Art Lessons by Technique

Watercolor & Paper Bouquets

Here is a simple art lesson that combines a watercolor and oil pastel resist with creating shapes with paper and scissors. We created these paper bouquets in January so colors...Learn More

2.5 Hrs

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, Collage, Flowers, Recycled Art Materials, Valentine’s Day Art, Watercolors

Homophone and Homonym Art Activity

Based on the book “Cat Tales” by Michel Hale, children explore the color wheel by creating secondary colors from primary colors. Using shapes to create the Cats from the book,...Learn More

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Collage, Color Wheels & Theory

Santa Barbara Mission Paintings

The Santa Barbara Mission is perched on top of a gentle hill overlooking the city and the distant ocean. An extensive rose garden offers the visitor a place to picnic,...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, America, Buildings and Architecture, Line Drawing, Tempera Paint

Snowman Collage Project

SNOWMAN COLLAGE PROJECT This happy snowman teaches color theory, collage techniques, and perspective in about two, 45-minutes art classes. I did this snowman collage project with two first grade classes...Learn More

90 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Christmas, Collage, Color Wheels & Theory, Pastels & Crayons, Winter Art

Mosaic Hearts Art Lesson

MOSAIC HEARTS ART LESSON Sometimes an art project is inspired by the strangest of things. In this case, a sparkly roll of craft tape. A soon as I saw these...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Paper Projects, Valentine’s Day Art

Book Review & Here, Near & Far Winter Trees Lesson

Atmospheric perspective is a big word for kinder and first grade students but in this lesson they get to play with color value and distance to achieve it. To set...Learn More

85 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Collage, Color Wheels & Theory, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, Winter Art

Winter Squirrel Art Project

Every year I like to do a birch tree collage project. I’ve done variations of this project but decided I would try a woodland creature instead of a bird. I...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Collage, Tempera Paint, Winter Art

Pete the Cat Art Lesson for First Grade

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin is a popular children’s book title in first grade classrooms across the country. I took a stab...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Line Drawing, Tempera Paint

Emily Carr Art Lessons

EMILY CARR ART LESSONS For every girl who has dreamed of paving her own path, Emily Carr’s story will surely inspire. The youngest of five girls, Emily loved drawing from...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, Famous Artists, Pastels & Crayons, Video Tutorials