Monthly Archives: June 2022
FANTASTY BUGS
This 1st Grade project we call, “Don’t Bug Me.” We use pre-cut shapes in assorted colors, google eyes, feathers, sequins and glue dots to make imaginary bugs. The kids love doing this and giggle alot while doing it. Directions for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st grade, arts and crafts for kids, bug art, classroom art project, dont bug me, for kids, shapes, working with shapes
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WE’LL TRIM THE TREE
After the students do this project, it can be used as a Christmas card or as a wall hanging. So many art classes are limited to an hour or less, so patterns and directions are welcomed by the busy classroom teacher. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Grade, Christmas, christmas card, christmas tree, christmas tree card, christmas wall hanging, trim a tree
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SPIDER WEB HOME
There are similar project as this, using watercolors instead of the colored chalk to bring out the spider web. Either method will work, it’s mostly a matter of the drying time needed with the watercolors. We’re using colored chalk for … Continue reading
SHADOWED
Drawing, tracing, cutting and gluing are all skills used in this 2nd grade project. First the students draw a figure, (maybe a football player, a dancer, an angel, etc.)making sure that the arms and legs aren’t too skinny to cut … Continue reading
SUNSHINE OR NOT
The expression on your face lets the world know what kind of mood you’re in. We call this project “Moods.” It just fascinates me to see how enthused the kids are with this art venture. They are so expressive and … Continue reading
OUT TO LUNCH TURKEY
Brown paper lunch bags are the basic item needed for this Thanksgiving project. One look at this little turkey and you can understand why he’s call an ‘out to lunch’ turkey. The second grade kids did this project and it … Continue reading
HERE KITTY, KITTY
We call this “It’s the Cat’s Meow.” The 2nd Grade started the class by practice drawing cats. I have included a web address that has step-by-step instructions for drawing a simple cat. We discussed primary and complementary colors on the … Continue reading
IT’S A HOOT
We call this project “Give a Hoot,” for no other reason than that I thought it was cute. You’ll need black construction paper, oil pastels and gold glitter glue for this project. I give a quick lesson on drawing an … Continue reading
