About ‘Embracing Challenges’:  
THIS PROJECT IS SPLIT OVER THREE DAYS. 

In this project, student artists learn about artists who faced mental or physical challenges and turned these challenges to their advantage. Students are tasked with creating a sculpture, but as they create they are faced with a series of challenges that they have to work through.

A note that the Doodles Academy curriculum encourages a growth mindset by focusing on process over product: projects are designed to allow students to tell their own stories and individualize art projects. This creates a more engaging and more challenging environment where students learn to solve their own problems rather than copying a model.

 A typical day in the project:

Students watch a video giving them context and demonstrations.

Students receive instructions and work on their art independently.

…and more:

-Guardians will receive emails detailing concepts they can discuss with their children. 

-After the final lesson, students will submit a photo of their artwork and an artist statement.

Materials: 
  • Tempera paint in red, blue, yellow, white, and black
  • Brushes
  • White glue
  • Optional: tacky glue
  • Optional: hot glue (they make ‘cool’ hot glue guns)
  • Scissors
  • Cardboard & small recyclables (e.g., cereal boxes, tubes, corks, etc)
  • 6″ square cardboard base (rather thick so it is strong enough to support materials on top).
  • Gridded paper (this can be handmade or printed out)
  • Printer paper, folded into a book

Embracing Challenges: Online Art Lessons for Kids

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