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This Sunflower Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson about one of nature's most iconic flowers. It suits summer units, garden themes and pollinator studies, and works well in classrooms, homeschool programs, summer art camps or as a sub plan. Students start with a reading comprehension passage and reflective writing prompts about sunflowers,…
This Octopus Art Lesson brings ocean life into your classroom for grades 1 to 5. Students explore bold color blending and textural oil pastel techniques while learning about one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. It fits summer art units, under-the-sea themes and ocean animal studies. It works in the classroom, at home, at summer…
This Mahi Mahi Art Project is a mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer units, ocean animal themes or tropical fish studies, written for grades 1 to 5. Students learn about mahi mahi, also known as dolphin fish, found in warm waters off Florida, Hawaii and throughout the Caribbean. Students read about mahi mahi…
This Dragonfly Art Project is a mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer units or insect themes. Students read about dragonflies, respond to writing prompts, and then design their own dragonfly artwork using drawing skills and paint, exploring resist painting, layering and bold color blending. You can also do the art first and the…
This Summer Crab Art Project is a complete mixed media art lesson that combines art and literacy. Students read a passage and write about crabs, tide pools and the importance of ocean conservation, then create their own crab artwork using oil pastels and watercolor paints. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool…
This Corn Cob Art Project is a complete mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer, autumn or the harvest season. Students start with reading comprehension passages and writing prompts, then design their own corn cob artwork with oil pastels and watercolor paint, experimenting with resist painting, texture layering and color blending. It is made…
This Summer Lemonade Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and writing activities. Students read a summer-themed passage and respond to writing prompts, then create a colorful glass of lemonade with oil pastels, practicing color blending, shading and expressive design. It is made for elementary classrooms and homeschool families. The lesson plan, lesson…
This Summer Ice Cream Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson for elementary classrooms and homeschool families. Students work through a summer-themed reading passage and writing prompt, then use oil pastels on construction paper to create playful, colorful ice cream artwork. Detailed lesson plans, step-by-step guides, example artwork and ready-to-use PowerPoint slides help…
In this Summer Watermelon Art Project, students use oil pastels and paint to create a colorful summer watermelon artwork. The step-by-step visuals and clear instructions help you lead students through blending oil pastels, layering paint and experimenting with art techniques. It is made for elementary classrooms and homeschool families and brings literacy into the art…
This Snowy Owl Winter Art Project pairs an art lesson with a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a snowy owl while exploring techniques in oil pastels. The About Snowy Owls reading, comprehension questions and writing prompt bring literacy into the art…
This Winter Snowflake Art Project celebrates the arrival of winter with an art lesson, a reading comprehension activity and a writing prompt, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter snowflake artwork that explores oil pastel techniques in the design. An About Snowflakes reading, comprehension questions and a writing prompt bring literacy into…
This winter polar bear art project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a polar bear while exploring oil pastel techniques. An About Polar Bears reading, comprehension questions and a writing activity bring literacy into the art lesson, so…
This Winter Narwhal Art Project pairs an art lesson with a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a narwhal while exploring techniques in oil pastels and paint. The All About Narwhals reading, comprehension questions and writing prompt bring literacy into the art…
This Winter Iceberg Art Project celebrates the arrival of winter with an art lesson, a reading, a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity. Students create a winter artwork of an iceberg while exploring techniques in oil pastels and paint. The All About Icebergs reading, reading comprehension and writing prompt bring literacy into your art…
This Winter Penguin Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of a penguin using oil pastels and paint, then read All About Penguins, answer comprehension questions and respond to a writing prompt connected to the theme. It works for classrooms and homeschool families who…
This Winter Polar Bear Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of a polar bear while exploring oil pastel techniques, then read about polar bears and write in response. It is made for classrooms and homeschool families who want an art lesson with literacy…
This Winter Arctic Fox Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of an Arctic fox while exploring oil pastel techniques, with step-by-step slides in the document and as a PowerPoint presentation to make teaching easy. A Changes in Winter reading, comprehension questions and a…
This New Year Penguin Art Project celebrates the new year with an art lesson, a reading, a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity. Students create a New Year penguin artwork while exploring painting and drawing techniques. The New Years Around the World reading, reading comprehension and writing prompt bring literacy into your art lesson,…
This New Year's art lesson guides students through an Arctic Fox artwork that explores techniques in oil pastels, paired with a New Year's Around the World reading, a reading comprehension activity and a writing prompt. It is ready to use in classrooms and homeschool programs. The reading and writing activities bring literacy into your art…
In this Valentine's Day Teddy Bear Watercolor Painting Art Lesson, students paint a sweet teddy bear holding a heart using guided drawing and watercolor techniques. They then extend the project with reading comprehension, a writing prompt, critical thinking questions and art reflections, so the learning can carry across several days. It is a print-and-teach elementary…
This Sugar Skull Art Lesson and Writing Activity brings Día de los Muertos, the holiday when families remember and honor their loved ones, into the art room. Students design their own sugar skull with a step-by-step guided drawing tutorial, then reflect on the meaning of the holiday through writing. It is made for elementary and…
This Halloween Ghost Art and Write resource pairs a step-by-step ghost art tutorial with differentiated writing prompts for elementary students. Students create their own spooky ghost artwork, then write about it. The writing pages cover fiction, non-fiction and opinion writing, with primary and intermediate versions so you can match the writing to your learners. The…
This Frankenstein Craft and Write resource combines a hands-on Frankenstein craft with Frankenstein-themed writing prompts for elementary students. Students design and build their own Frankenstein character from templates, then write about it through fiction, non-fiction or opinion writing. The craft style is inspired by the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel. It works for fall and Halloween…
This Monster Craft and Write resource pairs a hands-on monster craft with monster-themed writing prompts for elementary students. Students build their own unique monster from craft templates, then plan and write about it. It covers fiction, non-fiction and opinion writing, with differentiated writing pages so you can adapt it to different levels. Use it for…
This CVC Words Read, Write and Draw resource helps young learners build confidence with phonics, reading, word recognition, handwriting and directed drawing in one place. It is designed for PreK to 2nd grade learners who are working on simple CVC words, phonemic awareness, decoding, reading fluency and sentence reading. For each featured word, students read…
This Back to School Pencil Craft and Write combines an art and craft lesson with fiction and non-fiction writing. Students follow a tutorial to make a pencil craft, then add their own touches with a choice of cut-and-glue elements so every craft looks a little different. After the craft, students write about it using planning…
This Summer Tropical Fish Craft and Write combines an art and craft lesson with fiction and non-fiction writing. Students follow a tutorial to make a tropical fish craft, then add their own touches with a choice of cut-and-glue elements so every fish looks a little different. After the craft, students write about it using planning…
This End of the Year Graduation Craft and Write pairs a hands-on craft with fiction and non-fiction writing for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Students follow a tutorial to make the craft, then add their own touch with the included elements so every piece turns out a little different. After the craft, students…
This Earth Day Craft and Write pairs a hands-on Earth Day craft with fiction and non-fiction writing. Students follow a tutorial to make the craft, then add their own artistic flavor by choosing from a range of craft elements, so every design turns out a little different. After the craft, students write about it using…
This Spring Flower Craft and Write pairs a hands-on spring flower craft with fiction and non-fiction writing. Students follow a tutorial to make the craft, then choose from a range of cut-and-glue elements to give their flower their own artistic touch, so every design turns out different. After the craft, students write about it using…
