Cool Hands, Warm Heart– Kindergarten
These charming pictures of hands were a lesson on warm and cool colors. The hands are colored in cool colors and the heart is colored in warm colors.
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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Bubble Prints
Over the summer I tested out several ways to make bubble prints. I experimented and discovered they way that works best for me. I decided to do bubble printing with some students this week, because it is the…
Snowflakes
These traditional snowflake paper cuts are so simple, yet so fun. I know other art teacher bloggers have posted them recently too. Here are some we made this week.
Snowglobe Picture
These were some pictures we made today with the third graders. The kids used markers and construction paper crayons to draw their snow scene on the globe. Then they added white paint dots for snow. Some glued on…
Pacific Northwest Coast Masks– third/fourth grades
The third/fourth grade classes made paper mache masks. We used inspiration from the Pacific Northwest Coast masks and viewed a video about their culture. Here are the steps we used. Start with a papermache mask form (we used…
More Snowmen!
I had another craft session of making snowmen after school yesterday. Here are the ones we made. You can see a full tutorial here.
Collograph Art Project for Kids – Printmaking with Letters
2nd grade Collographs: We read about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would view them in a new way. We made a collograph printing plate using letters and numbers…
Picture Frame
Today we made picture frame ornaments with the 3rd graders. First, I cut pieces of thin cardboard into square shapes. Then, I cut tooling foil slightly larger than the cardboard squares. The kids folded their tooling foil around…
Another project from our middle school art teacher
Once in a while I will share with you some projects that the other teacher in our school is doing. This one is so cool I had to take pictures for you. She had her 7th/8th graders embroider…
Sock Snowmen
I had my first after school holiday crafts class yesterday. I had 14 kids with me making snowmen. You can see the tutorial here. Here are our finished snowmen!
Be Inspired!
Art teachers: Do you take time out of your busy week to make your own artwork? Do you make it a priority? Even though I’m not creating gigantic masterpieces, I really try to squeeze in some of my…
Finished Printed Faces: 1st Grade
In this previous blog post, I showed you how we started our printed faces project. We finished our printed faces this week. The kids colored in the faces with markers or crayons. Then, they used rubber stamp letters…