Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and girls loved this trick of the eye! The boys and girls also learned how to "let their paintbrush do the work" while working with the cake tempera, a new medium for the third graders.
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step how to draw a Minecraft Self Portrait & Minecraft Coloring Page. Stop by and download yours for free.
A collection of beautiful spring-themed artworks made by elementary kids. My faves are the tulips and sun/moons. Drop by for inspiration.
To begin class, we talked about the basics of portrait drawing: your eyes are in the middle of your head, your head is 5 eyes wide, your neck is as wide as your pupils, etc. I had the students make…
Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. 3-D WINTER MUGS This lesson inco…
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. 3-D WINTER MUGS This lesson inco…
This week, 3rd grade started their Henri Rousseau & Cassie Stephens inspired tigers! Here's Mr. Rousseau's painting we're getting inspiration from! Tiger in a Tropical Storm Here's how we created ours! My first two 3rd grade classes painted a couple of sheets of orange painted paper, and then the rest of the classes were able to draw their tigers, and make some green painted paper for the rest of the project! We're going to be making a collage on blue or black paper, by creating these tigers on the orange paper, and leaves on the green paper. We'll also add a tail, so it looks like the tiger is peeking out of the leaves! Can't wait to see the finished results! Here they are painting paper! I love all the different types of texture they added! Mrs. Stephens has a great video on youtube, showing you exactly how to draw the tiger, and she talks about the elements of art used in this project! Here's the link Cassie Stephen's How to draw a tiger Mrs. Fambrough's class is doing a fabulous job!! Stay tuned for some awesome art!
From mixed media to simple sketching, there's something here for every 1st grader.
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
The great thing about this Earth Day art project is that you can adjust it to what your kids are interested in and what supplies you have.
Last month, 3rd grade started this little project, after I was inspired by the Instagram post of the incredible art teacher, Ms. Rogers! You can check out her IG here! I believe they painted their backgrounds, but since we're still art on a cart this year, we had to improvise! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Pencils Hexagon tracer Crayons Sharpie Markers Crayola Oil pastels Day 1: We draw our bees together. I do a little directed drawing, then we trace with Sharpies, and color with crayons. After they draw their bees, they can get started tracing their hexagons to make the background! (some liked the cardboard tracers better than the plastic, btw) After we filled up our paper with hexagons, we colored with pastels! We colored with brown and orange lightly, and then colored with yellow very dark, so they looked beautifully blended. After they colored, they cut out their bees and glued them on! Stay tuned for some more awesome art! DISCLOSURE: LINKS TO PRODUCTS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS, WHICH MEANS I GET A SMALL COMPENSATION FOR SALES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG!
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step How to Draw an Umbrella Tutorial Video and Coloring Page. Stop by and download yours for free.
Fifth Grade students studied gesture drawings and the sculptures of George Segal. Students then created their own gesture sculptures showing...
This week, 3rd grade will be starting their Sandra Silberzweig inspired portraits. These portraits were also inspired by the awesome artwork of Cassie Stephens' students in Nashville! Here's an example of Sandra Silberzweig's art! I love the vibrant colors and designs she adds to her portraits! Here's how we did it! Day 1: We will talk about the artist, the students will see examples of her work, and will learn about her use of color and why she creates the way she does. Afterwards, I will demonstrate how to draw out the face, and how to use the liquid glue. (This is still a skill most children need to review) Once my demo is complete, we'll draw these out together on 9x12" black construction paper, (I like Tru-Ray the best!) but the students can add their own details to make their drawings unique. When their drawings are finished, the students will trace their portraits with regular, white, Elmer's Glue-Allor Elmer's Craft Bond glue. Some folks use black glue, but when the white glue dries clear on the black it has the same effect! The students place their art on a flat surface to dry, because the slanted drying rack may cause the glue to run, and we wait until the next class to add color with the chalk. Day 2: We'll talk about the color in Sandra Silberzweig's portraits again, and get to work! We'll be using chalk pastels, (not oil pastels like we normally do) It gets a little dusty and messy, but I love the look and coverage of chalk on this black paper! We use Sax chalk from School Specialty, and they work great! Here's their progress! They're doing such a fabulous job! We all drew these with me, but each one is so unique! I love how everyone added their own special touch to their pictures, and made them their own! Mrs. Stacey is so proud of you!
