art assignment grade 5

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Adventures in the Art Room

5th Grade Art Lessons

Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum.

OP ART- “3D PAPER CONE DRAWINGS”

5th graders knocked it out of the park with this lesson i’m super proud of their hard work , students really loved it too and couldn’t believe it could be created using just sharpies, and colored pencils. more on this below.

This lesson took about 5 (40 minute) art classes to complete. 

On day 1: students were introduced to various op art by artists victor vasarely and bridget riley, and learned what op art was (optical illusion art) with a quick slideshow of work. , six straight lines that intersect at the same spot, were drawn ahead of time on 80# 10×10″ paper for each student with a ruler; creating 12 “slices” in total. .

After kids got their papers, I demonstrated under a document camera as they followed along with me for the first step. 

Students then drew a series of concentric curved lines alternating the direction of the curve within each “slice”. .

Once finished with that step, students labeled every OTHER slice with a “B” lightly in pencil, to mark that space as black.

This step helps speed things along as kids color in– (just locate the ones labeled “b”), and reduces any potential mistakes while using sharpie. .

Once that’s all set, students then started tracing over the smallest slices labeled “B” in the center, using a extra fine point Sharpie, (so it wouldn’t bleed too much into the small white sections), then filled in. 

As areas got larger, kids switched to a fine point sharpie, (since it has a thicker tip), and colored in the rest. , these 2 steps took about 2- (40 minute) classes to complete. .

ON DAY 3, I reviewed the element of art VALUE with students and showed them how to create subtle value changes.

Then i demonstrated the next step —using a black colored pencil in the white areas to create shading and shadows, and a white colored pencil in the black areas to create highlights. , before students started this on their own artwork, i had them practice first on black and white papers. (see pic below).

I explained to students it’s important to draw the lines close together. 

It’s also key to press harder with the white in the center, and gradually get lighter and lighter as the white gets closer to the edges of each slice, leaving a bit of black showing along the sides. .

Then, using the black colored pencil in just the white areas, they drew darkest along the sides and gradually pressed lighter and lighter towards the center—leaving the center strip white!

Students loved seeing the 3d effect start to emerge .

This lesson ties in nicely (and is a great precursor) to the grid drawing lesson that occurs later in the year!

Learning Goals:

-Students learn what OP Art is (Optical Illusion Art) 

-Learn about the artists Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley, and their artwork 

-Can define the element of art VALUE and create subtle value changes 

MIXED MEDIA BIRDS NESTS!

LOVE, LOVE LOVE THESE!! This is a new lesson I introduced this year for 5th grade and it’s definitely a keeper!!  Thank you Painted Paper Art for this wonderful lesson idea!

This lesson took (3)- 40 minute art classes to finish, and incorporates ALL the Elements of Art (value, shape, line, color, form, space, and texture!) Read more below the photos to learn how these were created!

DAY 1: 

Students created the nest using oil pastels on a 6×6″ sheet of manila tagboard. They drew a large circle with pencil, then chose whatever color blue they wanted, to fill in the background.

They then drew a small black circle in the center, a loop of dark brown around the black circle, then looped various shades of brown oil pastel within the remaining part of the nest, layering as they went around. After that they drew short, curved lines extending outside the nest with brown, to create little pieces of hay or sticks sticking out from the nest.

Students then used various shades of yellow and golds to overlap the brown, until the manila paper was completely covered with oil pastels. As a final step with oil pastels, students used black to lightly draw circles close together extending outward from the center, to create the illusion of space and the nest going inward in the center.

For the last step on day 1, students glued on strips of pre-cut, painted papers all around the nest, to add texture!

DAY 2: 

On the second day of the lesson, students shaped and created 3 eggs out of model magic air dry clay and glued them on in the center of their nests with tacky glue. Then they glued down 8-10 small twigs using tacky glue to add even more texture to their nests! (BTW- Twigs were collected while walking my dog in the park on a previous day. With only 7 more art classes remaining before summer break, (although it might have been fun), I didn’t want students to spend an art class searching around the school for them!!)

These were all set aside to completely dry in Mason paper box tops until the following week!

DAY 3: 

Students painted their eggs using liquid tempera (students could choose from a variety of blue/ blue-green paints).

They had the option to then add spots of white and brown speckles using the end of a paintbrush handle.

Students did a wonderful job creating their beautiful bird nests and eggs, I couldn’t WAIT to hang them all up!!!!

I hot glued twigs to create their sign and added some colorful cupcake liners for flowers!

To see step by step photos of the process, search in my blog posts “Mixed Media Birds Nests-5th Grade”

Students can define and point out the 7 Elements of Art used to create their nests

Students can define mixed media and use various art mediums to create a work of art

Students can create a sense of depth within their nests using oil pastels

  GRID DRAWING -Inspired by Chuck Close

The goal of this lesson was not only to develop skills in drawing, focusing on  line ,  shape  and  negative space , but also to develop an understanding on  proportion  and  value  (the range from light to dark).

5 th  graders learned about the photorealist painter/photographer Chuck Close and looked at a variety of his large-scale paintings done using the grid method.

Students then chose a picture from a selection of 8×10″ black & white photocopied images. These images were originally printed on 8.5″ x11″ regular old printer paper, then cut down to size with no white borders.   To do this, I printed selecting “scale to fit” and then selected “fill entire paper” on my home printer after finding images online and saving them to my computer. Once printed, there will be a slight white border which then gets cut off using a paper cutter since they needed to be 8×10″ anyways). I had about 10-15 of each image stacked in piles, set on a long table. Students were called up in groups to select an image to draw from. You’ll notice some of the grid drawings below have white borders, from when I taught this lesson a couple of years ago–but it makes things a lot less complicated if you get rid of them.

5th graders carefully  measured  and drew a 1” grid on the image using a ruler, numbered each square, then drew the same exact  grid  on a piece of 80# 8×10″ drawing paper. These two sheets of paper HAVE to be the same size. EVERYONE should have 80 boxes total whether it’s a horizontal or vertical image. I explain to them, if they stop and double-check their numbering every once in awhile, it helps save a lot of erasing, re-numbering and  especially frustration later on.

What’s also really important here is that they need to start using the ruler in the same spot as they did on the black & white image (starting at the top and working their way down drawing lines vs. starting along the bottom and going up- or starting along the left going to the right, rather then right to left etc.) . I say this because even though it’s an 8×10″ and they shouldn’t need to worry since they should all be squares, BUT inevitably the “ruler” is off a smidge or the way they draw their lines is a teeny bit off. So, because of this tedious part of the lesson, there might be a row of boxes that are a bit narrower than the rest in one area along the edge of the paper. This is totally fine, as long as the skinner row is in the same location on both the drawing paper AND the black & white image.

Ugh…I’m tired just typing all that. I know it’s a lot of things to consider, but I had to mention it.

Students then carefully drew what they saw square by square, one at a time, drawing just the  contour lines , until their drawing was complete.

On days three-seven of the lesson, students used their knowledge of  value,  and were challenged to copy the value changes within each square, using a variety of drawing pencils (2B, 3B, 4B, and 6B). Students also learned how to use a special blending tool, a  tortillion , (or blending stump),  to create soft transitional lines, and soft values. They also learned about  kneaded erasers;  how to twist them into a fine point to create highlights, and how they can be used to lift small amounts of graphite from the paper where needed, to lighten the value.

**This lesson is both a bit long (takes usually 6 or 7 40 min. classes!) and challenging. BUT, students really do love it and most students stay engaged and want to complete it. In the beginning of the lesson when I show them previous student examples and explain what we’ll be doing, they all look like a deer in headlights! But after explaining and demonstrating step by step, and getting the grids drawn, they’ll tell me how it’s actually not as hard as they thought, enjoy doing it, and are thrilled with their hard work!! I am always truly BLOWN AWAY by how AMAZING these turn out! Take a look below

– Understand what grid drawing is and make connections between math and art

– Can define the term value and demonstrate how to create value changes in artwork

– Develop drawing skills focusing on line, shape, negative space, and proportion

– Can define and create contour lines

– Demonstrate various shading, blending and highlighting techniques by using a variety of drawing pencils, tortillions, and  kneaded erasures

– Learn about the artist Chuck Close and his photorealist paintings created using the same grid method

Although not finished- just look at those eyes!!!

MIXED-MEDIA BOUQUET OF FLOWERS

 Thank you Laura ( www.paintedpaperart.com ) and amymcreynolds (Instagram) for the inspiration!

Finished artwork is 9×12″ with an 11 x 14″ white paper border hot glued to the back.

Here are some close ups!

This 4 day ( 40 min. each class) art lesson focuses on 6 of the 7 Elements of Art; Form, Line, Shape, Color, Texture, and Value.

We used white Modelite modeling material, printmaking with bubble wrap, splatter painting with watercolors, liquid tempera paints to paint the flowers, bubble wrap and flower’s stems and leaves, railroad board paper, 80# white drawing paper, and scissors and glue sticks to create these mixed-media flowers.

Students each received a small cut section of Modelite modeling material to make 5 flowers. This air hardening, super soft material is SO easy to manipulate and shape. If you’ve never used it, it’s very similar to ModelMagic. I found that (4) 8 ounce packages are more than enough for 1 class of about 25 students. I put each section in a plastic ziplock baggie ahead of time so they wouldn’t dry out and make passing out the materials for class easier. Then I just reuse the bags for the next class.

I demonstrated under the document camera ways to create a few different flowers, but students could make any kind they wanted.

Students rolled a small chunk of material into a small ball, about the size of a ping pong ball, then flattened the ball with their palm a bit (to about the thickness of an oreo cookie. Then used scissors to make cuts towards the center all the way around, then cut small triangle sections out from those cuts to separate and create the flowers petals. From there they used their fingers to shape and point the ends if they wanted, or leave them more straight on the ends. The leftover clay from the triangle cuts were balled up to make the flowers center. Other small balls of material were made into tulips, circle “button” flowers, and daisy’s and many other fun creative flowers!

Students could create a variety of 5 flowers, or they can all be the same flower!

Flowers were stashed away to dry until the next art class (I see each class once a week). To completely harden it takes 72 hours.

Students painted their flowers with liquid tempera paint. I put the paints in ice cube trays as seen below to separate colors. What a game changer!!! I had never thought of using these until THIS YEAR?!? Super cheap to buy at the Dollar Tree (pack of 2 for $1)!

Students could paint their flowers any colors they wanted! Kids started on the petals first, leaving the center last, in order to hold them down while painting. They rinsed their brush well in water and wiped on a paper towel between changing colors. Kids did a great job of keeping the colors clean! Trays were covered in tinfoil and stashed away until the next class.

Students created 2 different painted papers for their table and vase. First, they created a print using bubble wrap. They painted the bubble side with liquid tempera and could use any colors they wanted from the trays. Once painted, they laid a sheet of 80# drawing paper on top, rubbed their hands over the paper and then peeled the paper off revealing their print!

Even if the print produced some areas with less color, students could use other sections of their print to cut out and create their tables and vases.

After they printed, they did some fun splatter painting with watercolors on a separate sheet of 9×12″ paper.

Paintings were left to dry until the next class.

On the final day students assembled everything together! To prep, I hot glued all students 5 flowers onto a sheet of 9×12″ railroad board (like bristol board with both sides colored). Teachers out there reading, this took a bit of time (about 1 hour per class of 27 students). I picked out the color for the paper, and had 2 hot glue guns going as I worked, then wrote each students name on the bottom of the paper. After, I placed all their papers with flowers in a large cardboard mason box to disperse in class later.

I demonstrated to students under the doc camera to measure one of their selected painted papers using a ruler. They measured 4″ from the bottom of their 9×12″ sheet, making 3 marks. Then they draw a straight horizontal line using the ruler along those (3) 4″ marks. Then cut along the line and glue with a glue stick and apply to the bottom of their railboard paper to create the table.

Then they choose another section of painted paper to create their vase. I suggested they use both painted papers (one for the table and a different one for the vase) for more visual interest, but they could use the same paper if they really wanted.

I created 4 different vase example drawings and photocopied them on cardstock to use as either a visual aid to observe and draw from, cut out as a tracer then trace on their painted paper, or they could create their own vase entirely. I wanted to offer a variety of methods, and including a tracer was helpful, since getting the sizing right to fit the paper under their flowers might of been a bit tricky.

For a final step, students used 2 different shades of green liquid tempera to paint flower stems and leaves.

They all turned out so lovely! I love the variety of flowers, textures, colors AND unique artistic decisions!!

LEARNING GOALS

Students can define mixed-media

Students can apply the elements of art; Line, Shape, Color, Form, Texture and Value in their artwork and explain where they used them within their artwork.

Students learn about and apply various printmaking and painting techniques

Students can measure using a ruler and apply basic math skills within artwork

Falling For Foreshortening 

For this art lesson, students learned about a type of  perspective  called  foreshortening.

Foreshortening is a drawing technique used to create the illusion   where parts of something or someone appear to come out at the viewer strongly, making those areas seem closest to the viewer, and some parts appearing to recede strongly, making those areas seem the furthest away from the viewer.

Students used this technique by drawing a person that appears to be falling backwards into something, with their arms and legs outstretched. They did this by tracing their hands along the top of the paper, and their feet along the bottom of the paper,  leaving space in the middle. They then drew the head, neck, arms, and legs of a person smaller, to create the illusion that the body was further away than the feet and hands. Students were instructed to pay special attention to the soles of their shoes, being sure to add details to make it look like the bottom of their feet. Students could take off their shoes or sneakers to draw from if they wanted to, or create their own details from their imagination.

Students then drew a background depicting what their person was falling into, and colored in using colored pencils. Students were also asked to think about the expression on the face of their person, as well as the direction of the person’s hair, to heighten the  illusion  they were falling.

-Demonstrate an understanding on foreshortening and show this in their work

Evening Forest Perspective Paintings

Using previous knowledge on creating tints (from 4th grade) and enhancing their knowledge of  perspective  (falling for foreshortening lesson) students first used a blue and white paint palette to create  tints  of blue to create their evening sky.  

First They added white,    little by little to their blue, creating tints of blue, to form each ring starting with blue only from the outside edge. The center was left white to act as the moon in their sky.

Once their painting was dry, students painted cone shapes for trees with black tempera paint.

Branches were then added using smaller brushes and final details (smaller branches and a bird) were then added on the last day with black sharpie.

Students loved this lesson and I thought they came out beautifully!  

Learning goals:  

-Students can define tints

-Students can demonstrate how to create value changes in their work  

Holiday Lights

Lesson from artwithmrsnguyen

Students did such a fantastic job creating these beauties I can’t help but post a ton!!

