Picture Frame
Today we made picture frame ornaments with the 3rd graders. First, I cut pieces of thin cardboard into square shapes. …
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
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…
Nonobjective Line Drawing– 3/4s
Third/Fourth Grade: The students learned how to identify realistic, abstract and non-objective art. The 3/4s worked on a non-objective graphite…
The Longest Line
Here is a beautiful, awesome lesson plan I found from Kids Artists, called the Longest Line. I used it for…
Everything I Know about Pirates– 3rd grade
Tom Lichtenheld, an author and illustrator, will be visiting our school at the end of October. To prepare for his…
Radial Design– 3rd/4th Grade
What is balance? What is radial symmetry? How is a compass used in art making? How can we use lines…
Mixed Media Self Portrait Art Projects for 3rd Grade
The 3rd graders read the book Luke’s Way of Looking by Natalie Wheatley to discover how artists see things differently.…