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Honoring National Native American Heritage Month with Your Students

November kicks off National Native American Heritage Month, also referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, which is a time to celebrate the rich traditions, cultures and...Learn More

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Ancient Dwellings Rock Art

This art project offers kids the opportunity to create their own rock art petroglyphs using terra cotta clay scraps and white paint. And the best part is that the project...Learn More

90 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, America, Ceramics & Clay, Quick Art Lessons

Hawaiian Dancers Art Project

What you’ll need: – 12″ x 18″ white drawing paper (or watercolor paper if you have it) – Black waterproof marker (I use Sharpie brand) – Watercolor paints (I use...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, America, Culture Based, Summer Art, Watercolors

How to Draw a Perspective Landscape

Learning how to draw perspective is one of those art techniques that gets kids to sit up and take notice. Part of the excitement is realizing that art has rules....Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, America, Line Drawing, Markers

Lincoln Portraits Art Project

If you are looking for a great story to read to your students, Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith combines corny jokes, American history and great illustrations. The story alludes to the Lincoln’s bedroom...Learn More

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, America, Art and Literature, Chalk Pastels, Line Drawing, Winter Art

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

America the Beautiful Ceramic Tile Mural

Another year has passed and with it another ceramic tile mural graces our school’s inner courtyard. I can’t think of a better way for our graduating students to celebrate their...Learn More

Related categories: 6th Grade Art Lessons, America, Ceramics & Clay

Liberty Bell Art Project

Looking for an easy Liberty Bell art project? This lesson leans more towards craft than art but many standards are reinforced: composition, history, tracing/cutting, and color mixing. To start, my...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, America, Collage, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Tempera Paint

Grand Canyon Painting Lesson

Here is another lesson inspiration from the book, Wow! America! by Robert Neubecker. A journey across the United States brings us to the great Grand Canyon. Layers of rock, canyons and...Learn More

Related categories: 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, America, Art and Literature