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This Autumn Bunny with Pumpkin Art Lesson is a seasonal art project for primary elementary learners. Students create a sweet autumn bunny holding a pumpkin using directed drawing, line work, shape building and crayon resist painting with watercolor or tempera. It includes both a PDF tutorial and a PowerPoint slide tutorial, so you can project…
This spring seedling art and writing activity connects science, art and literacy through the theme of seeds growing into plants. Students learn how seeds sprout and grow, create a colorful seedling artwork that shows new life in spring, then build understanding with a reading passage, comprehension questions and writing prompts. It is made for classroom…
Bring the beauty of spring into your classroom with this Spring Butterfly Art Lesson, a bright and engaging elementary art activity that guides students step-by-step through creating their own colorful butterfly artwork. This spring butterfly art project for elementary students combines drawing, creativity, and structured instruction so teachers and homeschool educators can confidently lead a…
This Spring Hummingbird Art Lesson blends visual art, literacy and science for elementary students. Students read about hummingbirds, follow a step-by-step drawing tutorial, and paint layered value rings around their bird with watercolor or tempera for a striking finished piece. Reading, writing and reflection pages extend the art into a full cross-curricular lesson. It fits…
This Spring Bumble Bee Art Lesson is an elementary art project that combines drawing, painting, nature learning, reading comprehension and creative reflection. Students follow a guided step-by-step drawing process to create their own bumble bee, learning to break complex shapes into simple steps, and then paint a colorful background with circular painting techniques so the…
This Spring Tulips Art Lesson is an elementary art project that combines guided drawing, painting, reading comprehension and creative writing. Students follow a step-by-step tulip drawing tutorial to create three cheerful tulips with expressive faces and decorative patterns, then paint them with watercolor or tempera paint, layering color and texture for a bright spring background….
This Spring Umbrella Art Project brings together visual art, literacy and creative thinking in one spring lesson. Students follow clear step-by-step drawing instructions to create a cheerful umbrella surrounded by raindrops, using an oil pastel resist with watercolor or tempera paint. It is a spring art lesson plan for elementary students, made for classroom teachers,…
This Spring Raindrop Art Lesson combines art, science and literacy. Students create a raindrop character using a watercolor resist with oil pastels and watercolor or tempera paint, while learning about rain, weather and the water cycle. Along the way they practice drawing, color blending, painting and creative expression. It is made for elementary art classes,…
This Spring Bird Nest Art Lesson is a cross-curricular spring art project for elementary students that blends drawing, painting, literacy and nature. Students learn about baby birds, nests and new life in spring, then draw a bird nest filled with baby birds using an oil pastel resist with watercolor or tempera paint. It is made…
This Spring Lamb Art Lesson is a spring animal art project for elementary students that blends drawing, painting, literacy and seasonal learning. Students follow step-by-step lamb drawing pages to create a fluffy lamb with textured wool, expressive features and a bright spring landscape, using oil pastel resist with watercolor or tempera paint. Along the way,…
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 Spring Value Grid Drawing resource gives grades 5 to 8 students structured, skill-building drawing practice using real spring photographs taken by Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic). Students copy a black and white photograph square by square into the blank grid beside it, paying close attention to detail, light, dark and gradual shading changes. It builds…
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 Valentine's Day Bunny Art Project is a complete primary art lesson for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2. Students create a bunny holding a heart using simple shapes, wax resist and painting, then build on the artwork with age-appropriate reading, writing and art reflection. The lesson uses large shapes, simple lines, repeated steps and…
Dive into the world of lines with my engaging Elements of Art Line: Bunny Line Art Artwork lesson for grades 2-5! This fun and creative video art tutorial guides students step-by-step through creating adorable bunny line art using markers and tempera paints. Perfect for elementary art classes, this lesson includes detailed PDF worksheets to enhance…
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…
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 Easter Art and Write activity combines an Easter drawing and painting lesson with writing activities. Students first create an Easter artwork of a decorated Easter egg with bunny ears and feet, then write about it through opinion writing, fiction storytelling, reflection writing and artist statements. It is a spring art and writing lesson for…
This Spring Cartoon Grid Drawing resource gives students in grades 1 to 4 a simple, structured way to build drawing confidence. Students copy a spring cartoon one square at a time from the example grid into the blank grid beside it, which helps them slow down, focus and feel successful. The cartoon images are drawn…
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…
