6 grade art projects

In this mixed media painting we used oil pastels and watercolors in order to learn the ranges of warm and cool colors. With students of Grade 6th we created these trees to recognize and use this ki…

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

Creative Art Projects for Busy Teachers

Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a geometric, Bauhaus-inspired paper collage. Prior to beginning, it is helpful to learn more about the Bauhaus art movement. Some of the key characteristics of Bauhaus art includes (1) simple, geometric shapes, (2) basic color schemes, and (3) asymmetrical balance. This activity challenges artists

Weaving paper is an elementary skill that is important but is no joke to teach. Take that simple skill to the next level with this concept of weaving together two similar paintings. Paper weaving is great for fine motor skills, & dexterity. The painting portion of this lesson is a great way focus on color theory too!

I loved this project. This has now become my favorite 6th grade project. There were so many different elements that went into this project and 6th grade students rocked it! I was so impressed by the work they did. I have around 200 6th graders and this is just a handful of the drawings they did, but the majority of students were so successful and much of the results reflect the images in this post. We spent about 4 classes on this project. The first day we did a step by step drawing of a pop…