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Dot To Dot Seurat
Young scholars discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short...
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Papunya Dot Paintings
Students create examples of Papunya Dot Paintings using brushes, tempera or acrylic paints, dowel rods, and paper in this Art lesson for any grade or ability level. Examples of Papunya Dot Paintings are included as resource links.
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Tie Dye Pillowcase
Students create a tie dye pillow case. In this art activity, students use a pillow case, rubber bands, and dye to create a tie-dyed pillow case.
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Bottle Cap Locket
Students create "bottle cap lockets" using bottle caps, ribbon, small photos, and beads in this elementary Art lesson plan ideal for Valentine's Day or special occasions. The lesson plan suggests using the "Polaroid i-Zone Mini Instant...
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Glass Jar Sand Painting
Learners make their own colored sand out of salt or sand and tempera paint. They create sand art in recycled babyfood jars, by arranging layers of the different colored sand. They also decorate the jars.
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Color My World
Students identify colors created by mixing primary colors and describe the process. They then design a book using the colors of a given season entitled "Colors of the Season".
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Dot To Dot Seurat
Students explore the style of art known as pointillism and the artist (Georges Seurat) who created it.
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Painting - Science Integration - Ponds - Monet - Painting
First graders identify Monet as an Impressionist artist. They create impressions of trees and bushes, paint with sponges, and mix tints and shades. They create impressions of flowers with q-tip dabbing and mixing tints and shades.
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Coffee Filter Eggs
Students make coffee filter eggs. In this art activity, students cut coffee filters into egg shapes. Food coloring is added to water and students drop the colors onto the eggs using a eyedropper. Students allow the filters to dry and...
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Q-tip Pointillism
Students discover artist Georges Seurat and his technique of Pointillism and create Pointillist examples using Q-Tips and watercolors in this exciting multi-level art lesson. This lesson can be adapted for various grade levels and...
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Stone Figurines
Students discuss Keith Haring's style of art. In this drawing and painting lesson, students create a Haring-style drawing that will be later be turned into a placemat after it has been painted.
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Artsy Insects
Students identify and describe the elements of art and principles of design by creating several different butterfly pictures that represent color, shape, texture, pattern or symmetry.
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Outside - Inside Drawings
Students use observational drawing to study the unfamiliar They use oil pastels to mix/blend colors. They be introduced to using drawing as a tool for documenting what we can learn from close observation.
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Easy Printmaking in the Classroom
Students use styrofoam and cardboard to create prints. Students choose a theme and create designs and pictures on styrofoam and cardboard. Students also use construction paper, cardboard cylinder sections to make their art.
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Easter Baskets
Pupils create Easter baskets using paperclips, string, balloons, and paper mache techniques in this early-elementary Art lesson. Due to drying times for the paper mache it is recommended to spread this Art lesson over at least a two-day...
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Woodsies "Extraordinaire"
Allow your class to use their imaginations and create fun creatures with various wooden shapes and other embellishments. What a great way to encourage your young artists to stretch their minds!
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Texture: Wild Things
Students experiment with different kinds of marking techniques. They read "Where the Wild Things Are" and observe animals for pattern and line. They compare illustrations with Haring's images. They create a symbolic drawing of animal.
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Sedimentary Structures- An Adventure in Painting and Collage
Students identify and interpret concepts about how the Earth was formed and convey some of these ideas in a painting.
Students experiment with different types of paints and paint applicators to achieve a variety of visual textures....
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Color Memory Game
In this color memory game, students follow a set of instructions to play a game with the objective of learning colors and color words. Worksheet included game pieces to cut out.
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Seaweed
In this painting technique worksheet, students use paint to create pieces of seaweed. They mix primary colors to produce brown Students drag a sponge across the outline of a piece of seaweed. They use their fingers to create the effect...
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Creating a Cranimal
Students design their own mix and matched animals. They reinforce their literacy by working with pieces of animal names to invent a new animal. They use their drawing skill using a instructional activity framework that emphasizes...
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Backwards Watercolors
Students create a watercolor picture. In this watercolor lesson, students cover the entire page with water. They color with a marker on top of the water and watch as the colors run and blend together.
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Self Portraits
Young scholars examine Charles-Antoine Coypel’s Self-Portrait and discover what he shows in that piece of artwork. In this self portrait lesson plan, students will study a self portrait and discuss what they notice about it and what...
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Creative Color Wheel
For this color theory worksheet, students draw a large circle on a piece of paper and make six shapes evenly spaced around the circle. Students color the wheel according to the directions. This worksheet is geared toward adults who will...