Categories
6 - 8 Art Lessons 9 - 12 Art Lessons

Abstract Color Collage

Materials:

  • Scrap magazines or catalogues or other print materials that can be cut up
  • paper
  • scissors
  • glue

Process:

Create an abstract collage using colors that represent how you feel.

National Core Art Standards, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Abstract Color Collage

Materials:

  • Scrap magazines or catalogues or other print materials that can be cut up
  • paper
  • scissors
  • glue

Process:

Create an abstract collage using colors that represent how you feel.

National Core Arts Standard, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons

Abstract Color Collage

Materials:

  • Scrap magazines or catalogues or other print materials that can be cut up
  • paper
  • scissors
  • glue

Process:

Create an abstract collage using colors that represent how you feel.


National Core Art Standards, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 2:
Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Categories
K - 2 Art Lessons

My Dream House

Materials:

  • Small paper bag
  • newspaper or scrap paper filling
  • construction paper,
  • scissors
  • glue
  • stapler or tape

Process:

Make a 3-Dimensional Dream House. Fill a paper lunch bag with wadded up newspaper about ⅔ full, fold the top over and staple or tape closed, cut and glue construction paper to the outside of the bag, add a roof, windows, a door and other details to make it look like your dream house.


National Core Arts Standard, Visual Arts, Anchor Standard 1: 
Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons 6 - 8 Art Lessons 9 - 12 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Mail Art

Materials:

  • pencils
  • colored pencils
  • markers
  • paint
  • magazines
  • glue
  • any drawing or painting materials or collage materials

Process:

Create a work of art expressing the way you feel. It does not have to be realistic. Experiment with materials. Mail the artwork to someone special in your life as a surprise for them.


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National Core Arts Standard, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Paper Roller Coaster

Materials:

  • Construction or copy paper
  • scissors
  • glue

Process:

Create a paper roller coaster. Use one sheet of paper for the base, cut and glue long strips of paper to the base to make a roller coaster. Add as many details as possible by cutting shapes, folding and curling the paper.

National Core Arts Standard, Visual Arts, Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Design Challenge: Build a Robot

Materials:

  • A variety of recyclables
  • cardboard boxes
  • plastic wrap
  • aluminum foil
  • straws, etc.

Process:

Design and build a robot using the recyclables. Create sketches when planning your robot. Use your sketches to build the robot. What is the purpose of your robot? What special things can it do?

National Core Arts Standards, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Categories
3 - 5 Art Lessons K - 2 Art Lessons

Drawing with Scissors

Materials:

  • Scissors
  • glue
  • a variety of papers and collage materials

Resources:

Process:

Using scissors cut shapes out of paper and other collage materials. Reassemble them in a pleasing way to create a collage. Glue all collage elements to one piece of paper.

National Core Arts Standards, Visual Art, Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.