Art 3rd grade

This is an exciting, multistep exploration of shape and color inspired by one of my favorite artists, Paul Klee. This unit is an extension of a previous one, which you can see here: The difference …

I found this easy little hand art project on theforestroom last week and thought it would be a clean and a simple project to do in my daughter's 3rd grade class... Well, it's not as easy as it looks- they had to really concentrate to complete. This is a really clever way to also document your child's hand size/age. My lines were not the straightest! Simple Instructions: With a pencil, trace your hand & fingers perpendicular (or exactly vertical) to the paper. Start at the top of the paper…

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

warm & cool • day & night or other opposites (love & hate, winter & summer, dead & alive, free & imprisonment)

Elements of the Art Room: 3rd Grade Painted Paper Henri Rousseau and Cassie Stephens inspired Tiger Collage

Keep Warm And Drink Cocoa! Today we will find inspiration from contemporary artist, Heather Galler. We will create a very colorful cup of hot cocoa that includes exciting patterns and many toppings! This art lesson will warm up your heart.Last school year I taught virtually using the Seesaw and Microsoft Teams platforms. This is a Seesaw introduction to the art lesson. Here I am in my classroom virtually and today's art lesson is on the board. This was a popular remote learning art lesson. I…

A beautiful art project that's perfect for third grade students. Learn how to make a mixed media jellyfish art painting project using paint and chalk pastel

Ton Schulten is one of my all time favorite artists! I discovered him years ago when I found a calendar full of his paintings when visiting the Toledo Museum of Art. I was hooked! I love his amazing colors and abstract style. I created a Prezi of his landscape and cityscapes to share with my classes, (Ton Schulten Prezi). I find it very interesting how he adds lots of vertical lines to his landscapes, a composition usually created with more horizontal lines. This lesson was a COLOR VALUE…