Students discuss ways to care for the environment by creating a product from recyclable materials.  In this arts and crafts project, students utilize yarn scarps and plastic lids from a drink to create a coaster for drinks....

With some canceled stamps, an old box, and some glue, learners create art from scraps. You save up or gather used postage stamps, the kids glue them onto a box or an old clean jar. All the steps needed to complete this project plus two...

Students practice making patterns with paint and stamps.  In this arts and crafts lesson, students utilize the floor of their classroom to create a giant pattern on the floor using different colored paints and foam stamps....

Almost every teacher has a stack of old magazines lying around. Get creative and turn them into mosaics! That's right, this resource explains how kids draw, design, cut, and paste to create mosaic art from recycled magazines. Connect...

Students explore Aboriginal culture by participating in an art activity. In this First Nation history lesson, students utilize the Internet to research images and designs from Native American culture. Students create images on quilting...

Students utilize beach materials to create an art project.  In this arts and crafts lesson, students utilize chalk, glue, sand and markers to create a beach style design.  Students utilize different colored sands to create...

Students utilize their artistic senses to create jungle vines.  In this arts and crafts lesson, students create jungle vines using green and brown fabric and scissors.  Students hang their vines from the class ceiling to...

Students create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.

Students draw and paint the sunset, learning about the primary colors while painting and mixing.

Students build a castle or igloo. In this art lesson, students mix icing sugar with water and food colouring to make a paste preparing a firm base and then use the paste to stick the sugar cubes together.

Students listen carefully and put pieces together following the teacher's instructions. They point to the different shapes and sizes as they are being called out and count the number of items they have in front of them. They decorate...

Students create sheets of "fireworks" using art paper, crayons, black paint, and wooden skewers in this lesson that can be adapted to celebrate any time of the year. The lesson also includes a short introductory discussion on fireworks.

Students practice their spelling words by completing the cow craft. In this spelling craft instructional activity, students cut out and create a cow. Students print their spelling words on the cow.

Students develop fine motor skills. In this paper folding lesson, students make a person out of paper. Students use different shapes of paper for the body and used curled paper for the hair.

Students investigate impressionist painting techniques. In this visual arts lesson plan, students view paintings by Monet and practice the dot and stroke technique. Students use shades of green and gentle brush strokes to create grass in...

Students create their own yarn painting using glue and scraps of yarn and wool.

Students construct a pencil holder. In this visual arts lesson plan, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Students decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as a gift for...

Students use colors of the rainbow and color patches on the paper remembering to press hard. In this art lesson, students use the black crayon anc color all over the paper covering all of the first layer of color. Students then use the...

Students study architecture through the mediums of sketching and painting. For this art and architecture lesson, students sketch an example of architecture and then paint over the sketch in detail.

Learners understand what complementary colors are. In this painting lesson, students review what happens when colors are mixed. Learners recognize that the colors oppose each other on the color wheel are complementary.  Students mix...

Students create hanging christmas decorations using plastic lids, glue, various colors and shapes of glitter, and tinsel in this early-elementary school Art lesson. The lesson is ideal for the holiday season or can be modified for any...

Students discover proper pet care by creating a home for a fish.  In this pet responsibility instructional activity, students create a goldfish bowl by cutting a plastic jug in half and decorating it with markers and stickers....

Students use cupcake holders, paint, then add green construction paper stems and leaves to make flowers.

Students examine tipis. In this Native American culture lesson, students discuss tipis and their construction as they make them out of cardboard.