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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 drawing featuring a river, mountains, palm trees, a small house, and a pond under a blue sky. This delightful landscape appears to be made using oil pastels by a 2nd grader.

2nd Grade Oil Pastel Landscapes

This oil pastel drawing project is inspired by the artwork of Paul Gauguin, in particular his painting Tahitian Landscape. To…

  • June 6, 2013
  • drawing, second grade, Uncategorized
A child's drawing of a large boot features tiny buildings and people around it, including a castle, cafe, and shops. The scene bursts with the creativity you might find in 4th Graders' artwork.

Contour Line Shoe Drawings by 3rd and 4th Graders

Take off your shoes and make yourself comfortable. This fun lesson is perfect to teach observational drawing with minimal supplies…

  • May 28, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
Three hand-drawn bookmarks for kids: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The Secret Garden,” and a comic strip with “Read and Write” text.

Making Bookmarks with Kids

Our local public library partnered with us to have a bookmark contest.  The kids in grades K-5 each designed a…

  • May 6, 2013
  • all grades, books, drawing
Colorful chalk drawing of two vases, one tall and narrow with a handle, and one short and wide decorated with flowers.

Greek Vase Chalk Drawings– 4th and 5th Grade

We are on Spring Break now, so I’m going to use this time to catch up on some blog posts! …

  • March 24, 2013
  • drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade, Uncategorized
Colorful, abstract face drawing with geometric shapes and patterns, featuring a big head, prominent eyebrows, and dots. The design is inspired by African masks.

Studying African Masks: 3rd Grade

The 3rd graders studied Africa in their social studies classroom and we learned about African masks in art class. The…

  • February 28, 2013
  • 4 Comments
  • African, drawing, masks, third grade
A surreal underwater hallway with a rainbow ceiling and black-and-white checkered floor, where the walls are adorned with sea life, provides an intriguing perspective.

Perspective “Viewing Rooms” 3rd/4th grade

I teach one-point perspective every year to the 3rd/4th grade class.  In the past couple of years I typically have…

  • February 26, 2013
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
Children's artwork: colorful mitten drawings on a red background, decorated with cotton and vibrant abstract patterns, created using oil pastels.

Kindergarten Matching Mittens Painting with Oil Pastels

This art project is an oldie, but a goodie.  I’m not sure where I first saw this project.  I think…

  • February 17, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, kindergarten, painting, Uncategorized, watercolor
A heart-shaped artwork filled with colorful hearts and patterns, bordered by a purple outline.

Happy Valentine’s Day

I hope you are having a very happy Valentine’s Day!  My first graders finished up these lovely Valentine’s hearts. I…

  • February 14, 2013
  • 1st grade, drawing, hearts, holiday, Valentines Day
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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

A colorful flyer titled "Ten Easy Art Activities for Subs" features images of art supplies, a worksheet about creating an “Art Sub Tub,” and highlights free art sub plans perfect for substitute teachers.

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Helpful Line Handout

A chart displays 14 types of lines, including straight, curvy, wavy, thick, thin, loopy, scalloped, dotted, dashed, bumpy, zig zag, castle, spiral, and scribbly.

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