Paper Flowers

Combine art and science with an activity that has kids gathering items from their environment to include in the decorative paper they create.

Bring home flowers that will last forever with a Valentine's Day activity. After using liquid starch to attach colorful tissue paper to empty bottles, kids color cupcake holders to create a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and finish the...

Do you ever think about what it takes for an artist to create a larger-than-life sculpture? Kids examine the piece, Scottish Angus Cow and Calf as it relates to scale, scale conversion, and artistic craft. They then use scale conversions...

Students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of of annuals and perennials. They compare the structures of plants such as stems, roots, and leaves. They draw a chalk flower pot, cut it out and glue it to a background using Crayola...

Explore the shapes and colors of spring with a flower themed painting project. Included here are a list of materials and the instructions needed to execute an art lesson on sponge painting flowers. Tip: Use in conjunction with a flower...

Students brainstorm ideas about reasons to measure. They receive paper flowers to use as measurement tools. Students work in groups to measure their partners, first estimating and then measuring.

Here is a sweet and simple lesson that introduces young learners to the three primary colors; red, yellow, and blue. Through a discovery process, youngsters learn how to successfully identify these colors, and the many shades of these...

Students identify different parts of a flower and demonstrate their knowledge by creating flowers with those characteristics. They artistically arrange their flowers in a vase they design. Studnets find pictures of parts of a flower.

Second graders discover visual arts by creating an artistic gift. In this geometric shapes lesson plan, 2nd graders utilize construction paper and other arts and crafts to create special flowers for Mother's Day. Students practice...