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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 colorful heart collage on black paper with a pink and red patterned background, featuring tinfoil hearts.

Tinfoil Hearts with Kindergarten

The Kindergartners made these lovely mixed media heart pictures.  They started by stamping the background paper with gadgets, such as…

  • February 3, 2015
  • hearts, holiday, kindergarten, printmaking
Assorted colorful pipe cleaner sculptures on white bases, showcasing a variety of intricate and unique shapes.

Learning about Lines

Lines are an excellent starting point for lessons with Kindergarteners.  To begin this line unit, we read the book Lines…

  • January 12, 2015
  • 6 Comments
  • kindergarten, painting, sculpture
Two colorful handmade maracas covered in paint and decorative tape, set against a white background. These vibrant toys are a fun project for kindergarteners, sparking creativity and joy.

Paper Mache Maracas with Kindergarteners

Aren’t we always looking for ways to relate to other subjects?  This project is perfect to connect with your music…

  • January 9, 2015
  • 3 Comments
  • kindergarten, paper mache, sculpture
Collage of four colorful abstract paper art pieces featuring various shapes, colors, and glued figures, evoking the playful patterns of Henri Matisse.

Learning about Patterns, Shapes and Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse is one of my favorite artists.  I love his bold colors and beautiful shapes.  While teaching about patterns,…

  • December 22, 2014
  • 3 Comments
  • 1st grade, abstract, art history, collage, kindergarten
Abstract art inspired by Piet Mondrian, featuring bold black lines and primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.

Primary Colors & Piet Mondrian

Materials you will need: images of Piet Mondrian’s artwork construction paper precut black strips glue stick red, yellow and blue…

  • November 30, 2014
  • kindergarten, Uncategorized
Colorful hand cutouts and a star-shaped craft with beads are displayed on a blue and green "Reach for the Stars" bulletin board.

Reach for the Stars – Back to School Bulletin Board

I hope you are enjoying your first few weeks back to school!   Here is a Reach for the Stars bulletin…

  • September 18, 2014
  • bulletin board, first days of school, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, third grade, Uncategorized
Child's drawing with colorful handprints and a heart in the center.

Cool Hands, Warm Heart (Kindergarten)

I’m still catching up on sharing projects from last year!  This is an easy lesson to teach kindergarteners about cool…

  • September 7, 2014
  • 2 Comments
  • kindergarten
Three paper crafts of trees with letters wrapped around or hanging from them, inspired by the children's book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," on white backgrounds.

Art Project for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

At the beginning of the year when Kindergartners are learning how to write their letters I like to read the…

  • June 8, 2014
  • 2 Comments
  • books, kindergarten
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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.
Colorful paper 3D flower garden craft displayed upright, with assorted hand-crafted flowers and green stems, advertised as a fun, low-prep classroom project.
A promotional image for yearlong art choice boards, featuring sample boards for August, September, October, February, and December; includes text highlighting 12+ months of activities.

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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