Art Lessons for Kids
You’d think I could come up with a better name for this lesson but, there it is. I do this lesson with Kinders but it would work well with first through third. The interesting part of this lesson is creating the vase. Unless you give the right instruction, you’ll have a class of very confused [...]
The fourth graders took a creative journey to the Rainforest and learned how to draw many rainforest inhabitants. We studied how snakes wind themselves around trees, how sloths hang upside down and what lurks in the shallow waters. The students were free to draw whichever animal they pleased except for birds (we already had that lesson). [...]
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Who says giraffe’s can’t dance? According to my first grade students, they not only dance, but sway, gyrate and hip hop! Based on the book of the same name, the lesson was done in two 40 minute sessions. Supplies Giraffe White 12″ x 18″ paper Pencil/eraser Brown, orange, yellow and black broad tip markers [...]
My kindergarten class had a terrific time creating their collage snowmen. It’s a very simple lesson to do with this age group. You’ll need two 30 minute sessions: First session: Cut small pieces of tissue paper into small pieces (violet, blue, pink and any other cool colors) and arrange on trays. Set tray in the [...]
I have a poster book featuring prints of Fred Babb’s energetic art. Inside the book, he splashes quotes across the foreheads of his subjects or against a stark black canvas. Here are a two of my favorites: “Time becomes meaningless in the face of creativity” “Art Major: I really wanted to be a peace talks [...]
Searching through more archived photos, I thought I would post another one of my favorites. This art project is adapted from one the Arts Attack video art lessons. The main goal of this lesson is to teach the “double-loading” technique. As the students dip their paintbrushes first in one color, then another, a special affect [...]
Van Gogh’s famous Sunflower series is one of the most recognizable art subjects in a classroom. My students loved the flexibility of drawing sunflowers and enjoyed the opportunity to create many types of flowers. Using oil pastel to color is a mess-free choice, although not nearly as “fast” as paints. Drawing with Oil Pastels The [...]
A classic glue and chalk pastel lesson. Using a 12″ x 18″ sheet of white or black construction paper, instruct the kids (directed art) how to draw a cat. You can come up with your own version. I encourage the kids to follow the directions in this lessons as problems arise if the kids don’t [...]
Kinder students at Foothill and MountainView created wonderful gifts for lucky parents this holiday season. With great skill and enthusiasm they created ceramic snowmen. For art teachers, this is a fairly easy lesson to do. I chose to do it with my kindergartners but it might be more suitable for first or even second grade. [...]
