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This Autumn Finish the Picture resource gives students partially started autumn drawings to complete with their own ideas. Students continue the image, fill the page, and then color or shade the finished artwork. It is a low-prep, print and go fall activity for classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families. The pages feature…
This Back to School Workbook for Grades 2 to 5 is a set of first week of school activities: student icebreakers, journal prompts and classroom expectations worksheets. Students reflect on their first day, draw and write about themselves, build classroom community and ease into routines, and you get a useful look at your new learners….
This End of Year Art Journal is a printable set of 23 student pages for elementary art classrooms. The pages combine creative reflection, goal setting, social-emotional learning and drawing prompts, so students can look back on what they learned in art class and think ahead to next year. Students draw themselves as artists, design social…
This End of Year Art and Writing Journal gives elementary students 25 no-prep printable activities to celebrate the school year, reflect on their growth, build classroom community and look ahead to summer and beyond. It keeps students engaged and creating during the final weeks of school. Prompts include student selfies, Instagram memory drawings, superhero dreams…
This Back to School Art Workbook gives elementary, middle school and junior high art students 34 pages of first week of art class activities. Students build classroom community, review the Elements of Art and get creative from day one with artist selfies, Zen doodles, drawing prompts and classroom expectations pages. It is made for Grades…
In this Spring Finch and Cherry Blossoms Art Lesson, students learn to draw and paint a finch perched among blooming flowers. The lesson combines directed drawing, pencil crayon shading and watercolor or tempera painting in one colorful spring artwork. Students start with a step-by-step guided drawing of the finch and blossoms, layer color and texture…
This Spring Value Flower Art Project is an elementary art lesson where students create bright spring flowers with paint and oil pastels while exploring light and dark values. Students paint the background first, then layer oil pastels to build contrast and detail, so they can see how value adds depth and dimension to their artwork….
In this Easter Bunny Wax Resist Art Project, students draw a realistic bunny step by step, surround it with decorative Easter eggs, spring flowers and grass, and then use crayons or oil pastels with watercolor paint to create a vibrant wax resist effect. The wax repels the paint, so the colors and linework stay bold…
This Easter Chick Wax Resist Art Lesson teaches drawing, pattern design and watercolor painting in one project. Students draw an adorable baby chick surrounded by colorful Easter eggs and explore the wax resist painting technique. It is made for elementary art teachers, classroom teachers adding seasonal art, homeschool families and substitute teachers. It suits Easter…
These Sustainable Living Zen Doodle Coloring Pages bring mindfulness, environmental education and creative expression together, and they suit Earth Day especially well. The intricate hand-drawn illustrations encourage students to slow down and think about renewable energy, conservation and green living as they color. The set has 10 detailed, original coloring sheets on wind turbines, solar…
These 10 Easter coloring pennants come together as an Easter banner for your classroom. Every pennant is an original, hand-drawn zen doodle design by Ms Artastic, not clip art, with intricate detail that makes for a peaceful, quiet coloring activity. Students (or you) can color the pennants with any medium: pencil crayon, crayon, felt, watercolor…
These Elements of Art Zen Doodle Coloring Pages help students visually explore the seven elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, texture and color. Each of the 7 highly detailed sheets focuses on one element and shows the concept in an age-appropriate way while students create calm, mindful artwork. They are original Ms Artastic…
These 10 St. Patrick's Day zen doodle coloring pennants let your students create a St. Patrick's Day banner for your classroom. Every pennant is hand drawn by Ms Artastic. They are original drawings, unique to the Ms Artastic store, and are not made up of clip art. The intricate, detailed designs make a peaceful, quiet…
This set of 10 zen doodle coloring pennants lets your students build a Valentine's Day banner for your classroom. Every pennant is hand drawn by Ms Artastic. They are original drawings, unique to the Ms Artastic store, and are not made from clip art. The detailed designs make a peaceful, quiet coloring activity and a…
These Martin Luther King Jr. coloring pages are detailed Zen doodle coloring sheets for MLK Day and Black History Month. They give students a calm, mindful art activity while honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They are made for elementary and middle school students and work across a wide range of grade…
