Petroglyphs art for kids

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

There are certain units in art class that take on a life of their own and just GROW! My Cave art unit turned out even better than I had anticipated and grew into a Pre-K – Grade 5 theme due…

Cave art can be found all over the world. Here is a big list of places in North America where they can be seen by the public.

Learn about Taíno petroglyphs, & the indigenous people in the Caribbean. Then kids make their own Puerto Rican rock art! Great for Hispanic Heritage Month!

Objectives: -We can identify Native peoples of the South West United States of America. -We can create pictographs on brown paper, using natural pigments and charcoal, in the style of the Pueblo peoples. -We can create clay pendants with petroglyphs in the style of the Pueblo peoples. I timed this lesson to coincide with what students are learning in their classrooms, as part of the integrated model that we run in our school. Students, in 4th grade Social Studies, are currently learning…

This cave paintings background tutorial makes a great accompanying display for your prehistoric figurines. Learn to make your own with this FREE tutorial.

I have been fascinated by the caves at Lascaux, France, since I learned about them in one of my very first college art history classes. I wanted to see if my sons would find them equally fascinating. They did. Before we made our own "cave paintings," we read a great book that familiarized my sons with the discovery of the caves. The story is so appealing to kids because it was, in fact, some young boys that stumbled on these historic caves and discovered their paintings and engravings, which…

Learn how to draw a fossil, and make it look like it really is imprinted in stone. White lines on brown paper give them a much more realistic look. #howtodraw #tutorial #drawing #drawingtutorial #arttutorial #artprojectsforkids #howtodrawforkids