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In this Spring Rain Cloud Art Project, students follow a 17-step directed drawing tutorial to create a playful rain cloud character surrounded by expressive raindrops, then paint it with watercolor or tempera. Along the way they explore weather and how rain forms, read and write about rain, and reflect on their artwork. It blends visual…
This Spring Rain Boot Art Lesson brings spring weather and rainy day fun into your classroom. Students learn to draw colorful rain boots with a step-by-step directed drawing, then use wax resist with watercolor or tempera paint to create a bright spring artwork, adding their own patterns, colors and creative details. Alongside the art, students…
This Spring Robin Art Lesson is a spring bird directed drawing project. Students build the robin shape, add feather textures, draw it holding a worm in a lively spring landscape, and then paint with watercolor or tempera to reveal a wax resist effect. Alongside the art, students complete reading comprehension, creative writing, reflection, artist statement…
This Easter Bunny Directed Drawing and Watercolor Art Lesson is a spring art project for elementary students. Students draw a bunny character with expressive features and long floppy ears, add a basket or group of decorated Easter eggs, then paint the scene with watercolor. The drawing is broken into manageable steps so young artists feel…
This Easter Basket Directed Drawing Art Lesson guides students step by step through drawing a festive Easter basket filled with decorated eggs, then painting it with watercolor. It is a cheerful spring art project for elementary classrooms, homeschool art lessons and seasonal Easter activities. Students build a woven basket from simple shapes and lines, add…
This Easter Egg Directed Drawing Line Art Lesson guides students step by step through drawing a large decorated Easter egg with bold line designs, expressive facial features and a patterned background, then painting it with a wax resist watercolor technique. It is a spring art project for elementary classrooms, homeschool art, substitute plans and seasonal…
This Spring Duckling Art Lesson is a cheerful seasonal art project where students draw a baby duckling using line art, oil pastels and watercolor or tempera paint. Clear visual and written step instructions guide them through drawing and painting, and they add their own creative details so each duckling is unique. It suits elementary art…
This Easter Bunny Directed Drawing Art Lesson helps elementary students draw a cheerful bunny step by step while building confidence with shapes, lines and creative design. Students construct the bunny from simple shapes, add facial features, ears and decorations to give it personality, and then color it in bright spring colors. Because students make their…
In this Spring Flower Art and Write lesson, students create a colorful spring flower artwork with oil pastels and paint, then write about it. They start with a short informational reading passage about spring to build background knowledge and ideas about nature, growth and new beginnings. Next, students follow step-by-step directed drawing instructions to create…
This July Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a simple directed drawing, create a summer-themed illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first gives students something to describe, explain or build a story…
This July Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students follow a directed drawing to create a themed illustration, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first…
This June Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a simple directed drawing, create a themed illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first means students are not starting from a blank page. They…
This June Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students follow a directed drawing, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something concrete…
This May Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for Grades 2 to 5. On each page, students follow a directed drawing to create a May illustration, then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first gives students something visual and personal to describe, explain, imagine or build…
This May Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a May picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This Spring Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a simple directed drawing, create a spring illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first means students are not starting from a blank page. They…
This Spring Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a spring picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This April Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for Grades 2 to 5. On each page, students follow a directed drawing to create an April illustration, then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first gives students something visual and personal to describe, explain or imagine, so…
This April Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw an April picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This March Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a simple directed drawing, create a March-themed illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Starting with a drawing means students are not facing a blank page….
This March Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a March picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This February Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for Grade 2 to 5 students. Students follow a simple directed drawing, create a February-themed illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first means students are not starting from a blank page. They have something visual…
This February Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a February picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This January Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a January picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This January Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for Grades 2 to 5. On each page, students follow a directed drawing to create a January illustration, then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first gives students something visual and personal to describe, explain or imagine, so…
This Winter Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a simple directed drawing, create a winter illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first means students are not starting from a blank page. They…
This Winter Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a winter picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This Christmas Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with paragraph writing practice for grade 2 to 5 students. On each page, students follow a directed drawing, create a Christmas-themed illustration, and then write a paragraph inspired by their artwork. Drawing first means students are not staring at a blank page. They have…
This Christmas Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a Christmas picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
This Halloween Write and Draw resource pairs a step-by-step directed drawing with sentence writing practice for K to 2 students. On each page, students draw a Halloween picture, trace and write the word, trace and write a simple sentence, and then write their own sentence using the word. Drawing first gives young writers something real…
