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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

Ted Harrison Northern Landscapes

Ted Harrison is one of Canada’s favorite painters. He was born in England in 1926 but immigrated to Canada’s Yukon in the 1950’s. His vibrant paintings of the people and the...Learn More

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Famous Artists

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

Kandinsky and the Rainbow Art Project

Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky’s paintings use color to show emotions rather than painting an object to look real. This concept is particularly intriguing to young children as they generally strive...Learn More

Related categories: Color Wheels & Theory, Famous Artists, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, PreK Art Lessons

Repeat Fish Collage using Painted Paper

Kids love painting paper. Place a piece of white paper and a few tubs of paint on a table and watch ’em go at it. Pure joy. If you think...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, Collage, Fish and Sea Life, Paper Projects, Summer Art, Tempera Paint

Fruit Study Art Lesson

Need a lesson where each component takes less than 15 minutes? Consider adding a mixed-media still life study to your art curriculum. I opt to teach this still-life study to...Learn More

15 Min

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, Chalk Pastels, Pastels & Crayons

How to make Coil Pots

How to make a coil pot is a standard practice in many art rooms, but for me, I held off teaching them for over six years. For some reason, they...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, Ceramics & Clay