Good Art is Good Medicine!
Please enjoy these Elementary Visual Art Lessons. Some are more challenging than others. So choose lessons you want to do.
The practice of making art helps to support the limbic system of the brain so feel free to practice other age/grade level lessons if they look like fun to you.
May these activities allow you learn, create, explore, inspire and grow!
GRADES TK+
PIGLET PROJECTS:
Spring is a good time for baby animals to be born because the days become longer and warmer. The warm weather makes it easier for the baby animals to survive. Baby pigs are very smart and super cute!
LEARN SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT PIGS
Click on the link or picture:
1.PIGGY PIGLET DRAWING GOALS:
Use various shapes (circles, triangle, rectangle) to practice making a piglet.
Have fun!
VOCABULARY:
pig, piglet, circle, triangle, rectangle
STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL:
SUPPLIES:
paper
pencil
eraser
stencils: circle lids- 2 sizes
crayons
marker: black or other color
optional: crayons, paint
GRADES TK+
2. PIGGY PIGLET COLLAGE
GOALS:
Cut out various shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle) to practice making a piglet collage.
Have fun!
VOCABULARY:
pig, piglet, circle, triangle, rectangle, collage
STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL PIGGY COLLAGE:
UPLOADING IN PROGRESS
SUPPLIES:
paper
pencil
eraser
stencils: circle lids- 2 sizes
crayons
marker: black or other color
scissors
glue
optional:
crayons, paint, construction paper
GRADES 1st & 2nd AND GRADES 3rd, 4th & 5th
DOODLING EXERCISES
My first drawings as a kid were doodles. Doodling is endless drawing on any size paper or anywhere on any paper. Research shows that doodling exercises help the brain with focus, learning new ideas and improving memory.
GOALS:
Practicing “doodling” skills that involve using shapes, lines, and patterns.
Have fun!
VOCABULARY:
Doodle, Shape, Line, Pattern
SUPPLIES:
pencil
eraser
paper
optional supplies:
markers, color pencils
WHAT IS A DOODLE?
HOW TO START DOODLING: Click on the link or picture for some guidance:
HOW TO DOODLE SOME FUN EXPRESSIONS!
Click on the link or picture for some guidance:
DOODLE CHALLENGE:
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Take the Daily Doodle Challenge for as many days as you like!
Doodle on scraps of paper!
What other topics do you like to doodle?
GRADES 3rd, 4th & 5th
CALLIGRAPHY PRACTICE
Calligraphy is the practice of fancy writing and has roots in more than one culture. Early examples of calligraphy can be found in China from more than 4000 years ago with characters inscribed into clay with metal tools. Other early examples are found in Egyptian hieroglyphs, carved into clay tablets and dating back over 5000 years. From these early beginnings, we can now find early examples of calligraphy in Japanese, Arabic, and Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts.
GOALS:
Practice a modern version of calligraphy lettering skills that uses thick and thin lines made with light (upstroke) and heavy pressure (downstroke).
Practice writing your name or words that inspire
Have fun!
VOCABULARY:
calligraphy, line: light & heavy
SUPPLIES:
pencil
eraser
lined paper
Click on the link or picture for some guidance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdYwdX7atHE
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