You are going to love this list of fun art projects for kids! Art is a wonderful creative outlet for kids of all ages. These easy art ideas for kids a
Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.
Paint, draw, sculpt, and learn about famous artists and their art.
I LOVE these flowers!!! I also think this may be my new favorite art lesson to teach! 2nd Graders did such a fabulous job creating them– SO proud of their work!! Step-by-step directions with…
Ton Schulten is one of my all time favorite artists! I discovered him years ago when I found a calendar full of his paintings when visiting the Toledo Museum of Art. I was hooked! I love his amazing colors and abstract style. I created a Prezi of his landscape and cityscapes to share with my classes, (Ton Schulten Prezi). I find it very interesting how he adds lots of vertical lines to his landscapes, a composition usually created with more horizontal lines. This lesson was a COLOR VALUE lesson. Students used pre-mixed colors and various TINTS to paint in city buildings. The students mixed their own tints of blue for the sky portion. The last step, we used India Ink to outline and decorate our city buildings. This was a great lesson for every student. It was hard to chose which ones to photography! They will look great later in a group hanging in our hallways!
I found this easy little hand art project on theforestroom last week and thought it would be a clean and a simple project to do in my daughter's 3rd grade class... Well, it's not as easy as it looks- they had to really concentrate to complete. This is a really clever way to also document your child's hand size/age. My lines were not the straightest! Simple Instructions: With a pencil, trace your hand & fingers perpendicular (or exactly vertical) to the paper. Start at the top of the paper drawing straight lines horizontally, and repeat (any colors or all one color). When your lines touch your fingers or hand, make an arch and come down at the other side of finger or hand (refer to below). (8 -9 years old) The results were so varied from kid to kid, it's amazing! I think all of them did awesome! I wasn't able to post all of their hand projects. Join my exclusive email list for my upcoming Candice Ashment Studio shop! I do NOT SPAM! You won't be sorry when you get the SUPER SECRETE SALES & SNEAK PEEKS! Thank you for stopping by
This project was inspired by a photo I found on pinterest. Initially it was a dead-end photo but the artist reached out to me and so now I know who this awesome piece of art belongs to and she even…
This is a new series of blogposts focussing on each strand of the Art curriculum. I know how hard it can be to find a good lesson so hopefully these ideas will save you some time when planning Art lessons. Landscapes Perspective Flowers
Last month, 3rd grade started this little project, after I was inspired by the Instagram post of the incredible art teacher, Ms. Rogers! You can check out her IG here! I believe they painted their backgrounds, but since we're still art on a cart this year, we had to improvise! Here's how we created ours! Materials: Pencils Hexagon tracer Crayons Sharpie Markers Crayola Oil pastels Day 1: We draw our bees together. I do a little directed drawing, then we trace with Sharpies, and color with crayons. After they draw their bees, they can get started tracing their hexagons to make the background! (some liked the cardboard tracers better than the plastic, btw) After we filled up our paper with hexagons, we colored with pastels! We colored with brown and orange lightly, and then colored with yellow very dark, so they looked beautifully blended. After they colored, they cut out their bees and glued them on! Stay tuned for some more awesome art! DISCLOSURE: LINKS TO PRODUCTS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS, WHICH MEANS I GET A SMALL COMPENSATION FOR SALES. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG!
End of Year Art Activities that require little prep and use minimal materials. End of year art lessons that quick, fun and engaging.
How adorable are these?!? This lesson took (2) art classes to finish (and I had JUST enough time to squeeze in one more lesson before the end of the year)! It’s a simple one —but packs in a bunch! …
WOW! Easy and beautiful tin foil art project! Amazing aluminum foil craft uses a simple technique to make stunning project for all ages.
