Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Complementary Color Collages This project introduces the first graders to complementary colors. I show them the color wheel and I explain how the complementary colors are across from each other on the color wheel. They are the “opposites”. If you…
This is a lesson I love to teach at the beginning of the year. The first graders create a picture using letters. I show them how draw the letters and stack them, twisting and turning the page, making sure to…
This is one of my favorite kindergarten projects and it is perfect to teach at the beginning of the year. Lines are introduced and we talk about the many types of lines… straight, zigzag, loopy, wavy, etc. Then I show…
Beverley Baird you are the winner of the Gelli Plate! Send me your postal address and I will mail it to you. (I used a random number generator to pick the number 5, for the 5th comment on the blog…
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” Andy Warhol The 2nd graders learned about…
A representative from the Gelli Arts company emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to try one of their gel printing plates and of course, I said yes, because I love free stuff. I had seen…
Are you looking for more ART IDEAS? Did you know there is an Art Teacher Blog Directory on Art is Basic? There are currently 263 art teacher blogs listed. You can spend hours just looking through these links and seeing…
The 2nd issue of Featuring Magazine is going to the printers. It is ready for pre-order! I am part of the editorial team at Featuring magazine and I’m so excited for the release of this issue. In this issue, I…
The 3rd/4th grade class used a grid format to design their sketchbook cover. I am loving using grids in my personal artwork. I am doing a series of grid mixed media paintings which you can see here, here and here,…
A great project to begin the year is a DOT project. The kindergartners read the book The Dot, by Peter Reynolds (Amazon Affiliate link). I love this book! We also view a slide show of some artworks that use dots…
All of my classes have been busy making sketchbook covers. Here are a few more assignments by grade level: 1st Grade Initials:I saw this idea at Art Projects for Kids. The background has crayon texture rubbings and watercolor paint. 3rd…
Only for 11 prompts. Purchase the Weekly Doodle here. These printable drawing prompts are now also available at my NEW TPT store. The Weekly Doodle is a PDF file of 11 drawing prompts written for kids in grades K-6. Ready…
We have been making sketchbook covers from donated file tab dividers. My sister-in-law works in medical records and they were transferring everything over to digital, so they did not need all these file tab dividers anymore. Of course, as an…
I passed out Summer Art Challenge Sheets at the end of the school year last year. Any of the students could participate in it over the summer and then turn in their artwork at the beginning of this year. It…
School has started! First graders stamped their sketchbook covers. In process sketchbook cover… simple initial collage Kindergarten color collage Embellished stamping Look how beautiful crayon texture rubbings and children’s watercolor paints can be!