Native american art projects elementary

This giant list of art projects based on children's books will help your students connect art to literature and make some fantastic artwork in the process.

Crafts for Native American Heritage Month are difficult because you don't want to do Indian headdresses or other things that could dishonor indigenous people. Look for meaningful Native crafts and learn the history behind the indigenous arts and crafts before making them. We've included easy Native American crafts for kindergarten and up to help them learn about different Native Tribes and cultures.

Kindergarten artists have been learning about how Native Americans lived. We also looked at some youtube clips about how Native Americans wo...

Create this fun and easy dream catcher craft for kids in under 30 minutes using simple paper and few craft supplies and a free template.

Once you have selected your northwest Native American spirit animal, here are some links for images. Notice the use of ovoid and U-shapes: Key symbols of West Coast Native Art Click on the small pi…

Students in grades 4-6 created these fun mash-ups that combine Southwestern Native American design with the skull paintings made famous by Georgia O'Keeffe. We began by looking at examples of Southwestern Native American designs on rugs, clothes and artwork. We noted the use of colors (mostly warm and natural colors with some blue accents), the geometric shapes and the use of symbols. Students then divided their papers up into sections using rulers and created similar style designs. Next, we…

The students first made a watercolor background, then added pattern to a teepee, and finally added sticks and a flap for a door. Fun lesson!

Construction Paper Masks Horse Masks I got this idea from blick art materials website. I thought it was different so that's why we tried it. "Many Plains Indian tribes created masks for their horses to give them a look of intimidating power and fierceness. Students created a horse-shaped mask that could be worn or hung for display."

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