Day 1 (of 2) , step 1: draw a wavy line in the middle of a piece of 12×18” black construction paper using pencil. then  go over your line with colored oil pastel (can be 1 color/or a line of a combination of colors).

Step 2: On a separate piece of black construction paper (cut to 6”x18”) Trace 6 bulbs using a bulb tracer with pencil. (I created these bulb tracers ahead of time from thin cardboard sheets found from the back of printmaking foam board packages-great way to recycle and it’s free!)

Step 3: Outline each bulb first, using oil pastel, then fill in -pressing hard- so the color is more vibrant. Leave the rectangular base (bulb socket) black. (***I have small scrap pieces of black paper for students to test out colors first- to see if they like the way it looks on black paper -before using on final bulbs)

Then add a small white curved line near the top to make it look like it’s shiny and reflecting light, a “cursive l shape” for the filament near the base, and 4 white straight lines in the bulbs base using a white oil pastel..

Step 4: Finish the remaining 5 bulbs the same way, using different colors. (If you  want- they can be all the same color or a mix with some the same color)

Step 1: Trace 6 bulbs along wire line where you want them with pencil using the bulb tracer.

Step 2: For each bulb tracing on the wire line-using a white CHALK pastel, draw a thick white line just inside the pencil line a bit, on each of the bulb tracings. Do this with ALL 6 bulbs.

Then, smudge with your finger going outward (going away from the bulb and smudging in one direction) to create a glow effect!

Step 3: then using the same color chalk pastel as each of your oil pastel bulbs—go over the same white line with colored chalk pastel thickly. smudge outward again with your finger. do all 6 bulbs with the chalk on the black paper., (to avoid blending colors, use a different finger for each color when smudging)..

Step 4: Cut out each colored OIL PASTEL bulb from the 6”x18” strip of black paper.

Each time you cut one out, glue the back of it using a glue stick, and glue down in place over the traced bulb with chalk smudges- (glue down matching each bulbs color with chalk pastel smudges). i have students glue them down immediately after cutting so cut bulbs wouldn’t get mixed up with other students bulbs..

And there you have it!! So easy and so Fun!!

Students will use their understanding of VALUE to create the lights rays

Understand various techniques using chalk pastel and oil pastel to create art

Superhero Sketchbook Cover Drawings

For every grade level (1st-5th) I have students create a drawing that gets mounted onto a sketchbook for each student to use throughout the year. The sketchbooks stay in my art room in grade level/ classroom bins. Each grade has a different drawing lesson and creates different artwork from other grades.

To create the actual sketchbooks, students  folded a sheet of 12×18″ 60# paper in half horizontally, for the cover. Students then staple in 12 sheets of pre-cut 8.5 x11″ paper (donated extra long printer paper -8.5 x 14″- Legal size- that I cut to 8.5 x 11″ ahead of time).  * Any left over cut scraps of white paper are then used for other collages/lessons.  Then their drawings get glued onto the cover. 

Great for when kids finish early, plus it keeps all (what usually would be) loose practice drawings all in one contained place.  Students use sketchbooks to free draw in once finished with an art lesson (if they finish early), as well as to practice drawing/plan out their ideas, before doing a final version. 

Growing up, I had sketchbooks and diary’s that I would draw in and I think it’s so fun to be able to look back on something like that. My students will have sketchbooks from 1st-5th grade, a new one every year, to be able to look back on and see /track their own artistic growth throughout the years! Especially fun when you’re older to dig up all your old sketchbooks from your parents keepsake chest and flip through as an adult!  

So for this particular sketchbook cover drawing lesson, fifth graders created a “comic book style”  drawing of their own  unique  superhero.

On the first day of the lesson I showed them a powerpoint slideshow of various comic book covers from the 1950’s onward (they LOVED it and it got them excited to come up with their own ideas!). Before drawing, students first planned out their ideas filling out a worksheet (what was their name going to be? Where did they fight crime?, What was their superpower(s)?, Did they have a sidekick? etc.)  to help with final decisions. On the back of the worksheet students planned out their superhero outfit.

The goal was to use their imagination to draw their own unique superhero in action, demonstrating their superpower(s). They also created a title which included their superheroes name along the top of their drawing. If they chose a sidekick, they had to make sure to show them demonstrating their superpower(s) as well. Students had to design a background as well, thinking about environment showing where they were fighting crime/nemesis.

Once ready to draw, students each had a photocopied packet of various superhero poses and superheroes in action to use a reference when drawing.

We also watched some short video clips on superhero illustrators creating superhero drawings and interviews (Jim Lee, Herb Trimpe, Sean Chen, and one with Stuart Sayger-(on how to break into the comic book industry). You can check these videos out under my Art Video section!

Once finished in pencil, they went over all their lines using a black sharpie, then had the choice of coloring in with markers or colored pencils or both. I urged students who chose colored pencils to press hard to create brighter colors.

Once complete, students then drew a comic strip on the first page of their sketchbook using their superhero as the main character.

Sketchbooks will be used throughout the year to plan out ideas, work on an extension of the current lesson if finished early, experiment and have fun, and to practice drawing.

I love how unique and fun these all are!!

– Develop drawing skills / showing the figure in action

– Learn about illustrating

SANDRA SILBERZWEIG INSPIRED PORTRAITS 

I love the contrast these drawings have by using colorful oil pastels on black paper. It gives it such a unique look!

5th graders learned about the life and artwork of  contemporary artist Sandra Silberzweig.

We looked at her paintings and noticed she used  exaggerated facial features , lots of  patterns , bold  outlines,  and that  bright intense colors  were used throughout her  portraits .

Students then came up with their own version inspired by her work. Students paid special attention to the way they drew the eyes, nose and mouth, emulating Sandra’s style. Students could change the shape, placement and size of the eyes, nose and mouth and were encouraged to use their imagination to come up with their own details and patterns within the neck and above the eyes. Students could choose to add details within the cheeks as well.

Students then went over their pencil lines with a white colored pencil, then colored in incorporating at least 4  tertiary colors , but could color in using any other colors as well within their work. The background was left black to show  contrast. Students could choose to outline edges of shapes with white or black oil pastel.

I love how everyone’s portraits are all very different and unique in their own way! I think they’re fantastic!

A huge thank you to Sandra Silberzweig for her amazing and inspiring artwork! And to Cassie Stephens for her lesson inspiration!

Learning Goals: 

-Students can define tertiary colors, and incorporate them in their work.

-Can define the term contrast and use it within their artwork

-Students learn about the artist Sandra Silberzweig and can recognize her work

VALUE SCALE DRAWINGS

For this lesson, 5 th  graders learned about the  element of art “ Value ” (the lightness or darkness of a color /color of something) and how important it is in art.

We talked about how it makes artwork look more realistic and how it is used in drawing to depict light and shadow. When you add  a range in value , (from black to white with shades of grey in between) you are basically adding light and shadow to your art. Incorporating a range in value makes artwork look  three-dimensional.

Students then practiced drawing a  value scale  in their sketchbooks, while observing a handout.  They did the varying value changes by simply pressing harder or lighter with their regular no. 2 school pencils.

We discussed how the exercise is all about comparing the values, which trains the eye to see  subtle value changes . This helps students improve their eye, making them a keen observer and overall, a better artist.

This lesson ties nicely into the following lesson  (Grid drawing ), where students will use their understanding of value to create a drawing of a photocopied image by using the grid method (as seen in the first 5th grade art lesson posted at the top).

– Can define the term value in art

-Can point out value changes within artwork

-Can create various values/ create a value scale

One Point Perspective Drawings

Students continue to learn about perspective  with this drawing lesson.

For this lesson students learned how to create space and depth to show perspective on a flat 2-D surface by overlapping objects, considering placement of objects on the page, and by drawing objects a certain size .

These drawings illustrate one-point perspective by drawing lines and objects that eventually converge into one single vanishing point .

Can describe and locate the vanishing point within one point perspective drawings

Can create a 1 point perspective drawing using a ruler

Demonstrate an understanding that placement, size and overlapping of objects creates space within artwork

Strengthen drawing skills

Use crosshatching techniques to blend colors

Utilize value (lightness or darkness of a color) to create volume and depth within objects

“Omit This!” (A fun art version of Blackout Poetry) 

For this fun lesson that combines literature and art, 5th graders were introduced to the author/ cartoonist  Austin Kleon  and his  Blackout Poetry.

Students were then each given three random photocopied pages from a children’s chapter book. I had these photocopies pages stacked in piles (same pages in it’s own separate pile on a table) and then randomly took 3 different pages and paper clipped them. Each student then got their own pack of 3.

Students were instructed to not read the pages, but to just quickly scan the page for words that jumped out at them, catching their attention, then chose one of the three pages to work with.

Students then drew a rectangle around certain words with a pencil to create a poem, phrase, or sentence unrelated (or related) to the content; bringing new meaning to the text. They then went over all the other words they  didn’t  want with a black sharpie.

On a separate paper, 5 th  graders then created a drawing that connected to their poem, and attached the two together. Thank you Austin Kleon  (https://austinkleon.com/) for the inspiration!!

I think if I were to teach this lesson again, I would have kids possibly use color to color in their work.

– Make connections between Art and ELA

– Learn about the artist/writer Austin Kleon and his book on blackout poetry  Newspaper Blackout

To make it easier for reading, I included what their text says above each image.

“Colors merging

into the  incredibly brilliant wide plain.

Blending of rose and gold

evaporating into 

shades of blue 

Tip of the sun  sank under the horizon

A rosy fire”

“Hidden under

her brushes  and paints

the world 

changed”

“Well

one thing 

was really important.

Dad” 

“She  thought about  the time

she  saw the potential” 

“In her eye

wasn’t a bright light

of fear” 

“Those sand bones

by the sun 

emerging 

Everything outside 

incredibly beautiful 

in fire 

infusing 

with gold hills” 

SPLATTERED PAINTBRUSHES  

This lesson idea is from art teacher Lauralee Chambers @2art.chambers on Instagram

This was such a fun lesson to teach my 5th graders! It took about (3) 40 minute art classes to complete.

We discussed how we would be utilizing the elements of Art; Line, Shape, Color, Texture, and Value to create these paintings.

I gave students a double-sided sheet of various paintbrush drawings to use as a reference while drawing their paintbrushes.

Students drew at least 6 large paintbrushes on 12×18” 80# paper with pencil. In their drawings I asked that the following be included ; at least 2 of the brushes had to overlap one another, at least 2 be drawn diagonally, and at least 1 drawn so the bristles pointed downward. Students could add also their own brush details within the handles.

Once all drawn in pencil, students traced over their pencil lines with an ultra fine point black sharpie. I showed students how to use the straight edge of a scrap piece of paper to keep their sharpie lines for the bristles from going into their paintbrush handles.

Students finished drawing if needed, then used a black oil pastel to draw a thick line along only one side of each brush. Only on all the brushes left sides or only on all the brushes right sides. Then using one finger gently smudge the oil pastel going in the same direction to create a shadow.

On the final day students used watercolors to create the splatter effect. I showed them how to use a watercolor brush to apply the paint only halfway up each brush towards the tips, and then add only water on the ends a little to dilute the color and help spread the paint where it meets the paper. Then using a medium sized tempera brush, they dipped into the same paint color and then flicked the bristles close to their papers to splatter. They also used the watercolor brush to splatter paint as well by shaking it or tapping their brush handle against another one.

I absolutely LOVE how they all came out and students had a lot of fun creating them!

RESEARCHING A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

This lesson took about (4) 40 minute art classes to complete.

On day 1 I discussed with students the many different art careers out there available, then showed them a great video on all the different art related careers out there someone could do for inspiration for this lesson. I wish I could just post the video i showed my students for you here, but for some reason it wont let me embed the video from YouTube. If you search ” MHRD – Careers in Art” you can watch it there.

After the video students were shown a huge variety of various contemporary artists in my Google slides. Then, using their laptops, students logged into my art classroom in Google, and were able to review the slides of artists. Each slide showed 1-3 photos of their artwork, and a small description of the kind of artwork they created. I hyperlinked the photo of the artist to either their blog, their website, an article, or to Wikipedia about the artist.

From there, students took some time researching artists that intrigued them, then selected one artist to focus on.

Days 2-4 were spent thinking about that artists style, and/or what materials they used to create their art with and draw a picture related to and inspired by that artists work. Students looked at ceramicists, photographers, painters, illustrators, fashion designers, interior designers, architects, graphic designers, animators, installation artists, jewelers, video game designers, weavers etc. I also wanted to make sure I included just as many female artists as male artists and to include artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Students then drew using pencil, colored pencils, markers and/or crayons.

On the final day, students filled out a sheet with questions on why they chose that artist and what facts they learned about their chosen artist. Students did such an amazing job on researching independently, and coming up with their own creations and drawing artwork inspired by their chosen artist! Students really enjoyed this lesson and I’m hoping doing this lesson will inspire them to research and learn about additional artists on their own time. I wish I took more photos of their artwork, but check out some of their work below!

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Mrs. Filmore. Thank you. I love your lessons and they are so thorough. Question: What brand of oil pastels do you prefer for the classroom. I adopted an art room with a box of mish-mash chalks and I need to invest in a good set in a large quantity. Thanks again.

Hi Renee, thank you! I’ve always ordered Crayola (the classpack – set of 336 oil pastel sticks, 12 colors). I also love Crayola “portfolio series” classpack water soluble oil pastels ; 300 in 12 super vibrant colors. Hope that helps!

Since this lock down I have found some wonderful inspiration from here to share with my kids. Thank you! We made the paper cones today and I have a list of three other projects I want to start with them soon just from your 5th grade section. Thanks for putting this out there! I shared your link with friends as well.

Thank you so much Terri! 😀

Hi Terry! Thanks you so much for all these ideas! It is so helpful for a non-artist like myself. I have a question about the superhero lesson. What is the best place ( or do you have some you could send me) to find examples of the digits on motion that they can use? My email is below and I teach grade 5. I am so thankful for your posts!

Hi, I can share some of the handouts I use once I’m back from spring break!

Do you offer summer virtual art lessons for rising 5th graders?

Hi Kassandra, Currently I do not offer virtual art lessons. Thank you for your inquiry though!

It is awesome

Thank you so much. I am homeschooling this year and the only course without a book for me to follow was ART! Your lessons line up almost perfectly with our curriculum goals for grade 5 so with some Artist research I now have a great plan to start the year with and don’t feel as intimidated.

Love these lessons! Question: what kind of paint did you use for the blue in the evening forest perspective paintings?

