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This Cactus Art Lesson is a summer watercolor cactus art project for Grades 3 to 6. Students explore value, shading, line and color while creating a bold, desert-inspired artwork that looks great on a bulletin board. Students sketch a cactus with curved forms and a blooming flower on top, outline it in marker, add spines,…
This Dragonfly Art Lesson is a summer insect art project for grades 3 to 6 that combines drawing, oil pastel and watercolor resist painting. Students draw a detailed dragonfly with patterned wings, then build an abstract pond scene full of movement, texture and color. The structured drawing steps build confidence, while the background leaves room…
In this free Summer Art Project, students use oil pastel, glue and watercolor paint to create an ocean-inspired Ocean Birds art piece. It also makes a nice gift for a parent. This was the 400th resource in the Ms Artastic store, so this full-sized lesson is free as a thank you. It comes with a…
This Footprint Memory Art Lesson is an end of year art project where students trace their foot and fill it with drawings of memories from the school year. The finished footprint becomes a personal keepsake that celebrates their experiences, friendships and favorite moments. Students trace their foot, divide the shape into sections, and illustrate something…
This best-selling Graffiti Memories Art Lesson is an end of year art project where students reflect on their school year while exploring bold drawing and design. Students create a vibrant artwork centered on the word "MEMORIES", surrounded by symbols, patterns and drawings of their favorite moments from the year. Because each student illustrates their own…
This ceramic clay pinch pot art lesson introduces students to basic hand-building pottery techniques, clay shaping and creative surface design. Students learn to turn a simple ball of clay into a functional or decorative vessel using the classic pinch pot method, while exploring texture, form and personal expression. Pinch pots are one of the most…
In this Earth Day Sea Turtle Zen Doodle Art Project, students draw a sea turtle inside a circular composition, add fins, shell details and a large heart on the shell, then divide the shell into sections and fill them with zen doodle patterns and decorative lines. Next, students build color with oil pastels and paint…
This Earth Day Honey Bee Art Project introduces students to the importance of pollinators while they draw a detailed honey bee. Students build the bee's body, wings, legs and face step by step, add decorative honeycomb shapes to the background, and finish with oil pastels and watercolor paint. In the last stage, students layer parchment…
This Earth Day Rhino Art Project is a mixed media lesson that helps students explore wildlife conservation through art. Students create a striking rhino portrait using newspaper collage, drawing, wax crayons and watercolor paint, symbolizing the relationship between people, the media and endangered animals. Students sketch a rhino profile, collage newspaper text inside the rhino…
This Ceramic Sea Turtle Art Project brings Earth Day into your classroom. Students build a three-dimensional clay sea turtle sculpture while reflecting on ocean conservation and endangered marine animals. Students learn how artists build forms with pinching and additive sculpture techniques as they form the turtle's shell, head, flippers and details, building their understanding of…
This Giant Panda Earth Day Art Project is a guided drawing lesson where students draw a giant panda surrounded by bamboo, one of the world's best-loved endangered animals. Along the way they think about Earth Day, wildlife conservation and caring for our planet. The bold black-and-white contrast of a panda makes it a great project…
In this Spring Tulip Art Project, students create a tulip artwork surrounded by decorative circular patterns, using drawing, pointillism, watercolor painting and an oil pastel or wax resist. Along the way they explore texture, line, value and color through a mixed media approach. Students draw the tulip step by step, add texture and shading with…
This Mallard Duck Art Project teaches students how to draw and paint one of the most recognizable birds found in ponds and wetlands. In this spring art lesson, students create a mallard duck step by step while practicing drawing skills, painting techniques and careful observation of shape, color and texture. The lesson helps students slow…
In this Spring Bird Nest Art Project, students draw three baby birds sitting in their nest, with branches and leaves overhead. The lesson combines drawing, oil pastel resist and watercolor painting, so students explore texture, line and color while making a bright seasonal artwork. It suits spring art lessons, bird and nature units, elementary art…
This Spring Robin Art Project teaches students to draw and paint one of the most recognizable birds of the season. Students follow guided steps to draw a colorful robin perched in a spring setting, exploring drawing, painting and mixed media techniques along the way. Students observe the shapes and features of a robin and build…
