Illustrated poetry
With sixth grade students we did this interdisciplinary work in collaboration with the Italian teachers and with my art colleague Maria Noemi Demaio. First, the … Read more
Emotions in colors
With 7th grade students we had some lessons about Civic Education and Citizenship talking of emotions and expressivity. We were inspired by the book “The … Read more
The mask I would like
I publish here the interesting work of Ilaria Cagno, an Italian art teacher who had the idea to decorate the masks we wear every day … Read more
Create a Poster for a Surrealist Exhibition
I apologize if the activity is in Italian, but you can still guess what this activity consists of. My 8th-grade students created a poster for … Read more
The Print Advertising
With 8th grade students, I did an interesting lesson about the print advertisement and its rules. The idea comes from my colleague Luigi Santibacci, an … Read more
Sneaker Design
In this drawing activity students of Grade 8th worked on design and the function of object. We designed a sneaker starting using a template you … Read more
Shoe Design
After designing chairs, table lamps and wall clocks I had the idea of designing a shoe. With my students of 8th Grade I had a … Read more
Shoe Design: 2 worksheets
Two printable worksheets ready to be completed with a design of two different kind of shoes. The template of a décolleté and of a trainer … Read more
Collaborative project: design a book cover
In collaboration with literature teachers we have worked on a multidisciplinary project. Students of 7th Grade worked in small groups to create and write a … Read more
Competition: a new logo for our School
This year all the classes of the Middle School of Mezzolombardo participated in a competition to design the logo of the new School. The project … Read more
Design a wall clock
We’ve already designed a chair and a table lamp in some previous lessons, and this time we deal with a new object: we have to … Read more
Design a wall clock: worksheets
We’ve already designed a chair and a table lamp in some previous lessons, and this time we deal with a new object: we have to … Read more