Elementary art curriculum

There’s a ton of superb free art instruction out there for kids who are into drawing, painting, sculpting, and other artsy things! Here are our favorites!

Hi! I recently finished rewriting my K-6 art curriculum plan. We are required to do this every 4 years. You can see my first blog post about organizing curriculum that I wrote a few years back. I use the curriculum plan as a guide for my yearly planning. If students are interested in one area of art more than another, I tend to adapt my plans. If I have a brilliant idea for something new I want to try with … Read more... →

An art curriculum is a strategic plan to help an educator teach a sequential series of lessons that help students grow as artists. There is still freedom...

Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…

Teach children art history through a variety of fun art projects and lessons. We love using artists as inspiration for our own creations.

36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids - one for every week of the school year! Perfect for homeschool families, teachers, scout leaders, and parents!

This Art for Kids Activity is perfect for birthday parties, classrooms, and large groups! Create a negative-space silhouette painting of your name or image!

You might be asking, What are the 7 Elements of Art and How Do I Teach Them? The Elements 7 Elements of Art are: Line, Value, Color, Space, Shape, Form, and Texture and they are the foundations or building blocks that artists use to make art. Let's dive in and learn about the 7 Elements of Art, Which You Should Teach First, and How to Teach them.

If you are looking for an art rubric for your elementary students, here’s one created with real teacher feedback.

Online Art Curriculum for Your Homeschool: An Online Art Curriculum is a fabulous way to add the beauty of art class to your homeschool. This award-winning program will help your child learn the fundamentals of art in short easy lessons. #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolart #art #artcurriculum #onlineart #onlineartcurriculum #elementaryart

famous artists for kids - fun art projects for kids

The Artastic Collective Membership offers a community, virtual Q+A’s and meet-ups, and art lessons that I’ve created. Get my fully planned art lessons (rubrics! assessment! lesson plans! tutorials!) to save you time and give you freedom, and to have fun, creative art projects to make with your students in your art classroom. The AC Membership is a monthly, affordable, pay-as-you go membership that is convenient for you with new art lessons each month! You got this art teacher!

Free homeschool art curriculum for every grade. Includes tutorials for painting, drawing, crafts, and more. Also includes art appreciation and art history.

Engaging process art activities are the foundation of this pre-k art curriculum for children ages 3 and up. Also great for art therapy.

Teaching the elements of art to kids is an essential part of their education, as it helps them develop creativity, critical thinking skills, and self-expression. However, simply lecturing about the elements of art can be dry and unengaging for young learners. That's why it's crucial to incorporate fun and creative activities into the teaching process.

Greetings from my new school in the UK! I am officially an art teacher again and I couldn’t be happier! Over the summer I accepted a half-time art position at one of the schools here on bas…

Playful Patterned Self-Portrait Kindergarten-Collage Self-Portrait Lesson #1 Art Challenge: Students will create a collage self-portrait using simple shapes on a patterned background they created. …

A bunch of FREE art teaching resources for art teachers and artists. Resources include art room posters, art worksheets, sub art plans, and more!

Hi! I shared earlier this week that all of my students, kindergarten through fourth would be doing line-making stations for 2, 30 minute art classes as an introduction for some and a review for most. I created a short video to walk them through each station and you can check it out here to see what we were up to: On my Instagram, I got some questions about where I got the line spinner and the other resources I used...I made them! And it was so easy, I thought I'd show you how I did it in…