In this Spring Daffodil Art Project, students learn to draw and paint a vibrant daffodil while exploring line, color and creative expression. Guided drawing steps break the flower into simple shapes and lines, and then students outline their drawing and add paint. The lesson suits spring art lessons, flower and nature units, elementary art classrooms,…
In this Easter Mixed Media Bunny Art Project, students create a bunny portrait using newspaper collage, drawing, wax crayon resist and watercolor painting. The finished spring artwork combines texture, color and pattern, and the bunnies look great displayed together as a class. Students sketch the outline of their bunny, then collage newspaper clippings to form…
This Easter Bunny in Tulips Art Lesson guides students step by step through drawing a bunny portrait surrounded by blooming tulips, outlining it in permanent marker, and painting it with watercolor. Students sketch the bunny's head, expressive eyes and fluffy fur texture, then add tulips, leaves, a bow tie and decorative background line work. It…
This free Funnel Your Ideas Graphic Organizer helps students brainstorm and then narrow their thinking down to their own best idea for any assignment. Use it in writing, art, drama, group projects, science or social studies, any time you need kids to brainstorm. Students record lots of ideas in words or drawings, then push those…
This St. Patrick’s Day four leaf clover art project is a circular mixed media artwork that combines oil pastel resist, watercolor painting, line design and color theory in one structured lesson. Students work step by step to create a rainbow border, a swirling background and a bold shamrock focal point. It is made for elementary…
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This Valentine's Day cat art lesson guides students through a cute cat artwork that brings together line, painting, wax rubbing and drawing on cardboard in a single, cohesive piece. The finished cats make a sweet Valentine's bulletin board display. It is a good way to keep students engaged as Valentine's Day gets closer (and the…
This Valentine's Day Llama Art Lesson is a directed art project where students draw a llama with Valentine's details, then finish it by layering wax crayons and painting with washable felt markers. The finished pieces make a fun Valentine's bulletin board display. It is a good way to keep students engaged as Valentine's Day gets…
This MLK Word Art Project helps students reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of peace, kindness, equality, respect and leadership while they explore oil pastel and paint techniques. Students create a word art piece using color blending and resist painting. It works as a cross-curricular activity for MLK Day, Black History Month or…
This MLK Day Art Project invites students to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of peace, kindness and equality through a lesson built on realism and symbolism. Students draw a realistic "Freedom Hand", shade it with oil pastel and create a soft rainbow background with chalk pastel. The hand can stay black and white, or…
This MLK portrait art lesson honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a black-and-white portrait drawing. Students learn step by step how to draw facial features accurately, shade with oil pastels to create depth, and add an oil resist background with paint for texture, building skills in value, contrast and composition. It fits MLK Day,…
This New Year's Firework and Wishes Art Project asks students to reflect on their hopes and dreams for the coming year, for themselves, their family, their community or the world. Using pencil crayons and felt markers, they create a bright New Year's artwork filled with colorful fireworks and personal wishes. It is for classroom teachers…
This Northern Lights Winter Art Lesson guides students through drawing a caribou set against the aurora borealis and a snowy landscape. It celebrates the winter season and connects art with geography and environmental studies as a cross-curricular project. Students develop drawing, blending and shading techniques with pencil crayon, soft pastels and paint, creating depth, light…
In this Winter Narwhal Art Lesson, students follow a directed drawing and use watercolor paints to create an Arctic scene featuring the narwhal, the "unicorn of the sea." The lesson brings seasonal creativity into your classroom while students explore watercolor techniques, color blending and composition. Students learn to sketch a narwhal with confidence, apply watercolor…
This Snowy Owl Art Project is a winter art lesson where students blend, smudge and layer pencil crayon and chalk pastel on black paper to create an expressive snowy owl. They use finger-blending to make soft, fluffy feathers and add fine details and depth with pencil crayons. It is a low-prep lesson for classroom teachers,…
