Art Lessons for Kids
This Georgia O’Keeffe inspired art lesson is quick, easy lesson that all grade levels will enjoy. Needing a one-lesson project for the end of my sixth grade art rotation, I was inspired by an O’Keeffe art print on my wall. But instead of focusing on the center of a flower and creating a detailed drawing, [...]
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Here is a very easy watercolor lesson for any grade. Simply add puddles of liquid watercolor paint (or well-watered pan watercolors) onto watercolor paper. Before the puddles “dry” tap the paper onto the table surface to create streams of paint. These are the flower stems. After the paint dries, the artist can use chalk pastels [...]
Here is a very easy bunny art lesson that involves a simple line drawing, sponge painting and a few embellishments. My first graders did this lesson in one 40-minute session. Afterwards, I realized that we forgot to add bunny teeth. And wouldn’t a cotton-ball look adorable stuck on Bunny’s bottom? Maybe you all can add [...]
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Last week, my second grade students used templates, painted and colored paper and oil pastels to create cute little rabbits. Adding tails, teeth, ears and flowers, the kids created their own Mr. Bunny all in one 45-minute class time. This lesson is fast due to the use of pre-made templates. I created a head, body [...]
My last class with my first and second grade students was on Tuesday. I only had 15 classes with them, so when the last class arrived, it felt very sad and short. Most of my lessons are designed to fit into 2, 45-minute sessions, so when I need a one session lesson, I really need [...]
It’s no secret that I love butterflies. All grade levels love them. The instructions for this lesson is the same as the Symmetrical Butterflies, but instead of using watercolor paints to color, kinders used tissue paper and liquid starch. Many people ask if watered-down glue works as well as liquid starch. Basically yes, but I [...]
Here is a cute lesson that I did a while ago with my second grade students. It’s a great lesson for cutting skills which I think by second grade is pretty crucial. The steps to draw the snake are fun and easy but creating the grass can be challenging for many second graders. If it [...]
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 [...]
A perennial favorite…what student can go through elementary school without completing his own version of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers? I usually do a collection of Sunflowers in oil pastel, but decide to try out a tempera paint version instead. Here’s what we did: Using an oil pastel, students drew a vase, table line and the flower centers. [...]
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Simple. Cute. Fun. What more could you want from a first grade art lesson? Last year, I introduced this lesson to my Kinders (see post) and it was so successful that I thought I would try it again. This time, however, I used tempera paints instead of watercolor. Simple Steps… Using a black oil pastel, [...]
Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert I was organizing stacks of art the other day and came across these beautiful pieces. I featured these birds in my “Art and Literature” PDF Booklet but wanted to share the images with all of you. This project was highly successful, meaning that children embraced the project with so [...]
Drawing a birdhouse is easy and satisfying for second graders. By combining some basic shapes, these little kids create a bird sanctuary complete with their very own feathered friend. This lesson is fairly easy. It only requires two 40-minute sessions, but you could extend it to three classes by adding a more detailed background and [...]
This is a favorite art lesson of mine for spring time…paper cut flowers in a symmetrical vase. I typically do this lesson with my third grade students but the results would be fanatstic at any age. Supplies: Colored Paper (I used some leftover “Eric Carle” painted paper from earlier in the year.) White paper (this [...]
I’ve certainly gotten my money’s worth out of this project. My popular Symmetrical Butterflies lesson for third grade got simplified for my little Kinders. Instead of painting with glitter paint, the Kinders used Mod Podge (liquid starch is another good option) and tissue paper to decorate their symmetrical butterflies. I thought they did a terrific [...]
