First grade winter art

Colorful penguin art project that use simple supplies and teaches a bunch of art techniques. Makes a cute Xmas craft, too!

Mrs. Beth Dreyer on Instagram: "2nd grade (quick) Snowman Faces! . Last week, my 2nd graders only had two days (after finishing a project that hadn’t been completed) to create a project for our arctic unit. I was trying to figure out what to make but eventually landed on snowmen. Now the challenge was how to get done in only two days. I was inspired by a project from @juliescolorwheel … and so our snowman heads on plaid backgrounds were born 😂 . The backgrounds were created with…

If you are looking for a unique and modern touch to add to your home decor, then you should definitely try making these elegant salt-painted trees. They are incredibly easy to make, even for…

A perfect holiday lesson for first, second or third graders, teaching children how to focus on drawing a snowman painting close-up and on angle.

Yes, I do realize it's only Thursday (even though it FEELS like Friday), but we have a PD day tomorrow, so we did a fun art activity today. Most of my students ended up with a snow day yesterday - buses were cancelled because of the weather, and when you're in a rural area like I am, very few students actually make it to school (I only had 8 students). So, our art today made everyone feel like it was a snow day! I saw this fabulous idea on Artisan Des Arts last night (actually, I saw LOTS of…

State testing has started so that means a different schedule than normal, so shorter classes for the next couple of weeks! This may sound fun, but it's not! lol 45 minutes, once a week, is not enough time to begin with, much less 35 minutes! They're coming at different times as well, and the natives are getting restless this time of the year anyway! I saw this precious idea on Instagram, (@the_doodle_birds) and thought the kids would have fun with this quick and pretty simple lesson on line…

I know we are all praying for Spring to arrive, but these Winter Birds are one of my favorite lessons this year! I borrowed the idea from a teacher in my district, but adapted it to my style and materials available. This is a crowd pleaser for sure! Student, teachers, parents... all stop me to say how much they love them! Students started their birds by tracing a 2" circle, like the one in the picture. Then drawing the body free hand. Some are skinny, some are thick, they all have…

We had lots of fun before Christmas break. I wish I had taken more photos. We had a Grinch day with cute crafts and some writing. Then we watched the film. Can you believe none of my students had heard about The Grinch? They were super excited with the movie. I bought Christmas Print and... Read More