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Grades 3-5

This is a legacy page where you can view all of our Grade 3 to 5 art lessons alphabetically.

Alternatively, you can visit our Grade 3-5 category page (highly recommended!) or you can view all of our lessons and activities  by theme or medium.

Enjoy and keep creating!

~Andrea

 A Box of Crayons
Drawing adventure lesson plan. A Drawing Adventure
 A Unique Drawing Experience
Acorn Cap Gems Acorn Cap Gems
Make an Acorn Mobile. Acorn Mobile
 Adjective, Adjective Noun
Scribble Art. This lesson requires planning and problem solving, much like a math problem or science experiment. KinderArt.com Advanced Scribble Pictures
animal masks Animal Masks
 Architecture Shape Collage
The Art Book Art Book Assessment Tool
 Art Savers
 Artist Trading Cards
Make a bilma craft for kids. Australian-Style Rhythm Sticks
Make a bean mosaic. Bean Mosaics
Bella Butterflies Collage Bella Butterflies
Bird and flower paper quilling Bird and Flower Paper Quilling
Bird's Eye View Dandelions Bird’s Eye View Dandelions
Blessing boxes Blessing Boxes Craft
Blind Contour Drawing lesson plan for kids Blind Contour Drawing
Lino block printmaking Block Printing with Linoleum
Body Collages Art Lesson Plan from KinderArt.com Body Tracing Self Portraits
Bottle Bats Craft for Halloween Bottle Bats
Make a bubble picture photo frame. Bubble Picture Frame
Make a bug village and leave it natural. Bug Village
Building a Klimt Building a Klimt
Kids can make a bunny basket for Easter. Bunny Baskets
Make a banner for your summer camp cabin. Camp Banner
Cardboard tube mummies craft for kids. Cardboard Tube Mummies
Cave Art lesson plan Cave Art on Ceramic Stones
Cereal Box Collage with Michael Albert Cerealism (Cereal Box Collage) with Michael Albert
Chalk and string designs. Chalk and String Designs
Make your own checkerboard Checkerboard
Make a Chinese Gong Chinese Gong
Make Christmas trees out of egg cartons. KinderArt.com Christmas Trees (Egg Carton)
Chuck Close Portrait Drawing Lesson Plan Chuck Close Portrait Drawing
City Block Painting City Block Painting
Classic Still Life Drawing Classic Still Life Drawing
Colorful Clay Birds Art Lesson Plan Clay Birds
Make clay pinch pot animals Clay Pinch Pot Animals
Clay sand castles. Clay Sandcastles
Clothespeg Dragonflies Clothespeg Dragonfly Sculpture
Clothespeg Reindeer Craft. KinderArt.com Clothespeg Reindeer
How to make cloud dough for kids. KinderArt.com. Cloud Dough Recipe
Clover Colors Art Lesson Clover (or Shamrock) Color Mixing
 Clown Drawings
Make coffee can drums Coffee Can Drums
 Coffee Filter Booklets
Coffee filter butterflies craft. Coffee Filter Butterflies (with markers or paint)
Coffee Filter Butterflies with Tissue Paper Coffee Filter Butterflies (with tissue paper or food coloring)
Make Gargoyles! Coffee Tray Gargoyles
Coil Pots Coil Pots
Color Collision lesson plan Color Collision
color the snow Color the Snow
Colorful Coasters Colorful Coasters Craft
Paper Mask Lesson Colorful Paper Masks
Painting row houses. Colorful Row Houses (How to Draw and Paint)
Complementary color portraits lesson plan for kids. Complementary Color Portraits
Complementary Color Turtles Lesson Plan for K-2. KinderArt.com Complementary Color Turtles
 Concentric Hearts
Cosmic Mobiles Cosmic Mobiles
Craft Stick Trees Craft. Craft Stick Fall Trees
Craft stick picture frame. Craft Stick Picture Frames
Craft stick reindeer craft for kids. Craft Stick Reindeer
Make a Craft Stick Spiderweb Craft Stick Spider Web
Crayon Crackle Cards lesson plan for kids. Crayon Crackle Cards
 Crayon Crackle Painting
Crayon etching - maker your own scratch art boards Crayon Etching (Scratch Art)
Crayon Resist Fall Leaves. KinderArt.com Crayon Resist Fall Leaves
Crayon resist fish lesson plan for kids. Crayon Resist Fish
Crayon resist fish lesson plan for elementary students. Crayon Resist Fish Inspired by Swimmy
 Crayon Resist Jack-O-Lanterns
Creative Cursive Art Lesson Plan for Middle School Creative Cursive
Principles of Design and Elements of Art Creative Principles and Elements of Art
Creature Painting art lesson Creature Painting
Cursive name aliens Cursive Name Aliens
Cut and paste poppies. Cut and Paste Vase with Poppies
Recycled cutlery wind chimes Cutlery Wind Chimes
Day of the Dead masks Day of the Dead Calavera Skull Masks
Student work inspired by Marc Chagall's I and the Village painting. Daydreaming with Marc Chagall
Kiwi bird made from a gourd. Decorative Gourd Kiwi Bird
 Do Reindeer Wear Hats?
