Danielle Henn

This project is an easy ice-breaker for students and teachers.  The final products could also be printed in a catalog as coffee table book fundraiser.

Students love this simple sun printing method.  It's a great STEAM introduction to the basics of photography!

In the Summer of 2015, the Renee Foosaner Education Center offered Places and Faces, an eight week long K-12 summer art camp.  This camp was designed to foster deep, personal connections with individual artists around the world and to show students how the environment can impact culture.  Special guest artist Ray Turner helped our campers paint Plexiglas portraits for a large scale installation.

In the Summer of 2011, the Renee Foosaner Education Center offered Have Art, Will Travel!  This around-the-world themed summer art camp helped K-12 students make connections with other artists around the globe.  I served as a camp coordinator and curriculum developer.

In the Summer of 2015, the Renee Foosaner Education Center offered Camp Pop Art, an eight week K-12 art camp!  I served as curriculum developer and instructor.  Check out all the camp photos here!

When a blank page seems intimidating it's time for some blackout poetry and illustrations!

Creating a mandala is a beautiful way to relax and focus.  Here are some created by my students over the years.

Altered books are a great prompt for any age and skill level.  Students can find inspiration in the pages or repurpose them for use as sketchbooks.

4th graders collaboratively execute a plein air painting of Community Christian School's signature oak tree.

A fun, easy activity that gets the kiddos OUTSIDE!

This unit explores the relationship between art-making and play by engaging students in playful art-making activities. Students will learn how artists use play as a source of inspiration, growth, and discovery in their work.

Target grade level: high school (9-12)

Estimated completion time: 4 weeks

This unit of curriculum was created in collaboration with other art educators.  It contains nine lessons that may be used to explore the concept of identity in a middle school art classroom.

This is a list of links to some of the places where I love to teach art.