Learn how to draw like Miro, a Spanish artist who loved to create art with childlike qualities. He ended up playing a big role in the Surrealism movement.

You don't need a museum to introduce art to your kids, you just need a library card and a list of great books. These 21 picture books about art will help you fit art into your busy day .

Here are some of my favorite children's books to use to introduce famous artists to your class.I like to use picture books in my art lesson plans and posts.

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When we learn about the famous artists in picture books and stories, it helps us know them. It gives them a place in our lives. and in our children's lives.

Read about and create fine art with these great book suggestions from / Scholastic Parents.

It's summertime, and the perfect time of year to learn a little bit about Georgia O'Keeffe.

I have been waiting a full year to post this project! Last year, I had to document all of the steps and by the time I did that, it was too ...

Come look at these Picasso, Kandinsky, Mondrian Art lesson for preschoolers! Youre children will love learning how to make 3 beautiful projects.

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Get inspired by the real thing and create your own fine art inspired creations. Teach art appreciation with these fine art projects for kids.

Getting both kids outside with paint is no easy task, so I came up with a way to do it that was easy to grab and go when inspiration strikes. Of course after I got it outside my son decided he wanted to play soccer instead. Luckily friends stopped by to pick apples and one […]

Everyone is an artist. This list of art books is full of books that encourage kids to be creative and create their own unique art.

I visited the my daughter's First Grade Classroomon Friday afternoon to teach our monthly Art in the Schools art lesson.This is a program run by parent volunteers to teach supplemental art lessons in the classrooms with a focus on art history and creating art in the style or theme of that artist. We looked at the work of Georgia O'Keeffe. My daughter and her classmates hard at work. We focused on O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers. A little splash of color on a dreary January afternoon. I asked…

"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around

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Need an art lesson based on one of the great art masters? Here is a list of over 2 dozen art projects for kids.

Art projects for kids inspired by the Modern Art masters.

Art projects for kids. Perfect for art docents!

Van Gogh Projects for Kids - 10 Inspiring Ideas to try with your kids, celebrating 'Inspire your Heart with Art Day' starry night, sunflowers, art & craft.

This past week's after school art class was great! We were able to get two art projects done in the allotted time and some children had a few minutes to sketch. Both of these projects are fun and colorful and easy to do. I've done them with preschoolers up through fourth graders and everyone seems to enjoy it! This time, I was able to show the children artwork from each artist and link the lessons to children's books about the artists. If you haven't checked out these books, please do! The…

After learning about Henri Matisse and his paper cutouts, the children use his style to cut and arrange shapes while making collages. For all ages. Plan 2 to 3 sessions. KEY IDEAS Learning about Henri Matisse and his cutouts Cutting paper in the style of Henri Matisse Working with positive and negative shapes LANGUAGE "drawing with scissors," overlap, positive shape, negative shape, theme, shade, tint RESOURCES This website explores more about the life of Matisse. Click here and scroll down…

These beautiful garden paintings were created by my first graders. Everyone had great success, simply by following along, step by step, wh...

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I had a Facebook follower ask for some details on this project, so here they are! I didn't have a complete set of photos (I usua...

Learn about Piet Mondrian with this Art Masterpiece Cookies Lesson Plan/Project | Creative Resources for Elementary Art Education

Learn how to make a painting in the style of artist Piet Mondrian, step-by-step.

This Great Wave art lesson injects color theory and personality by introducing a piece of art that tells a story. Best for fourth grade students, this art

For this project, I showed a powerpoint on Pop Art and Andy Warhol's famous prints. We defined what popular culture was in his day and what it is now. Students brainstormed a pop culture object that would best represent them and drew it on a sheet of small paper 4 1/2" x 6". Then they placed a styrofoam printing plate under their pencil drawing and traced over it again so it would carve into the foam. Once their drawing was transferred and carved deep enough, they cut it out and we began to…

Preschool students made mittens this week using colored squares and glue. Next they painted the background and added snowflakes! With temperatures in the single digits this week - it was a great day to make mittens! Kindergarten students created a winter forest. These birch trees and red cardinals make a great addition to our hallway walls. Our birds were made using 3 simple shapes - circle, oval, and triangle. The birch trees were made using 4 long white stripes of paper. The last step was…

Texture, balance and variety were elements students concentrated on as they created this collage of a big sandwich! You need: half a piece of coloured card board A3 size leftovers coloured paper ribbed cardboard noodles in different shapes seeds or tealeaves crepe paper glue scissors yarn pieces of cotton Children create a table cloth from leftovers of cotton or paper. A plate has to be cut and glued on the table. The sandwich is made of ribbed cardboard. Now building can start! Discuss with…

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Pierre August Renoir celebrates his birthday next month and, in honor of that, TJ and I decided to do an art project that uses some of his techniques. We studied his painting, The Umbrellas, and discussed the use of shades and tints before sketching and painting our own picture. ContentsRenoir’s ‘The Umbrellas’Learning about shades & … Renoir Art Project for Kids: Learning about Shades & Tints Read More »

Collect branches, or just one branch, from outside and use tempera paints for a collaborative art experience for kids.

