Second grade students played a drawing game by working together to each create part of a monster. Supplies: 12″ x 18″ construction paper Pencil Markers Colored pencils It is always fun to shake up an art project by doing it on large paper. I’ve done variations of the exquisite corpse game before. This time I…
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Surreal Self Portraits
Fourth grade students created a surreal self-portrait using symbols that represent them as the different parts of their body. They colored in their drawings with colored pencil. PowerPoint: Surreal Self Portrait Supplies: 9″ x 12″ drawing paper Colored pencils Two class periods into the Surreal Landscape project, I realized my students were going to be finishing…
Not Your Average Coloring Center
Elementary art students can choose to go to a coloring page center where they re-invent artwork by an artist they just learned about. PowerPoint: Table Artists 2015 & Table Artists 2016 Supply Box Labels: Table Name Images, Table Names Coloring Pages: Kusama Coloring, Lange Coloring This is the second year I’ve named each of my tables after famous artists. I decided to…
Draw a Verb
After reading Lines that Wiggle, elementary art students drew lines inspired by a verb and colored their artwork using markers and colored pencils. Art Lesson Videos: Draw a Verb, Part 1 & Draw a Verb, Part 2 PowerPoint: Draw a Verb Supplies: Lines that Wiggle by Candace Whitman 9″ x 12″ drawing paper Markers Colored pencils…
Frank Stella Inspired Drawings
Fourth grade students created drawings using geometric or organic shapes after viewing artwork by Frank Stella. Art Lesson Videos: Frank Stella Drawings, Part 1 & Frank Stella Drawings, Part 2 Supplies: 9″ x 12″ white drawing paper Pencils, erasers Drawing tools (rulers, protractors, compasses, etc.) Colored pencils Markers PowerPoint: Stella Drawings I was inspired by a post I…
Create a Coloring Page
Third and fourth grade art students drew their own coloring book pages, then colored a photo copy of a classmate’s artwork. Supplies: Copy paper Pencils Sharpies Crayons Copier (Make one copy of each drawing) Downloadable PowerPoint: Create a Coloring Page This project is a winner for artists of all ages – I have done it…
Combat Boredom with Sketchbook Projects
Use sketchbooks as a way to extend students’ learning after they finish working on their art project for the day. Supplies (for each book): 12″ x 18″ construction paper 4 sheets 12″ x 18″ drawing paper Staples! The best change I made to my classroom last year was introducing sketchbooks! The first quarter I used…
Independent Projects
At the end of the quarter, fourth grade art students created Independent Projects by choosing their subject and medium. Supplies: Markers Colored Pencils Crayons Watercolors Construction paper and glue Printmaking supplies Yarn Poster board Drawing paper PowerPoint: Independent Project For whatever weird scheduling reason, the third quarter is a little longer than the others. I decided…
Hybrid Animals
Using photo references, fourth graders practiced observational drawing by combining characteristics of two different animals to create a hybrid. Supplies: Pencils, erasers Photo references of animals Sets of 24 colored pencils 9″ x 12″ drawing paper Downloadable PowerPoint: Hybrid Animals I wrote my hybrid animal lesson plan the first year I was teaching. I had middle school…
Abstract or Realistic?
Abstract or Realistic? A student-led approach to teaching the element of Space. Students chose between creating a drawing using perspective or a notan using positive and negative space.
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