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.
Students will learn about color mixing after reading the book, Mouse Paint. Art is a part of everything. Literacy and art make a great marriage of the two things young children are attracted to most: stories and kinesthetic experiences.
Children will create a house for their pet using construction paper and photographs.
Ages: 5-8 yrs
Grades: K-2
Levels: Primary
This is a lovely way to create a nativity (or other) scene for Christmas.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Kids can get creative outside with dirt, sand, sticks and stones
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5
Kids can make their own Maori Koru art.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will make heads out of clay. These sculptures do not need to be fired in a kiln.
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
An ocean drum sounds remarkably like the waves at the seashore. Find out how to make an ocean drum here.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5
Students will create images inspired by Dutch Surrealist Hieronymous Bosch.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will learn about the difference between organic and geometric shapes. They will also learn about warm and cool colors.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Make creepy or cute critters out of old paint cans!
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
Students will explore the expressive qualities of line and color through the study of Wassily Kandinsky. They will also become more familiar with the painting process, as well as different kinds of colors and lines.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will learn about Vincent Van Gogh as they create a painting in his style.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Using paint and glue, students will create wonderful works of art while learning about geology. Dreary days getting you down? Why not pick up a few rocks and create some fun?!
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Kids can make painted shoes in the style of Teodoro Dragonieri, a Canadian artist who paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to represent great artists of the 20th century. Its a great idea, one that is fun to try for both kids and adults.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will work as a team to create a wall mural made up of individually painted tiles.
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
This activity is based on an idea found in an issue of FamilyFun Magazine. Seashells make wonderful palm-size canvases for seascape paintings so start painting on seashells today!
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
Students will create woven paper animals (such as a bird, snail or turtle) by following these directions.
Ages: 5-8 yrs
Grades: K-2
Levels: Primary
These paper Christmas trees are fun and easy to make for kids and adults of all ages. All you need is construction paper and glue.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Students will make log cabin pictures out of construction paper.
Ages: 5-8 yrs
Grades: K-2
Levels: Primary
Learn how to make pinatas using a balloon and paper mache.
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
Learn how to make colorful paper marigolds.
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
Kids can make a paper menorah to celebrate Hanukkah.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
All you need are some old magazines, construction paper, and glue and you can make these fun Valentine hearts! You decide how easy or challenging this craft will be, and how long it will take.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