Mrs. Meledki's 3rd grade Tuesday Art (Above) Arooba, Devyn & Evy Mrs. Hall's 3rd grade Friday class (Above; Armondo, Ava & Connor) Mr. Cramer's 4th grade Friday ArtClass (Above: Arnez, Lisa M., Preston, Kirsten & Ali) Madison & Sabrina (above), 4th grade McMillian's class Mrs. May's 3rd grade Wednesday art Above; Adrianne, Adriana R. Supplies; thick paper, thick Sharpie, washable markers Knowledge; concentric circles, contour lines, line variety, color blending, watercolor control. Draw cactus lightly with pencil first! Then when it looks right, maker it darker with marker. Buy the poster that says this here at my TeacherPayTeacher store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Lost-Sock-Art-Teacher Draw hills, sun, and cactus. Outline with permanent market. Use concentric circles around sun & contour lines in cactus and hills. Outline with permanent marker. Fill in lines with doodles of line patterns and designs using a permanent marker. Use the washable markets to make bold thick outlines around each space in design. Use a wAter filled brush to bring the marker lines inward to fill in towards center. Tuesday class 4th grade... Step by Step Guide Below is a slight different version of cactus doodle.
Ton Schulten is one of my all time favorite artists! I discovered him years ago when I found a calendar full of his paintings when visit...
This Monster in My Closet art lesson has been one of my students' absolute favorites over the years! A perfect lesson for drawing creativity out of even the most hesitant young artists. With a focus on line, shape, and texture your students will be engaged the entire time they are creating!
Last week 3rd grade started this fun, colorful Spring work of art! I've been cruising around the internet for new ideas, and came across this one from The ARtcart, and thought that would be a fun way to practice our drawing, painting, cutting, coloring, and composition skills, all in one project! Here's how we created our own! Day 1: Discuss project, show examples of flowers, and demo how to draw different types of flowers. I ask, are these flowers perfect, photographs of flowers? They say, Noooooo, and I agree...& remind them you don't have to create a perfect flower or flowers, or copy a flower that already exists, you can make up your own! Just draw big, so you can trace it with an oil pastel, and so that it will show up on your paper. I get them to draw their flowers and vase out with a pencil, and then trace with a black pastel. By the time most of them complete this, it's time to clean and go. (We have 45 minute classes) I had 3 people, who always finish early, get to the painting stage that day. Materials: 90 lb 12x18 Sax Sulphite paper Crayola oil pastels pencils (don't forget to sketch out leaves!) Day 2: Paint your flowers, and start your background. I used Sax liquid watercolors for this part. ( I also used Sax 90 lb 12x18 paper) I used oil pastels to draw out my table, and to add decorations to my table. (We drew this together btw) Day 3: Cut them out and glue them on! I will have the kids "arrange" their flowers before they just dive into glueing. If all the leaves and petals aren't sticking down, I don't mind. I kind of like the 3-dish effect! Stay tuned for some awesome art! Abby Ellie Harmony Kenzie
FUN-to-make Starry Night Art Project for kids based on famous artists that uses a fun aluminim foil technique to explore Van Gogh! .
Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!
Create fun & easy bird artworks with kids! Find out how to teach a little color vocabulary with this simple bird painting idea.
Road-scapes Grant Haffner Style.... Elementary and Middle School ArtMixed Media Road Trip Landscape Art Lesson, Grant Haffner styleI have been preparing art lessons for the next school year. Recently, I gave this lesson a test run... I taught it online to my art club students in Vancouver, BC. They are elementary students (ages 6-12) They enjoyed the introduction to one point perspective and learning about contemporary artist, Grant Haffner. Here you can see what they created in one hour. This a
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step How to Draw a Landscape Tutorial and Landscape Coloring Page. Stop by and download yours for free.
A collection of beautiful spring-themed artworks made by elementary kids. My faves are the tulips and sun/moons. Drop by for inspiration.
