Eric Carle Art Lesson

An Eric Carle art lesson on texture made perfect sense. What better way to study his art than to cover texture step by step using his books for the picture study!

We’ve covered five texture techniques this week inspired by Eric Carle’s books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket. Get those specific tutorials below:

1. Color Wash and Splash Textures– Monday
2. Brush & Scratch Textures – Tuesday
3. Insect Textures– Wednesday
4. Blotting Textures– Thursday
5. Project Completion- (You’re Here)

Now it’s time to put them all together! Since you’ve already created each part of the the project (background, insect and sun or moon) all you need for this step is glue. I used mod podge because it’s so easy to use and can be brushed on. You can make your own “brushable” glue by adding water and mixing well.

Children should arrange their items the way they would like and glue them in place! Arranging them first before they glue is a good idea so that adjustments can be made while they are not yet attached! I only glued down the butterfly body and not it’s wings to give it a slight bit of 3D effect.

Wouldn’t this study go well with an insect unit? Have you seen my Free Insect Notebooking Pages?

So, what texture is your favorite? Or what Eric Carle book is your child’s favorite?

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Around the web there are tons of art freebies to enjoy in your homeschool. Here are a few art lesson favorites of mine, Freebies here on Harrington Harmonies you may not know about, as well as art printables beyond.

Free Art Printables:

• Elements of Art– Lesson plan for teaching the elements of art to all age levels.
• Color Harmonies Workbook ( Subscribe to Harrington Harmonies)
• Artist Notebook Pages ( Subscribe to Harrington Harmonies)
• Art Printables from Harmony Fine Arts
• Tons of Free Printables and PDF’s from The Art Curator for Kids
• How to do Picture Study and Freebie List from Homeschool Giveaways 
• Famous Artist Report Form from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
• Free E Book: Getting Started in Chalk Pastels By Tricia Hodges and Lucia Hames

Free Art Lessons and Tutorials:

• Artist Blog Lessons & Tutorials  on Harrington Harmonies
• Three Very Wonderful Beginner Drawing Lessons from See the Light ( You can also receive a free Watercolor Butterfly Lesson when you subscribe.)
• Chalk Pastel Tutorials from Hodgepodge
• Free Chalk Pastel Video Lessons from Hodgepodge
• Free Lessons from Concordia University of Chicago & Free Printables to go with from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
• Mega Free Art Lesson List put together by These Temporary Tents
• List of 44 FREE Art Resources from Homeschooling Hearts and Minds

And Now the Giveaway!

This giveaway totals $90 worth of program and supplies. When you enter the giveaway, you can earn up to 33 entries to one win all three prizes pictured above! One winner will receive:

1. See the Light’s  Tiffany Window Project -TIFFANY WINDOW includes an in-depth Art History focus on the style of Louis Comfort Tiffany, explores related Art Elements and Art Principles, and uses a variety of media. Biblical integration is woven into every single lesson! ($14.99 value)
2. Springtime Splendor from Alisha Gratehouse – A 4 week e course on Mixed Media that  includes sketching, acrylic painting, watercolor painting, chalkboard art, collage art, sculpting, hand lettering, art journaling & more. ($60 value)
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This was a simple and easy art lesson for The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaola. The kids liked it and it can be done easily with all ages down to kindergarten.

For materials you will need:

• Colorful card stock or sturdy paper. You can also use construction paper if it’s what you have.
• Paper cutter to cut strips 1/4 ‘ thick. You can use scissors but it takes longer. You must cut them longer than the cardboard base.
• Scissors and stapler
• Cardboard. Use the size and weight you want. I used full corrugated cardboard but any will do. Cut to desired size.
• Paper tape

With a ruler draw line on the top of the paper to leave attached. Then going the other direction, draw lines to that point each about 1/4 to 1/3 inch think. You can make the strips larger for younger children and smaller for older. Paper weaving is a lot of fun, it’s easy and it’s a good skill for kids to have early on. I also like adding variety of mediums and textures. So for this project I offered ribbons and different textured paper strips to add variety for weaving.

Cut your lines to make strips for weaving. Go only to the top line, that makes it easier to keep together. And to make that even easier we glued behind the uncut portion and attached it to the same size cardboard. In some cases I stapled it to the top of the board. This allowed the kids to have a worry free top piece to add to. It eliminated a bunch of frustration with weaves coming undone while working. This way, it was fail proof.

Continue to weave until the project is complete. You can ad interest with multi media such as ribbons and even yarn.

Secure strips by weaving tightly. Push them up as needed until no more can fit. Finally, you can use  colorful craft paper tape as a finished border but also to secure and finish off the edges. You can also staple the corners if you think it needs it.

My students did a lovely job and enjoyed the project. I gave the several different strips in both solid and patterned paper. So it added even more design and interest. They idea was for them to be very colorful like the Persian carpet and I think that was accomplished!

Art Around the Ancient World- the line up:

The following lists each lesson by civilization, what each lesson’s focus will be, and the media/project tutorial.

• Prehistory– Cave Paintings– Painting the Ancient Way
• Sumerians – Ancient Writing -Cylinder Seals in Clay
• Egyptians – Egyptian Art – Text as Texture/ Egyptian Headdress
• Assyrians and Babylonians -Near East Metalworking –  Babylonian Art Lesson for Kids
• Phoenicians– Ancient Dyes– Purple Batik Cloths
• Hittites and Ancient Israel– TBA
• Ancient Africa– Akuaba Wooden Doll– African Scratch Art
• Minoan and Mycenaean-Greek Mythology Masks-MinotaurPaper Mache Masks
• Persians– Persian Carpets and Decor- Paper Weaving Project – ( YOU ARE HERE)
• Ancient China- Geometry– Tangrams
• Ancient Greece– Pythagorus – Tessellating Jars
• India- Spice Jar Layer Art
• Rome- Mosaics

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