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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 child's artwork depicting a vase with flowers and leaves, featuring various shapes and patterns on a black background. The vibrant creation showcases bright sunflowers, adding warmth to the piece.

Wordless Wednesday (no words, just pictures)… Sunflowers!

  • June 4, 2014
  • kindergarten, painting
Five colorful butterfly paintings created by kindergarteners, with the text "Kindergarten Butterflies" and butterfly icons.

Butterfly Paintings with Kindergarten

Beautiful spring butterflies are a great way to end the school year.  Paint dotters give colorful results without a ton…

  • May 30, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • kindergarten, painting
Child's painting of a penguin wearing a scarf and hat with a colorful background of orange, yellow, and blue shapes.

Penguin Collage Paintings with Kindergarteners

Thank you, Patty Palmer, for this fun penguin collage project idea! We used paint dotters to paint the backgrounds instead…

  • March 10, 2014
  • collage, kindergarten, painting, winter
A grid filled with various colorful shapes, textures, and numbers.

100th Day of School Art Project: Kindergarten

Our 100th day of school was this past Friday and I thought I would participate with a 100th day art…

  • February 11, 2014
  • 3 Comments
  • kindergarten, mixed media, Uncategorized

15 Favorite Posts from 2013

 Another year is rapidly coming to a close, so I thought I would spend some time reviewing my favorite projects…

  • December 27, 2013
  • 1st grade, all grades, art teacher tips, art teaching, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, second grade, sixth grade, third grade
Colorful turkey crafts with multi-colored feather tails and circular bodies on a white background.

Colorful Turkey Project for Kindergarten

For those of you who celebrate, I hope you all have a very warm and happy Thanksgiving with your family.

  • November 25, 2013
  • crafts, holiday, kindergarten
Colorful paper lanterns with vibrant designs and hanging ribbon streamers on display.

Line Windsocks for Kindergarten

Last week, I posted about line drawings that my kindergarten students made with oil pastels and watercolor paints. To finish…

  • October 10, 2013
  • 27 Comments
  • kindergarten, sculpture, Uncategorized, watercolor
Abstract painting with various shapes, lines, and spirals in bright colors like green, blue, red, and orange.

Kindergarten Line Paintings

My Kindergarten students learned about types of lines.  They used oil pastels to draw a variety of line types and…

  • October 3, 2013
  • 7 Comments
  • drawing, kindergarten, painting, watercolor
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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.
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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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