Grade 2 september art

First grade back to school art project using the book, "Be Big!"

This birch tree painting for kids is a fun and easy fall art project. Kids will use a watercolor resist technique and gorgeous autumn colors. Easy to follow tutorial.

Bring the colors of fall indoors with this vibrant autumn sunflower craft! This is a great art project for kids to explore creating texture with oil pastels and is perfect for younger kids to do on their own with minimal help.

Apple, apples, apples! Did you know that there are more than 8,000 varieties of apples?! Me either! It does feel like I have drawn that many over the years and I especially love adding a cute face, arms and legs to bring them to life! I drew these little Apple Cuties a few years ago and wanted to remind you that the directions are still up on my blog. There is a printable pack of directed drawing papers too. FIND THE DRAWING STEPS Directed drawing can allow young students to feel successful…

Easy apple doodle art project for kids with free printable template

The 2nd Grade students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We also read the book, Camille and the Sunflowers. The students were able to create a giant sunflower creating emphasis in their artwork. Then they were shown how to blend colors using oil pastels. The students had to choose a cool color for their background to make their sunflower "pop" in their piece of art.

Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!

Open House ideas. Great activity for students to do to show during Open house.

Student self-portraits using watercolor are a great first week of school activity. It's also a fun project to repeat at the end of the school year. Read all about how to use this fun idea in the classroom.

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents