Old School Lesson Plans
During the summer, I’m going to dig back to some of my old lesson plans that I had posted on artsonia.com to show to you. Maybe I will revisit these again during the upcoming school year. This was…
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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Art Teacher SHOWCASE!! Installment 3
“Summer months are slow in blogland for teachers. Most art teachers are taking a break from teaching all day. Some are doing art camps or personal travels, but I know that in the summer months, not as many…
Book Review 2
Linda Barry combines funny comics, drawings, and text in a book for adults about how to get your drawing juices flowing. There’s how tos are more for an adult who just wants to get started drawing. Her own…
Book Review 1
I love using children’s books in my lessons about art. Even the older kids like being read to. It’s a way to spark their interest in art, encourage a love of reading and make their learning connections much…
Puppets!
Puppets were made during my summer art class! For this project, I drew a puppet template, which the kids traced and cut out from felt. They cut out 2 pieces, a front and back. Then, I hot glued…
Art Teacher Showcase Installment #1– Stephanie Clegg
This is my first installment of Art Teacher Showcase, where art teachers across the world will be sharing with you their favorite lesson and invite you to visit their blog. If you would like to participate, see the…
Superheroes on Canvas
In my summer art class, we painted superhero canvases. The kids decided what superhero they would like to be and drew these on dry wax paper with markers and colored pencils. Then I used gel medium (on the…
Art Camp 1st Day
I am teaching 2 days of art camp in the afternoons this week. On Monday, one of the projects we made were sun tiles. I picked up some glossy ceramic tiles from the hardware store. They looked at…
Magazine Covers
You may remember my last post about the magazine covers. Here are some that the students created. This was an end-of-the-year project and we didn’t have as much time to devote to the project as I would have…
Third Grade Silhouettes
We looked at the silhouette portraits of the early Americans as well as the paper cuttings of Hans Christian Anderson. The students drew with white colored pencil on their black paper, and then cut out their designs. Then,…
Kindergarten Felt Collage
This was a 2 day project. We decided as a class what our theme would be for the banner. We chose the jungle. Next, we brainstormed types of animals in the jungle. Each kid signed up for one…
Faux Stained Glass
The 5th/6th graders have been studying Medieval art and we viewed a powerpoint about stained glass windows in cathedrals. The students use glass stain on pieces of plexiglass to make their own picture. We first drew the lines…
Op Art — 3rd grade
First, we looked at the art of Bridget Riley and the Op art movement. We read a Scholastic Art issue which features this style of art. If you don’t get these magazines, they are a great investment. Each…