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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.
A person is painting leaves with watercolors on paper, focusing on an autumn leaf in the foreground.

Painting Leaves– 1st grade

  • October 20, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • fall, first grade, painting, science
Colorful abstract collage featuring geometric shapes in orange, blue, and neon red on a clean white background using complementary colors.

Complementary Color Collages– 1st Grade

Complementary Color Collages This project introduces the first graders to complementary colors.  I show them the color wheel and I…

  • September 28, 2012
  • 6 Comments
  • 1st grade, collage, first grade
Abstract crayon drawing with overlapping letters and various colorful geometric shapes filling the entire canvas, resembling vibrant Alphabet Art created by a 1st Grade classroom.

Alphabet Art: First Grade

This is a lesson I love to teach at the beginning of the year.  The first graders create a picture…

  • September 26, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, first grade
Colorful drawing with birds, clouds, and candies surrounding the name "Jenny" in large, decorated letters. Ideal for sketchbook covers or elementary school art journals.

More Sketchbook Covers for Elementary School Art Journals

All of my classes have been busy making sketchbook covers.  Here are a few more assignments by grade level: 1st…

  • September 10, 2012
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  • fifth grade, first days of school, first grade, fourth grade, third grade
Abstract art with colorful circles and patterns, including multi-colored segments, stars, and various shapes on a white background.

Sketchbook Covers for Kids

We have been making sketchbook covers from donated file tab dividers.  My sister-in-law works in medical records and they were…

  • September 7, 2012
  • 3 Comments
  • first days of school, first grade, kindergarten, sketchbook assignments
Two tissue paper stained glass artworks hang in a window, one with blue-green shapes and the other with red-orange hearts.

Tissue Paper Fun

Our last summer art workshop was a fun one!  We decoupaged tissue paper on to glass vases.  The cylindrical ones…

  • July 30, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • crafts, first grade, kindergarten, second grade, summer camp, third grade
A large paper with a child’s drawing of a person, decorated with various items and colors, is displayed in a classroom.

Body Pictures– Summer Camp

I am teaching 3 summer art sessions.  Each session is two hours long with one or two art projects.  For…

  • July 12, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, mixed media, second grade, summer camp, third grade
Child's drawing of an owl and a small bird on a tree branch with a colorful sky background and green leaves.

First Grade Bird Paintings– Audubon

These beautiful bird paintings were drawn and painted by first graders.  The students learned about the artist John James Audubon…

  • April 9, 2012
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  • drawing, first grade, painting, science
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