1 day art projects for elementary

In my first year of teaching, I was terrified of teaching art. It was a subject I had always struggled with and that a few of the kids had already decided they HATED. Thankfully, I was able to find some art activities that everyone could be happily engaged in!

15 Fun One-Day Elementary Art Lesson Ideas Curriculum Design % %

6 One-Day Activities for the End of the School Year Curriculum Design % %

I just had to share this tonight. It couldn't wait. First grade has been learning about still lifes as part of our curriculum this year, and today I completed my first round of Cezanne apple still lifes. I was SO pleased with how these turned out! It only took one class period, which is always nice, and the kids really enjoyed making them. We reviewed what a still life is [because we just completed a Van Gogh sunflower still life], and looked at a few of Cezanne's apple paintings. I will…

This Art for Kids Activity is perfect for birthday parties, classrooms, and large groups! Create a negative-space silhouette painting of your name or image!

Grade Level Duration 4 classes, 80 minutes Materials Graph paper (buy or make your own online here), acrylic Paint, ghost grid posterboard (Poster board featuring a faint, disappearing grid), square dowel cut down to make a stamp (same size as the grids on the poster board), printer, pencil, palette Media Acrylic Paint Lesson Objectives For […]

Create dots for Dot Day using paper, paint, punches and brushes. Easy art techniques that help students create colorful dots just like Yayoi Kusama.

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

Minecraft Selfies - Art Projects for Kids. Add a little math and pop culture to your kid's art. #minecraft

​Today is the first day of school, and I always like to jump right in with an art activity. Who said that the first day is just the syllabus day? Not in Art Education!