After the lesson on bilateral symmetry, we created these symmetrical monsters. With a piece of cardboard folded in half, scissors, glue, markers and a bit of imagination, each student have created …

Asian art is a subject we explore each year in second grade - this year we started with one of the world's most beautiful and amazing creatures - the tiger! Several types of tigers live in Asia and ma

Looking for a lesson plan on symmetry? Why not bring math and art together! Inside this blog, I’ll explain how teaching symmetry with art can be achieved, plus pass along a free resource.

Let your name be the source of your creativity. This fun project allows students to create a unique creature using their name. Instructions are for a cursive version, but it’s also possible to do it with regular printed letters. This project requires no prep so it’s great to leave for a TOC or to do

I was introduced to this lesson by Claire Kirk & Katie Flowers. Both amazing artists and art educators I have had the honor of knowing and working with over the years. From observational drawin…

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Often in Art there is crossover of content. Many times when I'm teaching an Art concept I hear the kids exclaim "We learned that in (Mat...

Learn about symmetry while creating beautiful butterfly artwork.

These fun alien monster creatures are created using each child’s name as the design! Just fold, cut, and color – a great lesson in symmetry! Symmetry was a hot topic during one of our homeschool lessons this past week, so I introduced the boys to this fun art project that turned their names into symmetrical designs –...

Read below to find out how we created these, see step-by-step pics and watch my YouTube tutorial on this lesson! Printmaking is one of my favorite things to teach in art. I love it because it alway…