And what kind of black markers do you recommend for the “Falling for Foreshortening” lesson?

thanks so much for the ideas, just did a value study and had left over paint, evening forest is a perfect place to use it. thanks.

Awesome!! Thank you! Glad it was helpful for you! Take care!

We are starting Hybrid this week and I wanted something hands-on and fun for students to do as they return to the classroom. Thank you so much for these ideas! Love them!

STARTING hybrid??!!??? Wow. We’ve been in school teaching in person (hybrid) since September! Just last week ALL students are back 5 days a week. I’m so excited for spring break. This has been such a hard year.

These are fantastic! So glad I stumbled across your site! Wondering, what methods of assessment do you typically use for these activities?

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5th Grade Art Projects: Ideas, Videos, And Other Resources

December 2, 2023 //  by  Kellie Tanner

Fifth grade is an exciting year! In art class, students are developing more advanced skills. They are learning about the visual arts such as painting, sculpture, and photography. They have fun exploring different cultures, time periods, styles, and famous artists. Through art education provided by parents or classroom art teachers, students will enhance their critical thinking skills as well as their creativity.

The following inspiring artwork ideas will allow fifth-grade students to let their artistic skills shine!

1. Drip Art 

Fifth graders love this art design inspired by Jen Stark, a current Miami artist. You can begin this project with white paper and a black Sharpie marker. A lot of bright colors will also be needed to create this design. Watch this video to learn how to create your own drip art.

Learn more: Art Class with Ms. Ross

2. Op Art  

This Op Art design is in the style of Victor Vasarely. Fifth-grade students usually have a great time with this drawing lesson. To complete this project, watch this video and gather the following materials for class: paper, black marker, pencil, ruler, white and black crayons, or colored pencils.

Learn more: Tracy Nock

3. Paper Lantern

For this fun fifth-grade art activity, you will turn paper into lanterns. These paper Chinese lanterns are a great addition to any party decor. Make these cool papercraft lanterns with construction paper, scissors, and a stapler. Learn how in this step-by-step video.

Learn more: Master Pro Prime

4. Oil Pastel Rainbow Tree

Fifth-graders will enjoy this easy rainbow tree scenery drawing completed with colorful oil pastels. This activity is sure to engage the students while allowing them to practice the art of drawing with oil pastels. The students can easily learn how to complete this project by watching this video.

Learn more: PrabuDbz Art

5. 3D Paper Name Sculpture

Most fifth-graders love art activities that deal with their names; however, they especially love making paper name sculptures with 3D elements. These easy sculptures only require poster board, scissors, glue, and markers. Learn how to create a name masterpiece here.

Learn more: mzlzkidz

6. Kandinsky Dot Tree

The dot tree is a Kandinsky-inspired art project that your fifth-grader will have a blast making. This Kandinsky-inspired project is very inexpensive to make and only requires construction paper, glue, and scissors. This video includes detailed art lesson plans for this bold piece.

Learn more: Ms. Lumpkin's Art Room

7. Abstract Splatter Paint Art

Your fifth-grade student will learn a brief history lesson about Jackson Pollock and abstract art in this video. This fifth-grade art idea is tons of fun, but it is also extremely messy because it requires splattering paint speckles all over paper or an art canvas.

Learn more: Doodles and Scribbles

8. Lighthouse Scene

A lighthouse scene is a great activity for students. To paint lighthouses requires your fifth-grader to focus on the directions explained in this video. The finished artwork can be framed and displayed in your home once it is completed.

Learn more: Let's Make Art

9. Graffiti Name Art

Fifth-grade students will enjoy this fun lesson that involves using their names in an art design. This video includes a graffiti lesson plan that provides step-by-step directions for creating your very own graffiti masterpiece.

Learn more: Ehlke Art

10. Chalk Pastel Fall Leaf

Your fifth-grader will get the opportunity to color with chalk when creating this awesome project. Begin with black construction paper, colored chalk, and a leaf template. These beautiful pieces make a wonderful fall decoration. This video will explain how to create one of these art pieces in minutes.

Learn more: Claire Holdridge

11. 3D Color Wheel

This 3D color wheel sphere art uses paper plates, paint, and paper clips for teaching about tertiary colors. This 5th-grade art lesson is perfect for teaching how the intense colors of the spectrum relate to one another. Learn how to create this 3D masterpiece by viewing this video.

Learn more: Kidspot

12. Andy Warhol Pop Art

Fifth graders will enjoy learning about the creative artist Andy Warhol who was well-known for his pieces of pop art. Students can create these masterpieces individually or as a collaborative project. To learn more about how to make this creation, watch this video.

Learn more: youtube.com

13. Clay Coil Hearts

This fun clay project is a great activity for fifth graders. Students will learn about the tedious process of making and firing a clay piece as they enjoy creating this cute coil heart project! Watch this fantastic art project tutorial to learn how to make your own.

14. Japanese Notan Art

This fifth-grade art project focuses on positive and negative space and looks best on black paper. You will also need a 6 x 6  piece of colored paper, scissors, and glue to complete this Japanese art project. This video provides you with step-by-step directions for completing this fun project.

Learn more: Your Creative Avenue

15. Shade a Sphere with Chalk Pastels

Color chalk pastels are used for this awesome blending activity. Fifth-grade students will learn how to shade a sphere as they create their own unique sphere masterpiece. Your young artist can learn blending and shading techniques in this great tutorial.

Learn more: Marie Davison

16. Still Life 

This awesome art project teaches fifth-graders the importance of the element of art value and how to incorporate it into their work when painting still life objects. This activity will provide creative classroom fun that will keep students engaged. View this video to learn how to complete this project.

Learn more: Amazing School - 5th Grade

17. Yayoi Kusama Inspired Art

This art project is inspired by the contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. She is a Japanese artist that is known for her artwork that features lots of dots. The dots and vibrant colors definitely gain the attention of fifth-grade students. Your students can learn more about Yayoi and her art in this video.

Learn more: Color My Monday

18. Georgia O'Keeffe Flower Project

This beautiful flower art project is inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keeffe. This project teaches students how to blend with chalk and one's fingers; therefore, students will need a paper towel to wipe their hands once they complete their beautiful flower masterpieces. Learn how to complete the project with this video.

Learn more: PAWS Art Program

19. Tiger Drawing

Fifth-grade students can create this amazing tiger drawing on printer paper or construction paper with colored pencils, markers, or paint markers. The lesson inspiration for this project is the artist Dean Russo. Check out this video for step-by-step directions for creating your own tiger drawing.

Learn more: Cassie Stephens

20. Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers

This video includes information about Vincent Van Gogh as well as provides a tutorial on how to create a sunflower drawing inspired by the work of Van Gogh. Your fifth-grader will find great interest in this flowers art project!

Learn more: Art with Mrs. Hutton

21. Op Art Worm Tunnel

This activity is the perfect project for fifth-graders. The only supplies needed to create this project are printer paper, a Sharpie marker, a pencil, and colored markers or colored pencils. You can use any color scheme you choose as you create this optical art activity. Learn how here.

Learn more: Purple Bananas

22. Abstract Color Wheel

This fun fifth-grade art project is inspired by the artist Sonia Delaunay. Students will love the bright colors of the abstract color wheel. However, you can use any combination of colors you choose. To learn how to create this abstract color wheel, view this video.

Learn more: Mr Mac Art Teacher

23. Origami Frog

This origami frog project is lots of fun for fifth-grade students. They will love making this cute frog. All you need is a square piece of paper to complete this project. If using printer paper, you will need scissors, so you can cut it to the correct shape. Watch this video to learn how to make your own origami frog.

Learn more: Mr. Eck's Art Room

24. Op Art Hand

Your fifth-graders will have a blast creating this op art hand project. The video also includes information about the important elements of art line and color. It is a great lesson about the principle of pattern, design, and movement.

Learn more: The Art Teacher

25. Kaleidoscope Name

This fun project will allow your fifth-grade student to create a kaleidoscope using their name. It is a great project for teaching the following elements of art: shapes and colors. Balance is the principle of design for this project. Your student can learn to create his own name kaleidoscope by watching the step-by-step directions in this video.

26. Contour Line Sneaker Drawing

Your fifth-grader will enjoy creating a contour line sneaker drawing from one or two of his old sneakers. This fun project allows your student to use his imagination and creativity skills as he completes this project. View this video and follow the step-by-step directions.

Learn more: Angela Rossi

27. Dragon's Eye

In this lesson, your fifth-grade student will learn how to draw a close-up view of a dragon's eye. This art project also focuses on creating value in the dragon's eye as well as the scales that surround the dragon's eye. Learn how to complete this fun drawing here.

Learn more: Alyssa Manning

28. Quartz Crystal Cluster 

Your fifth-grade student will use their knowledge of geometric and organic shapes to create the quartz crystal cluster drawing. The supplies needed for this project are very inexpensive. You can view this video to learn how to create this fun and engaging drawing.

Learn more: Art with Ms. G

29. Skyscraper Perspective

This is a terrific art lesson for teaching perspective to your fifth-grade students! They will have tons of fun as they create their very own cities. They can follow the step-by-step directions that are in this great tutorial video.

Learn more: Art Land

30. Mandala Art

Your fifth-grade student will love this fun mandala art drawing activity that teaches them about symmetry. They can be creative and use a wide variety of colors as they create this art project. To learn how to create this Mandala art masterpiece, watch this video.

Learn more: EART 303/331

31. Ted Harrison Inspired Landscape

This landscape art project is a terrific project for fifth-grade students. This drawing technique is inspired by Ted Harrison and allows your student to practice their creativity. They can also use any color combination that they choose. Learn how to create this Ted Harrison-inspired project by watching this video.

Learn more: Leigha Pehlivan

32. Desert Scene

This desert scene is an inexpensive art project that your fifth-grade student will enjoy as they learn how to create their very own desert scene. Make sure you have printer paper, a pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener , and colored pencils. Watch this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to create your very own desert scene.

Learn more: Leslie Autery

33.  Sacred Patterns and Geometry

This mandalas project will help students practice shape and form while also introducing them to the concept of special geometric patterns from around the world. It’s a great way to learn about different cultures while also relaxing with an expressive project.

Learn more: Artful Artsy Amy

34. Food Journal

This project is aimed at helping kids be healthy and creative. Students make a booklet with the nutritional information for their favorite foods. They should design and illustrate the booklet in a way that makes it easy to use. Then, they can use it as a reference for healthy eating outside the classroom!

Learn more: Crayola

35. Design Special Shoes

This activity helps incorporate sports and other special activities into the art class. Students will design a shoe that is both lovely and practical for the sport or job that it accompanies. It’s a great way to discuss form, function, and the importance of both.

Learn more: The Art of Education

36. Visual Idioms

This digital project is a great tie-in to the English class. Students choose a popular idiom or saying, and then create an image of the idiom’s literal meaning. It’s a great way to help students think about their own language from a different angle or to explore idioms and common phrases with English language learners.

37. Symmetry with Insects

This activity highlights the principle of form, especially as it relates to symmetry and proportion. Students draw half of an insect, then fold the paper and trace the other half. Then, they decorate their bugs, being careful to keep things symmetrical!

38. Cactus Pot

With this activity, students practice still life drawing with a prickly subject. They can also create some extra details to express the ideal cactus. Even with undesirable traits, it has an ideal form! It’s a great chance to talk about the underlying concepts of ideal form.

Learn more: Sharp School

39. Cameo Pendant with a 3D Printer

This project is a great way to introduce kids to 3D design thinking and printing . They’ll also get to learn about silhouettes and the historical and contemporary examples of this great art. It’s a fun way to bring tech into the art classroom!

40. Harvest Skies with Van Gough

In this activity, students recreate a scene with the style and technique of Van Gough’s “Starry Night.” Using oil pastels and paint gives them the freedom to play with the colors, forms, shapes, and textures. It’s also a great way to introduce the concept of medium.

41. Foxes in the Snow

This activity is great for introducing the concept of light and shadow to your 6th graders. It’s also a fun way to explore mixed media creations. Thanks to the snowy background and the bright red fox, it’s the perfect project for a chilly winter day!

42. Arts and Crafts for Justice

This lesson focuses on the importance of artivism and craftivism throughout modern American history. It highlights quilting and other “domestic” crafts that people use to tell stories and raise awareness for important issues. It’s definitely a great way to get your 6th graders talking about social justice!

43. Sports Puppets Gloves

Kids will have fun building a sports team with a glove puppet. Using clay, they make the equipment and jerseys for a team of five, and then they can dress up each finger of the glove as a different athlete. You can even organize mini tabletop sports for the puppets!

44. Ceramic Paint Palettes

This project is great for the beginning of the year because kids can use their palettes throughout the school year for all of their painting activities . It’s also a great way to promote ownership and participation in the art course. This way, art class isn’t just another way to fill the time, but it actually becomes a meaningful part of their overall education.

45. Inukshuk Stone Statues

This 3D project requires some balance, and it’s a great opportunity to let students explore First Nations and Native American cultures. Provide white stones and a safe and open space to communicate, and you’ll be impressed by the figures and forms that your students end up creating!

Closing Thoughts

These 32 art project ideas for fifth-grade students will keep them engaged for hours. Their exposure to various elements and principles of art will impact their art skills as they grow and develop as artists. They will also be exposed to a variety of different artists and designs that will influence their creativity for years to come.

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45 5th Grade Art Projects That Will Keep Kids Engaged

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Getting kids involved with arts and crafts is one of the best things you can do to help their overall development.

It allows them a great outlet to express their creativity, and it can be a great way for them to relieve some stresses that they may be holding onto.

The thing about art is that the possibilities are truly endless, and there are so many different things that you can create by engaging with art.

This is what makes art special, but it can also make it incredibly daunting to pick some perfect art projects for 5th graders to get involved with. That’s why you’ve likely found your way to this very article! 

Today, we are going to dedicate ourselves to showing you 45 of the very best art projects you can enjoy with your 5th graders to bring out their artistic genius! Let’s jump into it! 

1. Drip Art

Drip art is an incredible art project to get 5th graders involved with because it allows them to get a little bit messy and sticky and yet still create something incredible and often beautiful.

No matter the artistic skills of the child getting involved with the project, they’ll all create something uniquely theirs that they can bring home and give to their parents. 

Simply give the kids some paints, and allow them to drip them down the canvas, allowing the colors to meld like a rainbow, without any need for brushing!

2. Dot Trees

Wassily Kandinsky was an artist famed for his use of concentric shapes, especially concentric circles.

With this activity, you can teach the kids a little bit about this important artist while also allowing them the opportunity to play around with color.

