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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A three-fold art display with colorful abstract swirls, a 3rd-grade drawing of a flower, and a green elephant plant leaf.

Accordion Books | Drawing Scientific Specimens | 3rd Grade

Did that get your attention?  How about this? The Science teachers at my school often have the kids create drawings…

  • November 15, 2014
  • 3 Comments
  • drawing, science, third grade, Uncategorized
Two colorful children's drawings resembling symmetrical paper skulls on a black background.

Day of the Dead | Symmetrical Paper Skulls | 1st Grade

October 31 to November 2 is the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead.  My first grade students learned about the…

  • November 1, 2014
  • 1st grade, first grade, Uncategorized
Radial Name Designs with vibrant hand-drawn symmetrical patterns and bold, colorful shapes in yellow, red, blue, and purple.

Radial Name Designs: 5th & 6th Grade

These gorgeous radial designs were made by fifth and sixth graders by using their name.  You can see all the…

  • July 31, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • drawing, fifth grade, sixth grade
Four abstract pencil sketches composed of various geometric shapes and interconnected structures within frames.

Secret City Drawings: 3rd & 4th Grade

Learn shading!  Practice drawing cubes, spheres and more.  Add dimension and depth to your drawings!  All this can be achieved…

  • July 28, 2014
  • 3 Comments
  • drawing, fourth grade, third grade
Toy animal figurines, brown houses, and a colorful building are displayed on a map drawn by 2nd graders, featuring blue waterways and green spaces.

Drawing Maps for Figurines with 2nd Graders

I came up with this idea from my daughter’s obsession with playing with her figurines and maps.  She has a…

  • April 13, 2014
  • 2 Comments
  • collaborative artwork, drawing, group artwork, second grade
An abstract pencil drawing featuring various shapes, lines, and doodles scattered across the canvas with intriguing texture and shading in black and white.

Adventures in Shapes, Shading, Texture and Lines

First of all, thanks for being a loyal blog reader (or) welcome, if you are new!  I have a personal…

  • March 21, 2014
  • 6 Comments
  • abstract, drawing, third grade
Bright, abstract painting featuring large flowers, fruits, and leaves against a pink and purple background. This lively piece encapsulates the essence of "Fruit and Flowers.

Fruit and Flowers, Mice and Me!

Fruit and Flowers: I colored in the sketch that I showed you here.  I mostly used colored pencils, watercolor pencils…

  • March 2, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • animals, art teacher tips, book review, personal artwork, Uncategorized, watercolor
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Have You Ever Drawn Flowers with Watercolor Pencils?

The week after winter break was up in the air.  Due to construction, we weren’t sure if we were going…

  • January 31, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, all grades, drawing, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, science, second grade, sixth grade, sketchbook assignments, third grade, watercolor
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