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Designing a Robot Chicken: Where Art Meets STEAM
Designing a Robot Chicken: Where Art Meets STEAM This week in the art room, we engineered a chicken. Not a fluffy farm chicken. A blocky. Structural. Possibly-ready-for-liftoff robot chicken. And yes — it was one of the best STEAM lessons we’ve done all year. Step One: Think Like an Engineer Before we ever talked about
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The “Chatterbox” Comeback: A Classic Paper Toy with Big Creative Power
The “Chatterbox” Comeback: A Classic Paper Toy with Big Creative Power Remember the paper fortune tellers from childhood? The ones folded from a single square of paper—opened and closed with fingers while someone picked a color and a number? In my classroom, I’ve brought it back as the “Chatterbox”—and it’s become one of the most
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Slit & Shape Slotted Sculptures: From 2D to 3D With Cardboard
Cardboard Sculpture Project: Building a 5-Piece Slot Horse 🐴 One more horse themed project to usher in the Lunar New Year of the horse! Sometimes the simplest construction methods create the strongest results! This cardboard horse sculpture uses basic slit-and-slot construction — no fancy tongue-and-groove joints required. Just carefully measured slits that slide together to
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Setsubun [節分] Seasonal Japanese Tradition Mask-Making & Coloring
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Setsubun: Welcoming Good Luck with Art 🎨👹 Last week at school, we celebrated the Japanese holiday Setsubun as part of a special cultural celebration. The day included Japanese student performances, haiku writing, calligraphy, and a traditional tea ceremony. Setsubun is a festival celebrated in early February in Japan that marks the transition from winter to
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From Hand to Algorithm: Sculpting with Air-Dry Clay and Generative AI
From Hand to Algorithm: Sculpting with Air-Dry Clay and Generative AI This week in the art room, our young artists stepped into an enchanted forest—well, a clay version of one! Using air-dry clay, students created whimsical woodland creatures: gnomes, mushrooms, tiny critters, and anything their imaginations could dream up. Although the project was full of
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Exploring the Magic of Storytelling With Brown Paper Bag Hand Puppets
Brown Paper Bag Hand Puppets — “How We Express Ourselves” One of my favorite low-prep, high-creativity projects for our How We Express Ourselves unit is the classic brown paper bag hand puppet. It’s simple, open-ended, and perfect for letting students explore how characters, emotions, and stories can be expressed through art. Why Brown Paper Bags?
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Discovering the Magic of Playful Making! Sewing a Sock Animal
From Socks to Creatures: Teaching Foundational Sewing Skills Through Playful Making A hands-on art and design project for ages 8–11 Introducing sewing to children can be both exciting and a little daunting—especially for those who have never picked up a needle before. This project, From Socks to Creatures, is designed to make that first experience
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A Whole-School Collaboration: Creating Our Color Monster and Actioning Activities for the Christmas Concert
A Whole-School Collaboration: Creating Our Color Monster and Actioning Activities for the Christmas Concert This term, our theme is “How We Express Ourselves”, and what better way to explore emotions than through art, color, and performance! Our upcoming Year-End Christmas Concert is inspired by The Color Monster story, where each monster represents a different feeling.
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Celebrating Global Mindedness Through Play and Creativity: Irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ):
Celebrating Global Mindedness Through Play and Creativity: Irasshaimase (いらっしゃいませ): Working in an international school means we are surrounded every day by a beautifully diverse community. Our students come from all around the world, and we have the privilege of learning about one another’s cultures, traditions, and stories. One of my favourite parts of teaching in
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The Magic of an Organic Learning Moment: Paper Doll Fashion Design
A beautiful, organic learning moment — combining storytelling, creative expression, and real-world problem-solving, all sparked by a poem! Spontaneous Design & Craft Activity: Paper Doll Fashion Design What began as a quiet indoor reading session on a rainy day blossomed into an unexpected exploration of fashion design and creativity. While reading a collection of short
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