Cut out some basic tree shapes for the children, paste them onto paper, and hand each one to each child.

It is up to the children to carefully cut out some concentric circles using colored paper to create interesting leaves on the branches.

3. Lighthouse Scenes

When a lighthouse shines its light onto the expanses of the open waters it can create some incredibly interesting colors as the lights reflect all over.

As such, painting a delightful lighthouse scene can allow your fifth graders to experiment with color and develop fine motor skills as they attempt to communicate light through their piece. 

It will result in serene artwork that is just as relaxing to produce as it is to look at! 

4. Graffiti Names

What makes graffiti attractive to younger people is the spirit of rebellion inherent in the activity.

With this project, the kids can express themselves more freely, and they can easily search the internet to find inspiration for creating interesting-looking versions of their names.

5. Shade-A-Sphere

Teaching your fifth graders how to achieve some more refined results with their art can be incredibly rewarding, and can help them to discover artistic abilities they may not have otherwise realized were there!

This amazing activity asks the children to shade in a sphere shape, which gives them an opportunity to work on how they manipulate light within their work.

A sphere shape is interesting because of the way light wraps around it, making it an interesting challenge without being too difficult! 

6. Still Life

Getting the kids to draw a still-life scene is an awesome activity because all you need to do is lay out some average items in the center of the room, and ask the kids to draw what they see from where they are positioned!

7. Van Gogh Flowers

It’s never too soon or too late to introduce the kids to the art of Vincent Van Gogh, and his unique and famous painting of sunflowers.

This activity helps the kids to learn about one of the most important artists ever, while also learning to imitate artistic styles, which improves their fine motor skills and their artistic capabilities. 

8. Abstract Color Wheels

Teaching 5th graders about color theory doesn’t have to be difficult. With this simple activity, you can teach the children how the color wheel works while also allowing them to create abstract pieces.

It also allows the kids to play with the rainbow, which can only ever be an exciting and attractive prospect! 

9. Perspective Art

5th graders likely already know the benefits that shading can have on making a piece of art really stand out, but with this activity they can learn a little more about perspective, to allow their art to look a little more realistic! 

This activity will also teach the children a little about the science of perspective! 

The kids might need a little bit of help with this one, but it will prove incredibly rewarding!

10. Splatter Paint Art

Allow the children to channel their inner Jackson Pollock, and give them a fresh canvas that they can then splatter the many colors of paint directly onto!

You can either have the children do this individually, or put them into small groups around the same canvas.

Either way, the kids will totally love this opportunity to let loose and make a bit of a mess! 

11. Paper Lanterns

Not only is this activity incredibly tactile, allowing the 5th graders to get really stuck in, but it can also be used as a great way to teach them a little bit about the culture of China, helping to expand their knowledge of other cultures from around the world!

There are many different types of lanterns you can make, so make sure to look at some of the designs across the internet to take inspiration from.

But regardless all you need is some paper and glue to bring these to life!

12. Andy Warhol Art

Warhol was famous for championing the pop art movement, and your kids can easily get involved with this unique artistic style, allowing them to draw some basic but fun shapes, and then color them in specific ways.

This activity is great because it encourages the kids to create color palettes to stick to! 

13 .3D Color Wheels

If you want to make learning the color wheel a little more interesting, why not try making them in 3D?

Follow the guide above, and you and the class can easily create 3D color wheels that can be displayed in the classroom!

14. Picasso Self Portraits

Picasso’s unique art style can allow 5th graders to create amazing choppy self-portraits! 

15. Basic Origami

Origami is one of the most unique art forms in the world, and though it looks daunting from the outside, there are loads of handy guides that can help your 5th graders to easily get involved and make animals and other shapes! 

16. Create Planets

This amazing activity can allow your 5th graders to learn from previous lessons on shading spheres to create unique planetoid shapes that they can paint or draw upon a space-themed background. 

We loved the way these finished planets looked, and the children will love the opportunity to create some out-of-this-world artwork! 

17. Weave Some Paper

Weaving paper involves a little more care and dexterity from 5th graders, so it can be an excellent activity to get them involved with when you just want to achieve a little bit of peace and quiet in the classroom. 

To do this, simply cut a series of parallel lines across a sheet of paper, and then hand the kids some thin strips of paper that they can then weave through those lines to create an interesting and unique pattern that they will love. 

You can make this activity a little more engaging for the children by giving them paper of all kinds of colors so that they can mix and match paper of whatever colors they want to create their own patterns! 

18. Grid Art

Grid art is easily one of the very best activities to get your 5th graders involved with because it helps to foster collaboration, and allows the children to create a piece of art that you can easily display in the classroom.

This activity involves taking a certain image, dividing that image into distinct grids, and then assigning one of those grids to each of the children.

This means that the child can focus on recreating that area of the image in their own style.

Once all of the mini-masterpieces are completed, simply collect them, arrange them into the correct order, and display them on the wall. This will create a massive piece that everyone can feel proud of! 

19. Yayoi Kusama Style Art

Yayoi Kusama’s art is amazing because it makes use of some simple patterns that create a unique look.

Creating patterns helps to keep 5th graders’ minds engaged, and encourages them to work on their mental facilities to keep the patterns going!

20. Keith Haring Art

Keith Haring’s artwork will be quickly appealing to young artists because it has a fun and energetic look to it that they will love imitating themselves. 

The kids will enjoy posing the small cartoon characters in all kinds of ways! 

21. American Gothic Parodies

American Gothic is perhaps one of the most famous paintings of all time, and also one of the most parodied.

This amazing project will allow the 5th graders to parody the painting themselves, encouraging them to change the characters that the piece focuses on, so they can express their humor through the art! 

22. Snowy Scenes

Normally, if you were to set a bunch of 55th graders loose with a load of colored paints, they’d seek to cover every inch with color.

This amazing activity, which involves painting snowy scenes, can help to teach the kids some control and self-restraint, as they must make use of the neutral color of their canvas to create the look of snow! 

23. Name Illustrations

Similar to the graffiti activity we explored earlier, this simple activity allows the kids to express themselves as they illustrate their names using various shapes and patterns! 

24. Animal Art

Most kids naturally have their own favorite animals, or at least some animals that fascinate them.

Encourage the kids to head out onto the internet to look for inspiration, and look for images of their favorite animals. 

From there, the kids can draw the animals or paint them in any way they wish, which can help to teach them more about that specific animal.

Encourage the children to create a list of interesting facts about each animal below their illustrations.

25. Fall Leaves Collage

The colors of fall leaves are incredibly iconic and look simply amazing together.

This activity can allow the children to celebrate the colors of the season by creating their own fall leaves and then creating a collage using them! 

Op art is an art form that takes its inspiration from optical illusions, creating 3d shapes that lead the eyes down incredibly twisting spaces.

Getting fifth graders involved with op art can allow them to learn how to illustrate 3D shapes, and allows them to create art that will blow their minds.

Take some images of op art from across the web to give the kids inspiration. 

27. Oil Pastels

There are so many ways to use oil pastels, so you can easily encourage the children to illustrate anything they want using the materials.

The children will have to get used to the texture of oil pastels, which can give them a unique art-creating experience.

28. Play With Clay

Clay is one of the most fun materials for 5th graders to work with because it is incredibly tactile and allows them to create 3D shapes. 

Clay can be hardened once the kids have created their art, so they can have a solid piece that they can take home with them! 

29. Georgia O’Keeffe Flowers

Flowers are almost like natural works of art, and no artist has best captured the unique look of flowers quite like Georgia O’Keefe. 

This amazing activity will allow the 5th graders to really appreciate the natural beauty of flowers themselves. 

30. Kaleidoscope Names

Your students might need a little help with this one, but with some careful precision they can easily create kaleidoscopes that are made entirely from their names! They’re very trippy to look at!

31. Animal Eyes

The eyes of animals are often much larger than human eyes, and this can make them incredibly interesting to look into.

This activity will encourage the children to recreate the look of eyes while also considering what might be reflected in them, encouraging creativity and careful control of light! 

32. Crystals

Drawing crystals can be incredibly engaging for 5th graders because of how they interact with light. This will encourage children to carefully consider how they shade in the crystals that they draw or paint! 

Give them some physical crystals to use as a reference. They’ll appreciate the tactility.

33. Create Mandalas

Mandalas are fun to create because they require careful symmetry, and they allow the children to consider their color palettes. Their minds will be engaged for hours at a time!

34. Ted Harrison Landscapes

Ted Harrison is one of the most beloved landscape artists of all time, and your 5th grade class will not only enjoy looking at his art, but recreating it in their own unique ways.

This project allows your children to get creative without having to worry about realism! 

35. Desert Scenes

Similar to the snowy scenes we explored earlier on this list, this project encourages the children to carefully consider their use of color while sticking to the desert theme.

Despite this, the children can still be very creative with how they compose the scene, and what colors they use in specific areas to create the perfect desert image!

36. Word Play

With some careful planning, you could combine an English class with an art class to double the kids’ education!

For example, you could come up with a list of idioms and famous phrases, and then encourage the students to create illustrations or paintings that directly reflect the literal meaning of the phrase! 

It will get the kids’ minds thinking, and will also encourage them to look for hidden meanings behind popular phrases. 

37. Drawing Symmetrical Insects

Many insects, like beautiful butterflies, or creepy spiders have a lot of symmetry in their biology, and this activity can encourage 5th graders to consider the symmetry that appears throughout nature.

Get the children to draw some symmetrical butterflies, spiders, or other insects, and then encourage them to color them in while keeping to the symmetrical pattern.

This will really help the children to develop their cognition, making them much smarter and more critical!

38. 4 Leaf Clovers

With this activity you can not only encourage the children to color with limited palettes but also teach them a little bit of history about St. Patrick’s Day!

39. Mixed-Media Collages

Encouraging the children to work with mixed media is a great idea, because it allows their imaginations to run wild with possibilities, and helps them to imagine how certain shapes or items can stand in for others in a piece of art.

Why not take some inspiration from famed artist Elizabeth Rosen? Grab some images of her collage art, present it to the 5th graders, and have them take inspiration from it all! 

40. Quilling

Quilling is an often under-represented art form that the kids will totally love getting to grips with.

The activity involves taking incredibly thin strips of paper and then carefully twisting them round to create unique shapes.

This incredibly tactile activity will allow the kids to create some beautiful flowers and countless other shapes.

41. Paper Menorahs

If you want to help children to better understand other cultures and their holidays, then one of the best ways to do this is to get them directly involved.

This amazing art activity will help the children to learn about the menorah while also being creative.

42. Cacti Art

Cacti are some of the most unique plants in the world, and they are immensely interesting to look at., and even more interesting to create art of. 

Allow your 5th graders to look at some real cacti in person, or allow them to search online for the perfect inspiration! 

43. Make Masks

Sometimes nothing quite beats the fun of playing dress up. This amazing activity is incredibly simple, and yet allows the children to easily express themselves and their imagination! 

44. Hand Op Art

We showed you some amazing op art earlier, but did you know that with just their hands your 5th grade class can easily create 3D op art?

This amazing art can be created by simply outlining the children’s hands, and then carefully using lines to create a 3D illusion!

45. Painting Paint Brushes

We figured we would close this list off with a meta activity that the kids will love. This activity involves the children painting the very implements that they will be using to create their art.

Ask the kids to draw some basic paintbrush shapes, and then they can color the image with paint to create a colorful and messy-looking piece.

There you have it! Though there are truly infinite things your 5th graders can do with art, these 45 activities will easily entertain them best!

Why not try out a few of these in your next lesson? There’s something here for everyone!

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Incredible 5th Grade Art Projects -Teacher Approved Fifth Grade Art Lessons

From hilarious to thought-provoking , these 5th grade art projects are sure to inspire your students. From portraits of famous people to intricate landscapes, these fifth grade art projects are sure to impress!

Teachers and parents keep reading to find out about these Incredible 5th Grade Art Projects that are sure to impress!

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What are 5th Grade art projects?

5th Grade art projects refer to creative activities and assignments specifically designed for students in the fifth grade.

These projects often involve more advanced art techniques and concepts, allowing students to explore their creativity, refine their skills, and express themselves through various art forms.

From painting and drawing to mixed media and sculpture, 5th Grade art projects offer young artists an opportunity to further develop their artistic abilities and engage in meaningful art experiences.

What are the best 5th grade art projects?

The best 5th grade art projects for the classroom or home are Oil pastel , Op art , 3-D color wheel , Animal drawing art projects , Still life objects , Op art hand projects , Nature drawing art projects , Composition , Music art projects and Seasonal art projects .

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Get ready to unleash your creativity with the Best DIY 5th Grade Art Projects!

Bursting with vibrant ideas, this delightful guide is perfect for aspiring young artists who are eager to express themselves through art.

1. Eight Easy Oil Pastel Art Projects For 5th Graders

Looking for fun and interesting Oil Pastel 5th Grade Art Projects ? Look no further!

Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Paint a portrait of your favorite celebrity using oil pastels.
• Create a series of abstract landscapes using the medium.
• Draw inspirational quotes or famous paintings using oil pastels.
• Create colorful abstractions inspired by nature.
• Draw simple still lifes using vibrant colors and fine lines.
• Add texture and dimension to your artwork with impasto techniques.
• Utilize various mediums to create mixed media pieces incorporating oil pastels prominently.
• Experiment with different techniques and perspectives to create unique pieces of art!

The 5th-grade students will really enjoy the use of oil pastels to create fun, engaging, and easy rainbow tree drawings.

This activity will ensure to engage the students for hours! By teaching them the ideas behind the practical experience by drawing art using oil pastels.

The students will need a white gel pencil, masking tape, an HB pencil, and a 9B pencil to complete this art project .

These oil pastel classroom activities will teach students the art of using colors and sketching. Also chalk pastels are another great 5th grade art project!

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2. Introduce Your Students to Op Art

Op Art is a type of art that uses optical illusions to produce strange and beautiful patterns.

5th grade students can create their own Op Art projects by using various mediums, such as paint, paper, or digital media.

Here are some ideas for 5th grade Op Art projects:

• Create a pattern out of colorful ping pong balls using a pin as a guide.
• Create abstract designs with liquid paint on canvas or paper.
• Draw geometric shapes with colored pencils on white paper.
• Use brightly colored paints to create surreal images on canvas or paper.
• Experiment with different digital image editing programs to create unique Op Art effects.

Op Art is an engaging and learning 5th-grade art project that will teach kids engaging artwork by using the efficient principles of art.

Through these projects, the student will learn the basic principles of design, line art, and 3d art projects.

