Kindergarten Art Lessons

Pinch Pot Animals for Kinder and First Grade

At the request of one of my Kinder teachers (who showed me a very cute ceramic cat and bird inspiration piece), I created a seemingly simple pinch pot animals lesson...Learn More

60 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Ceramics & Clay, Kindergarten Art Lessons

You Be You Watercolor Fish Project

YOU BE YOU WATERCOLOR FISH PROJECT Looking for an adorable art lesson that bridges literature and art? You Be You by Linda Kranz (author of Only One You) sets out to...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Fish and Sea Life, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, PreK Art Lessons, Quick Art Lessons, Summer Art, Watercolors

Activity Pack: Color Theory and Literature

In my attempt to respond to my most frequently requested materials, I am thrilled to announce the arrival of my newest genre: Art Activity Packs! There are quite a few...Learn More

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Color Wheels & Theory, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, PreK Art Lessons

Inside the Kinder Classroom: Portraits

If you’ve been following my blog for any reasonable length of time, you know how much I love Kinders. I love their stubby fingers, their adorable faces and I especially...Learn More

Related categories: Kindergarten Art Lessons, Portraits

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

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

Funny Face Pumpkin Project for Kinders

Although Jack O’Lanterns have a strong association with Halloween, it is the one “holiday” based activity that I do. Here are two lesson tutorials that I’ve created last year: Painted...Learn More

55 Min

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

Truck Shape Art Project

Diving straight into a messy art project at the beginning of a school year might be crazy, but I do it anyway. I adore watching kids paint and they love...Learn More

75 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Boats, Cars and Trucks, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Paper Projects, 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