Aurora borealis art for kids

Our first project of the new year, because it is dark, grey and gloomy in Germany in January, is a Norther Lights project! What a vibrant, cheery way to begin our new semester.... and what a gorgeous and complicated natural phenomenon to wrap our heads around. There are many different ways to produce the aurora lights using chalk, but I opted for this method, which I discovered through my Instagram art teacher community. I have artwithmrs.e. to thank for posting about this cool method. See…

Thank goodness we live in an age where we can get inspiration from teachers all over the world! Most art teachers are alone in their building, so we do not have the opportunity to collaborate with our peers as much as the other teachers do. I'm so blessed to live in an age where an art teacher clear across the country or world is accessible in mere seconds! We can all share our great ideas, and not have to leave the comfort of our pj's if we don't want to! Anyway.... As I was scrolling…

Northern lights project using paper and chalk pastel

92K views · 2.4K likes | Caitlyn Thompson on Instagram: "🌈 When daylight savings ends third graders brighten up the halls with Northern Lights. 🤩 I introduce this lesson with a video all about Aurora Borealis. LOVE connecting science, nature, and art!! 🖍️ We start the project by drawing the ground and trees with oil pastels, then spattering stars using toothbrushes and tempera paint. Next we add the lights with chalk pastel! 👩🏼‍🎨 And I will get to experience my favorite sound as an art…

EACH MONTH THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING ON A LEARNING JOURNEY TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, PROVIDING KID-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, FUN FACTS AND, OF COURSE, OUR ACTIVITY BOOKS TO SPARK KIDS’ INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THIS MONTH WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT ICELAND… The Northern Lights, or Auror

Thank goodness we live in an age where we can get inspiration from teachers all over the world! Most art teachers are alone in their building, so we do not have the opportunity to collaborate with our peers as much as the other teachers do. I'm so blessed to live in an age where an art teacher clear across the country or world is accessible in mere seconds! We can all share our great ideas, and not have to leave the comfort of our pj's if we don't want to! Anyway.... As I was scrolling…

Make a beautiful representation of the Northern Lights in connection with your lessons on Earth and the magnetosphere.

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This northern lights chalk art project for kids is so simple yet so beautiful! There is something so fun about working with chalk on a black piece of construction paper! It's almost magical that the chalk begins to look like a glowing light on the paper! My poor 8 year old was home with a cold the other day and was happy to help me figure out the best way to make northern lights. (Plus it helped me get her away from the TV for awhile.) We sat together on my office floor and tried a few…

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