Teachers can help students in these projects in the classroom where they will learn the lessons of using efficient design principles.

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3. Fifth Graders Explore Color Theory With the 3-D Color Wheel

Looking to spice up your 5th-grade art projects? Check out the 3-D Color Wheel! This fun and the creative project can be used for a variety of lessons, including math, science, and history.

Plus, it’s a great way to teach kids about color.

This art project lesson can prove to be perfect in helping students in the classroom by teaching them the relation of intense spectrum colors with each other.

Helps students in the classroom by engaging them to create an art project with a 3d color wheel.

They can add these projects to their collection at home. Continue reading to browse 5th grade art ideas.

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4. Fifth Graders Will Love These Animal Drawing Art Projects

This animal drawing 5th-grade art project is a great way to teach your students about perspective and how to create a believable portrait .

The lesson plans include instructions on how to draw the different parts of an animal, as well as tips on how to create realistic fur details.

Students will love creating these animal drawings and learning about perspective while they are at it.

This is a great project for beginner artists or anyone who wants to learn more about how to draw animals realistically.

Art projects at school can help the kids use their imagination and realize it. This classroom project will help students in using proper colors and paint.

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5. Fifth Graders Explore Still Life Objects

Still Life Objects is a great 5th-grade art project for teaching about composition and perspective.

The lesson plans below are art standards that can help you create a fantastic still life.

• Start by gathering your supplies.
• You will need some objects to make your still life, paper to draw on, and a ruler or some other straight edge to help you get accurate proportions.
• Once you have all of your supplies, start sketching out the basic shape of your object on the paper.
• Try to keep the proportions as accurate as possible so that the finished product looks natural and realistic.
• Once you have the basic shape of your object down, start filling in the details with paint, markers or colored pencils.
• Be sure to pay close attention to the perspective of your piece and how it affects the overall look of the image.

This visual arts project can help students in using their imagination and observation of real-life objects.

Learn to fill colors , and create art out of them by sketching.

This fifth-grade art project at school will provide the students with creative and engaging classroom fun at school.

6. Op Art Hand Projects

Op Art Hand is a great 5th grade art project to use if you are looking for something fun and different to do with your class.

This project is perfect for both practicing your observational skills and creating visually stunning pieces of art .

There are many different ways that you can complete this project, so it can be tailored to fit the needs of your art classroom.

Simply choose a few Op Art Hand techniques to focus on during the lesson, and let the students loose!

Furthermore, this 5th grade art will teach the kids about the grid method, usage of art lines, creating patterns, design, and movement.

Fifth-grade students can find this project really helpful in building their skills by drawing the Op Art Hand.

This drawing can help students in building imagination , to draw 3d art projects and efficient use of colored pencils.

These projects can also be assigned to the students for homework where they will be taught to create this artwork by watching step tutorials on social media platforms, like YouTube.

This in turn will also help teach the students the positive use of social media.

7. Nature Drawing Art Projects

Nature Drawing is a popular art class for 5th grade students. This nature drawing lesson plan will help you create an pop art project that your students will enjoy.

The lesson plan includes key concepts, step-by-step instructions , and ideas for completing the project.

In this nature drawing lesson plan, you will learn how to:

• Choose a subject to draw from nature.
• Draw basic shapes using simple lines.
• Create realistic textures with watercolor with a paint brush, pencil strokes, or using sharpies.
• Add highlights and shadows to your drawings using light and dark tones.

Children are keen observers of their surroundings. One major part of these surroundings is nature.

Fifth-grade kids can draw sketches of trees, the sky, and oceans in a fun and engaging way.

They can merge their art projects with the art lessons of the teachers by creating an engaging art of nature.

The teachers can use this 5th-grade art to teach the basic art to the kids with this perfect project. 

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8. Using Portraits To Teach Children About Composition

Portraits are a great way to teach 5th grade art students about perspective and composition.

By creating a series of portraits , your students will learn how to create a well-balanced image that looks realistic.

Here are some project ideas for 5th grade portraits:

• Have your students sketched or drawn a basic portrait of themselves before painting it. This will help them understand the importance of proportions and perspective.
• Set up a simple posing station with several props like chairs, tables, and hats. Have the students take turns posing while you capture their images with your camera.
• Have the students paint actual portraits using only basic colors and shapes. This will help them develop their skills as painters while also practicing composition.
• Create composite portraits by painting multiple layers on top of each other until you get the desired effect.

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9. Music 5th Grade Art Projects: Teaching Music with Art

Music has always been an important part of our lives. It can provide a sense of joy, peace, and relaxation.

It can also be a powerful tool for communication and expression.

Art is a great way to teach music to children. By using art projects, teachers can create interesting lessons that will teach children about music.

Here are some ideas for music 5th grade art projects:

• Have students make their own sheet music covers. This is a fun project that will help students learn how to create beautiful artwork.
• Have students create CD covers or album covers. This is another great project that will help students learn how to design beautiful artwork and use Photoshop or other software programs.
• Have students make musical instruments out of everyday objects.

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10. Seasonal Art Projects That Will Keep Your Kids Engaged

In the fall , students learn about seasons. They can learn about different colors and shapes that are associated with each one.

In the winter , they can create art projects that depict scenes from nature such as a snowman, a tree, lanterns, or gingerbread houses.

During the springtime , students can make art projects about flowers and trees.

The summer months bring sunshine and fun with projects like making boats out of recycled milk containers or creating paintings from popsicle sticks.

The autumn season is all about harvesting leaves and creating artwork with them.

This is an excellent time to teach children how to use different colors to make beautiful paintings or sculptures.

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How To Set Up A 5th-grade Art Lesson?

Assuming you would like tips for setting up a 5th grade art lesson, here are a few ideas to get you started.

The materials you’ll need.

When it comes to fifth grade elementary art, there are a few key supplies that are needed in order to complete most of the art lessons.

These simple art supplies include:

• A sketchbook or drawing pad
• Colored pencils or markers
• Construction paper

With these supplies, fifth graders will be able to complete a variety of art projects that focus on different elements of art.

Choose an engaging art style.

In a fifth-grade art lesson, students are often asked to work on an art project together. However, each student has their own unique style.

It’s important to consider the different styles of each student and give them the freedom to move around as they work.

This will allow them to create their own unique piece of fifth grade art.

Utilize the elements of art.

When planning your lesson, be sure to incorporate the elements of art: line, shape, form, color, value, texture and space.

Doing so will help create a well-rounded and engaging lesson for your students.

Preparing the space.

Think about the Art Room Setup. The physical setup of your art room can also impact the overall lesson.

For example, if fifth graders are going to be working on a painting project, make sure they have enough space at their individual desks.

The lesson plan.

Teaching fifth-grade art requires careful planning and creativity . The 5th Grade Art Projects should be based on the student’s interests and abilities.

The teacher should also take into account the time available, and the materials needed to make awesome art.

How To Set Up A 5th grade Art Lesson?

When setting up an art lesson for 5th graders, choose a captivating theme or subject. Prepare all required materials and structure the lesson with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Engage students with an interesting introduction, demonstrate the art technique, and guide them as they create.

Conclude by reviewing the lesson and allowing students to reflect on their work. Remember to integrate art with other subjects and encourage creativity.

Instructions

Step 1: choose a theme or subject.

Decide on a theme or subject for the lesson.

This could be based on a technique, an artist, a particular medium, or a concept.

Step 2: Gather Materials

Ensure you have all the necessary materials for the lesson.

This includes art supplies, reference materials, and any other resources.

Step 3: Plan the Lesson Structure

Break down the lesson into introduction, main activity, and conclusion.

Ensure you allocate time for each section.

Step 4: Engage the Students

Start the lesson with an engaging activity or discussion to capture the students' interest.

Step 5: Demonstrate and Guide

Show the students what they'll be doing, and then guide them as they work on their own projects.

Step 6: Review and Reflect

At the end of the lesson, review what the students have learned and allow them to reflect on their work.

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How to plan your 5th grade art projects fall?

You can plan your 5th grade art projects for fall by deciding on what you want your students to learn, choosing themes relevant to fall, determining the types of projects you want to assign, gathering materials, and planning timelines for each project.

How to Set Up your 5th Grade Art Projects for Fall?

Plan engaging fall-themed art projects by first understanding your educational objectives. Gather inspiration from various sources, focusing on the elements of fall.

Decide on the art medium, ensure you have all necessary materials, and create a sample project. Break the project into manageable lessons, incorporating educational elements about art. Once completed, proudly display the students' artwork.

Step 1: Understand Your Objectives

Before you start, understand what you want the students to learn.

Are you focusing on a particular technique, medium, or theme related to fall?

Step 2: Gather Inspiration

Look for fall-themed art projects online, in art books, or even from nature itself.

Think about the colors, textures, and elements of fall.

Step 3: Choose the Medium

Decide on the art medium you want to use. This could be painting, drawing, collage, clay modeling, etc.

Step 4: List Materials Needed

Once you've decided on the project, make a list of all the materials you'll need.

Ensure you have enough supplies for each student.

Step 5: Create a Sample

Before teaching the project, create a sample.

This will give you a clear idea of the process and the end result.

Step 6: Plan the Lessons

Break down the project into manageable lessons.

For instance, one lesson could be sketching, the next could be painting, and so on.

Step 7: Incorporate Learning

While the students are working on their projects, incorporate lessons about the elements of art, the history of the medium, or artists who have worked in that medium.

Step 8: Display the Art

Once the projects are completed, display them in the classroom or school to celebrate the students' achievements.

Planning your 5th grade art projects fall.

Assuming you have a few ideas in mind already, here are some tips on how to plan your 5th grade art projects for fall:

• Choose a project that interests you and that you think will challenge you.
• It’s important to be motivated and excited about your project, otherwise it will be difficult to complete.
• Do some research on your chosen project topic.
• This will help you understand the requirements and what you need to do to complete the project successfully.
• Create a timeline for your project, including when you will work on each task.
• This will help you stay on track and ensure that your project is completed on time .
• Gather all of the materials and supplies you will need for your project.
• This includes things like paint, paper, scissors, etc.
• Once you have everything ready, start working on your project!
• Follow your timeline and put your all into it – remember, this is your chance to shine!

List 5th grade art projects for fall and winter

There are many art projects that fifth graders can do during the winter season. Some project ideas include:

• Making a collage of winter scenes using old magazines or newspapers.
• Drawing a picture of a snowman, sledding, or ice skating.
• Decorating a paper plate to look like a snowflake.
• Making a mobile out of snowflakes or icicles.
• Creating a sculpture out of clay or Play-Doh that represents something wintery, like a snowman, penguin, or polar bear.

Why add graffito or graffiti art to your lesson plan?

Adding graffito or graffiti art to your lesson plan can be a fantastic way to engage and inspire students.

It brings an element of creativity and self-expression into the classroom, allowing students to explore their artistic abilities in a unique and exciting way.

By incorporating graffiti art, you create a fun and interactive learning experience that can help enhance their understanding of various subjects.

Tips for grade 5 art project ideas

There are many different art project ideas that can be used for a grade 5 art project.

Here are some tips to help you choose the right project:

• Think about what type of art you are interested in and what you would like to create.
• Consider the materials you will need and make sure you have them before you start the project.
• Take your time and don’t rush the project. This will help you create a better final product.
• Ask for help from a friend or family member if you need it. They can offer valuable feedback and suggestions.

Engaging Fifth Grade Art Projects with Pastels

In this art lesson designed for 4th and 5th graders, students will explore the vibrant world of pastels.

• They will learn about the different types of pastels, such as soft and oil pastels, and how to effectively blend and layer colors to create depth and richness in their artwork.
• The lesson will include step-by-step instructions on creating various pastel art projects, such as landscapes, portraits, and still-life compositions.
• By the end of the lesson, students will have a collection of impressive pastel artworks, showcasing their improved art skills and creativity.

Exploring the Color Wheel: Primary and Secondary Colors in Art

Through interactive art lessons, students will dive into the color wheel, learning about primary and secondary colors and how they can be used to create fantastic art projects.

• The lesson will begin with a brief introduction to color theory, explaining the relationship between colors and how they interact.
• Students will then engage in hands-on activities, such as color mixing exercises and creating color wheels, to reinforce their understanding of color relationships.
• They will apply their newfound knowledge to create vibrant and harmonious artwork, using a wide range of colors and color schemes.

Unleashing Creativity with Oil Pastels in Mixed Media

In this fun art project for kids, students will experiment with mixed media techniques, using oil pastels to create vibrant and detailed art.

• The lesson will start with a brief introduction to mixed media art, explaining how artists combine different materials and techniques to create unique and expressive artwork.
• Students will explore the versatility of oil pastels by blending them with other mediums such as watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils.
• They will create mixed media art pieces with textured surfaces, experimenting with layering and adding depth to their artwork.

Andy Warhol and the World of Pop Art

Introduce students to the iconic pop artist Andy Warhol with this art lesson inspired by his work.

• The lesson will begin with an interactive presentation on pop art and its characteristics, focusing on Warhol’s signature style of repeating images and vibrant colors.
• Students will explore the concept of celebrity culture and how Warhol’s art reflected the essence of the 1960s.
• They will create their own pop art projects, inspired by everyday objects and famous personalities, using bold colors and repetitive patterns.

Incorporating Elements of Fun Art in Fifth Grade Projects

In this comprehensive art lesson, students will explore various elements of art, such as value, texture, and line, and apply them to their own art projects.

• The lesson will start with a brief introduction to each element, explaining its importance in creating visually appealing artwork.
• Students will then engage in a series of hands-on activities and art projects that focus on each element individually.
• For example, they will create value scales to understand shading techniques, experiment with different textures using various materials, and explore line variations to add movement and dimension to their artwork.

By the end of the lesson, students will have a deeper understanding of the elements of art and how they contribute to creating meaningful and expressive artwork.

Creating Captivating Op Art Masterpieces

Students will be fascinated by the optical illusion of op art as they create mind-bending designs and patterns.

• The lesson will begin with an introduction to op art, explaining its history and the artists who popularized this unique style.
• Students will learn about the technique of creating optical illusions through patterns, lines, and shapes.
• They will engage in a step-by-step drawing lesson to create their own op art hand, which appears to pop out of the paper.
• The lesson will conclude with a gallery walk, allowing students to appreciate and discuss each other’s captivating op art masterpieces.

Discovering Iconic Pop Art Artists

Take students on a journey through the world of pop art and introduce them to other iconic artists.

