1st grade line art lesson

From mixed media to simple sketching, there's something here for every 1st grader.

First grade artists are thinking about the art elements. We talked about what things artists use to make their artwork fantastic. We checked out the lists (and posters) of: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Space and Form. Next, we read a book called, "Lines that Wiggle" that had all sorts of lines in it. We practiced drawing lines by brainstorming different sorts and having children draw them on the board in a list. We used cut paper shapes to create our monsters, puffy paint to create…

First Grade artists are creating line drawings. We talked about all the different kinds of lines: straight, curved, zigzag, spiral, wavy, looping, dotted, broken, thick, and thin. We identified lines in the art room, and talked about where we could find lines outside or in our homes. Then students started drawing all of the different lines to create some fabulous abstract line designs.

A quick lesson that's great for first graders, this lesson is a fun and engaging lesson that implements our unit on color & line. Use puck tempera paints

This week, kindergarten continued their exploration of line, and started these fun line paintings! We used a new medium, to them, oil pastels and tempera cakes. 😄 Here's how we did it! Materials: Sax 90lb paper Crayola Oil Pastels Jack Richeson Semi-Moist tempera cakes First, we reviewed the different types of lines. Then, I showed them how to draw the lines from side to side of their (vertical) paper. I also talked about how you need to make the lines dark with the oil pastels, or they…

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First grade artist learned about the life and art of Romero Brito by looking at a slide show and you tube videos about him. Click here for the Romero Britto Slide Show We were inspired by his cats and dogs and created our own pets Britto style. We used patterns and lots of colors! This lesson has been modified from one seen on Pinterest at some point. :)