Grade 2 art

A collection of beautiful spring-themed artworks made by elementary kids. My faves are the tulips and sun/moons. Drop by for inspiration.

Lauralee Chambers🌀 | Next up- 4th grade giant ice cream sundaes! Drawing with ink on 18x24. Following an @artforkidshub lesson. Thanks! #drawinglesson #kidsart… | Instagram

2nd Grade Art Lessons – Art with Mrs Filmore

My second graders recently learned about simple ways to show depth in an artwork. I gave a demonstration on my new document camera and showed them how rivers and roads that go back in space would be wider in the front and narrower in the back. I demonstrated how things that were far in the distance would be smaller than things in the front. The use of overlap is also a way to show depth. I showed the students this … Read more... →

Warm and cool colors in art tree art project. Grid art printable.

How adorable are these?!? My 2nd graders did such a fantastic job creating them! This lesson took (3) 40 minute art classes to finish and incorporates the Elements of Art- Line, Shape, Color, Value…

Van Gogh Starry Night Art Project for Kids

Embrace the beauty of summer with a magical Sunset art lesson for kids with warm and cool colors. This engaging summer craft for kids encourages children to experiment with color and creativity while celebrating fun summer activities.

Lesson Background: There are many winter fox art projects online such as this one http://littledogartblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/5th-grade-winter-fox-paintings.html I combined lots of ideas to create these foxes. This was a directed drawing lesson. Directed drawing (i.e. modelling step-by-step) elicits great discussions, exposing students to vocabulary they encounter in art and maths. Students are hearing and putting into action phrases such as “half way down the page”, “curved line”…