Teaching Ideas - Art

Difficulty: Easy One of my favorite things to teach children is landscape because it involves concepts that they see often, but may have never really thought about before. One of those concepts is atmospheric perspective, or using value to create depth in a landscape. WHAT YOU’LL NEED: • 9″ x 12″ piece of blue sulphite paper • Medium round paintbrush • Liquid tempera paint • Chalk pastels 🌲 Watch the quick tutorial and download the FREE drawing handout at www.deepspacesparkle.com...

I needed a quick winter themed artwork for a holiday card deadline and thank goodness for the great ideas at McLean Magnet ES found on Artsonia - I knew their landscapes would be a nice inspiration for my first graders, who learned about creating space in a landscape through size and placement choices. First we sketched in the hills and bare branched trees, and added a moon and a few footprints in the snow. Next, we painted colorful skies to contrast with the hills of white snow and topped...

Fall Cats

3D Doodle Cat Art

How to use oil pastels to create an owl and learn how to create texture in your artwork. Perfect lesson to teach the element of art texture to young artists.

Math Art: Shape Coloring Symmetry Art | 3 Dinosaurs

Leaves and patterns, perfect for back to school or fall art. This is a multi-step project so consider your pacing when choosing this project. I combined a few projects I’d seen online into this one.

A fun doodle art 3D pattern cat activity for kids. Make a bold and colourful cat with this printable template with a cool 3D effect.