Teaching elementary art

36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids - one for every week of the school year! Perfect for homeschool families, teachers, scout leaders, and parents! via @hiHomemadeBlog

This chalk pastel galaxy art project is out of this world! Kids will love using easy chalk pastel techniques to create this stunning galaxy craft. #projectswithkids #kidsart #chalkpastels #kidscrafts

Need a quick artistic exercise to keep your elementary kid busy? Here is a printable of circles. Get creative! How many circle ideas can you think of? #elementaryart #creativity #insideactivity #circles

We are so excited to kick off another great year of art and creativity here in Hudsonville and have been having a blast welcoming back all o...

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Am I the only one who is ready for this Winter to be over? Spring Break is right around the corner and we still have freezing temperatures here!! This week we have been looking at the ugly, freezing, dark skies and rain. We wanted to turn it into something beautiful! Begin with a white crayon and draw the horizon line. there should be a big emphasis on drawing OVALS instead of circles. Students figured out that you can see the white crayon BETTER when the paper in on their stool UNDER the…

AVT 691 Elementary Art Lessons – Brian Dang Art Teaching Portfolio

This project is relatively simple and takes learning about lines into the third dimension. I posted about this project back in 2013 and it was one of my most popular blog posts. I usually do a lin…

I was introduced to this lesson by Claire Kirk & Katie Flowers. Both amazing artists and art educators I have had the honor of knowing and working with over the years. From observational drawin…

This is a lesson that I have seen many different places. I decided to try it out on third graders to continue on with color theory. This was a two day lesson. On day one we discussed these terms: Tints=Color + White Shades=Color + Black Value=One color going light to dark Together students drew four ice creams scoops. They then watched me create color tints using white and my chosen color. I stressed the importance of each color looking different. Students experimented with mixing colors and…