 Doodle Drawings
Make a Dot Dot Mosaics (making a dot without making a dot)
Learn how to draw a nutcracker, step-by-step. Draw a Nutcracker Step-By-Step
Learn how to draw an elephant. Draw Elephants – Step by Step
Drawing and painting numbers Drawing and Painting Numbers
 Drawing Bugs in Jars
Kids can make glue fish pictures Drawing Fish with Glue
Drawing on wet glue with chalk pastels Drawing on Wet Glue with Chalk Pastels
Pysanky drawing lesson for children. Drawing Pysanky – Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Drawing Trees in Perspective Drawing Trees in Perspective
Dripping paint in the style of Jackson Pollock Dripping Paint Action Painting
Boy holding up tie dye shirt. Easy Tie Dye for Kids
25 Easy Musical Instruments to Make. KinderArt.com Easy to Make Musical Instruments
Edvard Munch - the Scream Edvard Munch: Things That Make Us Want to Scream
Egg cup flowers Egg Cup Flowers
Egyptian Book of the Dead Egyptian Book of the Dead
Emotion Painting art lesson plan Emotion Painting
Eric Carle Collage with Animals Eric Carle Animals
Expression and Joy Expression and Joy with Line, Shape and Color
Expressionist Portraits Expressionist Portraits
Fabric Collage Fabric Assemblage/Collage
Draw the other half lesson plan for kids. Face Study (Draw the Other Half)
Make a story quilt inspired by the work of Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold’s Story Quilts
Fall Leaf Watercolors Fall Leaf Magic Marker Watercolors
Fall Reflections art lesson Fall Reflections Monoprints
Faux stained glass craft Faux Stained Glass
Paper Hearts Art Lesson Plan. KinderArt.com Faux Stained Glass Paper Hearts
Draw a jar with unexpected items inside. Fill a Jar
Fish Banners art lesson Fish Banners
Flower Pot Recipe Holder Flower Pot Recipe Holder
 Foam and Wire Mobile
 Foil Etching
 Four Orders of Architecture
Friendship pins retro craft. Friendship Pins Retro Craft
Fruit and Vegetable Portraits Fruit and Vegetable Portraits (Giuseppe Arcimboldo)
Fruit and vegetable prints Fruit and Vegetable Prints
Garden Journals Garden Journals
Make a drum from a carpet tube and flower pot. Garden Shed Drum
Gesture Drawing Gesture Drawing
Kindergarten Portraits Lesson Plan Getting to Know You Portraits
Giant Stuffed Birds Sculptures Giant Stuffed Bird Sculptures
Cut glass mosaic stepping stones Glass Mosaic Stepping Stones
Stained Glass Look-Alike Glue and Pastel Totem Pole Drawings Glue and Pastel Totem Pole Pictures
What Can I Draw Today Go on an Art Adventure
Grass Head Guy Grass Head Guy
greek pottery designs Greek Pottery Designs
Greek story vase lesson plan Greek Story Vases
Guitar sculpture Guitar Sculptures
 Gustav Klimt’s Tree of Life
Haiku Ink Painting lesson Haiku Straw and Ink Paintings
Construction paper hamburger collage Hamburger Collage
 Handprint Canadian Flags
 Happy Accident Painting
Make happy sticks! Happy Sticks
Harold and the Purple Crayon art lesson plan Harold and the Purple Crayon Paper Pictures
Making a decorative harp box. Image: Mariella Pace Harp Box
Heart Poppies crafts for kids. KinderArt.com Heart Poppies
Heart-shaped photo card. Heart-Shaped Photo Card
 Henri Matisse Shamrock Shapes
Henri Rousseau's Fantasty Jungles. Art lesson plan from KinderArt.com Henri Rousseau’s Fantasy Jungle
Hermit crab collage Hermit Crab Paper Collage
Paper Strip Trees. KinderArt.com Holiday Tree Sculpture
