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Drawing in a Bottle
An art project and presentation teaching shading techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, stippling) through drawing an imaginative scene inside a bottle outline.
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4th Grade Art Projects
Develop fourth-grade art skills through drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and cultural projects. Browse focused art lessons and projects that connect visual work to other subjects.
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Painting & color
Paul Cezanne Art Project
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.
Drawing & designCollage & printmaking
Positive and Negative Space Birdcages - Art Lesson & Presentation
An art lesson teaching positive and negative space concepts through a bird silhouette / birdcage drawing project.
Drawing & design
Shoe Design Project - 4 Designs
An art/design project where students design and illustrate four types of shoes (Converse, Nike Air Jordan, Yeezy, and high heels) for a specific target market, developing skills in design thinking, target-audience consideration, and visual composition.
Collage & printmaking
Jacob Lawrence City Collages – Art Lesson
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,…
Cross-curricular projects
Desert Habitat Coloring Pages | Line Art Templates | Biome Art Project
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.
Art across cultures
Art From Around the World
A world-cultures arts-and-crafts packet offering a themed craft or drawing project for each of several countries, connecting art-making to that country's culture, traditions, or history.
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The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning
A five-project STEAM/project-based-learning packet connecting the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' to WWII history through hands-on engineering, art, math, and science activities.
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Kid Concoctions, Creations & Contraptions
a hands-on activity book of science, art-material, and simple-invention projects for young children, compiling three previously published Teaching & Learning Company titles
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Forest Habitat Coloring Pages | Line Art Templates | Biome Art Project
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.
Cross-curricular projects
Tour Creator Project
Have students research a country's art, culture, and music and present it through a self-designed multi-phase project.
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Creativity in Nature! Brownie Outdoor Art Creator Activity Booklet
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.
Painting & color
Vase of Flowers Art Project
Step-by-step art project titled 'Vase of Flowers' (45 min.), per file title page and numbered step labels.
Cross-curricular projects
"Pictures of Hollis Woods" Activities + Project Menu
A choice-based project menu and companion activities to accompany a novel study of the book Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Cross-curricular projects
Art Ideas for Elementary Teachers 2
A collection of ready-to-use art lesson activities for upper elementary (Grade 3-6) classroom teachers, each following a consistent lesson format (aim, materials, duration, discussion, method, questions/reflection, finished example).
Cross-curricular projects
"Number the Stars" Activities + Project Menu
A choice-board style project menu offering 8 post-reading activity options for the novel "Number the Stars," covering art, writing, research, and critical-thinking skills, plus a required reflection sheet.
Cross-curricular projects
Ecology Project | Ecology Research Report
A scaffolded research-report project teaching ecology vocabulary and concepts, culminating in a written report.
Drawing & design
Roll and Draw Your Name or Favorite Word Alphabet Game Sheets
A dice-based typography art project where students create decorative letter art for their name or a favorite word, one roll-and-draw game sheet per letter.
Art across cultures
India: Exploring Ancient Civilizations
A social studies book about Ancient India that presents historical facts (Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic Period, Aryans, Alexander the Great, Mauryan and Gupta Empires) alongside hands-on craft/writing projects to reinforce learning.
Art across cultures
Ancient Rome Art Project
An art project resource teaching Ancient Roman mosaic art through a paper mosaic-tile-assembly activity.
Cross-curricular projects
NGSS Third Grade Life Cycle and Migration Project - Activities for 3-LS1-1
An art-integrated science project teaching the monarch butterfly life cycle and seasonal migration, aligned to NGSS 3-LS1-1 (life cycles).
Cross-curricular projects
Doodles and Oodles of Art
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.
Cross-curricular projects
Killer Whale (Orca) Unit Study (Endangered Animals Lesson Plan, Activities)
A 5-day cross-curricular unit study on killer whales (orcas) as an endangered species, combining videos (linked externally, not included), reading, worksheets, notebooking pages, and art activities to teach orca biology, behavior, habitat, and conservation status.
Cross-curricular projects
Geography Mystery: Polar Climate Zone with ELA and Art Project
A geography mystery/detective activity where students use clues (compass readings, wildlife observations, temperature) from three reading passages to deduce they are in Antarctica/the Polar Climate zone, then complete a hands-on ELA and art project representing that location.