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These igloos are not only fun to build, they are sweet to the taste as well! the time to build a layer and give the igloo time to dry. the exact way to build an

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Amazing and awesome math art projects that kids (and parents and teachers!) will love.

These igloos are not only fun to build, they are sweet to the taste as well! the time to build a layer and give the igloo time to dry. the exact way to build an

These art project are perfect for the art lover in your life! Art is a great way for kids to communicate, to explore their world, and to build a better understanding of their own creativity. These 25 Picasso Inspired Art Projects for Kids are a great way for you to explore one of the great masters with your children and spark their own inner artist. Have fun! These cubist Christmas trees are a great way to learn about art and create fun drawings for Christmas. Via Georgetown Elementary Art…

Monet was the father of Impressionist painting. Check out our Art appreciation series - 10 Claude Monet Art Projects for Kids - impressionism, lily pond etc

Van Gogh Projects for Kids - 10 Inspiring Ideas to try with your kids, celebrating 'Inspire your Heart with Art Day' starry night, sunflowers, art & craft.

The artist Henri Matisse worked on paintings, sculptures and collages. These 10 Matisse projects for kids will inspire them to create their own masterpieces!

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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin is a beautifully illustrated and written book about American self-taught painter, Horace Pippin.

About a week ago, I found this project on Pinterest and was so inspired that I decided to do it the next day with my grade 3/4 class. ...

Last year I posted a similar project...but wanted to show you the new version my 2nd graders created. This year we drew with pencil, traced...

Second graders are learning about Paul Klee and his use of lines, shapes, and colors. They answered the prompt, “if Paul Klee painted a jack-o-lantern, what would it look like?” We also…

After looking at Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, students will create their own artwork featuring images of things that make them want to scream.

Look at a traditional Mexican folk art: amate bark paintings. Find out the history, view examples, and make your own amate craft for kids!

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Combine the idea of rings or color and a tree and you get a fun Kandinsky for kids project. Great for warm and cool color studies too.

Learn how to make this recycled paper tree using old magazines, packaging, and old phone book pages by Jodi from the creative JAR. This tutorial was

Paul Klee. Cat and Bird. 1928. Oil and ink on gessoed canvas, mounted on wood. 15 x 21" (38.1 x 53.2 cm). Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund and gift of Suzy Prudden and Joan H. Meijer in memory of F. H. Hirschland. 300.1975. © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Painting and Sculpture

One of my favorite artist is Paul Klee, his work is simple and complicated at same time. Paul Klee was a Swiss artist and teacher from the ...

Art is one of TJ's favorite subjects so I try to include it as often as possible. And, if I'm completely honest, with as little mess and fuss as possible! The Impressionist artists are some of our favorites - we've done some great projects about Monet, Renoir, and a few others. Next on our list is Mary Cassatt. It seems perfectly fitting since her birthday is this month - May 22, 1844. I've collected some fun ideas for studying impressionist art with kids - here are my favorite Mary…

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We’re learning about Spain in Kindergarten right now and the kids are totally fascinated by Picasso. I am too. I didn’t know there was a battle over who invented collage, Pablo Picasso or Georges Braque. We did these fabulous Picasso inspired guitar collages in two parts. First we made the guitars in four steps. 1. Cut […]

Are you looking for some new contemporary artists to teach your students about? On the Facebook Art Teachers group, members suggested LOTS of contemporary artists that they teach their students. …

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Teacher-tested Art Projects for Kinder through 5th grade and beyond.

I am fascinated by the golden rectangle and the fibonacci series of numbers there are so many amazing patterns in math. If only I had learned or cared more about that as a kid I

Finding quality books about artists written directly to and for kids is the perfect introduction to an art history education.

I scoured and searched and typed and linked and now I give. I give you the list–the GIANT lis–of 103 art projects connecting picture books and other children’s literature to art projects. Read. Create. Repeat. Read Apple and create an Apple Collage Read Are You Blue Dog’s Friend? and paint a Blue Dog Read Arlo Needs Glasses make Oil …