Art Lessons for Kids
Coming up with an Aboriginal Painting lesson is not as easy as I thought it would be….most ideas feel too complex or too simplistic. This one falls right in the middle. 1. I start with giving the children sheets of “drawing aids”; illustrations of typical aboriginal icons. Have the students pick one and draw it [...]
This is an easy lesson to do with any grade level. I introduced this to third graders who seem to really grasp the chalk techniques. Starting with a black oil pastel and a piece of black paper, I had the children draw rolling hills, rounded mountains and finally, a sun/moon with concentric circles. I encouraged [...]
Eric Carle Fish Very same as the owls, except use a fish template (see “Barns and Farms” below). This is one project that the children often chose not to use a template. If that’s the case, encourage them to cut big! They tend to cut too small when creating their won fish.
Slightly less time consuming than Barns and Farms, Owls take only two classes to complete. Follow the instructions for Day One: Getting messy (see below). For day two, I use Owl templates. You can create your own. Draw a simplified owl, then trace the parts onto cardboard or tag board. The kids can use the [...]
Eric Carle is one of my favorite illustrators. Over the years, I have used many of his books as inspirations for art lessons. The next few blog posts will feature work I have done with various grade levels using my basic “Eric Carle” techniques. The instructions will be basic, all using a three class format, [...]
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 [...]
Paper portraits are yet another fun and easy way to create portraits for your students. Although this project is simple and fun, there are certain steps the children must do along with the teacher in order for the project to be successful. This project usually takes two, 45-minute class periods, perhaps allowing some extra time [...]
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Here is a great way to teach watercolor resist. It’s simple and involves a surprise at the end! On the white board, demonstrate how to draw a vase, a table line, then circles for the center of the flowers. Give them different options for drawing the petals. Then, ask the kids to chose a favorite color [...]
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