So way back when I first started teaching (cough cough, 15 years ago back in 2008, there was no Pinterest, no Instagram and very few blogs to gather lesson ideas. We all know the early years of teaching is rough, but when you have very limited access to other art teachers to share ideas with, and have to create everyth
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…
WHY ART #3 - What can art do in a student's life? Here's a quick fact poster/handout. Original artwork size 8.x5x11. Can be scaled down or enlarged for multiple sizes or digital display. I like to have it not only on display for students but as a handout for parents. This is our 3rd version since it...
String paint art is SO PRETTY and it's really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great art project for people of all skill levels. You can make pull string art with any kind of acrylic paint and either string or yarn. Pull String Art With Acrylic Paint String paint art using acrylic paint is a great art project for kids, tweens, teens, adults and seniors! I love how bright and bold the acrylic paint looks on the black paper. This is such a pretty art technique - and it's SO EASY! We
This pointillism for kids art project is fun for all ages! Try q-tip painting to create colorful art inspired by the famous artist Georges Seurat. Kids will love creating their own masterpiece!
The idea for this class came from the fact that these girls are nearing the end of the school year and they're doing a lot of testing and ...
Invite your kids to enjoy a peaceful art session at home with this lovely Georges Seurat Pointillism for kids art activity! Bathers at Asnieres is a p
There are multiple options to print.I created two sets with prompts, and one set without a prompt. Choose to print either "This year, I want to..." or "This summer, I want to..." depending on the time of year you are doing this project. There are 8 different sunglasses to choose from, making it supe...
This Claude Monet craft for kids is a fun way to make art in your homeschool or classroom! Children will enjoy creating a fingerpainting that mimics his style.
Create this Starry Night Masterpiece with your students! This Van Gogh inspired Art Project for Kids uses simple materials you already have in your art supply closet. Free Step-by-Step video and tutorial at The Crafty Classroom.
One of my favorite lessons that I do every year with my students is a Folk Art Lesson inspired by the artist Heather Galler. If you are unfamiliar with Heather's work, she has a very distinct style of bold black outlines, bright colors, and lots of lines, shapes and patterns. Her work has been an inspiration for many a
Oh how kids go crazy for suncatcher crafts! This super cool suncatcher project is especially neat because it looks just like stained glass. And I love that it can be adapted for a wide variety of ages. Follow our Craft for Kids Pinterest board! Kids just love making suncatchers! There’s just something super exciting about seeing …
From mixed media to simple sketching, there's something here for every 1st grader.
Product Description This lesson takes students step by step through how to fold a dragon eye that opens, how to draw a dragon eye and how to draw dragon eyelids. Once finished kids can open and close their dragon eye. Kids loved it! PDF Lesson for ease in classroom use and editable powerpoint presentation for art teachers are included. Included: 50 Page Editable Powerpoint Presentation 50 Page PDF Version of Lesson for Printing with step by step of how to fold, draw eyes and eyelids. How to draw a dragon eye worksheet (PDF) How to draw dragon eyelids worksheet (PDF) How to fold the dragon eye sheet (15 steps) (PDF) Rubric Multiple examples of students in process and finished artwork Intended for students grade 3-6 I appreciate any feedback on my resources and am always looking for ways to make them more useful! ©2019 A Space to Create Art, LLC. All rights reserved. Classroom Art Lessons, Homeschool Art Lessons, Dragon Eyes, Fun Elementary Art Lesson, Easy Elementary Art Lesson. Dragon Art Lesson, Dragon Eyes that Open and Close Art Lesson
In my first year of teaching, I was terrified of teaching art. It was a subject I had always struggled with and that a few of the kids had already decided they HATED. Thankfully, I was able to find some art activities that everyone could be happily engaged in!
Create this Starry Night Masterpiece with your students! This Van Gogh inspired Art Project for Kids uses simple materials you already have in your art supply closet. Free Step-by-Step video and tutorial at The Crafty Classroom.
Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!
Neurographic Art has been a hit the past couple of years in middle school art rooms across the country! This mindful, intentional mark-making drawing method provides students with lots of freedom, …
Click here to learn how to make this easy Rainbow Circle Watercolor Art craft for kids with free printable template included!
Second graders created portraits with pipe cleaners. They twisted and bent the cleaners into a variety of unique personalities. :)
Welcome! This blog post explores a project that depicts one cohesive image divided into 7 sections which illustrate the 7 elements of art: line, shape, color, form, value, texture, and space. The elements of art the artists toolbox they can use in an endless amount of ways to create infinite art solutions. This is a
Pulled string art is one of the coolest classic art projects you'll ever try! And it doubles as a wonderful math art project for kids.
This one page drawing exercise encourages students to think creatively. I use this exercise as a part of senior sketchbook exercises. Two versions of the file are included - one with media instructions, one without (so that you can have the students use whatever media you would like). This product is now available in: French https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Draw-the-Alphabet-FRENCH-Creativity-Exercise-7032208 Spanish https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Draw-the-Alphabet-SPANISH-Creativity-Exercise-7032200
http://www.dickblick.com/multicultural/huichol/ I adapted the Dick Blick Huichol Yarn Painting lesson by using elmer's glue and paper ins...
Create easy Kandinsky art for kids using chalk pastels and glue! Learn this simple pastel technique to make colorful circle art that kids will love!
The Starry Night (1889) “This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big,” wrote Van Gogh to his brother Theo,…
Just a little reminder to students to talk less and work on their artwork! ...
5 th grade students love looking at Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night and creating their own personalized version. Students learn abo...
4th and 5th graders have been working for weeks and weeks on their minecraft portraits and they FINALLY finished. Before we started we looked at minecraft characters and talked about them- what do …
Spread the loveOver the last month or so, my 5 year old has become fascinated with famous artists. We stumbled across a few wonderful books at the library about DaVinci, Matisse, Picasso and Van Gogh.…Continue Reading…
