5 Winter Art Lesson Ideas for Your Classroom Using Flexible, Choice Art Mediums - Ms Artastic
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Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Winter Art Project or Lesson Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom that use choice or flexible art mediums, perfect for Choice-Based Art Education and Learning. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some Winter vibes. So grab your Art Making Mediums (of your choice of course) and let’s get into these Winter Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom. 

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Winter snowman art lesson on the element of space, overlapping snowmen in scarves
My snowman lesson on the element of space: overlapping snowmen in marker and soft pastel.
Winter polar bear art lesson: a polar bear on an ice floe under watercolor northern lights
My polar bear and northern lights lesson, a cool colors lesson in oil pastel and watercolor.

WINTER SCULPTURES: 

Challenge students to make miniature Winter sculptures using cardboard and paper and any other choice art mediums. Challenge them to explore  and go deeper into the project to create a Winter character or winter landscape.  This is a fun, engaging art idea that can really be done with anything from a recycling bin to also encourage reusing and sustainability. After the project is done they can keep the art or return it to the recycling bin. This is about learning from the process, not necessarily the finished project.



READY-MADE WINTER ART PROJECTS in the Ms Artastic Shop

If you’re looking for art lessons ready-to-use that include all the lesson plans, handouts, assessment, and more, check out my WINTER Art Lessons, Winter ARTivity booklet, directed draws, coloring pages, and more in my Ms Artastic Shop or with your Artastic Collective Membership. Find these resources in the Winter category of my Ms Artastic Shop or find links in the show notes blog post. Link in the description of this video or go to msartastic.com. 

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Picture Books and Class Treats for Winter Art

I love opening a winter art lesson with a picture book. Here are a few that pair with the ideas above: one for the snowmen, one for a winter landscape walk, and one for the winter animals, plus a little class pack of polar animal erasers for prizes.

Snowmen at Night

Snowmen at Night

Caralyn Buehner, illustrated by Mark Buehner

The perfect read-aloud before the Snowmen at Night lesson.

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

A classic to read before your winter landscape walk.

Red and Lulu

Red and Lulu

Matt Tavares

A story about two cardinals to pair with the winter bird lessons.

150 Polar Animal Mini Erasers

150 Polar Animal Mini Erasers

Class pack

A small winter treat or prize for every student.

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