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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…
These Pink Shirt Day Zen Doodle Coloring Pages are a set of 10 intricate, hand-drawn anti-bullying coloring sheets that promote kindness, inclusion, advocacy and standing up for others in a calm, meaningful way. They are original illustrations by Ms Artastic, not clip art collections. They suit upper elementary and middle school. Students color empowering messages…
Mindful Art Moments (MAMs) are low-prep SEL (Social Emotional Learning) art activities you can use at any time of the day. Students silently sketch for 10 to 15 minutes, becoming aware of the moment while they draw. All you ask is that they get "something to draw with" and "something to draw on". You set…
Help your students explore emotions, self-awareness, and personal growth through this engaging Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Art Lesson! Designed for grades 3 and up, this lesson guides students in reflecting on what they will hold onto and let go of in their lives while creating a meaningful and expressive artwork. Perfect for art teachers and…
Engage your students in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through art! This creative Emotion Monsters Art Lesson is designed to help students build self-awareness by exploring how they express emotions visually. Through student-choice-based artworks, learners will design their own Emotion Monsters, transforming feelings into imaginative creatures using their preferred art mediums. Perfect for classroom teachers and…
Encourage self-expression and cultural exploration through art! This engaging SEL Mandala Art Lesson helps students explore their own identity, culture, and emotions while creating a visually stunning mandala artwork. Designed for teachers and homeschool educators, this project seamlessly integrates Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with art, allowing students to reflect on who they are and how…
In this identity art lesson, students create a carefully observed, shaded hand still life drawing, then surround it with 4 to 5 smaller framed illustrations that represent who they are, what matters to them, and the culture and experiences that shape them. The finished artwork is personal and display-worthy. It is for classroom teachers, art…
This Growth Mindset Art Lesson helps students practice resilience and embrace challenges. In this Power of Yet art project, students use oil pastels and watercolor paint to create an artwork about something they can't do yet, a visual reminder of perseverance and self-belief. It is designed for Grades 2 to 6 and fits Back to…
This Growth Mindset Art Lesson promotes resiliency and determination, and it pairs well with your growth mindset lessons. Students create a "Train Your Brain" art piece using oil pastel and paint. Teaching growth mindset thinking helps students change the way they think: to believe they can create art if they practice and try, to know…
This Growth Mindset Art Project is a social emotional learning art lesson that helps students explore the difference between growth mindset and fixed mindset in a visual, memorable way. Students create a split-brain artwork: one side is darker, with limiting thoughts and symbols, and the other is bright and colorful, filled with encouraging mindset language…
The Growth Mindset in Art Class Workbook helps students think differently about effort, mistakes, persistence, challenge, self-talk and creative growth in the art room. It mixes reflection pages, drawing prompts, goal setting and teacher-read calming scripts, so students practice growth mindset through art rather than only reading about it. It is made for teachers, art…
These Growth Mindset printables are made for the art classroom. They help you promote resiliency and determination among your students. This is a free sample of a larger growth mindset resource for the art classroom. Use it on its own, pair it with your growth mindset lessons, or use it alongside growth mindset coloring pages….
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “We worked through this slide by slide together to create the art piece. My students enjoyed it. They did wonder why "Put a little love in your heart" so I found the song :)” Amber M., TPT review ★★★★★ “My students and I love all Ms. Artastic products. Clear step-by-step…
These Growth Mindset SEL Coloring Pages are 15 intricate, original zen doodle coloring sheets with motivational affirmations and inspirational quotes. They are original illustrations drawn by Ms Artastic, not clip art, and the designs include landscapes, animals, florals, mandala-style borders, brain imagery, lightbulbs and flowing patterns. The pages give students a calm, focused activity while…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “These looked great as part of our bulletin board display for pink shirt day. Thanks!” Melanie V., TPT review Ratings are from TPT reviews (5-star scale). Promote kindness and anti-bullying awareness in your classroom with these 10 posters! Perfect for Anti-bullying awareness, Pink Shirt Day, or Kindness Month activities at…
These Cats, Unicorns and Robots Zen Doodle Coloring Pages mix fantasy, technology and cute animals into a calm, creative art activity for elementary and middle school classrooms. The 10 hand-drawn, highly detailed pages support focus, fine motor skills, relaxation and mindful art practice. Use them as a quiet art center, a calm down corner resource,…
These Space Zen Doodle Coloring Pages combine science, creativity and mindfulness in a set of 10 intricate space-themed coloring sheets featuring astronauts, rockets, planets, satellites and the solar system. They are not clip art compilations. Every page is uniquely illustrated and exclusive to Ms Artastic. They suit Grades 2 to 8, depending on patience and…
These School Subjects Zen Doodle Coloring Pages are detailed, hand-drawn, original coloring sheets, each one built around a school subject. They give students a calm, focused creative activity that also reinforces subject vocabulary. The set includes 10 detailed school subject coloring pages plus Creativity Challenge worksheets that encourage imagination and artistic problem solving. Every page…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “I use every resource possible to instill kindness. This is one that just clears things up for the children.” Jo Wood, TPT review ★★★★★ “This was a wonderful resource for my students!” Amy T., TPT review Ratings are from TPT reviews (5-star scale). A great set of 32 Acts of…
This Acts of Kindness resource is a simple, printable primary SEL pack for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers who want to build a kinder classroom community. It keeps kindness concrete and age-appropriate, so young learners can understand it and practice it right away. Students learn what acts of kindness are, brainstorm kind things they can…
This Acts of Kindness resource is a printable SEL pack that helps students learn what an act of kindness is, why kind actions matter, and how small caring choices can make a difference in a classroom, school, family or community. It is made for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers teaching kindness at the elementary level….
This Kindness Journal is a social emotional learning workbook that helps students learn what kindness is, why it matters, and how it shapes the classroom, school and community. Students read, brainstorm, write, draw, plan and then actually complete acts of kindness, reflecting on how their actions affect others. It is made for teachers, art teachers…
