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These 190 Year-Long Daily Art Tasks give grades 1 to 4 students a short, choice-based art prompt for every day of the school year. The tasks let students practice the Elements of Art, creative thinking and drawing skills, and experiment with techniques without heavy prep on your part. The tasks do not teach the Elements…
This Elements of Art Workbook introduces primary and elementary students to the building blocks of visual art: line, shape, color, texture, space, value and form. Each element comes with an information page, short exploration activities and an open-ended art prompt, so students learn the idea and then put it to use in their own artwork….
This Easter Art Activities Booklet is a structured spring art unit that teaches the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through an Easter theme. It has 30+ pages of directed drawing, roll and draw games, symmetry, mandala art, value studies, texture, movement, repetition and creative prompts. It is made for classroom teachers, homeschool families,…
Looking for a joyful and engaging Earth Day art lesson that elementary students absolutely love? This Cute Planet Earth Art Project helps students celebrate our planet while building confidence in drawing, color, and creative expression. In this fun visual art activity, students learn how to draw an adorable cartoon-style planet Earth character with expressive features,…
Let's create art inspired by the Element of Art Value with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will explore the Element of Art: Value through creating a jellyfish in the ocean with soft pastels. This is a wonderful way to explore creating a range of values and mixing tints and shades! Explore…
Let's create art inspired by the Element of Art Line with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use markers, wax crayons, and watercolor paints to explore creating a dragon line art project! This art project is perfect for exploring the Element of Art: Line and is a quick and easy project…
Let's create art inspired by the Element of Art Line with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use scrap paper, oil pastels, and scissors to create an artwork of a sea turtle that explores the Element of Art: Line. This is a great project for teaching “drawing with scissors”, using up…
Let's create art inspired by the Element of Art Line with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use soft pastels/chalk pastels and marker to create a fun, monster line art project! Explore line as a way to create a background to help place emphasis on your subject with this quick, fun…
Let's create art inspired by an Aztec Figure with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use soft pastels to create a lovely artwork of a Aztec Sculpture of a Figure from the 15th to 18th centuries. This is a great way to create art inspired by Mexico and Mexican Culture. Grab…
Let's create art inspired by Mexico and a Mayan Pyramid with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use soft pastels pastels to create a lovely artwork of a Mayan Pyramid, inspired by Mexico and Mexican Culture. Grab your art making mediums and let’s make some art! Explore fun art making processes…
Let's create art inspired by Mexico with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use oil pastels and a little paint to create a lovely artwork of a Sugar Skull, inspired by Mexico and Mexican Culture. Grab your art making mediums and let’s make some art! Explore fun art making processes with…
Let's create art inspired by Unicorns and the Fantasy Genre with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use oil pastels to create a Unicorn Art Project that explores a Fantasy theme. Grab your oil pastels, your choice of background color paper, and let’s make some art! Students will be allowed to…
Let's create art inspired by Dragons and the Fantasy Genre with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use soft pastels to create a Fantasy themed artwork of a Dragon guarding its gold! This project will explore techniques for creating art with soft pastel, including using white and black to create highlights…
Let's create art inspired by the Trolls & Fantasy genre with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will use oil pastels on construction paper to create a Troll Art Project, perfect for a fantasy themed art exploration! Encourage student-choice as they explore oil pastels and design their own troll. Explore fun art making…
Bring the beauty of summer into your classroom with this engaging Summer Tree Art Lesson and Summer Art Project, designed to help students explore creativity while learning about seasonal themes in art. In this fun elementary art activity, students draw and create a vibrant summer tree scene filled with leaves, animals, flowers, and nature-inspired details…
This Summer ARTivity Book is a ready-to-print, 39-page summer art unit that teaches the Elements of Art and Principles of Design in one cohesive booklet. It includes directed drawing, roll and draw games, symmetry, a mandala, grid drawing, creative prompts, reflection and assessment. It is designed for Grades 2 to 6 and fits the final…
