Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
The 4/5s drew trees to complement their studies in Science class. How can line be used creatively to make a stylized picture? How can oil pastels be used effectively? The students aimed to use line creatively and made stylized art. …
Here is an easy project for first graders to introduce complementary colors. We started off by coloring a mini-color wheel (did not include the tertiary colors). Then, we identified the complementary colors on the color wheel. Next, the children were…
Mobiles, by 7th and 8th gradersI wanted to share with you some of the mobiles that the middle school kids are doing at my school. I share a room with another art teacher, and I see all the projects they…
The focus on this project was learning about texture. The children used texture plates to create texture rubbings on the fur. On the inside of the teddy bear’s stomach, they drew a creative design. Then, they learned about patterns and read…
We learned about Sumerian art. The students drew Sumerian statuettes and we also made some figures out of clay! These statuettes are characterized by large, staring eyes, clasped hands, cylindrical bodies, expressionless faces and bodies devoid of gender differentiation. They…
The 5/6s were developing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through observational drawing of a still-life. Their goal for this unit was to use proportion, overlap and pattern to create a unified composition of a still-life. They viewed a…
Here are some more pics from my spooky crafts class.
How can a quilt be a work of art? “Why do people make art? The 1st graders looked at and discussed quilts. We talked about shapes, layering and symmetry. We made a fabric quilt square using felt,…
It’s all good… Even though my car got totaled this week…. Yes, that’s totaled. Even though it doesn’t look like that much damage, apparently the cost to fix it is more than the car is worth. The other person did…
What are the Primary Colors? Who was Piet Mondrian? The Nest will be looking at artwork by the artist named Piet Mondrian. Some of his artwork was characterized by use of a very simple color scheme (usually the primary colors…
Third/Fourth Grade: The students learned how to identify realistic, abstract and non-objective art. The 3/4s worked on a non-objective graphite drawing. Using only shapes, lines, texture and value the students drew an interesting non-objective design. Non-objective art is art that…
2nd graders learned about Day of the Dead by reading the book Pablo Remembers. They looked at diagrams of skeletons and drew them with pencil on black paper. Next, they used white paint to paint the skeleton. They added flowers…
We also made Felt Monsters in our after school Halloween Crafts Class. I got the idea from this blog! Thanks Amanda! Finished monster by 3rd grader Use a piece of wood block, glue a piece of felt to all sides.…
For my Halloween Crafts class, I had 34 kids sign up and I split it into two days. We had the first session yesterday! One of the crafts we made were wreaths. I purchased all kind of Halloween fabric, garland…
Here is a beautiful, awesome lesson plan I found from Kids Artists, called the Longest Line. I used it for a sub plan when I was gone one day. The kids loved it!