Students paint designs and messages on cloth nail bags using puff paint or fabric paint in this simple elementary school Art lesson for Father's Day. The lesson could be adapted depending on classroom needs and student needs.

Students create paper bag versions of turkeys using old newspapers, paint, brown paper bags, and pre-cut turkey "heads" in this Art lesson for the pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade classroom. The lesson can be used prior to Thanksgiving break.

Students create flowery napkin rings, paint umbrellas, paint flowers, and create "butter-flowers" in this four-day lesson all about Springtime. The activities in this lesson could be accomplished over four days, used separately, or...

Stuents create paper bag versions of "pilgrim dolls" in this excellent Art lesson for the time just before Thanksgiving break. The plan uses staples or glue to attach dolls and includes a picture diagram and two "cut-out" templates to...

Students create "turkey centerpieces" in this easy elementary art instructional activity using apples, toothpicks, construction paper, and gumdrops. The instructional activity includes a materials list and a step-by-step list of...

Students cut out their face from a picture. In this art lesson, students put velcro on the back and then find pictures in magazines of various chores. Students glue pictures to the posterboard and velcro pieces for the faces. Students...

Students explore the book, "Library Lion," by Michelle Knudsen. In this literary lesson, students read and discuss the book, then complete associated activities, such as a "lion hunt," lion craft, and finger puppets. Other associated...

Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny.

Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten activity celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The activity includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.

Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art instructional activity ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The instructional activity can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step...

In this same/different worksheet, students look at the 3 groups of farm animals. They then circle the one farm animal that is different from the others in the group.

Students create a unique bug. For this lesson about bugs, students use their imagination to develop a new kind of bug. Students use construction paper, scissors, glue, and crayons to make their bug. Students explore the different parts...

Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art instructional activity for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the instructional...

Students create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...

Students explore tigers, India's national animal, discuss importance of protecting tigers and Earth's diverse ecosytems, investigate distribution of tigers in world, identify characteristics of tigers, examine natural habitat, and...

Students create a gift.

Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service instructional activity, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum...

Students practice their handwriting and word recognition. In this letter A lesson, students identify eight words with pictures as they use lowercase letters to complete an elementary word search.

Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny.

Students make Jack-O-Lanterns --- without the carving ---in this Halloween lesson plan ideal for the early-elementary classroom (including pre-Kindergarten). If computers are available the lesson plan can be adapted so that the students...

Students create "sticky hearts" in this early elementary activity that explores the use of different media in works of art. The activity suggests using white posterboard, constructions paper, corn syrup, food coloring and lots of wipes...

Students swap books. In this book lesson, students bring good condition books they have finished reading. They get together with a group of friends and swap their old books for "new" ones. 

Students create "marshmallow bunnies" using marshmallows, toothpicks, pink construction paper, and cloves in this quick and easy early-elementary level Art lesson. The 30-minute lesson is ideal for holiday ideas around Easter time.

Students create "toilet paper tube" turkeys in this Thanksgiving Day art lesson plan for the early elementary classroom. The lesson plan suggests using toilet paper tubes, construction paper, googly eyes, scissors, and glue to create...