1st Grade Art Lessons

Paper Owl Art Project

Wow your students and start the art year off with a painted paper art project. There is simply nothing more engaging to students than experimenting with paint. So grab your...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Birds, Pastels & Crayons, Tempera Paint

Shape Robots Art Project

An excellent back-to-school project for Kinders, these Shape Robots offer a look into how well a child can cut and paste, identify shapes and apply a little whimsy to their...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, Paper Projects, Quick Art Lessons, Recycled Art Materials

Easy Color & Line Art Lesson

I needed a quick art lesson for my last day of art with my first graders. Something fun, engaging and applicable to our unit on color & line. My Kinders...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Quick Art Lessons, Tempera Paint

Painted Paper Butterflies

I love happy art lessons. The ones that engage children right from the get-go. These painted paper butterflies are a perennial favorite in my art room. My first graders make...Learn More

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

Book Review: The Shape of my Heart

I went to my local Indie bookstore a while back searching for a book to tie-in with my Valentine’s Day themed art lessons. I gravitated towards the sea of pink...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Book Reviews, Valentine’s Day Art, Watercolors

Mixed-Media Snowman

If I had to choose my favorite snowman art lesson, it would be this one. The combination of skills: tracing, cutting, shading, drawing, pasting, composition, and painting checks off all...Learn More

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

Arlo Needs Glasses Art Lesson

Arlo Needs Glasses by Barney Saltzberg is about as cute as you can get when it comes to interactive picture books. My group of Kinders LOVED this book. We read the...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Book Reviews, Chalk Pastels, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing

Pinch Pot Monsters

I’m a planner. I like to be prepared. So whatever happened during those last few weeks of school that left me staring at 200 pieces of unglazed bisque, I’ll never...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Ceramics & Clay

Painted Paper Tropical Birds

Even though by the end of the year my art room is overflowing with painted paper scraps, I couldn’t resist using up my stashes of mixed paints to create this...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Birds, Summer Art, Tempera Paint