4th grade art projects winter

This is a beautiful December project that yields gorgeous results. I give my Grade 7 - 9 students the choice to do something holiday-themed or any subject matter they want. See my original posting HERE. They sketch their stained glass design on regular 8 1/2 x 11" photocopy paper. They each have their own laptop so find images to reference online. Then slide the finished drawing into a sheet protector and trace over all the lines with a permanent black marker- make the lines nice and thick…

These Folk Art Trees created with wintery colors is a quick and easy art project for kids and includes a free printable drawing guide. This project teaches line, pattern, shape, and watercolor techniques.

Thank goodness we live in an age where we can get inspiration from teachers all over the world! Most art teachers are alone in their building, so we do not have the opportunity to collaborate with our peers as much as the other teachers do. I'm so blessed to live in an age where an art teacher clear across the country or world is accessible in mere seconds! We can all share our great ideas, and not have to leave the comfort of our pj's if we don't want to! Anyway.... As I was scrolling…

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

Explore the wonder of the Northern Lights this Winter with our How to Paint the Northern Lights tutorial - an easy art idea for kids of all ages! Complete with a printable step-by-step and templates.

Create beautiful mixed media winter art with easy techniques and simple supplies. A fun winter art project that kids will love to create!

4th Grade Winter Paintings In this winter tree inspired project students studied the art element of Color. They reviewed the color families of Primary and Secondary Colors and then learned about the Intermediate and Related Colors. They learned that Intermediate Colors are made by mixing one primary and one secondary together. For example: Yellow (Primary) + Green (Secondary) = Yellow-Green/Lime Green (Intermediate) They practiced mixing all the Intermediate colors then had to choose a color…

We're almost there folks! Just 1.5 days left until Christmas break!! The kids have actually been great, thanks to fun new projects like this one! I was scrolling through Instagram, Ahem... (I mean Collaborating with my fellow Ahht teachers) when I came across an awesome looking lesson inspired by the one and only, Cassie Stephens, and the ever so talented Art Room Britt. They had been doing the fabulous looking Jen Aranyi inspired landscapes with their classes, so naturally I had to try it…

Unique as a radial snowflake, these beautiful designs connect math and art in a cool way. Great for middle grade students.