• The lesson will start with a brief introduction to pop art and its characteristics, showcasing the works of artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg.
• Students will explore how these artists drew inspiration from everyday objects and transformed them into artistic masterpieces.
• They will then engage in hands-on art projects that are inspired by the work of these pop art legends.
• For example, they will create their own comic book-style artworks using Lichtenstein’s signature dotted technique or sculpt everyday objects from cardboard and other recycled materials, following in Oldenburg’s footsteps.

Making Unique Op Art Hand Projects

This fun and easy art lesson will guide students to create optical illusion hand art using the technique of positive and negative space.

• The detailed art will create the illusion of a 3D hand popping out of the paper.
• The lesson will begin with an introduction to the concept of positive and negative space, explaining how artists can use these elements to create intriguing optical illusions.

Expressive Abstract Splatter Paint Art

Let students unleash their creativity with this fun art lesson inspired by Jackson Pollock’s abstract splatter paint technique.

• They will enjoy the freedom of expression as they create unique and vibrant abstract artwork.
• The lesson will start with a brief introduction to abstract art and its characteristics, focusing on Pollock’s influential role in the movement.

Fun and Inspired Warhol Pop Art Projects

Introduce students to the world of Warhol’s pop art with this engaging art lesson. The lesson will start with an interactive presentation on Warhol’s life and his contributions to the pop art movement.

Students will explore how Warhol’s art celebrated popular culture and mass production, with a special focus on his famous Campbell’s soup can series and colorful celebrity portraits.

They will then create their own pop art masterpieces, drawing inspiration from Warhol’s signature style.

Understanding Japanese Notan Art

This art project for kids will teach students about Japanese notan art and the concept of positive and negative space.

The lesson will start with an introduction to notan art, explaining its historical significance and its connection to Japanese culture and aesthetics.

Students will explore how artists use contrasting light and dark elements to create balanced and harmonious compositions.

Colorful Chalk Pastels Fall Leaf Art

In this easy project, students will use chalk pastels to create stunning fall leaf art. The lesson will start with a brief introduction to chalk pastels, explaining their unique characteristics and the technique of blending colors.

Students will engage in a step-by-step drawing lesson to create vibrant fall leaves, using warm and cool colors to represent the changing season.

The lesson will conclude with an art video that showcases different approaches to chalk pastel fall leaf art, offering inspiration for students to further explore their creativity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Discover the answers to all your 5th Grade Art Project questions! Learn about materials needed for class, awesome project ideas and how to get them designed.

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What are some simple 5-grade art projects?

Some simple 5-grade art projects could include still life drawings of fruit, landscapes using different mediums such as watercolors or oil pastels, and portraits.

Students could also experiment with mixed media projects by combining different materials such as paper, fabric, and paint.

Who should design art projects for 5th grade?

Art projects for 5th grade should be designed by a qualified art teacher. The teacher should be familiar with the developmental level of fifth graders.

Also be able to create projects that are both challenging and age-appropriate. The projects should also be aligned with the fifth grade curriculum so that they can help students learn and remember important concepts.

How to do 5th grade art projects for spring?

You will need the following materials: construction paper, crayons, markers, scissors, and glue. First, decide on a project theme. Next, gather your materials and create a project outline. Lastly, follow your outline to complete your project.

What are some art and craft projects?

Some project ideas include making cards, scrapbooks, ornaments, and wall hangings. With a little creativity, almost anything can be turned into a work of art.

What is art?

Art is a form of expression that can take many different forms. It can be something as simple as a drawing or painting, or it can be something more complex like a sculpture or performance.

Art is often used to communicate ideas or emotions, and it can be a way to express oneself.

What are some art activities for elementary students?

One activity is to have students create a piece of art using only a limited number of colors. This can help them to learn about color theory and how to mix colors.

Another activity is to have students create a piece of art using a variety of textures. This can help them to learn about different textures and how to create them. What better place than in a classroom environment?

What are the topics in arts to teach fifth graders?

Art topics include art history , different types of art (painting, sculpture, etc.), and famous artists.

How do you entertain a fifth grader using art?

To entertain a fifth grader using art you must have them create their own art. This can be done with crayons, markers, paint, clay, or any other materials you have available.

Another way is to take them to an art museum or gallery. You can also look for kid-friendly art activities online.

How does 5th grade art help the students?

5th grade art helps the students by teaching them to be creative and to think outside the box. It also helps them to express themselves and to communicate with others.

It helps students build one point of perspective. Teaching them the importance of art can help them in their grade level.

Can play a role by creating a generation where they can encourage a fifth-grade student to become an artist.

Art class shapes a student in a way that can bring hope of new emerging talent into the world of art.

Wrapping Up 5th Grade Art Projects

In conclusion, these 5th grade art projects are perfect for getting your child’s creativity flowing. They are simple, yet effective and can be done with minimal supervision. So go ahead and give them a try!

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If you’re not in the know, Keith Haring was a famous American artist and activist known for his colorful and simple art style. He used basic shape, bright colors, and bold black outlines to create dancing figures and radiant babies.

Haring believed that art should be for everyone. To that end, he often addressed important issues like AIDS, apartheid, and LGBTQ+ rights in his artwork.

Even though he passed away young, his art still inspires people all around the world. And, it makes the perfect art project muse!

Getting Pumped for Keith Haring

Keith Haring’s art is bold and in your face. And that? Is how I start my 5th grade art lesson. There’s no better way to pump up the anticipation of a great art project than with a DOPE baseline.

As the kids take their seats, I douse the room in darkness and instantly start the “Haring Shake” video. By the time the baseline drops, kids are either mesmerized, staring at the screen or smiling, bobbing their heads to the beat. It’s only 30 seconds. But it leaves us all wanting more!

Are you feeling the love yet for Keith Haring? This art project was a huge hit with 5th grade.

At this point, my 5th graders are all wondering, “ What this all about? What are we going to do today?”

We then jump into discussing Keith Haring and his “We the Youth” mural. The name is a riff on the preamble of the US Constitution that begins, “We the People.”

I love showing kids artists engaging in their craft within the community.

I think it’s important for students to see and hear from them about why they create art.

What I also like about this video is that it features students of all races and nationalities talking about the impact that the project had on them and their community. It brings up a lot of discussion amongst my 5th graders about how kids are perceived in society.

Even 5th graders understand that teenagers and youth in general get a bad rap.

Lastly, we discuss how Haring was artistically inspired by Pop Art painters of the 1950’s. But, that he was socially influenced by the epidemic spread of AIDS and drug use during the 1980’s to generate topically important works of art.

This always leads to a discussion on what’s happening now in society that would be the subject matter of artwork created in today’s times.

This student was about to glue and flip over this dancing figure onto their background. You can see the pencil lines where they drew their stick figure to get the proportion right.

Drawing Keith Haring Dancing Figures

When I teach this lesson, we practice drawing Haring figures using the principle of design called, “proportion.” 

Now, some kids are great at looking at Keith Haring’s dancing figures and mimicking the style. And others need scaffolding.

One way to do that is to teach them to draw a posed stick figure. Then, draw around the stick, giving it a plump body, bowling ball hands, and loaves of bread for feet. And yes, I explain just like that because it resonates with them!

Then, we brainstorm how to contort the bodies into different positions, replacing certain parts with other inanimate objects and removing other parts so people appear hollow. My students really dig that the figures are so simply created.

This animated short video is an awesome introduction to the second day of this Keith Haring art project. That’s because it illustrates the concept of drawing his dancing figures in contorted positions.

Keith Haring Art Projects Over the Years

Every few years I tweak my approach to this art lesson based on other lessons for that year.

Some years this is simply a collage project. Other times it’s been marker and paint, or collage and marker. Some years I use my Keith Haring roll a dice game based on it.

Regardless of the approach, my students enjoy this art project because they don’t have to worry about drawing “perfect” figures, especially if we’ve already done a more realistic drawing project preceding it.

They love adding their own touches of creativity to them. They’ll sway out heads for other more personally relevant symbols. Or, add their own flare in coloring or painting them in.

1) Collage with White Patterned Background

2) Collage with Raised Dancing Figures on Colored Pattern Background

3) Tempera Paint and Markers

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Art class should be about more than just making art! Art lessons should introduce students to a variety of works of art and allow them to explore the process, the history, and their own personal connections to the artworks they encounter.

Keeping a class full of students engaged while looking at art takes practice, confidence, inventive activities , and a variety of approaches. But most of us weren’t taught how to talk about art with kids . That’s why I’ve gathered some of my best printable art worksheets and downloads in one place! Most of these art lesson plans can be used for any grade level and there’s enough variety to keep elementary, middle, and high school students interested and intrigued.

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Free Elements and Principles Printable Pack

This pack of printables was designed to work in a variety of ways in your classroom when teaching the elements and principles of art. You can print and hang in your classroom as posters/anchor charts or you can cut each element and principle of art in its own individual card to use as a lesson manipulative. Click here to download the Elements and Principles Printable Pack.

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If you’re searching for fig tree crafts & activities for kids to do at home, you’re in right place! Keep your learning spirit alive with our curated list of art projects for 5th grade like name illustrations, Lichtenstein pop art, cool Zentangles, grant wood parodies, paste paper, clay flowers, foldable squash books, banyan tree drawing and inspired graphics.

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The schools are started it is time that everyone to be started with their art projects and everyone kids and parents were searching for what to make. So to solve your problem we are here with our article

Welcome to this step-by-step tutorial on how to make easy art projects for kids in 5th grade. Using very simple techniques lot of projects can be made. This will teach you how to draw skills to enable you to make innovative projects for your school.

Easy  Art Projects For 5th Grade

Image Source/Tutorial: Iroquois Art

The above image will show you some words made with designs. Take out your colored pencils, unleash your creativity with make letters of the alphabet with different colored pencils, And sketch pens let it all flow. After all, art is about making it something that you like, You can do shading, and coloring with colors of your choice. Here make any pattern inside your colored alphabet

Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Words For Grade 5

Image Source/Tutorial: Jamestown Elementary Art Blog

Another cool idea is to make pop art. This is so simple it only requires drawing simple letters and making make patterns with sketch pens. Grab your sketch pens to draw random patterns to make your own unique frame. Let your creativity flow in your frame that’s what learning is.

Cool Zentangles Art Projects For 5th Grade

Image Source/Tutorial: Miss Youngs Art Room

Now if you are interested in mandalas here is something for you this is zentagle art. Even if you don’t have a sketch pen then also you can make very unique and very beautiful zentagle art with using only a black sketch pen . The above photo is the reference you can use and get creative with the zentangle art

Grant Wood Parodies Art For 5th Graders

Image Source/Tutorial: We Are Teachers

Now there is another unique idea for the art projects it is wood parodies. Draw any drawing of your choice like making cartoon faces feel free to draw any cartoon face with your imagination. Then fill it with crayons. The above image will give an idea of how to make it.

Paste Paper Art Projects For Grade 5

Image Source/Tutorial: Amsler Art Room

This is another artwork where you require two pieces of paper use a patterned one to paste them together it will give a 3D effect as shown in the photo above.

Clay Flowers Art Project For 5th Grade

This a very popular modeling clay project for you all. It is very unique as well as an easy way to make flowers. Make flower petals with modeling clay and choose different sizes. Use the above as a reference for the same. Making details with the black sketch pen.

Foldable Squash Books Art Projects For Grade 5

Image Source/Tutorial: Art Is Basic

If you want something cool and interesting art. This one is surely for you. Write some fun sayings and lines on the four quarters of the paper then fold it from the middle. Then stick it on the wall as shown in the photo above.

Cool Banyan Tree Drawing Art Project For 5th Grade

Image Source/Tutorial: ARTipel Ago Teacher

Now make a banyan tree with your crayons and make them is a pattern to even make them cooler as shown in the photo above.

Keith Haring – Inspired Graphic Art Project For Grade 5

Image Source/Tutorial: Deep Space Sparkle

Graphic art will leave you creative as well as the fun side of the art. Some examples are shown in the photo above use them as inspiration and make them in your way how you like it.

Animal Collage Art Project For Grade 5

Image Source/Tutorial: Mama Life.Love

Making cute animal faces will also earn you much appreciation. Make different faces like that of a cat, dog, owl, crow, or any animal of your choice. Some are given in the photo above.

Strategies To Implement Art Integrated Activities

1. plan the whole activity.

It will be convenient and easy for a teacher to plan the whole day as this will help the teachers to keep the students on track. With planning, you can organize the lessons and concepts according to the activities so that children can enjoy the activities and can learn from them. Planning helps teachers identify the concepts and methods to teach the students and also engage them in group activities.

2. Time Management

Time management is really important for every organization. No matter if you are a teacher or an employee it is necessary to manage your time and efforts in the right direction. As a teacher, it is important to maintain professional competence and productivity. You have to plan the activities accordingly due to paucity of time. Sometimes it’s difficult to manage activities that ultimately lead to compromise of a joyful and experiential learning environment. There are many contrary slots available at schools like school assemblies, annual days, special celebrations, etc. These time slots can be used for mass art experiences and you can easily link the subjects to the activities and get the learning outcomes.

3. Being Informative

It is important for all the educational institutes to understand the value of Arts integrated learning as this will lead to the reorientation of values that art resources contain. To make art integrated learning an important of students learning procedure it is necessary to have an orientation with school management to make them understand the relevance of the education and arts. Teacher training programs should be held in schools to ensure teachers can understand the value of arts in students’ life. this will bring a paradigm shift in both students’ learning and also in the teacher’s concepts of teaching and learning.

4 Required Resources

Before planning any activity of Art integrated learning it is important to ensure the availability of all the resources which are necessary for the lessons. Before moving further with the lessons make sure as a teacher you are fulfilling all the needs if required resources that are as follows.

• Eco friendly
• Easily available

It is important to make sure that the resources you are using are reusable as this will give a message to children to save the nature also reusable items are pocket friendly as those items can be used for a very long time so you don’t have to rush every time to get new materials and props.

Economical 

It is beneficial to use the materials which are handmade or local as it will help the small vendors and businesses to grow. Also, it will also help in economic development and GDP  growth. Using materials from local shops and vendors creates a sense of sensitivity in small kids which is very necessary for the emotional development of a kid.

Innovative 

The material should be innovative and authentic so it can help the student to think out of the box and also helps to increase their creativity. Eye fascinating props make children excited about the dramas and plays they are going to play for the lessons. Innovative materials are more inspiring for small kids.

Eco-Friendly 

Using eco-friendly materials is safe toxic-free and most important safe for nature. Using these kinds of materials will encourage the children to use eco-friendly products and save nature. Using Eco-friendly products creates a sense of responsibility in students for the environment and they will try to save nature as much as possible.

