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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, first grade, painting, science
Colorful abstract drawing with fish shapes, a star, and various geometric patterns on a patchwork background, utilizing positive and negative space techniques.

Positive/Negative Space Stencils– First Grade

Here are some fun pictures we made by creating our own stencils. First, the kids looked at little animal figurines…

  • April 8, 2012
  • first grade
Abstract art with black and white shapes creating a mirrored design on a split black and white background, inspired by Inside-Out Designs.

Inside-Out Designs– First Grade

This is a favorite project of mine, because I love how the designs look!I have written about this project before…

  • March 7, 2012
  • first grade
Child's drawing of a landscape with tents, a tree, a river, people, a camel, and faint mountains in the background.

Winter Landscapes

2nd Grade Winter Landscapes For this project, we read a book about Grandma Moses:  Grandma Moses (Getting to Know the…

  • February 23, 2012
  • American art, art history, first grade, winter
A colorful clay butterfly with yellow wings outlined in orange and a blue body, set against a white background.

Clay Butterfly Art Project for 1st Grade

These lovely clay butterflies were made by the 1st graders.  Each student traced their hands to make the wings.  Some…

  • January 28, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • clay, first grade
A child's drawing of a green, round creature with a big smile, yellow background, and "WAW" written beside it captures the creativity often seen in a children's book like *Beautiful Oops*.

Beautiful Oops

If you haven’t seen Beautiful Oops yet, you must find a copy and look at it.. It’s my favorite book…

  • January 17, 2012
  • 4 Comments
  • book review, books, first grade, mixed media
Colorful 1st-grade drawing of a city skyline with buildings in the foreground and the sun in the top right corner.

Buildings in Perspective: 1st Grade

This was a project that my first graders started when I was absent from school.  I printed off the handout…

  • January 10, 2012
  • drawing, first grade
Child's drawing of a person with the text "I LOVE U" and "I LOVE BIRDS," featuring flowers, a bee, and the name "Ariel," showcasing 1st Grade creativity.

Finished Printed Faces: 1st Grade

In this previous blog post, I showed you how we started our printed faces project.  We finished our printed faces…

  • December 3, 2011
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  • first grade, printmaking
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