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This 5th Grade Emoji Zen Doodle Name Art Lesson turns each student's name into a bold line art design filled with Zen Doodle patterns, emojis, color, symbols and personality. Students explore the Element of Art: Line, along with pattern, texture, emphasis, visual communication and identity, while creating an artwork that is completely their own. Students…
This 5th Grade About Me Self Portrait Art Project teaches real self-portrait drawing skills while students explore their identity. It brings together realistic portrait drawing, proportion, observation, value, shading and creative self-expression in one Grade 5 art lesson. Students draw a self-portrait, then brainstorm parts of their identity such as interests, culture or heritage, favorite…
In this 4th Grade Graffiti Name Art Project, students turn their own name into a bold graffiti-style artwork. They learn how artists stretch, tilt, overlap, connect, outline, highlight and shade letters so the name becomes the artwork itself, then add a brick or stone background for a colorful finished piece. It is a natural fit…
This 4th Grade About Me Self Portrait Art Project combines portrait drawing, identity, favorite things, symbolism, art history and self-expression in one Grade 4 art lesson. Students draw a self-portrait and surround it with illustrations of their favorite activities, foods, books or movies, animals, places and personal qualities, so the finished piece tells the story…
This 3rd Grade About Me Bubble Letter Name Art Lesson has students turn their name into bold bubble letter artwork filled with colors, patterns, symbols, favorite things and personal details. Students explore bubble letters, graffiti-inspired name art, identity, line, pattern, shape, color and symbols while making an artwork that is all about them. It is…
In this 3rd Grade Superhero Self-Portrait Art Lesson, students draw themselves as everyday superheroes. They explore self-portraits, identity, personal strengths, symbols, color, line, shape and detail while making a portrait that shows who they are and what makes them unique. An everyday superhero doesn't need to fly or have magical powers. They can be kind,…
This 2nd Grade Cartoon Portrait Art Lesson is a ready-to-teach self-portrait project where students create a cartoon self-portrait that shows who they are. Along the way they explore cartooning, portraits, self-expression, line, shape, color, facial features, expressions, patterns and personal details. Students learn that a portrait is an artwork that shows a person, and that…
This Grade 2 About Me Name Art Lesson has students create an artwork featuring their name, favorite things, symbols, patterns and personal details. Students introduce themselves through art, which makes it a good fit for Back to School, Meet the Teacher, All About Me and classroom community building. Students learn that identity is made up…
This 1st Grade Fine Motor Name Crayon Art Lesson gives students a personal way to create a giant crayon artwork with their name on the label. Along the way they practice fine motor skills, name design, line, cutting, gluing, drawing, coloring, painting and creative decision-making. Students learn that their name is a special word that…
In this 1st Grade About Me Portrait Art Lesson, students make a self-portrait and surround it with drawings of their favorite things, such as a favorite food, color, animal, toy, place or activity. They learn how artists use portraits, colors, lines, shapes, patterns and details to share personal ideas. It is made for Grade 1…
In this Kindergarten About Me Art Lesson, students make an About Me Favorite Things Mobile: a self-portrait with drawings of their favorite things hanging below. They draw things like a favorite food, color, animal, toy, place or activity, and combine everything into an artwork that shows who they are. Students learn that "about me" means…
This Kindergarten Butterfly Fine Motor Name Art Lesson is a hands-on art project where students create a bright butterfly artwork that features their own name. Along the way they practice name recognition, fine motor skills and symmetry through drawing, tracing, cutting, gluing, coloring and decorating. It is designed for Kindergarten and suits art teachers, classroom…
This Pre-K About Me Favorite Things Art Lesson helps little artists share who they are. Students create an artwork about themselves and their favorite things, such as colors, animals, foods, toys, places, books and activities, arranged so it looks like they are thinking about or looking at them. It is made for Pre-K and may…
This Pre-K Fine Motor Name Art Lesson turns each student's own name into a personal artwork. Young learners practice name recognition, early writing, line tracing, cutting, gluing, dot painting and mark making while they create. Students learn that their name is special because it belongs to them, that names are made of letters, and that…
This Line Dragon Eye Art Lesson is a ready-to-teach Grade 5 art project that teaches the element of art: line. Students create a detailed dragon eye artwork filled with patterns, texture, movement and expressive line work. It is made for elementary art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool families and substitute teachers who want a structured line…
