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I've been working with our littlest artists the past couple weeks and they are experimenting with chalk pastels, too. We have been mixin...

The 3rd graders are starting their color and chalk pastel unit by looking at the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat for inspiration. This activity...

 Last week, my 4th graders experimented with chalk pastels, layering, creating tints, and markmaking. For inspiration, I shared the work of ...

Last week the 2nd and 5th grade classes experimented with making tints of colors while creating portraits. Both grades used chalk p...

So. Much. Dust. 6 weeks of chalk pastels in my classroom is done! I think the kids were able to apply just a little chalk to their paper t...