Art ideas first grade

I've been at Dos Rios/Two Rivers Elementary in Springfield all this week and last. We're making projects to take home, and some to sell at the Springfield First Friday Art Walk in May! This was their project that they were able to take home to their families: Self Portraits! For the older kids (grades 2-5) I did a more involved lesson on proportions of the face, colored with sharpie and tissue paper.... read that lesson by clicking here. For the Kinders and first graders, we did this version…

K-3rd Grade

In 2008, I developed a self-portrait art lesson to help students express both their inner and outer selves, combining drawing, collage, and typography. I recently updated the project to include techniques like mixing skin tones, understanding facial proportions, and depicting diverse hair textures. This refreshed lesson not only enhances students' artistic skills but also encourages self-expression and identity exploration; find the full lesson plan on my website or TpT store.

Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!

Children will love this picasso for kids lesson making a portrait art project! This zany famous artist activity is easy and FUN!

I've seen different variations of this project on the internet and decided to give it a try with my first graders. Alphabet Art is an exercise in painting lines of various thickness using different size brushes. I promise that this project will be simple, satisfying and successful for every child! This is a great project for kinder and first grade.Materials Needed: Black Construction paper. White tempera paint. Various brush sizes. Oil Pastels. Day 1: I started by reading "Chicka Chicka Boom…

A collection of beautiful spring-themed artworks made by elementary kids. My faves are the tulips and sun/moons. Drop by for inspiration.

This first grade lesson took about (2) 40 minute art classes to create. Students first learned about the artist Sanford Biggers and we discussed his AMAZING artwork. We also discussed how we’d be u…

This autumn collage focuses on squares and rectangles to give the tree a pixelated like appearance. MATERIALS REQUIRED: -2 pieces of paper for painting - square piece of heavier paper for background

Take a dot on a walk and see what abstract art kids can create. Use our easy art lesson to make an abstract drawing or painting today.