This Spring ARTivity Book is a low-prep, 39-page art workbook for elementary students (K to 5) that teaches the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through spring-themed activities. It works for classroom teachers, art teachers, homeschool families and substitutes, and it does not need fancy materials. Students work through directed drawing, roll and draw…
This End of Year ARTivity Book is a low-prep, printable booklet that keeps students creative and focused while they reflect on their growth. It reviews the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through varied, hands-on pages rather than random worksheets, and it is not a coloring book. It is made for elementary art teachers,…
This St. Patrick's Day Art Activity Book is a low-prep, 39-page art booklet for elementary students that teaches the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through St. Patrick's Day themes. It is not a set of coloring pages: students practice real art vocabulary, creative thinking and skills while drawing shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows and lucky…
This Valentine's Day ARTivity Book is a structured visual art workbook for elementary students that teaches the Elements of Art and Principles of Design through festive, love-themed activities. It includes lesson plans, standards alignment, teacher instructions, a rubric and reflection pages, all in one February art unit. Students work through directed drawing hearts, roll and…
This Back to School Roll and Draw Directed Drawing Game is a playful, low-prep first week of school art activity for elementary classrooms and homeschool learners. Students roll a die and follow the drawing prompts, and each roll adds a different part to the picture, so every student's artwork turns out unique. The games feature…
This End of Year Roll and Draw Directed Drawing Game is a playful, low-prep last week of school art activity for elementary classrooms and homeschool learners. Students roll a die and follow the drawing prompts, and each roll adds a different part to the picture, so every student's artwork turns out unique. The games feature…
This Halloween Roll and Draw resource turns drawing into a game. Students roll a dice to choose each feature of their drawing, then build a one-of-a-kind Halloween character piece by piece. Because every roll creates a new combination, no two drawings look the same. Students can draw pumpkins, ghosts, witches, vampires, Frankenstein, monsters, candy corn…
This Summer Roll and Draw directed drawing game turns art class into an interactive drawing challenge. Students roll a dice to decide each feature of their drawing, then build their artwork step by step, so every drawing turns out different. The booklet includes summer drawings of starfish, summer drinks, suns, watermelons, cold treats, fruit, cacti,…
These Spring Roll and Draw activities turn directed drawing into a game. Students roll a dice to decide which features they draw, so every student ends up with a unique, often funny artwork, and they can repeat the activity without ever making the same drawing twice. The booklet has 10 spring-themed drawing games with animals,…
These Easter Roll and Draw directed drawing activities turn drawing practice into a game. Students roll a dice to decide what they draw next, so every student ends up with a unique, silly Easter drawing, and lots of laughter along the way. The Easter Roll and Draw booklet suits elementary art lessons, classroom teachers, homeschool…
This Autumn Roll and Draw resource is a seasonal directed drawing game for elementary students. Students roll a dice to decide which features they will draw, then follow simple drawing steps to build fall characters and objects. Because every roll changes the design, each artwork turns out different. The drawings include acorns, pumpkins, squirrels, turkeys,…
This St. Patrick's Day Roll and Draw resource is a low-prep directed drawing game for elementary classrooms and homeschool. Students roll a die and follow the drawing prompts, adding one part of the picture with each roll, so every artwork turns out different. The games feature shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold, horseshoes and other…
This Valentine’s Day Roll and Draw resource turns directed drawing into a game. Students roll a die to decide what each part of their drawing will look like, so every roll creates a different Valentine-themed artwork. Students build characters and objects such as love bugs, hearts, teddy bears, cupcakes, dinosaurs, balloons, candy, bees, monsters and…
Let's create art inspired by Lemons and Magnification with this art project tutorial! In this art lesson, students will explore magnification by creating an enlarged lemon slice using their oil pastels! This is a great way to explore using magnification to create art! This is a perfect artwork for exploring magnifying processes in art. Create beautiful art…
