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Line & pattern is one of the most basic elements of art that sets the foundation for art making. Teaching children about this element empowers them how

Elementary and middle school art lesson on patterned landscapes.

This easy line art for kids is a fun and hands-on way for get kids to learn about the element of art line. This line art project for kids uses just a

Line game for kindergarten and 1st grade I wasn't sure how this game would work with my kiddos but it has been a great success. I used to create games like this when I was a classroom teacher for students' sight words and math facts, so why not for art?! You need the game board I created above, a dry erase marker, dice, baby wash cloth (to wipe the boards when the game is over) and a basket. I bought the dice and baby wash cloths at the Dollar Tree. I laminated the game board with my…

A collection of art lesson plans from my classroom...you're welcome to use them, but if you do please link back to my blog!

Students learn how to practice drawing quick rectangular shapes and paint warm and cool colors into those shapes using Paul Klee art inspiration and

Explore lines, one of the element of art with your kids through this fun art. Create a crazy hair day portrait using different kind of lines. Find out more!

I am working on some quick assessment sheets for key concepts in art class. I came across this famous lines handout from The Bees Knees Cousin. I’m also not too big on worksheets and we rarely do them in art class, but they can be good for some fine motor practice and assessment. I liked the famous lines handout and tried to download it from Scribd, but I couldn’t get it to work. So I ended up making my own … Read more... →

I'm pretty sure everyone has done a variation of this project.. but oh goodness it can be used to talk about so many different things! Symmetry, line types, drawing what you see (observational drawing) not what you think you see, details, color, etc. I used this project as a two day extension to my symmetry unity! We began by reading the book "The Colors of Us" by Karen Katz and discussed how we are all different variations of the color brown (something we identified as being "neutral…