Collaborative mural preschool

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Creating collaborative art is a wonderful way to encourage teamwork among students, celebrate diversity and enrich classroom culture. This collection of hands-on group art projects is designed to build meaningful skills such as taking turns, discussing ideas, and making group decisions. They are a fantastic way to foster community, allow students to connect with their classmates, and teach them to focus on cooperation instead of competition. Students are sure to have plenty of fun while…

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Boy, the end of the school year comes with a crazy schedule. My primary students rarely miss art class on Tuesdays, but the Friday and Monday classes miss out more often due to field trips, in-service days, assemblies, etc. One one Tuesday, my 3rd and 1st grade students painted collaborative murals. I have a large bulletin board in the hallway that I didn't want to leave empty for the remainder of the year once student artwork needed to be sent home. I also figured it might brighten up the…

Magic happens when kids work together. From pudding paint to catapults, these collaborative group art projects for kids will be a hit in your home or class.

Collaborative projects! Collaborative projects are one of my favorite things. I love them at the start of the year and the end. I love doing them with the whole school or just a grade level. I love using songs, themes, artist-inspiration...you name it. I just love collaboratives! We've done a TON over the years and I thought I'd put them all together in one big ole blog post. So, here you go: my 20 Favorite Collabortive Projects. Be sure and click on the links, many of these have how-to…

“Lots of color, lots of glue, lots of love ♥️ The school-wide kindness mural is up! #choosekind #matulakind”