1st grade animal art projects

From mixed media to simple sketching, there's something here for every 1st grader.

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Everybody loves axolotls! Art with Jenny K. has a surefire art activity to make every kid an axolotl artist!

19 really cool animal art projects for kids to make. Either in art class or at home. These are great for homeschoolers or families.

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The past couple of weeks, 1st grade has been working on their Solomons, which are inspired by the author and illustrator, Catherine Rayner, and her book, Solomon the Crocodile. I originally found this idea on Art Room Britt's blog! Here's how we created our own! Materials: Sax 90lb paper Crayola Artista II watercolors Big Kid's Choice paintbrushes pencils Sharpies Solomon the Crocodile Day 1: We read the book, Solomon the Crocodile, and then we created our own! We started with the eye, did…

A journal example of hibernation. (Do you see the hibernating bear?) Pull the tab!

Easy Abstract Giraffe Painting Idea for Kids | A fun animal idea for kids, complete with a printable giraffe template to make art easy peasy!

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

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I'm working on developing several Animal Themed art projects for my Art Camp this Summer. I have always thought a Rousseau inspired project would be fun so I decided to give it a try. Rousseau's Paintings are very dreamlike and primitive. He painted several jungle scenes even though he never traveled outside of France. He wasn't formally trained in art and simply taught himself how to paint. I'll show the students a few examples and then we'll do a directed drawing of the Tiger in pencil on…

Introduce elementary art students to Rousseau's jungle art with this set of four art lessons ending in a unique Henri Rousseau art project.

TK - 3rd Grade

Increase students’ confidence in art with Animal Collages! Drawing, photo reference, and creativity come together in one concise lesson.

In this painting project first grade students learned about the Russian artist Marc Chagall and used his artwork as inspiration to create their own imaginary animal. Students learned that Marc Chagall used his memories of his childhood and images from his dreams to come up with a magical, beautiful and sometimes mysterious art. He grew up listening to Russian folk tales and fairy tales in which animals were human like and enjoyed making made-up animals in his art. Chagall was a great dreamer…

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