Grade 1 winter art ideas

These cozy mittens and hot cocoa watercolor paintings were created by kids ages 7-11. They also used Posca paint markers for texture on the mittens and for the snow. Visit the link to see more of this winter art project for kids!

Lesson Background: There are many winter fox art projects online such as this one http://littledogartblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/5th-grade-winter-fox-paintings.html I combined lots of ideas to create these foxes. This was a directed drawing lesson. Directed drawing (i.e. modelling step-by-step) elicits great discussions, exposing students to vocabulary they encounter in art and maths. Students are hearing and putting into action phrases such as “half way down the page”, “curved line”…

Mrs Curwood on Instagram: “Super cute hot air balloons made by grade 1/2. We were learning about the art element of Form. #form #artelements #art #visualarts #grade1…”

Stamped with cardboard pieces

Students in 3rd grade will be creating these fun 3D winter mugs soon! I plan on showing this video to my students, before and during the creating process during art class. The video discusses the …