Shape art projects

Students learn how to practice drawing quick rectangular shapes and paint warm and cool colors into those shapes using Paul Klee art inspiration and

Reggie Laurent is a modern art painter who lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He often works on black canvas, painting his organic shapes and squiggles first in white and then covering them in colored acrylic. My fifth graders have viewed the work of Reggie Laurent, and while they would LOVE to emulate his stule of acrylic-on-canvas, it just isn't in our budget! SOOOO, we did the next best thing: cut paper on black. Students used paper from the scrap box and glued it onto a sheet of 12x18…

We are still fully virtual over here! I feel like I have been getting into a groove and things are going pretty well. Here is a lesson I did for kindergarten and first grade. Repetition in art means to repeat something again and again. If you have been making distance learning art lessons and have shared them on a website, please comment below! I am always looking for new ideas.

Last week's second grade art lesson was all about shape. Facts about shapes: they are flat, they are made from "closed" lines, some have names (triangle, square, circle). Shapes that have names are called geometric. Shapes that don't have names are called organic or irregular shapes. Then I introduced the kids to Piet Mondrian, Dutch

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2d shape circle art project

Art Elements: How to teach shape to kids. In this collection, you will find a variety of activities, projects, lessons, and ideas for teaching your students the art element of shape. Shapes are the building blocks of drawing and learning to create art. These projects and lessons will help support your efforts–and save you lots of time! As always, my lessons are always tried and tested by me and my students.

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