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

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Colorful abstract painting with splashes and circles in blue, green, pink, and yellow on a white background. Incorporating elements of Bubble Prints gives it a unique touch.

Bubble Prints

Over the summer I tested out several ways to make bubble prints.  I experimented and discovered they way that works…

  • December 20, 2011
  • 6 Comments
  • all grades, painting, preschool
Childlike drawing of a person in swimwear on a beach with a blue ocean and flying seagulls in the background.

Beach Paintings

To make these fun beach paintings, we started off with a mixture of blue paints and the kids used forks…

  • November 25, 2011
  • 1 Comment
  • painting, second grade
A Pointillism painting of a river, tree, green landscape, and a small boat under a clouded blue sky.

Pointillist Trees- third/fourth grade

We learned about the artist Georges Seurat by reading Scholastic Art magazine. Students identified and described Pointillist paintings.   They created…

  • November 18, 2011
  • 4 Comments
  • abstract, fourth grade, painting, third grade
Abstract painting with colorful sections and various black patterns, including zigzags, swirls, and dots. The vibrant spontaneity evokes the playful spirit of kindergarten art.

Line Paintings– Kindergarten

This lesson was all about lines.  The students first painted a brightly colored background with patches of color.  Next, the…

  • September 27, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • kindergarten, painting
A drawing of two sunflowers with black centers in a blue vase, featuring green leaves in the background.

1st grade Sunflowers

Sunflowers Last year, when the 1st graders were in kindergarten, they planted sunflower seeds in the garden in the back…

  • September 14, 2011
  • 5 Comments
  • 1st grade, painting
Canvas painting of a child's drawing of a person in bright colors, set against a red background with scattered dark spots.

Superheroes on Canvas

In my summer art class, we painted superhero canvases.  The kids decided what superhero they would like to be and…

  • June 15, 2011
  • first grade, kindergarten, painting, second grade, third grade
An abstract painting with wavy, green patterns on a white background, capturing the rhythm of stylized terrain or topography.

Monochromatic Rhythm Paintings

Monochromatic Rhythm Painting  The third graders are learning about how rhythm is used in art.  Rhythm is a principle of…

  • April 11, 2011
  • 3 Comments
  • painting, third grade
Kid's colorful drawing of three whimsical rainbow fish underwater, with coral and sea plants at the bottom.

Rainbow Fish

First, we read the book Rainbow Fish. Then, the kids drew pictures of fish. Next, we colored them using neon…

  • April 4, 2011
  • books, kindergarten, painting
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