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Cactus (and Succulent) Art Project
This is one of the most beautiful art projects EVER! If your students love color, they’ll love this Cactus (and Succulent) Art Project for Kids!
Crazy Collaborative Cactus - Art Project for Kids
Do you need a collaborative project for your students? This Crazy Collaborative Cactus project for kids will inspire your students while they have tons of fun creating together.
Caren Barber: Art Teacher Spotlight
Learn from Art Teacher Extraordinaire, Caren Barber. Take a gander at what feeds her creative soul and her most successful art lesson ever!
Stylized Cactus Art Lesson
Do you need an no-prep center for art or writing? Looking for a sure-fire sub lesson? Look no further than this Stylized Cactus Art Lesson for Kids featuring one of our signature, hand-drawn-style Art & Roll games!
Tara Harrison: Art Teacher Spotlight
Meet art teacher Tara Harrison. Her extraordinary art lesson inspired by Kehinde Wiley is a must for elementary art teachers! Find out how she pulled off this incredible art lesson with her classes here.
Erica Webber Jones: Why Speaking and Listening are Essential at the Elementary Level
Students need to know how to make their words meaningful and how to listen to the words of others. The Speaking and Listening Standards address those needs and are essential to success for all students.
Integration of the ARTS into STEM
How do we better communicate the A in STEAM? It is more than integrating the arts into STEM.
Monkey Madness
Here’s a monkey art lesson for kids that is always a huge hit! Black glue, chalk, and collage creates a cute monkey artwork and hits a lot of important skills!
Degas' Dancers in Mixed Media
This fun art lesson for kids is inspired by the famous sculptures of Edgar Degas. Plenty of fine motor practice and creative expression built right into this art project for kids!
Ideas for Weaving with Kids (CHEAP!)
If you are looking for ideas to weave with students or about weaving with kids, you’ve come to the right place. One thing we love at Party in the Art Room is reusable materials. These lessons are chock full of ideas that don’t cost an extra dime!
Weaving with Reusable Materials
Weaving with kids is so much fun! You can weave with all sorts of reusable materials.
Newspaper Weavings
Another fun and CHEAP weaving project for kids. Use newspaper, cardboard, and fabric scraps to create a weaving with a 3-dimensional quality.
Wacky Weavings
This Wacky Weaving project is a lot of fun. This lesson gets kids cutting, tearing, and gluing like crazy. Such a good way for kiddos to practice those fine motor skills. And, it is super open-ended, so kids can be creative and get outside the usual weaving box!
Collographs (Printmaking) for Kids
Here’s a great place to start printmaking with kids. Students create collographs using simple materials and print with tempera paint.
How to Teach Depth to Kindergarten: Easy Art Lesson
Carol Janka, an all-around-lovely human being and wonderful art teacher, is a cherished friend of Party in the Art Room. In this post, she shares a captivating collage project designed with careful consideration of the elements of visual art and the exploration of 3D space in art.
The Easy Way to Teach Tints and Shades to Kids (with FREE Worksheets)
Teaching color theory to kids can be a fun challenge. Here’s a quick tutorial for mixing tints and shades to show value with paint. Don’t forget to download the freebie printable for teachers. This mini-lesson for kids is perfect for getting color theory started with your students.
Art is at the Core : Wassily Kandinsky
Are you looking for an arts integrated lesson using visual art to teach math and writing? These lessons is inspired by the work of Wassily Kandinsky (Squares with Concentric Circles). This post stems from a column called Art is at the Core published in Arts and Activities Magazine by Amanda Koonlaba, Ed. S. Make sure you get the freebie pdf of the entire article!
5 Ideas for Integrating Language Arts with the Study of Hamblett’s “My Old Home Place”
One benefit of education is the ability to integrate a variety of subjects together for a well-rounded learning experience. Two subjects that mesh especially well are art and language arts. In this post, we will look at 5 ideas for 5 ideas for integration language arts with the study of Hamblett’s “My Old Home Place.”
4 Ideas for Integrating a Bourgeois "Spider" with Other Subjects
Let’s take a look at French-American Louise Bourgeois who just so happened to study math before enrolling in art school. Initially a painter, she explored sculpture later in life where she tried out a wide range of materials. Here are 4 ideas for integrating a Bourgeois “Spider” sculpture with other subjects.
