Third grade art projects

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

3rd Grade artists read the books "Snowmen at Christmas" and thought about the art career of an illustrator. We created various snowmen char...

The third graders learned about different points of view when creating these snowmen. We placed the features on the face in different positions to show that our snowmen were looking to the sky...

Artists of all ages will be able to find a winter art project in this collection. Winter art projects are fun to do on stormy winter days. It is a great way to connect with nature during the colder winter months.

Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!

HERE IS THE 4th GRADE PACING GUIDE. ARTOBER LESSONS SHOULD BE DONE WITHIN THE FIRST & SECOND 9 WEEKS. HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE LESSONS THAT FIT WITHIN THE PACING GUIDE. HOWEVER, FEEL FREE TO USE THESE LESSONS ANY TIME APPROPRIATE THIS YEAR...OR ANY YEAR! Color Study, Squares with Concentric Circles, 1913 ***Playing off of Concentric Circles*** Radial Design Lesson: Each student is responsible for one complete circle with a chosen theme. Split circle into quarters, exchange three pieces…

3rd Grade Fall Forests Third grade has been working on these cute little creations for the past couple of art classes now, and have been doing a great job! Materials: Tru-Ray construction paper 9x12 & 4x6, pencils, Sharpie markers, scissors, and Elmer's glue sticks. First, the students cut out their ground, and glued it to their background. They were to glue on the lightest green first, darker green second, and darkest green third, to create the look of aerial perspective. After they glued…

The paper portrait is fun and easy way to create portraits for your students.This project for 3rd or 4th grade usually takes three, 45-minute class periods.