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This Christmas ARTivity Book is a 39-page art workbook that pairs festive creativity with real art foundations for elementary students (K to 5). Every activity is themed around Christmas and teaches the Elements of Art (color, line, value, space, texture) and Principles of Design (movement, repetition, emphasis).

Students explore complementary colors, zen doodle patterns, monochromatic value shading, symmetry, radial symmetry mandalas, grid drawing, roll and draw games, landscape building and creative prompt drawing. It comes with lesson plans, standards alignment, a rubric and reflection pages, and it works for structured December art lessons, sub plans and mixed-grade classrooms.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF, 39 PAGES)

• Cover with a reindeer, candy cane and gift design
• About the ARTivity Resource teacher prep page and prep instructions for booklet or single-page use
• National Art Standards Page (VA:Cr1, VA:Cr2, VA:Cr3)
• Lesson Plan with Big Ideas, Learning Outcomes, Competencies and a step-by-step "Teacher Does" guide
• Student Rubric for creative thinking, craftsmanship, effort and meeting criteria
• Warm-Up Creative Thinking Page with mini drawing prompts
• Elements of Art Lessons: Directed Drawing Elf, Color (red, green, white), Complementary Colors (red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple), Line with zen doodle samples, Zen Doodle Candy Cane, Pattern Mosaic Present, Value (monochromatic red Santa), Space (overlapping presents in a fireplace scene), Texture (line texture present)
• Drawing and Creative Thinking Activities: Roll and Draw Christmas Present, Roll and Draw Silly Elf Portrait, Build-a-Landscape, Symmetry Drawing, Radial Symmetry Christmas Mandala, Build-an-Artwork Prompt Generator, Pick-a-Prompt Drawing, Grid Drawing
• Principles of Design Lessons: Movement, Repetition and Emphasis (candy cane focus), each with an artwork page
• Student Reflection Page with artist statement questions
• "Color Me Artastic" Page

HOW TO USE IT

Print it as a complete December art booklet, or use single pages as weekly lessons. It also works for Christmas sub plans, sketchbook pages, early finishers, art centers, whole-group lessons and homeschool art. Prep once and teach all December.

Students can use any medium: wax crayons, colored pencils, felt markers, watercolor paint, tempera paint, soft pastels or oil pastels.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Elementary art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool educators and substitute teachers. It works in K to 5 classrooms, and you can adjust the complexity through the medium and how deeply you teach each page.

How long will this take?

Individual lessons usually span 2 to 3 classes, depending on age, skill level, behavior and pacing. As a full workbook it can support 4 to 6 weeks of December art.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

Get free, classroom-ready art lessons and printables in my Free Art Lesson Library.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. Clip art may be used as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS

★★★★ “Really good resource for students to use when finished their work.” Ashley P.

★★★ “This resource was excellent for my students. I was able to utilize it over and over again. It prompted success with my students.” Christal A.

★★★★ “I start using this resource right after fall break. The kids LOVE the activities and have a lot of fun sharing their work results with each other.” Erin G.

★★★ “This is always a great independent workbook. The kids do it on their own and they can follow directions well.” Passionate P.

★★★★ “Great resource - thanks!” Verna L.

★★★★ “Great resource, thanks!” Emilia L.

★★★★ “The students loved this activity. I will use this each year!” Sarah M.

★★★★ “Thank you for creating a different Christmas activity that really engaged my students, especially the arty ones!” My M.