Shaded bottles lesson plan for kids How to Draw Shaded Bottles
 How to Draw the Characters from Hilda
I Give You My Heart craft for kids. KinderArt.com I Give You My Heart
Wooden craft stick dolls. Ice Cream Stick Dolls
Impasto Paintings. Impasto Painting
Inside Outside Drawings of Fruit Inside Outside Drawings of Fruit
Invention Convention Invention Convention
Students will create an original crayon resist drawing or painting of a bug’s life. KinderArt.com It’s a Bug’s Life
Make a Japanese Fan Japanese Hand Fan Craft
Wind Socks Lesson Japanese Windsock Craft
Juice bottle penguin art lesson plan. KinderArt.com. Juice Bottle Penguin Sculptures
Kandinsky Circles Lesson Plan Kandinsky Circle Studies
Kente Cloth Lesson Plan Kente Cloth Strips
Khamsa Hand Prints lesson plan Khamsa Hand Prints
Layered Sand Jar Layered Sand Jars
Leaf by leaf cooperative art project Leaf by Leaf
Leaf people craft Leaf People
Paint like Geoff Slater single line painting. Line Painting Flowers
Lines Variety Art Lesson Plan for Kindergarten. KinderArt.com Lines of All Kinds
Lithography Lithography Printing Process
Louise Nevelson collage art lesson Louise Nevelson Assemblages
Love notes kids can make Love Notes Kids Can Make
magazine mosaics Magazine Mosaics
Magic Wand lesson Magic Wands
Make a didgeridoo. Make a Didgeridoo
Make a Monet painting lesson plan Make a Monet
Make a poncho Make a Poncho
Make a sistrum. Make a Sistrum
make a snake Make a Snake
Milk jug shakere Make a Sticker Shekere
Iniut Stone Carving Make an Inuit Carving
Learn how to make art like Matisse. Make Art Like Henri Matisse
make jingle bells Make Jingle Bells
Make a tiny boat out of a walnut or egg carton cup. Make Tiny Boats
 Make Your Own Prehistoric Cave Paint
Learn how to make your own puzzles. Make Your Own Puzzles
Make Your Own Sketchbook Make Your Own Sketchbook
 Making Handmade Paper
Make maracas with balloons and paper mache. Maracas (Balloons)
Make maracas using oranges as the form. Maracas (Oranges)
Make maracas using paper cups. Maracas (Paper Cups)
Make maracas using recycled materials. Maracas (Recycled Objects)
Media Collage Media Collages
Mesoamerican Codex Books Mesoamerican Codex Books
Mexican Metal Tooling Metal Tooling Craft for Kids
Making milk bubbles. Milk Bubbles
Milk carton birdhouse craft Milk Carton Birdhouse
Milk Carton Houses Milk Carton Houses
Making a milk carton pencil holder. Milk Carton Pencil Holder
Mini Meals made of Clay art lesson Mini Meals Made of Clay
 Mini Paper Roll Totems
Mini Vases Mini Vases
Mixed Media Still Life Paintings Mixed Media Still Life Painting
Make mixed media Valentine's Day cards. Mixed Media Valentine’s Day Cards
 Mondrian Hearts
Mondrian Inspired Abstract Art - student work Mondrian-Inspired Abstract Art
Monet Art Lesson Plan Monet’s Garden by the Sea
Monoprinting with foil Monoprinting with Foil
Monoprinting with Gelli Arts Monoprinting with Gelli Arts
Monoprints Monoprinting: Three Ways
Monster in my closet drawing lesson Monster in My Closet Drawing
Musical art lesson Musical Art
My pet house. My Pet House
 Name Color Wheels
Natural Plant Dyes Natural Plant Dyes
 New Zealand Maori Koru Art
No Fire Clay Heads Art Lesson from KinderArt.com No Fire Clay Heads
Norval Morrisseau: Observation of the Astral World Norval Morrisseau X-Ray Painting
Make an ocean drum Ocean Drum
Bosch Student Work Oh My Gosh It’s a Bosch!
