Cave Art on Ceramic Stones
Students will create cave art in the style of the Lascaux Caves in France.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Grade: K-2
We’ve listed our Primary Grade Elementary art lesson plans here. These activities are best suited for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 – or – ages 5 to 8 years. Grade levels are given as a guideline only. Find other grades HERE. View by medium or discipline HERE.
City Block Painting
Students will use lines of all kinds to create a painting of a city block using tempera paint.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Clay Birds
Children will learn how to create clay birds using air-dry clay.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Clay Pinch Pot Animals
Children will learn how to create pinch pot animals using air-dry clay.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Clay Sandcastles
Children will develop their sculpture techniques and creativity by molding and decorating their own clay sand castles.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Clothespeg Dragonfly Sculpture
You can create dragonflies using wooden clothes pegs, paint (or markers) and paper.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Clover (or Shamrock) Color Mixing
Children will review color mixing as they create drawings and paintings of clover (or shamrocks).
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
Clown Drawings
Children will learn how to draw a clown and color in their pictures completely, using markers (or the media of your choice).
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
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.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
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.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Complementary Color Turtles
Children will learn about complementary colors and color mixing as they create paintings with turtles as the theme.
Ages: 5-8 yrs
Grades: K-2
Levels: Primary
Cosmic Mobiles
Students can create a cosmic mobile while learning about outer space.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Craft Stick Spider Web
Children can create spider webs using craft sticks. Pom pom spiders can be added as well. This is a fun project for elementary aged kids. Younger ones can join in the fun, but a grown up will need to do a little gluing for get them first.
Ages: 5-8 yrs
Grades: K-2
Levels: Primary
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
