day. The picture is of my dog Teddy who is a Yorkie.  Extension Activity: An extension of this activity could be giving students an assignment in which they have to create a handprint with their whole family. I would have each of the students family members design their own handprint in which they would put a few things that describe themselves. Then ...