Op Art Shaded Shapes Lesson Plan. KinderArt.com Op Art Shaded Shapes
Organic and geometric shapes drawing lesson for kids Organic and Geometric Shape Drawings
Organic Shape and Line Collage Organic Shape and Line Collage
Overlapping Shapes Art Lesson Plan KinderArt.com Overlapping Shapes
Owl Reflections Drawing Lesson for Kids Owl Reflections
Paint and Marker Flowers Paint and Marker Flowers
 Paint Blots
Paint Can Halloween Creatures from KinderArt.com. Art lessons for K-12. Paint Can Halloween Creatures
Van gogh's Starry night as created by a child Paint Like Van Gogh
Paint Pot Oscar the Grouch and Elmo magnets. Paint Pot Pals
Painted rocks craft Painted Rocks
 Painted Shoes
Painted tiles mural Painted Tiles Mural
Paint pictures on seashells. KinderArt.com. Painting on Seashells
Painting Sweets Like Wayne Thiebaud Painting Sweets
amusement park art Paper Amusement Parks
Woven paper animals art lesson. KinderArt.com. Paper Animal Weaving
Paper Bag Butterfly Puppet Paper Bag Butterfly Puppets
Make a paper bag kite. Paper Bag Kites
Paper bag tree craft for kids. Paper Bag Trees
Paper Batik Flowers art lesson Paper Batik Flower Paintings
Frankenstein's Monster craft for kids from KinderArt.com. Paper Box Frankenstein’s Monsters
 Paper Butterflies
Paper Christmas Trees. KinderArt.com Paper Christmas Trees
Make paper crazy quilts Paper Crazy Quilts
If you've got paper, you can make these beautiful paper daisies. KinderArt.com kids arts and crafts. Paper Daisies
Paper Log Cabins Paper Log Cabins
Razzle Dazzle Masks Paper Mache Masks
Make pinatas! Paper Mache Pinatas
Make a paper mache planet. Paper Mache Planets
Marigold sculpture. Paper Marigolds
Mosaic Hearts craft using paper. KinderArt.com Paper Mosaic Hearts
Paper Ornament Collage. KinderArt.com Paper Ornament Collage
Paper quilling for kids. Paper Quilling
Paperclay Fish lesson plan Paperclay Fish Ornaments
Party Blowers for Kids. KinderArt.com Party Blowers
Pass the Painting Pass the Painting Game
Students can create picture of a pumpkin using glue and pastels. Pastel and Glue Pumpkin
Patriotic Candle Jars craft for kids. Patriotic Candle Jars
Pattern drawings and paintings Pattern Drawing and Painting
Pebble Pictures Pebble Pictures
Pen and ink drawing lesson for kids Pen and Ink Drawing
 Penguins on Ice
Pennsylvania Hex Symbols Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs
 Pet Rock Necklace
 Pete and Callie Valentine’s Day
Photo Scavenger Hunt to Do at home or on the go Photo Scavenger Hunts to Keep Kids Busy
Pie Plate Fish Pie Plate Fish
Make pine cone owls. Pine Cone Owls
Plaster and wire mobile Plaster and Wire Mobile
Plaster face mask. Plaster Masks
Plein Air Drawing and Painting Plein Air Drawing and Painting
Poetry Pebbles Poetry Pebbles
Pointillism Corn Pictures. KinderArt.com Pointillism Corn
Polar Bear Portraits Polar Bear Portraits
Students will learn about Andy Warhol and the pop art movement. They will then create pictures of ice cream cones. Pop Art Ice Cream Pictures
Andy Warhol style Pop Art Self Portraits Art Lesson Plan. KinderArt.com Pop Art Portraits
Egg Carton Poppy Art Lesson. Poppies (Egg Cartons)
Muffin liner poppy craft. Poppies (Muffin Liners)
 Portrait Painting in the style of Georges Rouault
Positive Negative Hearts Positive Negative Hearts
Positive Negative Bugs Lesson Plan Positive/Negative Bugs
Primary Color Snails lesson plan Primary Colors Snails
Printing with a brayer Printing With a Brayer
Printmaking Printmaking Supply List
Torn paper pictures showing the human form. Proportion of the Human Form
Pulled String Art Pulled String Paintings
Pumpkin Seed Mosaics Lesson from KinderArt.com Pumpkin Seed Mosaics
Puzzle piece picture frame. Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
Puzzle Tree Puzzle Piece Trees
Puzzle prints. Puzzle Prints
Dot to Dot Seurat Q-Tip Pointillism
Radial letters lesson plan Radial Symmetry Designs
Make a rainbow dreamcatcher. Rainbow Dream Catchers
How to draw a cartoon owl. Rainbow Owls
Shamrock Garland Craft from KinderArt.com Rainbow Shamrock Garland
Rainsticks craft Rainsticks
