Outside - Inside Drawings

In this shapes activity, 2nd graders look at a picture of different types of shapes and determine what is different about the triangles inside the square and outside the square. Students complete a chart relating to the triangles in the...

Young scholars recognize what a texture is and make a rubbing with six objects. In this rubbing fish lesson, students draw a fish and use rubbings to give their fish the look of a texture.

Here is a really neat looking project that explores warm, cool, and neutral colors. First the class talks about color families, then they check out Cubism, and finally they get busy making some chunky art. They trace a shape, draw lines...

Third graders create a drawing based upon objects found outdoors through rubbing the side of a crayon onto a piece of paper covering the objects, to demonstrate different textures. They share their different drawings and verbally compare...

Students draw self-portraits and birthday announcements on classroom windows. They explore the portrait painting styles of famous artists such as El Greco, Rubens, and Rembrandt. They write write in large, backward block lettering words...

Learners participate in a variety of activities surrounding the book, Gingerbread Baby, by Jan Brett. They can create a house, a map, ornaments, and their own books. Additionally, they can draw, paint, or write out attributes for each...

Students feel tree parts inside of 3 mystery boxes. Then they go outside and find the 3 trees the parts came from. They draw their favorite tree including details of the part they felt.

Explore geometry with your young mathematicians! First, have them color in different two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. Then take them on a walk around the classroom. Can they identify different shapes using the target...

Students create a miniature sculpture snow globe with a winter scene inside of it. As a class they discuss winter weather and the changes in nature they might observe during the winter season. Students then create a mini snow globe using...

Students create stripe art. In this painting evaluation lesson, students view Gene Davis's painting Phantom Tattoo and identify the colors in the stripes. Students discuss what they notice about the stripes and then use chalk to create...