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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A child's artwork of a face crafted with ribbons, flowers, buttons, and other craft items on paper, signed "Norah" at the bottom left.

Found Object Faces– 1st grade

(these are the projects I burnt my fingers on!)  USE LOW TEMP GLUE GUNS!!! Anyways, these are really charming and…

  • December 9, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • first grade, recycled art
A vibrant blue background featuring an array of colorful paper snowflakes and other whimsical cut-out shapes scattered across it.

Winter Collages

My posting is going to be limited for a little while.  I burnt four of my fingers on a hot…

  • December 8, 2012
  • 3 Comments
  • holiday, winter
An abstract painting of a frog with colorful shapes in the background, inspired by Monet.

Frogs in a Pond (with Monet) 1st Grade

I love lessons where I can tie in different areas of study, art history and art techniques!  This is a…

  • December 1, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • first grade, painting, science, watercolor
Child's colorful drawing of a green turtle with a brown shell and a red border, featuring yellow corner decorations, resembles an African Cloth Painting.

African Cloth Painting– 3rd Grade

The Intermediates (grade 3) are studying Africa in their Social Studies class.  We learned about the African Korhogo Clothes.  See…

  • November 29, 2012
  • African, painting, third grade
A colorful, symmetrical piece with geometric patterns, featuring pink, blue, green, and yellow hues.

Name Pattern Designs

This is a great project that ties together math, art, and social studies.  We looked at the repeating patterns and…

  • November 28, 2012
  • drawing, fifth grade, sixth grade, social studies
A collection of colorful art supplies including markers, index cards, and a sign that reads "Artsy Christmas Presents".

Artsy Christmas Presents for Kids

Are you wondering what to get a child in your family for the holidays?  As an art teacher, I see…

  • November 25, 2012
  • fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, gifts, kindergarten, preschool, second grade, sixth grade, third grade
This colorful drawing of sarcophagus features vibrant patterns and a stylized human head with long hair.

Egyptian Sarcophagus Drawings– 4th/5th grade

As much as possible, I like to tie in art projects to what the students are learning in their other…

  • November 21, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade
Abstract art with black shapes, a blue circle, a red triangle, and green and yellow blocks on a white background, resembling the creativity seen in 2nd-grade collograph prints.

Jasper Johns Collograph Prints | Printmaking for 2nd Grade

These collograph prints by 2nd graders were made by gluing cut out foam letters and shapes to a piece of…

  • November 18, 2012
  • 5 Comments
  • printmaking, second grade
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Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Three colorful art award certificates with art-themed illustrations and text, displayed with the title “Art Award Certificates” and a note stating “13 fun designs!”.
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Free Sub Tub Guide

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