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Text “Art is Basic” in watercolor style, with colorful markers and foam star stickers on the top left and bottom right corners, against a white background.
Two colorful star-shaped shape monsters with playful facial features, made from paper for an art project.

Shape Monsters Art Project

I found this cute book called My Very Silly Monster Book of Shapes.  I read this book to my Kindergartners…

  • October 16, 2018
  • 1st grade, first grade, Halloween, kindergarten, shapes
A collection of children's books about kindness, arranged vertically. Text above and below reads "Books for Kids.

9 Kindness Books for Kids

I was on a mission last year to find some excellent books about KINDNESS for kids.  I found NINE books…

  • July 31, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, art teacher tips, art teaching, book review, books, bulletin board, character education, drawing, first days of school, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, second grade, third grade
A hand-painted plate with a panda holding colorful balloons, surrounded by butterflies, featuring the text "Upper Primaries 2017-2018." This delightful piece would make a wonderful item for a School Auction.

Fingerprint Plates for School Auction

We made 3 fingerprint plates for our school auction. The materials we used were The first was a Dr. Seuss…

  • May 9, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • 1st grade, animals, clay, collaborative artwork, first grade, second grade
Craft your own "Milk Carton Sailboat" using a colorful sail and a repurposed milk carton.

Milk Carton Sailboat Tutorial

My 1st graders are working on these fun boats now to go along with their explorer unit.  Okay, I know…

  • March 16, 2018
  • 1st grade, all grades, crafts, first grade, Girl Scouts, science, sculpture, social studies, summer, summer camp
Colorful children's drawings of quirky creatures and rainbows, with the text "Not Just a Scribble Creatures" at the bottom.

“Not Just a Scribble” Creatures

In my last blog post, I told you about a children’s book called I’m Not Just a Scribble. (Affiliate links…

  • March 7, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, abstract, book review, books, drawing, first grade, second grade
Hand-drawn heart maps filled with colorful illustrations, depicted on a white background with "Heart Map" text below. Perfect for kids' heart art projects.

Heart Art Projects for Kids

Now is the time to start planning for Valentine’s Day art projects.  I am going to share with you a…

  • January 10, 2018
  • 1st grade, abstract, all grades, artists, drawing, first grade, hearts, holiday, pattern, Teachers Pay Teachers, Valentines Day
A child's hand is coloring a large letter "C" with crayons on a piece of paper, creating delightful Letter Art ideal for Pre-K projects.

Back to School Letter Art for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade

Hi all!  I hope your school year is off to a great start.  This project is how I began the…

  • September 3, 2017
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  • 1st grade, drawing, first days of school, first grade, kindergarten, pattern
Wooden train tracks and drawing activities. Blank outline drawing of train tracks colored in vibrant patterns and artful designs.

Art Using Train Tracks

In my last blog post, I reviewed the book Old Tracks, New Tricks.  It is a super cute and creative…

  • April 1, 2017
  • 1st grade, abstract, book review, books, first grade, second grade
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