Superheroes on Canvas
In my summer art class, we painted superhero canvases. The kids decided what superhero they would like to be and drew these on dry wax paper with markers and colored pencils. Then I used gel medium (on the backs of…
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Marcia
Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.
Art Camp 1st Day
I am teaching 2 days of art camp in the afternoons this week. On Monday, one of the projects we made were sun tiles. I picked up some glossy ceramic tiles from the hardware store. They looked at a few…
Magazine Covers
You may remember my last post about the magazine covers. Here are some that the students created. This was an end-of-the-year project and we didn’t have as much time to devote to the project as I would have liked. I…
Third Grade Silhouettes
We looked at the silhouette portraits of the early Americans as well as the paper cuttings of Hans Christian Anderson. The students drew with white colored pencil on their black paper, and then cut out their designs. Then, they flipped…
Kindergarten Felt Collage
This was a 2 day project. We decided as a class what our theme would be for the banner. We chose the jungle. Next, we brainstormed types of animals in the jungle. Each kid signed up for one animal to…
Faux Stained Glass
The 5th/6th graders have been studying Medieval art and we viewed a powerpoint about stained glass windows in cathedrals. The students use glass stain on pieces of plexiglass to make their own picture. We first drew the lines on a…
Op Art — 3rd grade
First, we looked at the art of Bridget Riley and the Op art movement. We read a Scholastic Art issue which features this style of art. If you don’t get these magazines, they are a great investment. Each year, we…
American Gothic Parody Art Project – Third Grade
This is a tried-and-true art teacher lesson plan. The students enjoyed learning the story behind Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting. We read an article about his famous painting. They also enjoyed seeing various parodies of this artwork. They envisioned…
Paper Pulp Pictures Art Project for Kids
This lesson plan is an idea I tried at one of the National Art Education Conferences. This is such a fun project because it gives you the experience of paper pulp painting, but without the blenders or mess. One thing…
Graphic Design Magazine Cover
I wanted to introduce graphic design to my 4th graders and I thought a magazine cover would be super fun. I was able to check out the mobile lab computers for one of my classes, but for the other unit,…
Dinosaur Silhouettes
This is one of my favorite lessons for kindergartners! First, we identify and classify the colors as warm or cool. Then, we choose all the warm colors we have (different shades of oranges, yellows, reds). Then the first day, the…
Underwater Collage– 1st grade
The 1st graders looked at art that was about water and then created their own underwater collage using tissue paper, foil, cellophane and drawings of underwater creatures.
Architecture — 2nd grade
Frank Lloyd Wright: The 2nd graders discussed Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings. We analyzed how he integrated his buildings with the surrounding nature. The students worked collaboratively to build intricate buildings out of wooden blocks. Next, they represented these buildings with…
Memory Drawings
This unit focused on recalling a family memory and creating a picture about this story. We read about the artist Faith Ringgold and her story quilts.
Budgets for Art
I was reading the teacherartexchange listserve from the Getty museum, which is a very cool list serve, and I felt really sorry for one teacher who only has $100 for a budget that serves 350 students. She was wondering what…