Fifth grade was working on a printmaking project and I only had a small amount of cutters and more importantly, bench hooks. What to do with the other half of students? This is why I love having iPads! Low materials but high on
results. A perfect double project maker!
Every fall I do a small unit on fear. I found this
Eye Paint Monsters app and knew the kids would have a chance to play and experiment! It's a touch and shoot app. The monsters are already drawn and the students take pictures to fill in the empty areas. To enrich the app, I added the concept of textures and the monster had to be in our school. I like that you can edit your picture after saving it. If students wanted to use people, (such as the principal being attacked by bats!) they had to take two pictures so one could be published on
Artsonia. No peeps allowed on the site. To make two photos, it's as simple as taking the first photo, saving it, and repeating the process for the second photo. I had a box full of fabrics including fur, lace, and netting for the students to photograph. Some students even used textures they found around the school and the clothes they were wearing. They like experimenting with the camera and using perspective to place the monster in just the right pose. The monster could be big or small, depending on the perspective. Eye Paint Monsters was a great one day project that students were enthusiastic about, help us while having wait time on another project, and results were entertaining to the whole school!
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| Monsters are invading our school! |
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If a student took a picture with a person, they had to take a second picture.
The picture below is by the same student. |
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This monster is tiny and standing in a students hand.
The students enjoyed playing with perspective. |
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| Don't mess with our cook! |
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| Maybe this guy is blogging?! |
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