Art Lessons for Kids
Usborne Activities’s 365 Things to Draw and Paint (Activity Books) is a great resource for art techniques and ideas. I love the look of the Futuristic Cityscape lesson and knew it would translate well for my group of 5th and 6th graders. The idea of a line drawing with shots of color appeals to me as [...]
Line drawings are a wonderful way to express creativity. No matter what the subject, you are always assured of a variety of outcomes. I chose the robot for the boys in my third grade classes. Perhaps a bit gender biased of me, but the girls were equally as excited. I demonstrated various ways to draw [...]
Here is another take on my Line Drawing Series. These graphic illustrations are perfect for fourth grade when many children love to doodle. Instead of leaving the pictures black and white, you can take it a step further and either color in with marker or add watercolor paints. Drawing a Grid It doesn’t really matter [...]
Here is a lesson that I taught to my second graders a few years ago. It was a great “intro-to-drawing” lesson but after teaching the lesson, I felt it would be more age appropriate for third grade and up. The skills are slightly complex and while most kids did very well, I remember a few [...]
Here is another popular line drawing art lesson that I do with my fourth grade students. It’s a play on their name. This lesson teaches how to make block letters and to think a bit outside the box. Again, like other the other line drawings in earlier posts, I tend to start the year off [...]
In keeping with my theme for line drawings, I’m posting a few of my samples that I have done with my students over the years. I don’t like to show “teacher samples” as I don’t feel that helps you much with your expectations, but I’m making an exception here. Hopefully, you’ll get inspired to try [...]
Line drawings are a super easy way to start off your art curriculum. I usually do some type of line drawing with all my grade levels at the beginning of the year. Not only is the set-up simple and there is virtually no clean-up, but it gives me a chance to get to get to [...]
This is a simple, yet satisfying drawing lesson suitable for 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th grade. Begin with a paper plate (8″) , a small rectangle cut from tag board (approx. 2″ x 3″), pencils and a sheet of 12″ x 18″ white paper. Trace the plate towards the top of the white paper. Trace [...]
I like to start the kids off each year with a line drawing warm-up. The sixth graders seem to enjoy this one in particular. We start by drawing a large “U” on a piece of white paper and follow with strategies for drawing hair–but not just regular hair–hair using shapes. I talk about the difference [...]
