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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Kandinsky Drawing Game
After learning about Kandinsky, second graders played a drawing game using crayons. Later, they painted over their artwork with ink to create a wax resist. Art Lesson Video: Kandinsky Drawing Game, Part 1 & Kandinsky Drawing Game, Part 2, Ink Set-up Video Drawing Prompts: Kandinsky Drawing Game Supplies: 9″ x 12″ white paper Crayons India Ink, one…
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…
Chalk Pastel Observational Drawings
After observing still lives by Georgia O’Keeffe, elementary art students create their own “up-close” observational drawings. Art Lesson Videos: Chalk Pastel Observational Drawings, Part 1 & Chalk Pastel Observational Drawings, Part 2 PowerPoint: Observational Drawings Supplies: 9″ x 9″ colorful construction paper Sharpie Chalk pastels Assorted objects I wanted to put a new spin on my usual Georgia…
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…
Shapes and Sizes
Elementary art students used markers and crayons to create artwork with big, medium and small shapes. Supplies: 9″ x 12″ white paper Markers Crayons Pencils, erasers Downloadable PowerPoint: Shapes and Sizes The beginning of the year with second graders is always a little crazy. My class is the first time they have ever gone to Art…
Listen Up! Game
Listen Up! Game is perfect for introducing elementary students to the art classroom.
Artful Squid 