Year Long Art Task Cards 190 Drawing Prompts Bell Ringers Fast Finishers Lesson

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 of Art on their own. They are practice and reinforcement, so they pair well with Elements of Art units or work as a warm-up, sub activity or when-you’re-done choice. Each task is a half-page, black-line card, which saves paper and keeps the work quick to finish.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF)

• About the Pages and How to Use
• Lesson Plan
• List of National Art Standards the lessons meet
• Rubric, KWL, Why Do Artists Make Art handout and Artwork Reflection
• Color Task Cards #1 to 12
• Value Task Cards #13 to 30
• Line Task Cards #31 to 50
• Shape Task Cards #51 to 63
• Form Task Cards #64 to 80
• Space Task Cards #81 to 110
• Texture Task Cards #111 to 130
• Creative Thinking Task Cards #131 to 160
• Drawing Prompt Task Cards #161 to 190

HOW TO USE IT

Use one card a day, or pick and choose. They work as bell ringers, fast finisher activities, exit tickets, mini-lessons, art centers, sub plans, homework for daily practice, or sketchbook glue-ins. Just print, cut and go.

Students can use the medium you choose or have full choice: wax crayons, colored pencils, felt markers, watercolor paints, soft pastels, oil pastels or tempera paint.

The listed National Art Standards are VA:Cr1.2.1a, VA:Cr2.1.1a and VA:Re.7.1.1a (grade 1); VA:Cr1.2.2a, VA:Cr2.1.2a and VA:Cn10.1.2a (grade 2); VA:Cr1.2.3a, VA:Cr2.1.3a and VA:Cn10.1.3a (grade 3); and VA:Cr2.1.4a and VA:Cr2.2.4a (grade 4).

FAQ

Can I use these with any art materials?

Yes. They work with whatever supplies you have, in a fully stocked art room or a homeschool with the basics.

Do these teach the Elements of Art?

No. They give students practice and reinforcement, so pair them with your Elements of Art lessons.

Can I share this resource with my teaching team or school?

It is for single classroom use. Teams or schools can purchase additional licenses at a discounted rate by emailing kathleen@msartastic.com.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS

★★★ “This resource is packed full of lessons! It’s going to take me a while to run out of ideas with this.” Jennifer S.

★★★★ “SO many quick easy ideas to get students trying different ideas, ranging from simple to more complex. Great for quick finishers!” Brad G.

★★★★ “My students really enjoy pulling this out when they finish their projects ahead of their classmates. The pages are organized with art elements and focus on key topics.” Julie J.

★★★★ “This is a great resource for my students to use the art elements as an exit ticket or as practice on the art concepts.” CHRISTOPHER S.

★★★★ “There are soooo many quick and easy art prompts in this pack, lots of work with all year long!” Miss M.

★★★ “I recommend this resource for teachers who would like to focus on specific areas of art for a short focused time period. It is well organized and an overall great resource.” Sacha T.

★★★★ “These were perfect to use for art when students were done their main projects. I had them cut them and glue them in a scribbler. Thank you for the amazing product!!” Kat G.

★★★★ “These are perfect for students as soon as they walk in the classroom to work on.” Jill F.

★★★ “My students liked these as what we call bellwork that takes about 5-10 minutes at the beginning of class to warm up for the lesson. I love it because there is no extra prep time if I am in a crunch. Thank you for sharing your activities these are wonderful!” Ashley G.

★★★★ “My students loved this resource as an option for their free draw time. I also use it for review for my older students. Many options to choose from. Great resource!” Shelli R.

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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. For clip art, you may use it 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