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A hands-on cut-and-paste art project where students create a ladybugs-on-the-grass landscape scene using construction paper, building fine motor skills and self-expression.
An art project guide teaching students about painter Paul Cezanne's still-life work and having them practice painting an apple with an abstract background, using video and peer discussion plus a scored work-quality rubric with examples.
Develop fine motor and creativity skills through a one-page paper craft project where students color, cut, and assemble a bird from labeled pieces.
Here is art project and presentation about the work of Jacob Lawrence. Students will learn how to create a collage of a busy city using geometric shapes, the layering process and oil pastels. This lesson includes a detailed 25-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about Jacob Lawrence and his paintings of Harlem,…
Guide a hands-on finger-painting art project of hyacinth flowers to build fine motor skills, color mixing understanding, and awareness of highlights/shadows (light vs. dark colors).
An outdoor nature-exploration and craft activity booklet aligned to the Girl Scouts Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge, used for classroom or at-home art/nature activities.
A 17-activity primary-school art activity book teaching art skills, art history/artist studies, and art vocabulary across lower, middle, and upper primary levels.
A collection of ready-to-use art lesson activities for K-2 classroom teachers, each following a consistent lesson format (aim, materials, duration, discussion, method, questions/reflection, finished example).
Guide young children through hands-on arts and crafts projects (sand painting, paper-strip sculpture, treasure box) with step-by-step instructions and related extension ideas.
A set of realistic-style forest and boreal habitat coloring pages / line-art templates for a biome art project, pairing colored illustrations with lightened outline versions for further art projects.
Step-by-step art project titled 'Vase of Flowers' (45 min.), per file title page and numbered step labels.
The same desert illustrations are supplied in two outline treatments. Use the darker line art for coloring, or choose the lightened version when students will build on the drawing with added detail or other art materials. This lets a class use a shared subject while varying how much of the finished artwork students create themselves.
A hands-on arts and crafts activity book of step-by-step craft projects for young children using crayons, chalk, and watercolor paint, plus related art extension ideas.
Use wetland scenes for coloring or as a starting point for a larger art project. Twelve illustrations appear as standard line art and again as lighter outlines. Choose the version that suits the materials students will use, and connect the scene with a discussion of habitats. The two treatments offer different levels of visual guidance while keeping the subject familiar.
a hands-on activity book of science, art-material, and simple-invention projects for young children, compiling three previously published Teaching & Learning Company titles
Guides young children through simple art and craft projects that build fine-motor and creative skills.
Doodles and Oodles of Art: An Inspiring Resource for Students' Creativity Doodles and Oodles of Art offers a comprehensive compilation of over one hundred art ideas. It invigorates the creative spirit in students and is perfect for educators in search of inspiring art activities.
Arctic Animal Styro-Prints - Art Project and Presentation Get your students excited about art and the arctic with this fun lesson! Students will learn about life in the arctic circle including what types of people live there, what the environment is like, what kind of animals live there and much more! The PowerPoint features a…
Windmills and Flowers - Art Project & Presentation Get excited about art with this fun lesson inspired by the country of the Netherlands! Your students will learn how to create a painting of a Dutch landscape complete with an iconic windmill and rows of flowers. This resource features a 21-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with…
Reproducible seasonal art and craft activity patterns for Pre-K through Grade 3, designed to build visual-motor coordination and scissor skills.
Preschool/kindergarten curriculum idea pack of activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, covering vocabulary, art, cooking, and dramatic play centered on civil rights and equality themes.
Provide preschool/kindergarten teachers a curated list of magic-themed activity ideas spanning arts & crafts, science, games, songs, cooking, and field trips for a 'magic' unit.
A preschool curriculum idea packet on planting/gardening, providing vocabulary, concepts, and a large collection of hands-on sensory, art, and cooking activity ideas to build awareness of the plant life cycle.
A speech-language / early-literacy book companion packet built around the picture book 'Wacky Wednesday' (by Theo. LeSieg), designed to target letter identification, core/fringe vocabulary, shared-reading strategies, comprehension, rhyming, sentence-building, and story retell, per the publisher 'Speech Without Limits' branding shown on every page.