Easily Available 

Materials should be easily available whenever you require them because sometimes due to lack of time it is not possible to go to a store located far from the school, so make sure while choosing the materials that materials should be easily available and accessible whenever required. So it will be convenient for both teacher and students and also helps to save time and effort.

I hope you like our list of Art Projects for 5th Grade and will surely try to make them. The tutorial of the craft is quite innovative which will make you know about unique art forms. So take different art supplies and get started with this article to explore the world of art and craft. This is suitable for those who are very curious to make something unique and want to utilize their skills to make something unique for their school projects. This article has many ideas to get you started now with your art projects and to make to imaginative. Now it’s your turn to make them, and let us know how much you enjoyed it. Also, do let us know how much helpful this tutorial is for you. We would love to read your comments.

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Drawing & Painting worksheets for Grade 5 are an essential resource for teachers looking to enhance their students' fine arts education. These worksheets provide a variety of engaging activities that help students develop their artistic skills and creativity, while also reinforcing important concepts in the visual arts curriculum. With a wide range of topics covered, such as color theory, perspective, and different art styles, these worksheets cater to the diverse interests and abilities of Grade 5 students. Teachers can easily integrate these resources into their lesson plans, using them as standalone activities or as supplementary material to support their instruction. By incorporating Drawing & Painting worksheets for Grade 5 into their teaching, educators can foster a love for the fine arts in their students and help them build a strong foundation for future artistic pursuits.

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Thank You for choosing the Arttango Online Art Course to educate your students. Begin by reading the lesson, then gather the materials for the project. Work through the project with the student to achieve the objective. Each lesson builds on the previous one, so try to present each lesson in order to provide the student with the building blocks for a strong foundation to a comprehensive art education. There is a lesson per week for each grade level.

Fifth Grade Art Lesson 5

Color and Texture, Part 1 Changing the Way Everyday Objects Look

The student will know what texture is and practice applying texture to a variety of everyday objects.

White paper, pencil, objects such as glue bottle, scissors, paint brush, compass, roll of tape, etc.

Texture is the quality of a surface. Using texture in your art work makes it more interesting. Texture in art is giving a visual feel to the things you are representing. Texture is not difficult, it just requires your time and sometimes patience is difficult. Take your white piece of paper and select several objects. Plan a composition whereby you simply trace your objects onto the paper. Make your arrangement interesting. On each object we will put a different texture. For example a furry glue bottle or a roll of tape made out of bricks. Spend some time looking around your room and picking out different textures that you can use on your objects. Once again drawing off the texture is not difficult; it's simply a matter of coming up with a mark and repeating that mark over and over and over until you have filled the surface. Use a different texture on each object. Remember that this will require your patience and will take a good amount of time. Stay with it.

Conclusion:

Today we have learned that texture is the quality of a surface. Adding texture to our work makes it more interesting. It is not difficult, but it does require your patience. We will work on our background in our next lesson.

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-1 Video in the folder that introduces the Elements of Art, Why Artists use them, and the theme of this unit: OUTER SPACE

-2 Introductory Lessons with full lesson plans and worksheets to introduce the Elements of Art and practice drawing each element of art plus sheets to color and practice using the elements before they full artworks to scaffold learning.

3) 7 Fully-Planned Art Lesson Tutorial, 1 Artwork for Each Element of Art and in the theme: OUTER SPACE

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-Complete Lesson Plan with Lesson Hook, Participation Strategies, Steps for Instruction, and how to Conclude the Lesson

-Step-by-Step Tutorial for making the Artwork

-Includes Artwork Examples & Display Sign

-Rubric, Assessment, & Reflection

THE 7 FULL ART PROJECT TUTORIALS:

- Element of Art Line Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating a constellation line art to practice and explore a variety of different types of lines, and use them as a way to place emphasis on the constellations around the composition. The details of the lines around the background will help bring attention to it as the focal point in the artwork.

- Element of Art Color/Colour Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating a planet artwork that focuses on using either a warm color scheme, cool color scheme, or neutral color scheme. This will be a watercolor painting design. There is also a poem included about planets and color schemes to inspire and hook students on the lesson, but also integrate literacy into the art lesson. This is a great lesson for learning how to watercolor paint.

- Element of Art Value Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating Value Moon artwork with soft pastels to explore the Element of Art Value. Students will follow a tutorial to draw the moon and create a variety of values of with soft pastel. This will be a monochromatic artwork that focuses on creating value using soft pastels, using white pastel on black paper to explore developing value in a reversed format.

- Element of Art Shape Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating abstract planet artworks with a geometric and organic shape background to explore the Element of Art Shape. Students will follow a tutorial to draw the planets then will use cut paper geometric and organic cut paper shapes to create an abstract design in the background, with the plants layered in front. There is also an included article about both geometric shapes and planets to ignite learning and deepen knowledge on the elements and the theme.

- Element of Art Form Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating a planet that uses value to explore the Element of Art Form. Students will follow a tutorial to draw the planet but can add their own artist flavor to the design to add individuality to their artwork and make it their own. Students will use oil pastels to create a tint, hue, and shade to create the illusion of form on a two-dimensional surface.

- Element of Art Space Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating an artwork of a meteor field against the image of a nebula as background, and will use size, overlapping, and placement as a strategy to explore the element of art space and create the illusion that some meteors are closer to the viewer than others to create implied depth.

- Element of Art Texture Artwork: In this art lesson students will be creating texture through creating a rocket ship collage using drawn elements, cut paper elements, and painted and ripped paper elements to create a layered artwork full of texture created by the collaged, ripped and cut elements and in the rocket ship created with line to make texture on the craft.

4) 7 Choice-Based Art Projects to Explore the Elements of Art & the Theme: OUTER SPACE.

There are 7 Choice-Based Art Lessons for each Element of Art. They have no example to allow students to develop their own choice, student-led concepts but allow them to play with mediums, techniques, and concepts to practice each of the Elements of Art. You may use or integrate them into the learning any time you would like either before a full art tutorial lesson to practice & play before they explore an element in depth OR use after to reinforce concepts and techniques learned and to allow for student-led investigations of ideas and skills.

Choice-based learning leads to student empowerment, higher engagement as they investigate their own ideas, and inspires students to want to learn new things. Choice in the classroom is linked to higher student effort and task completion which leads to more learning in the classroom. It also gives the learner a greater sense of control over their own ideas and interests and the ability to integrate their background and imagination. Choice-based learning allows students to grow at their own pace and investigate their ideas in addition to investigating concepts learned in class. Adding this allows students multiple ways to reach a learning objective.

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-*no examples included as this is Choice-based learning and is teacher-guided and student-led learning for exploration & experimentation and creative freedom.

5) Viewing Art Lesson Activity

Students will learn how to, then view an artwork from art history and will use their critical thinking to identify Elements of Art in the artwork and consider the importance of viewing art. Students will listen to a poem and a reading about Art Galleries & Museums, and will learn about how to interpret art, how to determine a message in art, about mood and characteristics of form, and will define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.

6) Choice-Based, End of Unit Art Project

Teacher will guide students through an End of Unit, choice-based artwork where students create an artwork that focuses on using two different Elements of Art and their theme, OUTER SPACE, in the design. As a class, students will create student-led criteria for the artwork, then each student will develop their own artwork supported with the resources and their teacher. Students should also consider conveying mood and characteristics of form in their design.

NATIONAL ART STANDARDS THIS UNIT COVERS:

VA:Cr1.1.5a - Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making.

VA:Cr1.2.5a - Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art.

VA:Cr2.1.5a - Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.

VA:Cr2.2.5a - Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care for and use of materials, tools, and equipment.

VA:Cr3.1.5a - Create artist statements using art vocabulary to describe personal choices in artmaking.

VA:Pr4.1.5a - Define the roles and responsibilities of a curator, explaining the skills and knowledge needed in preserving, maintaining, and presenting objects, artifacts, and artwork.

VA:Pr5.1.5a - Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork.

VA:Re.7.1.5a - Compare one's own interpretation of a work of art with the interpretation of others.

VA:Re.7.2.5a - Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery.

VA:Re8.1.5a - Interpret art by analyzing characteristics of form and structure, contextual information, subject matter, visual elements, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

VA:Cn10.1.5a - Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through artmaking.

VA:Cn11.1.5a - Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society.

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18 Awesome Art Projects for Your Classroom

Making art projects happen in the classroom. Here are 18 awesome art projects for kids that have stunning results. You’ll find ideas to create inspiring art with kindergarten all the way through fifth grade. Plus, you’ll find ways to connect art projects to literature and science standards to bring learning full circle.

Art Projects

1.  Super Easy Dandelion Art Project  – A quick two-step painting project that students could totally handle on their own as a center activity or with little support.

2.  Printed Flowers Collage Art Project  – Here is a printed flowers art project for  first grade . Students will combine what they learn about famous artists like O’Keefe and Warhol to create a collage of flowers in a field.

3.  Cloud Art for Kids  – A Georgia O’Keefe inspired painting of clouds with blues, pinks and purples along with 21 other fantastic clouds for kids resources.

4.  Black Glue Landscapes Art Project  – Create a black glue -outlined landscape art project for third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade students. This project uses paint and black glue to create a very smart looking finished product.

5.  Kandinsky Inspired Project  – A  Kandinsky-inspired art project that is perfect for first graders. Students will use paint, construction paper and string to create a masterpiece that will catch everyone’s eye.

6.  Fun Cityscape Collages Art for Young Kiddos  – Here is a layer by layer tutorial on making cityscape collages using paint, Sharpie markers and newspaper.

7.  Recycled Paper Daisies & Dragonfly Art Project  – Get creative and resourceful with this recycling art project. Here is a tutorial for a simple  recycled paper art project to make with second or third grade.

8.  Colorful Ceramic Clay Coral Reefs Art Project  – Here is how to make clay coral reefs  with your class that are very colorful.

9.  Stunning Planets Space Art: Shading Techniques  – Students pick a planet to illustrate and use chalk to create the colors and shading. With a stunning a bold piece of art like this, what’s not to love?

10.  Japanese Cherry Blossom Art  – Connect art and literature with this spring  Japanese art project.

11.  Easy and Stunning Wildflower Art in 30 Minutes  – Finding the perfect watercolor art project can be just as simple as snagging 3 materials and 30 minutes.

12.  Gorgeous Ceiling Chalk Art Butterflies  – Capture art with gorgeous sidewalk art inspired drawings. Here is a chalk art tutorial on how to create beautiful masterpieces for your school.

13.  How to Draw Graffiti Art Project  – Here is a how to draw graffiti lesson plan that is perfect for open house night, connecting with literature or for learning concepts of art.

14.  Beautifully Easy Spring Monet Art Project  – Create a gorgeous water scene art project inspired by Monet in your classroom.

15.  How to Make Stunning Symmetry Name Art  – Here is the step by step tutorial on how to make symmetry name art with your class.

16.  Sea Creatures Paint Project  – A fantastic art project tutorial to create sea creatures with third graders.

17.  Watercolor Flower Art Project  – Here is a beautiful flower art project for kids using watercolors and oil pastels using simple shapes.

18.  Phases of the Moon Oil Painting  – An oil painting project using crayons, oil paint crayons and water that connects science with art.

What a creative set of projects for all grades! I hope you found these inspiring ideas helpful.

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37 of Our Favorite Easy Art Projects for Kids

Get their creative juices flowing.

The stress of tests and social dynamics can prove challenging for students, and for this reason, they need an opportunity to express themselves freely. Art provides a powerful outlet for creative expression while also proving therapeutic. Plus, a good art project can be particularly effective at getting kids to unplug from their devices. A simple art project can even fill some of downtime during the day for early finishers. Regardless of whether you teach preschool or high school, there is an art project for everyone. So gather some art supplies and try one of these easy art projects for kids!

Easy Art Projects for Pre-K Students

1. paper bag jelly fish.

As far as easy art projects for kids go, this one is perfect for preschoolers since it works on their hand-eye coordination and their cutting skills in particular. In addition to paper bags and scissors or pinking shears, you will need some paints, paintbrushes, googly eyes, and glue. If you’re really feeling ambitious, you can grab some sparkles too!

Learn more: Paper Bag Jelly Fish at No Time for Flash Cards

2. Tissue Paper Apple

Since everyone associates apples with fall and the start of school, this will be the perfect craft to start the school year off on the right foot. Simply draw an apple outline on a piece of paper and have small red and green tissue paper squares ready to be crumpled and glued by tiny hands.

Learn more: Tissue Paper Apple at Burlap + Blue

3. Fork Print Tulips

This project is both cute and simple, requiring only a fork, some heavyweight paper, and some paints. This project would be especially perfect for a Mother’s Day gift.

Learn more: Fork Tulip at Toddler at Play

4. Paper Bag Monster

First, paint the bag any color you want. Once dry, cut out shapes from card stock and assemble your monster!

Learn more: Paper Bag Monster Puppets at I Heart Crafty Things

5. Paper Plate Lion

All you need to re-create this adorable lion is orange and black paint, paintbrushes, paper plates, and scissors. Grab some Popsicle sticks to glue to the back and you’ll have a ferocious puppet show on your hands in no time!

Learn more: Paper Plate Lion at My Bored Toddler

6. Popsicle Stick Rainbow

Grab some blue card stock, cotton circles, and Popsicle sticks and have your students work on their gluing skills. This craft will prove effective at teaching little ones their colors. Choose either colored Popsicle sticks or have kids color them themselves.

Learn more: Popsicle Stick Rainbow at My Bored Toddler

7. Paper Plate Octopus

Kids love octopuses, especially adorable ones like these! This craft would be perfect for little ones still learning to count since they have a whopping eight legs to make.

Learn more: Paper Plate Octopus at Simple Every Day Mom

8. Macaroni Necklace

A staple of many of our childhoods, macaroni necklaces work on the dexterity of little fingers while also making perfect gifts. Add in some large beads as well for variety.

Learn more: DIY Macaroni Necklaces at Made To Be a Mama

Easy Art Projects for Elementary School Students

9. paper plate snake.

Have your students paint a paper plate with watercolors and then once dry, help them cut it in a swirl shape. Finally, add some googly eyes.

Learn more: Colorful Paper Plate Snakes at Pink Stripey Socks

10. Paper Roll Koala

This super-cute koala would make an adorable desk buddy since it stands up on its own. Kids will enjoy personalizing their koala’s face!

Learn more: Paper Roll Koala at Arty Crafty Kids

11. Leaf Pattern Drawing

We just love art projects that fill the entire page, and this one certainly fits the bill. The combination of crayon and watercolor paint create this multi-dimensional leaf print.

