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| Spelling: Art theme (elem/ upper elem) |
From "color" to "vanishing point". A list of 20 art-themed spelling words, then practice pages including dictation, definitions, ABC order,a spelling test, and more. |
| Shapebook: Artist |
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Trace and cut out. This crayon-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about a specific artist. |
| Portfolio Cover: Art |
Use this page to divide your portfolio categories or for a notebook cover. |
| Newsletter Template: Art theme |
Use this Microsoft Word template, featuring art-themed illustrations, to type in a newsletter to parents. |
| Nature Art Project: Pressed Leaf Band Board |
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| Nature Art Project: Potpourri |
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| Nature Art Project: Plaster of Paris Casts |
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| Nature Art Project: Pencil Holder |
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| Nature Art Project: Painted Rocks |
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| Nature Art Project: Hanging Rainbow |
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| Nature Art Project: Green Collage |
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| Nature Art Project: Granola |
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| Nature Art Project: Candle Holder |
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| Large Sign: Art |
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| Large Poster: Welcome to Art (color) |
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| Large Poster: Color Wheel |
To use this informative and colorful four-page poster depicting primary and complimentary colors, print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use. |
| Game Board: Art (color) |
Colorful game board with an art theme. |
| Game Board: Art (b/w) |
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| Fiction: Mindy's Pictures (elementary) |
Mindy's day becomes less boring when she decides to make pictures. |
| Fiction: Inference - Leonardo (upper elem/middle) |
Read this fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci, and then use inference skills to answer the questions on the next page. da Vinci's birthday is April 15th. |
| Door Poster: Art Room |
Students color twelve sections of this poster that will be assembled for display on a door. Great group project.
(See direction page on the site.) |
| Creative Prompt: T-Shirt |
Use this page to design your own t-shirt. |
| Comprehension: Painting (primary/elem) |
Very simple reading comprehension about painting. |
| Comprehension: Artists (primary) |
Very simple reading comprehension about artists. |
| Collage Art Projects - Self-Portrait |
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| Collage Art Projects - Seaside Sculpture |
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| Collage Art Projects - Recycling Sculpture |
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| Collage Art Projects - Recycling Awareness |
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| Collage Art Projects - Pressed Flora |
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| Collage Art Projects - Masquerade Mask |
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| Collage Art Projects - Framed Family Photo |
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| Collage Art Projects - Food Groups |
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| Collage Art Projects - Dried Bean Bottles |
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| Collage Art Projects - Birdseed House |
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| Classroom Newsletter: Art Theme (color) |
Print up the form and write in the details(Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With colorful art supplies. |
| Certificate: Art (multi-age) |
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| Center Sign: Art Work |
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| Bookmarks: Art (b/w) |
Four bookmarks: START SOME ART! |
| Bookmark: Art |
Three bookmarks: START SOME ART! |
| Booklet: Fall Leaf Rubbings (primary) |
This mini-book form makes a pretty fall art project. |
| Art: All About Me Collage |
This "All About Me" page can be filled in with drawings, words, or magazine clippings. It's a fun way for students to tell others about themselves. A nice first day activity. |
| Art Project: Still Life (elem and up) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of still life (via Van Gogh's "Sunflowers") and then directed towards their own still life work. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Representation (elem and up) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of representative painting (via O'Keefe's "White Iris") and then directed towards their own representative work. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Pointillism (elem and up) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of pointillism (via Seurat's "...Grande Jatte") and then directed towards their own pointillist work. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Op Art (upper elem) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of "op art" and then directed to create their own geometric work. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Natural Resource Wallhanging (primary/elem) |
Directions for making a natural resources themed wall hanging. |
| Art Project: Make a Medieval Shield (elem) |
Directions for making a shield from construction paper and a cereal box. |
| Art Project: Illumination (upper elem/middle school) |
The history of illuminated manuscripts is explored, and then students are directed to make their own illuminated manuscripts on a suggested topic. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Expressionism (elem/upper elem) |
Students are introduced to some basic elements of expressionism (via Monet's "Soleil Levant") and then directed towards their own expressionist work. |
| Art Project: Design a Medieval Shield (primary/elem) |
Simple directions for designing your own medieval shield. |
| Art Project: Design a Medieval Shield (elem/upper elem) |
"Use color, division of field, and charges to design a shield that identifies you." A brief history of heraldry and directions for creating your own shield. |
| Art Project: Cubism (upper elem) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of Cubism and then directed towards their own Cubist creation. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Art Project: Castles and Perspective (upper elem/middle) |
Explains perspective drawing, and then tells how to draw a linear perspective castle using a horizon line and two vanishing points. |
| Art Project: Allegory (upper elem/middle school) |
Students are introduced to some basic elements of allegory (via Mucha's "Evening Light") and then directed towards their own allegorical work. |
| Art Project: Abstract Self-Portrait (elem and up) |
Students are introduced to some of the basic elements of abstract art (via Picasso's portraits) and then directed towards their own abstract self-portrait. The complication level of the project should correspond to student ability and interest. |
| Collage Art Project: Natural Resource theme (primary/elem) |
Directions for making an art collage with a natural resources theme. |
| Activity: Macaroni Mask |
This mask-making activity ties in with our "letter M theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Lovely Ladybug Cookies |
This cookie-decorating activity ties in with our "letter L theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Leaves (pre-school/primary) |
Why wait for the leaves to fall? Make fall leaves in class with a few simple supplies. This lesson includes a lovely seasonal poem. |
| Activity: Gentle Giraffe |
This activity ties in with our "letter G theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Fancy Fan |
This activity ties in with our "letter F theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Egg-Quarium |
This activity ties in with our "letter E theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Dinosaur Rubbings |
This activity ties in with our "letter D theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Bubble Painting |
This activity ties in with our "letter B theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Activity: Apple Printing |
This activity ties in with our "letter A theme day" unit or can be a fun project on its own! |
| Biography: Norman Rockwell (upper elem) |
A biography of America's famous illustrator. |
| Biography: Grandma Moses (upper elementary/ middle) |
A biography of the famous painter. |
| Biography: Frida Kahlo (upper elem) |
A brief biography of the tragic Mexican painter in the format of a reading comprehension, followed by multiple choice questions. |
| Biography: Claude Monet (upper elementary/ middle) |
A reading comprehension about the French impressionist. |
| Biography: Beatrix Potter (upper elem) |
A biography of the famous author/ illustrator is presented in this reading comprehension. |
| Biography: Leonardo da Vinci (elem/ upper elem) |
This reading comprehension is a fact-filled biography of the Renaissance man. |
| Writing Prompts: Quotes from Artists |
24 quotes from famous artists form the basis for writing prompts that require students to use their skills of reflection, research, and writing. |
| Writing Prompt: Artist (elem/ upper elem) |
What would you do, if you were an artist? |
| Biography: Leonardo Da Vinci (primary) |
A very simple reading comprehension on this famous artist/inventor. |
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