This FREE Zen Doodle Coloring Pages set was made to celebrate my 200th product milestone. It includes 2 zentangle-style art coloring pages so you can try my coloring pages with your students and see the quality of the work. The pages give students a chance for calm, mindful coloring in your classroom. Every coloring page…
These Space Cat Zen Doodle coloring pages combine outer space, cats and mindful art in one printable set. Each page is an original, hand-drawn illustration (not clip art) with a detailed Zen doodle background that encourages focus, patience and fine motor development. They suit elementary classrooms and work across multiple grade levels. Students can color…
These Christmas Zen Doodle Coloring Pennants give students a peaceful, quiet activity in the busy days leading up to Christmas. Every pennant is hand drawn by Ms Artastic with intricate, detailed patterns, and the finished pennants make a festive banner to decorate your classroom. Students (or you) can color them with any material: pencil crayon,…
These 10 Thanksgiving coloring pennants are mindful, zen doodle coloring sheets for all ages that you can hang up in your classroom. All 10 pages are hand drawn by Ms Artastic. They are original drawings, unique to the Ms Artastic store, and not made from clip art. The designs are intricate and detailed, so they…
These 10 Halloween Coloring Pennants are mindful, zen doodle coloring sheets for all ages that you can hang up to decorate your classroom. Every page is hand drawn by Ms Artastic. They are original drawings, not made from clip art. The detailed designs give students a peaceful, quiet activity. Students (or you) can color them…
60 art lessons to teach the Elements of Art all year long. This complete art curriculum for elementary and middle school gives you an all-in-one, year-long plan for teaching the Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Form, Color, Value, Texture and Space, with creativity, depth and confidence. Whether you are teaching in a traditional classroom, running…
This Elements of Art: Color unit gives your students a full journey through color theory with 10 art lessons and 14 worksheets and drawing activities. Students explore the color wheel, warm and cool colors, tints and shades, complementary colors, neutrals and more. It is designed for Grades 4 to 9 and can be adapted for…
These Back to School Zen Doodle Coloring Pages are detailed, mindful coloring sheets that keep students calm, focused and creatively busy during the first week of school. Every design is hand-drawn and original to Ms Artastic, not a clip art compilation. They suit elementary and upper elementary classrooms, middle school art, homeschool families and art…
These Summer Zen Doodle Coloring Sheets are 10 detailed, mindful coloring pages with summer themes like beach fun, camping, ice cream, ocean animals, sunshine and outdoor adventures. They give students a calm, focused creative activity for the last weeks of school or summer learning. The pages suit elementary and upper elementary classrooms, middle school art,…
This free Finger Print Animal Card lesson lets students create cards for Mother's Day, Father's Day or Someone Special. The Someone Special option is there for students who have other people taking on those roles. Students make playful finger print animals on a card template, then write a message on the matching insert. A poster…
In this Van Gogh Starry Night Pop Art lesson, students study Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night, learn about the Post-Impressionist art movement, and then transform the original composition by adding their own pop culture imagery to the scene. Students brainstorm ideas, sketch a rough draft, gather reference images and paint a final composition with layered…
This Van Gogh Sunflowers Art Project brings art history to life as students learn about Vincent van Gogh and create their own vibrant sunflower still life. Inspired by his famous sunflower paintings, the lesson introduces the Impressionist movement and explores expressive brush strokes, bold color and mixed media. Students learn about van Gogh's life and…
In this Earth Day Mixed Media Art Lesson, students create planet Earth with a plant growing from it, a symbol of growth, sustainability and care for our planet. They draw the Earth and plant, add colorful painted background stripes in tempera or acrylic paint, and finish with pencil crayon details. It fits Earth Day, environmental…
These Earth Day Zen Doodle Coloring Pages pair detailed, mindful coloring with real environmental messages. Every page is hand-drawn and original to Ms Artastic, not a clip art compilation. As students color, they read facts about wildlife conservation, endangered species, climate change, habitat loss and energy conservation. The pages work across grade levels and make…
In this Bunny Grid Drawing Art Lesson, students recreate a realistic bunny using the classic grid drawing method. They copy a photograph of a bunny in a garden one square at a time, which helps them slow down, observe carefully, understand proportion and draw with more accuracy. Students then erase the grid lines and shade…
