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This 4-lesson mini unit makes it easy to teach 3D animal art projects that wow—without the stress. Designed for grades 3–5, your students will explore shape, form, and texture through fun, hands-on sculpture lessons. Perfect for busy art teachers who want creative results without the overwhelm.
Celebrate culture and history with 7 Native American Heritage Month art projects for kids. Drawing and painting lessons perfect for grades 2 and up. Native American Heritage Month Art Projects November is Native American Heritage Month, and it’s the perfect time to bring meaningful, cross-curricular connections into your art room. Each of these 7 lessons…
GRAB YOUR NATIVE AMERICAN MASK ART LESSON >> Draw easy Native American masks with a Cherokee influence using rubbing plates and crayons. A perfect art lesson for grades 2–5. Grab your PDF now. Easy Native American Masks Art Lesson This Cherokee-inspired mask project introduces students to symbolism, texture, and cultural art traditions — all in…
No time to prep? No problem. This 4-lesson mini unit helps your Grades 3-5 students master layering, blending, and texturing with crayons—without you having to reinvent the wheel. Perfect for busy art teachers who want results without overwhelm. Includes lesson videos, step-by-step student guides, and Google Slides for effortless delivery.
This self portrait idea asks students to tell their story with just visual clues; i.e. a bracelet made in camp, mosquito bite from the lake, etc. Drawing on a paper that is made to look like writing paper adds to the charm! Doodle Self Portrait More about Self Portrait Drawing Self portrait projects are always…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for Watercolor Self Portrait and Coloring Page. It asks students to work with a much looser style of drawing and painting. Watercolor Self Portrait This watercolor self portrait project is designed to do what watercolors do best – make a lovely, soft painting of oneself. And when you…
Tired of the same old Christmas crafts? Ready to decorate your classroom without the glitter explosion? These collaborative Christmas murals are here to save the day—and your prep time.
Here’s a step by step art lesson for drawing your own self-portrait art with the pose of Rosie the Riveter. She became an iconic symbol of working women in the World War II era. Who was Rosie the Riveter? Rosie the Riveter was an allegorical icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories…
When it comes to finding American flags that are fun to color in, why not go with one that is blowing in the wind, with lots of movement in it? American Flag Coloring Page American flag drawings that are flat are easy to color, but they do lack a bit of excitement. When it comes…
Learn how to draw Peppa Pig, a lovable, cheeky little piggy character created by Nickelodeon. Her simple shapes are perfect for students just learning how to draw. Peppa Pig Drawing Learning how to draw Peppa Pig is perfect for lots of kinder and first grade classes. And as a former classroom art teacher, I have…
GRAB YOUR CHARLES DEMUTH ART LESSON >> Join “The Daily Draw” above to grab this easy step-by-step tutorial for a Charles Demuth art project and Coloring Page. Drawing like Charles Demuth Charles Demuth is best known for his painting Figure 5 in Gold, which was inspired by William Carlos Williams’s poem The Great Figure. In…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial video for how to draw a Leprechaun Feet. It makes for a fun St. Patrick’s Day drawing project. After seeing how much fun students had drawing elf legs last winter, teaching them how to draw leprechaun feet felt like the perfect next step. And honestly—why not lean into…
Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Bear with a Scarf and a Bear Coloring Page. It’s one way to make it look extra cute! The great thing about simple drawing ideas is that most students will see the example and then adapt it to where their current skills are….
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw an Apple, both inside and out, and an Apple Coloring Page. Drawing of an Apple Whether your students are drawing the alphabet, or studying tree cycles, or looking for fall art, learning how to draw an apple can be the first step in making…
GRAB YOUR CARDINAL ART LESSON >> Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Cardinal Tutorial Video and Cardinal Coloring Pages. The red color makes a very pretty work of art. Making Cardinal Art If you need a fun winter project that has some built in color appeal, and honors the…
Make an art-inspired Halloween costume with this DIY Cubism Paper Bag Mask. It’s a fun way to add a little art history to your Halloween fun. It’s so easy to have a strained relationship with Halloween costumes when you are the ART TEACHER at an elementary school. I’m guessing that in middle and high school,…
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Doodle Owl and an Owl Coloring Page. There’s no limit to the fun patterns students can add inside! One definition of a doodle is it’s something that you draw while your brain is otherwise occupied. The classic example is while your listening to…
Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Giraffe Head and a Giraffe Coloring Page. Use it when you want your drawing to really look like a giraffe. Giraffe Head Drawing This step by step how to draw a giraffe tutorial will help students get the all important head shape in…
Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a T-Rex and a T-Rex Coloring Page. You can add an exciting background when you are done. Students that have a fascination with dinosaurs will most likely be interested in learning how to draw a T-Rex. After all, once those ferocious looking bodies are…
If you are looking for an art rubric for your elementary students, here’s one created with feedback from current classroom teachers. Not sure what a Rubric is? They simply are scoring guidelines used to provide consistency in evaluating student work. It helps to have the scoring criteria explained so that multiple teachers, using the same rubric for…