Have you ever been frustrated with mixing purples while doing an acrylic painting? Mixing purples can be stressful and frustrating. Sometimes your purple doesn't turn out a true beautiful purple, and it might look more brown than purple, which can be really annoying. I want to help you learn how to mix different purples and practice your mixing purples skills.
Read MoreI'm sharing five reasons to use these bug symmetry in your classroom or homeschool space this school year. This bug symmetry is very versatile, providing lots of options to utilize the symmetry drawing worksheets with your students in grades 4 through 7.
Read MoreSymmetry animals for middle school students are symmetry drawing worksheets that function as early finisher activities and are the perfect early finisher to incorporate into your classroom or homeschool space this school year. What's nice about the theme of symmetry animals is that the animals provide variety to students. Most students can relate to liking animals and with 34 designs to choose from. Students will have lots of choices and options of the symmetry drawing animal that they get to complete.
Read MoreFall and Halloween symmetry worksheets can be used by primary students in grades 2 to 4 year after year. These fall and Halloween symmetry worksheets are a very fun activity to celebrate the fall season and the holiday every kid loves- Halloween. In this blog post, I'm going to show you how to use fall and Halloween symmetry worksheets in your classroom or homeschool setting. I will explain some of the benefits of using these symmetry drawing worksheets, as well as some fun ideas that you can incorporate in your fall and Halloween celebrations.
Read MoreFacial feature drawing can be challenging for students. It is hard to capture the details of facial features in drawings and ensure that the facial features look realistic. Everyone has different facial features, and no person looks the same. Facial features give a lot of information as to how a portrait of someone's face looks and being able to do facial feature drawing successfully will improve students abilities to draw portraits, and have them look realistic and natural.
Read MoreLearn how to make a mandala and why making a mandala is such a powerful process for students. Making mandalas in art can be a relaxing and meditative experience allowing kids to relax and calm their bodies. Keep reading to find out how to make a mandala.
Read MorePainting with preschoolers can be a joyful and creative experience—but let’s be honest, it can also be messy and stressful! Whether you're a parent, teacher, or daycare provider, a few smart strategies can make a big difference. Here are six practical tips for painting with preschoolers.
Read MoreWhat do you do when a student finishes their work early? Having early finishers ready at hand for your elementary students will make your life as an elementary teacher so much more easy. It's good to establish the routine at the start of the school year and have early finishers ready for your elementary students. There are many different ways to organize your early finishers for your students and in this blog post I will be giving you tips for using early finishers with your elementary students as well as sharing some of my favourite early finisher activities to use with my students in my classroom.
Read MoreSummer symmetry is the perfect activity for primary students in grades one and three to celebrate the end of the school year and of course, summer holidays. Whether you are a teacher or a homeschool parent, or you are planning a summer day camp program, these summer symmetry worksheets are the perfect drawing activity to incorporate and celebrate summer.
Read MoreThese symmetry worksheets for middle school students in grades 5 to 8 are the perfect early finisher activity or no prep sub plan for your art classroom. These symmetry worksheets, combine both math and art and include a variety of themes to engage your students or homeschool children. There are some worksheets that are more challenging and others that are easier so you can pick and choose which worksheets to use with what child based on the students needs or drawing abilities. What's great about the symmetry worksheets is that you can download them and print them and photocopy them to use them year after year.
Read MoreSymmetry balance art is the perfect activity for early finishers or sub plans especially if you are a teacher or art teacher, teaching multiple grades from grades one all the way through grade 12. I have included a variety of different themes and worksheets that you can print off photocopy and use again and again, year after year. This is a great resource to have at the start of the school year to use throughout the year.
Read MoreTeaching students how to mix skin tones that are realistic looking can be one of the most challenging parts of any portrait unit. Many art teachers I talk to say it’s the part of their lesson that makes students freeze up or reach for the nearest "peach" or "brown" paint instead of really exploring colour mixing and learning the skill. Learning how to mix skin tones is an art skill that takes portraiture to the next level.
Read MoreHere are some art activity ideas for preschoolers. These are great art activities for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years old that can be done at home or in school. I have included a variety of different art activities that explore different art materials and I am explaining why that is important to the preschool child development. Keep reading to learn about some art activity ideas for preschool aged children!
Read MoreHere are some of my favourite art lesson ideas for 10 year olds to try. I am sharing 10 different art lesson ideas for 10 year olds. You can check out the list by reading them below. Whether you are an art teacher, an elementary teacher, or you have a 10 year old child at home you will want to check out these art lesson ideas for 10 year olds that they will love.
Read MoreLearn how to draw the real hand. Drawing hands can help make your figure drawing look more realistic. Drawing hands can be quite difficult, because there are so many details to our hands from wrinkles to shadows, to the pores of our skin and being able to capture all of these details, as well as the scale and proportion of hands. All of these details helps us to be able to learn how to draw the real hand and make it look as realistic as a human as possible
Read MoreHere are some easy Easter art ideas to do with your kids this Easter. Whether you are a parent or a grandparent, you will want to check out this list of fun Easter art ideas. I will be also sharing a list of great Easter art activities that could be added to your child’s Easter basket. Check out the list of Easter art ideas below including crafts and different ways to dye Easter eggs!
Read MoreHere are some art activities for youth to do at home whether it is a homeschool setting or or activities that your child can do over the summer holidays. These are some great low cost and affordable art activity options for your children to try. Save these art activities for youth ideas for later!
Read MoreHere are some great winter art ideas you can do in your classroom or with your homeschool kids this winter. These winter ideas are just specifically for winter. There are no Christmas art ideas mentioned in this post. Be sure to check out these winter art ideas so that you can plan the different art projects and art activities you'll be doing with your students for kids this winter.
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Here is a list of 100 art ideas for middle schoolers that you can do in your classroom this year. If you are a middle school art teacher who has run out of ideas and not sure what ideas to do in your art classroom you will want to check out this list of 100 art ideas for middle schoolers. Make sure to save this list of 100 or ideas for middle schoolers for later.
Here are some Valentines paintings ideas for kids ages 8 and up to try. You can do the painting ideas at home or in your classroom this Valentine's Day. I’ve included some fun Valentines paintings ideas to try!
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