Piet Mondrian– Kindergarten
What are the Primary Colors? Who was Piet Mondrian? The Nest will be looking at artwork by the artist named Piet Mondrian. Some of his artwork was characterized by use of a very simple color scheme (usually the…
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Elementary Art Projects & Creative Lessons for Kids
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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 drawing. Using only shapes, lines, texture and value the students drew an interesting non-objective design. Non-objective art is…
Day of the Dead Skeletons– 2nd grade
2nd graders learned about Day of the Dead by reading the book Pablo Remembers. They looked at diagrams of skeletons and drew them with pencil on black paper. Next, they used white paint to paint the skeleton. They…
Felt Monsters!
We also made Felt Monsters in our after school Halloween Crafts Class. I got the idea from this blog! Thanks Amanda! Finished monster by 3rd grader Use a piece of wood block, glue a piece of felt to…
Halloween Wreaths
For my Halloween Crafts class, I had 34 kids sign up and I split it into two days. We had the first session yesterday! One of the crafts we made were wreaths. I purchased all kind of Halloween…
The Longest Line
Here is a beautiful, awesome lesson plan I found from Kids Artists, called the Longest Line. I used it for a sub plan when I was gone one day. The kids loved it!
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 visit, many of the classes will be seeing his art and listening to his books. The Intermediates are…
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 and patterns effectively in a design? The 3rd/4th grade class made RADIAL DESIGNS. They drew concentric circles using…
Everything I Know About Monsters Art Project – Tom Lichtenheld
Tom Lichtenheld, an author and illustrator, will be visiting our school at the end of October. To prepare for his visit, many of the classes will be seeing his art and listening to his books. The 2nd graders…
Halloween Silhouettes– Kindergarten
This project is fun for any grade, but especially the kindergartners because it is so cute to see what they come up with. We painted broad strokes of WARM COLORS in the background with watercolor paints. Then, using…
Graphic Design Font Art Project for 5th and 6th Grade
How is design used in daily life? What do graphic designers create? How can we investigate a variety of symbols and fonts? How can we use appropriate symbols, colors and fonts to represent ourselves visually? The 5/6s read…
Interview with the Peace, Love and Hope Project
I decided to interview Avy, who has started a really wonderful project called the Peace, Love and Hope Project. 1. Could you tell us a little about your program, Peace Love and Hope? Peace Love and Hope…
Easy LINE LESSON– Kindergarten
This is an easy line lesson you can do tomorrow or with a substitute teacher.Step one: Draw lines in pencil across the page. Make as many types of lines as you can… wavy, zigzag, straight, loopy, dotted, dashed,…
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. Next, the class read a book about self-portraits. They painted squares of color on a background. Through this…
Dr. Suess style Architecture– 2nd grade
Dr. Suess Inspired Architecture, 2nd grade Did you know Dr. Suess was also an artist? See some of his artwork here. We are going to explore the world of Dr. Suess and draw our own whimsical architecture. …