1st Grade - Act. 03: T-Shirt Glyph

Here's a colorful activity that can be modified for any age group. Kids create printing blocks and craft t-shirts and/or canvas sacks using the blocks and fabric paint. 

First graders listen to story Chrysanthemum, discuss story with a focus on the length of Chrysanthemum's name, and compare the lengths of their own names using letter tiles, grid paper, and a class graph.

First graders create sections of classroom quilt that be tied together.

First graders research special facts about Nebraska like: state bird, flower, tree, capital, and flag. They then draw what they have found onto a t-shirt and present them to the class.

Students become responsible and involved citizens. In this t-shirt printing lesson students design and create a teeshirt with a message about citizenship and responsibility. Natural objects are used as stamps.

First graders creating mouse attached to a helium balloon, and dance around to the sound of some fun music.

As we all know, some clothing has a way of letting us know a little something about the person wearing it. Kids explore the idea that clothing can be a form of communication and artistic expression. They analyze a Native American textile...

Students make flowers from art materials. They use construction paper and paint to create a t-shirt with the flowers on it. They use a pop bottle to create the petals.

Tie dye projects can be messy, but this one has kids use baby wipes instead of t-shirts. They place rubber bands around their baby wipes and roll them in different colors. This would be great for discussing mixing colors and could be a...

Students create either a t-shirt or pillowcase to remember their classmates from a given year. They use different colored permanent markers to write their names and a message on the shirt or pillowcase.