Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Elementary Art Projects & Creative Lessons for Kids
Welcome to Art is Basic, a blog full of elementary art lessons, easy art projects, and teaching ideas for K-5 classrooms. Browse hundreds of engaging activities designed to inspire young artists.
One of the kids in my classes was wearing this shirt.
I thought this shirt was so cute!!
Art Teacher Blog Directory
I posted this before and I thought a reposting would be nice. Add your art teacher blog to this directory and then repost it to your website. The more people who repost and add it to the list…
Have a Spooky Christmas
I came into the art room this morning and our other art teacher was setting up this still life for the kids to Quick Draw at the beginning of the class. The skeleton models were borrowed from the…
Clay Viking Ships
To complement their study of explorers, the Primaries made clay Viking ships. We started by rolling a flat slab of clay with a rolling pin and then cutting out the bottom of the boat. Next, we rolled coils…
Jasper Johns Collograph Print
2nd GRADE learned about the art of Jasper Johns. He used everyday, ordinary images and created art so people would view ordinary things in a new way. We made a collograph printing plate using letters and numbers cut…
Winter Murals
These are some winter murals that we made this week. I was inspired by the murals on Mr. E’s blog.
African Korhogo Cloths
The Intermediates (grade 3) are studying Africa in their Social Studies class. We learned about the African Korhogo Clothes. See this link for more details. This project focused on how symbols are used in African art. The students…
Knitted Balls
I really like to knit, but I’m not that skilled at it. I would say I’m probably an intermediate level knitter. I’m not good at precise things, and many times I’ll be knitting something and end up with…
Figure Drawing like Keith Haring
These are drawings by 4th/5th graders. Who was Keith Haring? What is gesture drawing? The 4/5s learned about the artwork of Keith Haring and practiced figural drawing. In pairs, the students posed for each other and practiced…
things I’m doing.
work in progress going a little sew-crazy bah! humbug! a christmas doodlebug
Clay Hearts
Easy Clay Hearts for Kindergarten This project teaches how to roll coils and basic glazing techniques. 1. Step one, Demonstrate rolling coils.2. Form the coils on a pre-drawn heart handout. Press firmly to adhere together. A little bit…
Alaskan Masks
In November the students are learning about the characteristics and functions of Alaskan masks as well as the cultural traditions of Native Alaskans. They are making a 3-D mask using typical characteristics— animal or human features, fur,…
Finished Pocket Pots
Here are a few of the final glazed pocket pots. Kids were in grades K-6. It was an afterschool class. For full directions, see earlier post about this project. Yay! I love them!