Recycled lid ornaments. Recycled Lid Ornaments
Napkin rings Recycled Napkin Rings
Reindeer Portraits Reindeer Portraits
Relief Foil Sculpture Relief Foil Sculpture
Rock and wire sculpture Rock and Wire Mobile
Make bees out of rocks. Rock Bees
 Roll a Harvest Basket
Salt and Watercolor Trees art lesson Salt and Watercolor Trees
Salt dough football craft. Salt Dough Football
Salt Dough Ladybug Salt Dough Ladybug
Salt Dough Sports Magnets Salt Dough Sports Magnets
Painted with sand. Sand Painting
Sandwich collage Sandwich Collage
Scrap Paper Turkey craft. KinderArt.com Scrap Paper Turkey
Scrap wood sculpture Scrap Wood Sculpture
See if you can draw - a drawing game for kids See If You Can Draw Game
Silhouette drawings for kids. KinderArt.com Shadow/Silhouette Drawings
Shape Collage Pizzas Shape Collage Pizzas
Shaved crayon window hangings Shaved Crayon Window Hangings
 Shoe Fish
Shoe prints and shoe rubbings Shoe Prints (or Shoe Rubbings)
Little noisemaker shakers. KinderArt.com Simple Noisemakers/Shakers
 Simple Paper Masks
Sketchbook starter - I am an artist Sketchbook Starters – Filling a Sketchbook with Ideas
How to make a snowglobe. Snowglobes
 Spider Web Pattern Drawing
Spin Art Spin Art
St. Patrick's Day Snakes. KinderArt.com St. Patrick’s Day Snakes
Stained glass paper screen. Stained Glass Paper Screen
Stamp jar or box. Stamp Jars and Boxes
State Heads State Heads
Step by step Mondrian lesson plan Step-By-Step Mondrian Painting
Still life drawing lesson for kids Still Life Mat Board Masterpieces
Styrofoam relief printing Styrofoam Prints
Sunset silhouettes Sunset Silhouettes
Swirly Bird Nests Swirly Bird Nests
make a weathervane Table Top Weathervane
Tasty Color Mixing Tasty Color Mixing
Teaching Art at Home Teaching Art at Home
Tennis ball prints Tennis Ball Prints
 Texture and the World Around You
Cooperative Art The Die Says the Color, the Picture Says We Can
 The Shape of Me Dr. Seuss Mural
Make a tie dye pillowcase. Tie Dye Pillowcase
Tin can sculpture Tin Can Sculpture
Make a tin can telephone. Tin Can Telephone
Tin punching Tin Punching
Play dough recipe and tips from KinderArt.com Tips for Working with Play Dough
Kids can make this big carnation flowers using tissue paper. KinderArt.com Tissue Paper Carnations
Make carnations out of tissue paper. KinderArt.com Tissue Paper Carnations
Students will create collage images using tissue paper as paint. Tissue Paper Collage Flowers
Tissue Paper Landscape Tissue Paper Landscapes
 Tissue Paper Sunflowers
Mona Lisa Collage To Tell the Truth Art History Game
 Toothpaste Batik
Toothpick and marshmallow sculpture. Toothpick and Marshmallow Sculpture
Triangles and Buttons Tree Craft. KinderArt.com Triangles and Buttons Tree
Twig Construction Twig Construction
 Twig Name Plate
Two layer painting with warm and cool colors. Two Layer Painting
Under the Sea crayon resist drawings and paintings. Under the Sea Crayon Resist
 Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Viewfinder Painting Viewfinder Painting
Make Waldorf Math Gnomes - Plus, Minus, Times, Divide and King Equal. Waldorf Math Gnomes
Wandering Ink Drawing Exercise Wandering Ink Drawing Exercise
Warm and cool color flowers Warm and Cool Flowers
Picture frame using recycled objects. Waste Not Picture Frame
Waste Not Snowman Waste Not Snowman
Water Bottle Flowers Water Bottle Flowers
Chinese dragon watercolor painting Water Dragon Watercolor Painting
Water Mist Globes. KinderArt.com Water Mist Globes
Watercolor bunnies inspired by Catherine Rayner. By Misty Buck. KinderArt.com. Watercolor Bunnies
Watermelon Paintings art lesson Watermelon Painting
We All Swim Together Bulletin Board We All Swim Together Bulletin Board Idea
Weaving a Watercolor Weaving a Watercolor
 Wet Chalk Drawings
What's Outside the Window What’s Outside the Window Drawing Exercise
Make window clings. Window Clings
Winter Crayon Resists Winter Crayon Resists
Winter Wonderland Trees. KinderArt.com Winter Wonderland Snow Covered Trees
Wooden starflake craft. KinderArt.com Wooden Starflakes
Yarn painting Yarn Painting