Working on symmetry with 6th Grade students we created these masks inspired by ancient African, Inca and Aztec masks. To create these masks we need tracing paper, drawing paper, a pencil, tape, … [Read more...]
ancient Langobardian Jewels
The activity has been designed by the art teacher Alice Capriotti from Mondaini School (RN - Italy) and then reintroduced by the art teacher Marta Zannotti from Corinaldo (AN - Italy) who has … [Read more...]
Restore ancient Greek vases
Before being a teacher I worked as a restorer in many Italian cities and I completed my restoration study at the National School of Restoration in Florence. A damaged work of art for a restorer, is … [Read more...]
A post for you: The Egyptian deities on plaster
A new post dedicated to the work of other excellent teachers! Today we publish the experience of Alessandra Tombesi, an italian Art teacher in the Middle Schools of Calamandrei and Pirandello in … [Read more...]
Medieval Cities: 5 printable worksheet
Buy now 5 drawings of medieval cities, drawn by copying the frescoes by artists of 14th century, as Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Giotto. Ready to be colored with crayons or markers, in an imaginative way … [Read more...]
An Egyptian sarcophagus ceramic
With the technique of slabs of clay here is an activity for the children of the Primary School on the subject of Ancient Egypt. The realization of a box-sarcophagus with a mummy inside! The box was … [Read more...]
Pop-Up Italian Roman arenas
On May 19, I led a "pop-up card workshop" to teach how to build a card pop-up inspired by roman arenas, particularly by the Colosseum in Rome and the Arena in Verona. The Workshop was organized by the … [Read more...]
Pop-up with the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
With the pupils of Year 3 of Cherry Garden Primary School we realized these pop-up card to summarize their topic about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Every student realized a colorful pop-up card … [Read more...]
Pop-up Colosseum
I thought about an ancient (or modern ) architecture realized in 3D with pop-up cardboard: was a challenge for me understand how to realize a complicated architecture as the Colosseum in Rome, but is … [Read more...]