This Color Wheel Grizzly Bear Art Lesson teaches the element of art: color through a bold grizzly bear artwork divided into color wheel sections. It is designed for Grade 5, and students learn how artists use color to create mood, contrast, harmony, emphasis, depth and visual interest. Instead of only filling in a color wheel…
This Color Wheel Wolf Art Lesson teaches the element of art: color through a bold wolf artwork divided into color-wheel sections. Instead of filling in a traditional color wheel worksheet, students apply primary, secondary and tertiary colors, warm and cool colors, tints and contrast to a finished, display-worthy Grade 4 art project. It is a…
This Line Lions Art Lesson teaches the element of art: line through a bold lion art project designed for grade 4. Students learn that line is one of the seven elements of art and that artists use it to build shapes, outline objects, create patterns, add texture, show movement, guide the viewer’s eye and communicate…
This Color Wheel Fish Art Lesson gives Grade 3 students a hands-on way to explore the element of art: color. Students create a bright underwater artwork with six colorful fish arranged in color-wheel order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Instead of filling in a color-wheel worksheet, students put their learning into a complete…
This Line Art Leopards Art Lesson gives Grade 3 students a creative way to explore the element of art: line while making a bold leopard artwork full of pattern, texture, movement and personality. Students learn how artists use straight, curved, wavy, zigzag, dashed, diagonal, horizontal, vertical, thick, thin and repeated lines to create shape, texture,…
This Line Art Ladybugs Art Project is a complete Grade 2 art lesson about the element of art: line. Students create a bright ladybug artwork filled with different lines and patterns, and learn how artists use straight, curved, wavy, zigzag, dashed, thick, thin, looped, hatched and cross-hatched lines to create shapes, patterns, textures, movement, feelings…
This Color Wheel Carrots Bunny Art Project is a complete Grade 2 art lesson that teaches primary and secondary colors through a cheerful bunny surrounded by a rainbow of carrots in color wheel order. It combines color mixing, drawing, painting, fine motor practice, literacy and reflection. Students learn about the element of art: color, identify…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “My students loved mixing the secondary colors. They also loved painting the background. I showed them various ways to draw flower petals, and they designed their own petals. The finished pictures were fabulous.” Cassandra Leigh, TPT review Ratings are from TPT reviews (5-star scale). This Color Wheel Flower Art Lesson…
This Line Lizard Art Lesson teaches the element of art: line to Grade 1 students. Students create a colorful lizard artwork full of pattern, texture and personality while exploring straight, curved, wavy, zigzag, dashed, loopy, thick and thin lines. Along the way they practice pattern, texture, painting, drawing, cutting, gluing, literacy and reflection. It works…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “This project was perfect for my kindergartners. They learned a lot and it focused on exactly what I was looking for. Their projects turned out great. Thanks.” Janet A., TPT review Ratings are from TPT reviews (5-star scale). In this Primary Colors Art Lesson, Kindergarten students explore red, yellow and…
This Puppy Line Art Lesson is a Kindergarten art lesson on the element of art: line. Students create a bright "Puppy Barking" line artwork while exploring straight, wavy, zigzag, curvy, looped, dotted, dashed, cross-hatch, thick and thin lines. It is designed for kindergarten teachers, art teachers, homeschool educators and substitute teachers. Along with the art,…
This Primary Colors Art Lesson gives young students a fun, memorable way to learn about red, yellow and blue while they create a cheerful Primary Color Monster full of personality. It is designed for Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. Students explore the primary colors through directed drawing, painting, line and texture, and see how overlapping…
This Types of Lines Art Lesson gives Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade students a fun introduction to the element of art line through tracing, drawing, painting, reading and reflection. Students explore zigzag, looped, dashed, wavy, straight, cross-hatch, thick, thin and scribble lines while creating a bright line artwork with a cut-and-glue name piece. It comes…
In this Santa Claus Portrait Art Lesson, students in grades 3 to 6 draw a detailed Santa face with black marker and oil pastels. Along the way they learn about the history of Santa Claus, build literacy skills and reflect on their own art. It is a print-and-teach December lesson for classroom teachers, art educators…
Are you looking for a Gustav Klimt art project that feels exciting to teach, visually striking on display, and actually manageable for your students to complete? Do you want an art history art lesson that helps students connect with a famous artist while exploring line, shape, pattern, color, and design in a hands-on and meaningful…
