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4th Grade Art Lessons

Pirate Ship Art Lesson for Fourth Grade

This lesson combines many techniques: drawing, cutting and shaping with paper, painting waves and composition. I chose to do this lesson with an upper grade class but it’s suitable for...Learn More
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Amate Bark Paintings

Based on “Folk Art Lesson” in the book Art Projects from Around the World (Scholastic 2006), I adapted the images to create a very cool “bark” painting for fourth grade....Learn More
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Watercolor Birds Art Lesson

This is a super easy project for middle elementary kids. I like to demonstrate how to draw a tropical bird using the steps below. As I’m drawing, I explain how...Learn More
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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
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Using simple art supplies like markers, paper and paint, kids draw graphic elements in a grid. Pop art art lesson.

Line Drawing: Graphic Squares

These graphic line illustrations are perfect for fourth grade when many children love to doodle. Instead of leaving the drawings black and white, you can take it a step further and...Learn More
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Tribal Masks Art Project for Fourth Grade

This lesson is adapted from a lesson in Dynamic Art Projects for Children by Denise Logan. It’s a great book filled with exciting and doable lessons for elementary kids. I...Learn More
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Terrific Toucans: Drawing and Painting Toucans for Fourth Grade

Aren’t these fantastic? I absolutely love how each toucan has it’s own personality. This is the yardstick I use to measure how successful a project is. If the artwork is...Learn More
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Under-the-Sea Chalk and Glue Drawings

I discovered this lesson while browsing through the Artsonia site recently. Gulf Elementary in Cape Coral, Florida displayed this beautiful Under-the-Sea chalk art on their school page. Although no lesson...Learn More
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Rainforest Art Lesson

The fourth graders took a creative journey to the Rainforest and learned how to draw many rainforest inhabitants. We studied how snakes wind themselves around trees, how sloths hang upside...Learn More
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