Art projects for grades 3-5

Well, in my 14 years at Zamo we never had rain to contend with during our Celebration of Art festivities... until last night, that is. I must say, that although unusual for San Diego in July, the rain did not dampen the spirit of the event at all:) Attendance was robust and their were tons of smiles to brighten any gloom that drops from the sky may have brought. Again, our incredible classroom teachers and staff were amazing while leading 10 different activities for our community to…

You need: paper plates acrylic paint: brown, green, red, white brush crepe paper: pink, white, red glue This lesson about the Japanese cherry blossom is an old one, but now the blossoms are made on a paper plate. Too pretty to use for dinner! Branches are painted, leaves too. Not too big, because leaves only grow well when the blossoms are gone. Blossom is partly painted and partly made of crumpled crepe paper.

Grade Level Duration 4 classes, 80 minutes Materials Graph paper (buy or make your own online here), acrylic Paint, ghost grid posterboard (Poster board featuring a faint, disappearing grid), square dowel cut down to make a stamp (same size as the grids on the poster board), printer, pencil, palette Media Acrylic Paint Lesson Objectives For […]

5th graders thought about the vocab word genre and considered the multiple genres that are used in art history. We created out own still lifes with real cacti and drew them making sure to think about the art element of space and overlapping! We utilized our blending skills and our talents with pattern and balance when designing our patterned pots.

Stephanie Arem on Instagram: "The peace and calm that comes over the art room as children are engaged with fiber arts is unmatched, except by their excitement and enthusiasm. The “happy chemicals” have been flowing for sure! Kindergarten: Texture Quilts 1st grade: Paper Weaving 2nd grade: Tabby Weavings 3rd grade: Radial Weavings 4th grade: String Art Stitchery 5th grade: Pop-Tart Softies inspired by @kilmerartclass @cmsartsed #cmsartsed #fiberart #fiberartistsofinstagram #kidscansew…

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Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

This is a new series of blogposts focussing on each strand of the Art curriculum. I know how hard it can be to find a good lesson so hopefully these ideas will save you some time when planning Art lessons. Landscapes Perspective Flowers