Art Lessons for Kids
Becoming familiar with paint is one thing. Becoming familiar with what paint can do is another thing altogether. Who knew that adding white paint to colored paint would give these kids such a thrill? Some kids don’t like the idea of messing up perfectly good primary colors. No problem, because there is another big art [...]
I vowed to begin the year with a unit on teaching color theory. It means breaking out the paints when it’d be alot easier sticking to paper and markers but what the heck, I have a sink. By second grade, most kids know the primary colors and many know the secondary colors. This lesson reinforces [...]
I jumped right in this year…messy painting project on Day One! Actually, it was alot of fun and the kids loved it. For my first graders, I wanted to begin the year with a colorwheel lesson. Often I wait until a bit later in the year but it’s worth it to start the year with [...]
Here’s a fun way to teach the color-wheel and use up your end-of-the-year paper scraps. What you’ll need: Pre-cut rectangles of the Primary and Secondary colors 12″ x 18″ white paper Glue stick, pencil and scissors Scraps of warm and cool colors (I have these separated into 2 boxes) Small square of gray paper small [...]
Parrots are an art room staple..for lessons, I mean. They are easy to draw and even more fun to paint. I love this lesson because, no matter what the child’s perceived artistic ability, most will be totally surprised with how well they did. For this lesson, which took three-45 minute class times, we started with [...]
I wish I could remember the website where I found this lesson! It’s one of my favorite kinder lessons that incorporates a color wheel. This lesson is a bit involved. It usually takes three 30-minute classes to complete this project but it’s worth it. You’ll need the following: white card stock with a color wheel [...]
