First grade texture art lesson

Design your own sandcastles with this creative Sandcastle Texture Summer Art Project for kids. Great summer craft idea for kids!

This first grade lesson took about (2) 40 minute art classes to create. Students first learned about the artist Sanford Biggers and we discussed his AMAZING artwork. We also discussed how we’d be u…

One of my favorite new lessons this year comes from kindergarten! As we explore the elements & principles of art, we created textured hearts on textured paper. I don't have many in-progress pictures of this; kindergarten moves faster than my camera. We started by using oil pastels on texture sheets to create a textured piece of paper. Then we used Crayola Model Magic to create the hearts. First we pressed them into the texture sheets, then used heart-shaped cookie cutters (yes, this is a…

The texture is an important element in some artworks. It's also a really interesting aspect to explore with students in a variety of ways. From taking rubbings and creating collages or painting with glue in various forms to creating a textured painting, there are so many ways to add different textural elements to art projects. The best part is that a lot of the materials you might use for textured art activities are easily found in recycling or out in nature! We have gathered 23 of the most…

Wow! These texture plates are easy to make and kids really love using them! Check how I made cute monsters even cuter with my DIY texture plates and recycled crayons. Two great ways to save money in the art room!

This lesson began by me asking my kinders what they thought the word "texture" means? My favorite answer of all time - "Like when your mom sends a message to someone else on the phone?". Nope.. not texting - textURE. :) After telling them that texture means the way that something feels (which I have them repeat numerous times while rubbing their hands together), I asked my students which of the 5 senses texture would belong to? Taste? No. Hearing? No. Touch? YES! Then I picked up and touched…

Love these "Love Monsters" I've been seeing on Instagram! Thanks @artolazzi , @mrsplouffsartclass and Painted Paper Art for the inspiration! This project was originally inspired by the book Love Monster. Here's how we will be creating our own! Pick your background color and use red or orange, to make your Love Monster. Fold your monster paper in half, and draw half a monster! Cut out and glue to your background. Next, I used scrap paper to cut out hearts to decorate the background! After the…

ART WITH MRS. STEUER

Use this free printable to to learn about different types of texture in art. Show kids the difference between implied texture & actual texture the easy way!