Grade: Grades 3-5

We’ve listed all of our Junior Grade Elementary art lesson plans here. These activities are best suited for Grades 3 – 5 – or – ages 8-11 years. Grade levels are given as a guideline only. Find other grades HERE. View by medium or discipline HERE.

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Clay Sandcastles

Children will develop their sculpture techniques and creativity by molding and decorating their own clay sand castles.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Clothespeg Dragonfly Sculpture

You can create dragonflies using wooden clothes pegs, paint (or markers) and paper.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Clowning Around Drawing and Painting Lesson

Students will learn how to make a clown drawing with pastel, paint or markers.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Coffee Can Drums

Drums are an important part of life and ceremony in many cultures. Here is a simple method for you and your students to create a fun sounding drum as you celebrate the cultures of the world.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Coffee Filter Booklets

Students will use cone coffee filters to create unique and interesting coffee filter books which can hold secret treasures.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Coffee Tray Gargoyles

Learn how to make fantastic gargoyles using paper take-out coffee trays and paper mache pulp.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School

Color the Snow

Create you own winter wonderland with colorful buckets of snow.

Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School

Colorful Paper Masks

Using paper and scissors and objects you find, you can make masks of all colors and kinds.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School

Colorful Row Houses (How to Draw and Paint)

Kids will learn how to draw and paint colorful houses using Kwik Stix Solid Paint sticks.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Complementary Color Portraits

Students will create a portrait using one pair of complementary colors.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Contour Drawing

This is a wonderful mini lesson in which children will learn how to create contour drawings.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Cosmic Mobiles

Students can create a cosmic mobile while learning about outer space.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Crayon Crackle Cards

Create one-of-a-kind homemade holiday greeting cards using crayons, paint and paper.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School

Crayon Crackle Painting

Students will learn about texture as they experiment with crackle patterns using paper, crayons and paint.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School

Crayon Etching (Scratch Art)

Make your own scratch art boards using crayons.

 

 

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Crayon Resist Fall Leaves

Kids can create a crayon resist picture with nature as their inspiration.

Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior

Crayon Resist Fish

Students can use crayons and paint to make delightful crayon resist pictures. We used fish as our theme but you can use any image you wish.

Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School

Crayon Resist Fish Inspired by Swimmy

Students will become aware of the illustrating style of Leo Lionni as they create a crayon resist underwater scene after reading the book, Swimmy.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Crayon Resist Jack-O-Lanterns

Students can create spooky wax-resist pumpkin pictures using crayons and paint.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School

Crayon Resist Landscapes

Kids will create a landscape on drawing paper, using crayons and tempera paint.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Creature Painting

Ink and watercolor are used to create magical creature/monster paintings.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Cursive Name Aliens

Students can turn their names – written in cursive – into aliens and monsters.

Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Cut and Paste Vase with Poppies

This is a quick and easy cut and paste flower activity for kids of all ages.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

Day of the Dead Calavera Skull Masks

Students can create a day of the dead skull mask using paint, glue, glitter, puffy paint and more!

Ages: 11-14 yrs

Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Levels: Junior, Middle School

Daydreaming with Marc Chagall

Students will create works of art inspired by artist Marc Chagall’s painting I and the Village.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5

Levels: Primary, Junior

DIY Family History Collage

Kids and their parents can craft a collaborative family tree using paper and glue.

Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+

Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School