Cardboard Shape Art Project
Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a relaxing and restful holidays and are ready for the new year. Today I have some cardboard shape pictures to share with you that my 2nd graders created. We…
Elementary Art Lessons, Projects & Teaching Ideas for K–5
Because art is fundamental to who we are. Art has always been a basic form of human communication. From cave walls to classroom walls, art helps us express ideas, tell stories, and better understand the world around us. I believe art is an essential part of every child's education, which is why I chose the name Art is Basic. Here you'll find K–5 creative art lessons, teaching ideas, and printable resources to help K–5 art teachers inspire young artists.
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Thankful for… Mobiles
What kinds of artworks have you done with the theme of Thanksgiving? I wanted to do a mixed media fibers project with my students so we made these gratitude mobiles. Students wrapped and twisted strips of fabric, yarn…
Birds Activity for Kids Free Printable Downloads
Candlewick Press sent me a review copy of the book Birds by Carme Lemniscates (Amazon Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you), along with a few free activity downloads to share with you. See the…
ABC Books for the Art Room
I love using children’s books in the Art classroom. Over the years I have collected variety of books related to art, artists, themes we study or simply have inspiring pictures. This blog post is a round-up of several…
Createures- Art-Generating Prompt Cards
Have you heard of the new art-generating prompt game called Createures? I received a review copy of the prompt cards to share on my blog! Here’s how it works. You can pick three “subject” cards and then 1…
Glue Line Spider Webs with Model Magic
I got this idea from my son’s afterschool program… they were making these one day a couple weeks ago and I loved them some much I decided to use the idea for my own classroom right away! My…
Alphabet Monsters
My 1st graders had read a variety of ABC books about art and we made letters that were illustrated with objects that started with that letter. To finish up our unit on alphabet related art, we made these…
Spooky Haunted House Art Project for Kids
I got the idea for this spooky haunted house picture from this picture I found online. For the background, we did a marker ink printing process using washable markers on plastic ziploc bags. I learned this technique from…
Mr. Doodle Inspired Doodling Pictures
My 4th/5th graders learned about the artist Mr. Doodle and watched several videos of him doodling. You can see his artwork on his Facebook page. We talked about emphasis and the focal point and how to make the…
Outdoor Art Creator Badge- Brownie Girl Scouts
Last year, my 3rd grade Girl Scout troop did a variety of art projects. One of the badges we earned was the Outdoor Art Creator Badge. Here are some of the activities we did to earn the badge.…
Art Class Behavior Reward Charts
This is a new resource in my shop! I use these as reward charts for free days in my classroom. Each art class kids can earn points for things like quiet listening, being respectful to others, working hard,…
Open House Idea for Art Class
At our Back to School night we have parents come in to meet the teachers, learn about curriculum and find out all about the school! This year, as the parents came in to my room, I asked them…
Hopes and Goals Girl Scout Art Project
Here is a fun and successful project for kids to do at the start of a new year! We did this with my Girl Scout troop of 3rd graders last January at the beginning of the new year.…