Kindergarten Art Lessons

Starlight Pumpkins | Art Project for the Fall Season

These beautiful, glowing pumpkins have a lot going on! This multi-step pumpkin art project includes drawing from observations and sequence, primary color mixing, adding highlights, cutting and pasting skills and...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Pastels & Crayons, Watercolors

Painting Tips for Kinders and PreK

I had three Kinder classes one year with one of the classes being considered a Transitional Kinder combo. What does this mean? In California, Transitional Kinders are children who are...Learn More

35 Min

Related categories: How to Teach Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, PreK Art Lessons, Teaching Philosophies

Student Milestones in Art | Kindergarten, First & Second Grade

This is the first installment of the Student Milestones in Art Series. Part II covers 3rd, 4th and 5th grade and Part III covers middle school students. As a teacher,...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Art Standards, Back to School, Blog Posts, Kindergarten Art Lessons

Jeff Koon’s Inspired Paper Balloon Dog

This fun art project was inspired by artist Jeff Koons’ iconic Balloon Dog series. Students will create their own brightly colored balloon dog from a series of traced ovals and...Learn More

80 Min

Related categories: Animals, Blog Posts, Collage, Contemporary Artists, Famous Artists, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, Video Tutorials

Sea Turtles Drawing & Painting Lesson

Sea Turtles Drawing & Painting Lesson This sea turtle drawing & painting art project was inspired by this Under-the-Sea Chalk Lesson. To keep the project manageable for first graders, I used...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Art at Home, Fish and Sea Life, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, Summer Art, Tempera Paint

How to Make Cute Paper Animals for Earth Day

These simple endangered animals are easy enough for the youngest of kindergartners to create, and are a forever favorite subject for younger students. Students will focus on shape in this...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: Animals, Blog Posts, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Nature & Landscapes, Paper Projects

4 Watercolor Techniques Every Student Should Know

If you love watercolor as much as me, you might be looking for the best watercolor projects to teach your students. I’ve done hundreds over the years and my favorites...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, Art at Home, Art Lessons by Technique, Blog Posts, Fall Art, How to Teach Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Video Tutorials, Watercolors

How to Draw & Paint a Thanksgiving Turkey

For the last day of my Fall rotation, each of my kinder students create an adorable Thanksgiving Turkey. I haven’t done a guided drawing lesson with this group yet, but since they...Learn More

40 Min

Related categories: Birds, Fall Art, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, Quick Art Lessons, Watercolors

Play-Doh Colorwheel Activity

This Play-Doh colorwheel is a great way to teach the color-wheel for young children. I’m not sure where this lesson originated but my typewritten copy is by Lois Ann Lynn...Learn More

30 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Kindergarten Art Lessons, PreK Art Lessons, Quick Art Lessons