Art Lessons by Subject

Day of the Dead Catrina Dolls

Celebrate The Day of the Dead holiday with a form-based art project that uses paper bags and cardboard boxes. These festive Catrina Doll sculptures were a blast to create. The fifth grade students worked...Learn More

2 Hrs

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, Culture Based, Mexican Culture, Paper Projects

Fish Printing Project

ONE LESSON @ 1 HOUR WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Liquid watercolor or tempera paint Foam sheets or foam lunch trays/meat trays Step One: Painting the Background I used glitter liquid watercolors...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Fish and Sea Life, Summer Art

Drawing and Painting Barns

Here is a super easy lesson that I snagged from Painted Paper Flicker Page. If you have any desire to be utterly inspired let alone be swept away by color,...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Buildings and Architecture

Day of the Dead Catrina Art Project

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration honoring loved ones who have passed. This vibrant holiday calls the elaborately decorated skeletons, Catrinas. My second grade students loved creating...Learn More

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Culture Based, Mexican Culture

Dia de Los Muertos First Grade Sugar Skulls

Latin American and Mexican cultures celebrate Dia de Los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd. It is a joyous occasion where loved ones who have passed on, are honored and...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Culture Based, Mexican Culture

Trucks and Tractors: Kindergarten Shape Lesson

When my two boys were little, I would pack a lunch and drive to a construction site where we would sit on the hood of our car and watch the...Learn More

Related categories: Boats, Cars and Trucks, Kindergarten Art Lessons

Autumn Collage Art Project

My wee first graders splattered their way to a beautiful autumn collage. The process was fun (painting paper) and skill building (drawing, cutting and pasting). If you have pumpkins and...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Collage, Fall Art, Inclusion/Special Needs Art Projects, Tempera Paint

Old Bear: Leaf Print and Bear Painting

While looking through the library one afternoon, I stumbled across Kevin Henkes’s picture book, Old Bear. The illustrations inspired me to create a combination bear painting and leaf print art...Learn More

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Book Reviews, Fall Art, Tempera Paint

Fall Leaves in Tissue Paper

Nothing is more beautiful than a tree emboldened with crimson and pumpkin colored leaves. In Santa Barbara, we have few trees that display this wonderful show but our imaginations make...Learn More

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Blog Posts, Fall Art, Inclusion/Special Needs Art Projects, Quick Art Lessons