Totem poles art project for kids

A parent and teacher resource, An art lesson and free worksheet for the young artist on how to draw a totem pole.

Learn more about totem poles with this fun cardboard tube craft for kids.

This totem pole activity is pretty cheap and simple to make. Find logs outside to use in the creation of this Native American totem pole activity. Students can paint the logs, including animal totem meanings or totem pole symbols, to create this fun activity.

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We just completed one of my favourite art projects of the year. Our current topic is Road Trip USA, which has a particular focus on Native Americans. As the children had enjoyed their totem spoons so much, we decided to go down the totem pole path. During my quest on Pinterest for some totem pole art inspiration, I came across a huge range of amazing ideas. My attention was caught by these 3D totem poles by Ms. Gram and I originally planned to model my lesson around hers. The totem pole…

This totem pole activity is pretty cheap and simple to make. Find logs outside to use in the creation of this Native American totem pole activity. Students can paint the logs, including animal totem meanings or totem pole symbols, to create this fun activity.

2019 Disclaimer: As I'm becoming more informed about cultural appropriation, I've become aware that I probably did not have all the background necessary to do this project justice. With that being said, as art educators we all need to do what is best for our students to meet their needs. Feel free to read on.. but I'm not sure that I would teach this lesson again. To learn more about cultural appropriation in art education, please check out this wonderfully informative article by Artful…

I love this book, Totem Tale, the culture and images are wonderful and perfect for first grade artists. I also put together a power point showing actual Totem Poles in Alaska and Washington. There are many books available on the subject too on Amazon or in your library. On the first day the student's created the totem drawings. Each student got a 9"x 6" sheet of construction paper. They picked two 4 1/2" x 6" pieces to glue stick onto the larger paper. I pulled out all of my "How To Draw"…