21 Integrated Art Lessons for Elementary with Social Studies, Math, English & Science

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SOCIAL STUDIES Connection Projects (PDF step-by-step tutorials)
White House: Learn more about where the President of the United States lives.
Mayan Temple: Draw architecture from another country.
Igloo: Learn about the building tools from another climate and culture.
Earth: Draw the continents with more detail. Both hemispheres are represented.
Big Ben: Draw a famous landmark and practice drawing analog time.

MATH Connection Projects (PDF tutorials and sample)
Gees Bend Quilt: Cut papers into halves, quarters, eighths, etc.
Fall Drawing: Estimate dividing spaces, such as thirds.
Cube: Turn a flat shape into one with form.
Buildings 3D: Turn flat building shapes into 3D buildings with form.
Draw a Snowflake: Learn how to draw geometric shapes and radial symmetry.

ENGLISH Connection Projects (PDF tutorial, sample and templates)
Doodle Self Portrait: Encourage students to label, which is the beginning of writing sentences.
Comic Book Pack: Comic book projects teach much about writing, drawing and story telling.

SCIENCE Connection Projects (PDF tutorials and samples)
Vegetables: Draw plants that grow underground, and add their roots and worms.
Tree: Learn more about the structure of trees by drawing one. Ex: branches get skinnier, the further up they are.
Terrarium: Make watercolor resist painting to show off the root system of plants.
Pasta Skeleton: Learn more about our bodies by making a skeleton out of pasta.
Bee: Learn to draw all the body parts of a bee.

 

WATER CYCLE MURAL Template in 3 sizes

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARD (MS-ESS2.C-4) Water continually cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation, condensation and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land. (Murals is in 3 sizes: 6, 12 and 20 pages)

 

 

SOLAR SYSTEM MURAL Template in 2 sizes

SCIENCE STANDARD: Earth’s Place in the Universe

Students who demonstrate understanding can: 1-ESS1-1. Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. (Mural is in 2 sizes: 9 and 25 pages)

 

 

 

USA MAP Template in 1 size

Mural template comes with the line art to make a large map that is perfect for classroom bulletin boards. Just print the pages, trim, and have your students color away. A color guide is included. (Mural is one size: 30 pages)

HAPPY VEGETABLE MURAL template in 2 sizes

SCIENCE STANDARD K-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Students who demonstrate understanding can use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.