Learn more: Leaf Pattern at Art Projects for Kids

12. Woven Rainbow Fish

This project is perfect for working on students’ hand-eye coordination while being a cursory introduction to sewing. It’s challenging enough for even upper elementary school students while still being relatively simple.

Learn more: Rainbow Fish at Crafty Morning

13. Thumbprint Bugs

These thumbprint doodles are just so sweet and would perfectly complement a science lesson all about bugs. After having students try their hand at some of the thumbprint examples, let them use their imagination to see what other ideas they can cook up. You can even have them create bug jars out of card stock to put their new friends in!

Learn more: Thumbprint Bugs via Toot’s Mom Is Tired

14. Umbrella With Rain

Another fun art project that is really affordable to create since you only need paper plates, some paints, a roll of string, and some blue beads. We just love this clever approach to creating raindrops!

Learn more: Umbrella With Rain at Easy Peasy and Fun

15. Popsicle Stick Pencil

Nothing says back to school more than a cute pencil-themed craft. Have students add their names to them and then use them to decorate a September bulletin board in your classroom.

Learn more: Popsicle Stick Pencil at Crafty Morning

16. Craft Stick Airplane

Kids will unquestionably go crazy over these clothespin-and-Popsicle-stick airplanes. Regardless of whether they choose paint or permanent markers, students will enjoy personalizing their tiny flying machines.

Learn more: Craft Stick Airplane at Making Life Blissful

17. Pom-Pom Caterpillars

Since kids love pom-poms and caterpillars, this will be the perfect craft to grab their attention. Make sure to supply them with a fun variety of pom-poms and googly eyes.

Learn more: Pom-Pom Caterpillar at Easy Peasy and Fun

Easy Art Projects for Middle School Students

18. chalk christmas lights.

This is the perfect easy art project to do around the holiday season. You’ll need to create a stencil from card stock so you can create your light shapes. Once that is done, you can begin creating “light” with some chalk pastels. A silver Sharpie can be used to create your light string since it will show up nicely against the black paper.

Learn more: Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art at Buggy and Buddy

19. Gratitude Journal

This project doubles as an art and writing activity since students can use their finished journals for writing prompts. These personalized journals beat store-bought ones any day!

Learn more: Handmade Gratitude Journal at Kids Activities Blog

20. Textured Hot-Air Balloon

This project is the perfect excuse to use up all your crafty odds and ends like feathers, glitter, and sequins. We love how unique each creation will be once they’re done.

Learn more: Textured Hot-Air Balloon at Artsy Momma

21. Layer Cakes

Regardless of students’ experience with oil pastels, this project will be a good introduction to the medium. Have students follow a step-by-step tutorial for drawing the outline of the layer cake, then let them use the pastels to bring their drawings to life.

Learn more: Cakes at Little Yeti

22. Chalk Planets

This is an inexpensive way to enhance a science unit on space while still getting creative. It’s inexpensive too since all you will need is some black paper and chalk.

Learn more: 18 Awesome Art Projects for Your Classroom at Teach Junkie

23. Back-to-School Rocks

Kids love painting rocks so why not make it school-themed? Show students some of these examples to copy or let them come up with some of their own, then spread them around the school’s grounds.

Learn more: Painted Rock Ideas at Color Made Happy

24. Dictionary Page Drawing

Easy art projects for kids that also double as vocabulary lessons? Yes, please! This project will prove especially educational as students are tasked with illustrating a word on an old dictionary page.

25. Paper Collage Painting

Students will enjoy creating their collages from a variety of materials. Even better—this project is a great way to encourage recycling since old cereal boxes and other food labels can be ripped into strips and repurposed.

Learn more: Painting With Paper at Megan Coyle Artist & Illustrator

26. Crayon Resist Art

This simple project can be done without a lot of instruction and will work for students of any age. This project runs on the same idea as some Easter egg–decorating kits in that the paint or dye sticks to the areas not covered in wax, or in this case, crayon.

Learn more: Fun Watercolor Resist Art at Kids Activities Blog

27. Number Art

If you have some math whizzes in your class, they will likely enjoy this number-themed art project. Grab some large number stencils and paints and you’ll be ready for this low-setup project.

Learn more: 5th Grade Number Project at Art Room Blog

28. Woven Baby Turtle

Select three mini Popsicle sticks, paint them, and then glue them together to form your turtle’s body. Finally, select your yarn and weave it around your turtle. Be sure to have a lot of fun colors to choose from!

Learn more: Weaving Cute Baby Turtles at Pink Stripey Socks

Easy Art Projects for High School Students

29. yarn-wrapped letter.

All you will need to create this craft is some leftover cardboard, a bunch of different yarns, and some scissors. Teens especially will enjoy this project as the end result can be used as decoration in their bedrooms and eventually their dorm rooms!

Learn more: 14 Crafts for Teens and Tweens at Art Bar Blog

30. Elevated Macaroni Necklace

Some easy art projects for kids and teens can even double as fashion! Despite their association with preschool, these are definitely not your little brother’s or sister’s macaroni necklaces. Swapping out twine with an actual chain makes these necklaces look surprisingly high-end.

Learn more: 12 Pasta Necklaces We Need Right Now at Mum’s Grapevine

31. Neuro Doodle Design

This is a simple and mindful art project that can be enjoyed by students regardless of their art experience. This art process was invented by Russian psychologist and architect Pavel Piskarev in 2014.

Learn more: Simple Mindful Art Project at Inside Out Art Teacher

32. Crepe Paper Flowers

This is the perfect project for early finishers to do since each flower only takes 5 minutes to create. In addition to being a fun project, these flowers would also make for beautiful classroom decor.

Learn more: Easy Crepe Paper Flowers at DIY Candy

33. CD Fish

Easy art projects for kids that utilize outdated technology? Why not? Although this project could work for any age group, older kids will be able to personalize their fish using a variety of add-on materials. Be prepared to explain to your students what CDs are since they were born long after their demise!

Learn more: Make Your Own Fish Aquarium at Super Simple

34. Pencil Sculpture

While this project can get complicated, simpler structures can be completed using fewer pencils. The preparation is minimal, requiring just a bunch of pencils and elastics, but the reward will be big when you see what your students create!

Learn more: Geometric Sculpture From 72 Pencils at Instructables

35. Ribbon Garland

This project is another good time-filler since it can be worked on and then picked up again later and continued. It’s also a good lesson in recycling since you can ask students to bring in any fabric or ribbons that may be sitting around their houses unused.

Learn more: Easy DIY Fabric Garland at Project Nursery

36. Origami

Origami paper is inexpensive and can be bought in bulk, making this an affordable and low-preparation art project. Additionally, it is perfect for high school students who are better equipped to follow along with an instructional video.

Learn more: 12 Origami Projects for Kids at Mom Loves Best

37. Layered Landscape

Keep those cereal boxes and old magazines since they’re perfect for ripping up to create layered art! We especially love how much room there is in this project for individual creativity.

Learn more: Layered Landscape at Art Camp Studio

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5 Art Literacy Assignments That Kids Love

Thanks for joining us once again for the latest of our free art lessons for the classroom and home. In our last lesson we looked at some of our favorite art projects inspired by Leonardo da Vinci . And today, we’re focusing on five art literacy assignments that will benefit kids on multiple levels.

5 Top Art Literacy Assignments for Kids

Kids love these art literacy lessons – and they also help children develop in math, science, history and a range of other subjects.

1. Combine Art and Storytelling

Storytelling helps children with their ability to communicate thoughts and ideas. To develop this skill, encourage kids to create illustrations of characters using crayons, pencils, markers or even watercolors. Next, ask the children to create a short story idea based on the characters they have designed. By combining art and storytelling, children explore and sharpen skills in communication, expression and visualization.

2. Explore Color Theory

Color theory integrates art and science, identifying how color combinations mix and contrast with each other. For this assignment, kids can mix different watercolors to learn the relationships between primary and secondary colors. Painting on paper plates is a fun way to create a homemade color wheel, while our fall-themed art literacy ideas can introduce seasonal colors into simple projects.

3. Create a Presentation on a Famous Artist

Studying the origins of important artists and genres increases knowledge of history and culture. At Golden Road Arts, we have taught children about the lives, works and techniques of artists like Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky and Edgar Degas. You could show children one of our video lessons, and they can then create art inspired by the painter or sculptor profiled in the lesson.

4. Design Comic Book Art

Comic books improve art literacy by integrating action, emotion, mood and symbolism into simple panels. For a fun assignment that enhances fine motor skills and encourages creative thinking, print out a grid with space for a design and a brief amount of text. Using crayons or colored pencils, kids can develop a simple story, with each panel moving the concept toward its conclusion. Some engaging ideas include a day at school, overcoming a challenge, a fairy tale and so on.

5. Ask Students to Write an Artist’s Statement

An artist’s statement is a short description of the artwork by its creator. By writing a statement, children practice their communication skills, hone the ability to develop and describe a concept, plus improve writing proficiency. Browse our teacher’s guide for adding art literacy to lesson plans , and after the lesson is complete, ask children to think about their work and write an artist’s statement.

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How can you use your body to give instructions to your partner to respond to a call and response friendly dance competition?

• When you dance with a partner, what are movements that show agreements or disagreements, unity or division?

Think about the traditions and celebrations in your family/community. What are some examples of dance that are associated with special events? Are they connected to beliefs and traditions? Represent a sculpture with your body, then using a prop to represent the sculpture.

Represent a sculpture with your body, then using a prop to represent the sculpture.

In what ways do the characters actions in your favourite movie/play/TV show help gain empathy or understanding from the audience?

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Think about your favourite play/TV show/movie. If you could speak to the playright, or another character in the drama, what questions would you ask them?

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Create a mind map that showcases the different drums, and how they are used across the world cultures.

Create a musical piece that reflects the mood of a story or poem. Explain how your accompaniment reflect the theme of that story or poem?

• Think about how our impression of the world change when we look at it from different perspectives: bird's eye view or worm's eye view.
• How might you create art work such as a poster, graffiti style mural to communicate a message or idea about topics such as bullying, stereotyping, bias or a community issue using elements and principles of design (angle of view, convex shapes etc.)?
• Create an art work that depicts self-identity with the use of mixed media such as photographs, transfers, images, selected opaque and transparent materials. How are the images you used in your art work and their placement and composition symbolic of how you see yourself?
• View a local art gallery exhibit. Whose voices are not represented in this exhibition? How can those missing voices be amplified?

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Earth Day is April 22 in the United States and the day the spring equinox occurs in some parts of the world. It’s a day to reflect on the work being done to raise awareness of climate change and the need to protect natural resources for future generations. Protecting the earth can feel like an enormous, distant undertaking to young people. To help them understand that they can play a role by focusing on their backyards or school yards, educators can scale those feelings of enormity to manageable activities that make a difference.

We collected simple ideas for teachers and students to educate, empower, and build a connection with nature so that they may be inspired to respect it and protect it. Classrooms can be the perfect greenhouse to grow future stewards of the environment.

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West Maui Student Art Show set for April 26

West Maui Student Art Show April 26 to May 9, 2024 at the Cannery Mall. This is the third year we have held this event. This year it includes 7 schools and 9 teachers and hundreds of artworks from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Our opening celebration is from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday April 26. There will be pupu and prizes.

Lahaina Arts Guild, who was our major benefactor for the first two years, has donated the foam core boards that are making this show possible.

The Hui No’eau donated gifts of art supplies for middle and high school as well as ten generous scholarships. Forty gift bags containing art supplies were generously donated by Colleen McGowan. Pupu thanks to Lahainaluna PTSA.

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From India to Iowa City: Meet Meenakshi Chinmai, the assistant stage manager for Fierce

If you’ve ever attended a theatre production, have you wondered who keeps track of the props or who c ommunicates with the costume department? Who makes sure the performers are in the right plac e at the right time, and the technical aspects of the production are running smoothly? This is the job of a stage manager; they have the challenging job of keeping track of everything and everyone backstage.   

Meenakshi Chinmai is a second-year MFA student in Stage Management in the Department of Theatre Arts. An international student from India, she is currently working as the assistant st age mana ger alongside KatyBeth Schmid on the Hancher and School of Music collaboration, Fierce.   

Chinmai got her start in theatre at the age of six because her mother was a choreographer and physical trainer at a local theatre group. She began her career as an actor but, eventually, found her place behind the curtain.   

“I always had the mind of a stage manager,” Chinmai explains. “I memorized other people’s lines, I knew when props moved on and off the stage, I remembered each costume change and when it was supposed to happen. I was always out of character thinking about how someone forgot their entrance or missed their line.”   

Chinmai recalls an enlightening workshop with Professor Terry Converse from Washington State University, hosted by her mother’s theatre group. “I was only in eighth grade,” Chinmai says, “so I technically wasn’t allowed to participate but while he was there, I would help him, and he told me I was doing the work of a stage manager. That was when I first learned what a stage manager was.”   

From that moment, Chinmai began researching and developing a keen interest in stage management. “Stage management is not a common thing in India, so I wanted to explore it in more detail,” she describes her aspirations for her degree. “My goal is to go back to India and implement what I’ve learned here, so I can really contribute to the theatre scene I grew up in.”   

Chinmai looked into a number of stage management programs, but after speaking to her faculty advisor and mentor, Melissa Turner—assistant professor and head of stage management in the Department of Theatre Arts—she knew this was the place for her.   

“The program here is unique, we have so many opportunities to work in our department but also across the performing arts,” Chinmai explains what drew her to the University of Iowa. “Before coming here, I hadn’t stage managed many shows so the opportunity to work on shows in the Department of Dance or to stage manage for one of The School of Music’s operas really felt golden.”   

Since coming to the university, Chinmai has worked on several shows including Men on Boats , West Illinois Glass House , La Traviata , and The Children’s Hour. Her graduate assignment for the semester was to work on Fierce, in the role of assistant stage manager.   

“I feel really lucky to have this assignment,” she says. “I worked on the opera last spring and really enjoyed the experience, but it’s such a different experience working on Fierce with Dr. Menefield and KatyBeth.”   

KatyBeth Schmid is the production stage manager for the Department of Dance and the Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre at the University of Iowa. Schmid is the stage manager for the Iowa premiere of Fierce , a contemporary opera that mixes the genres of jazz, R&B, Latin music, pop, and so much more. Originally commissioned by Cincinnati Opera, the piece was composed by Dr. William Menefield, a UI assistant professor of jazz studies, in collaboration with librettist Sheila Williams.  

“One thing I’ve enjoyed about working on Fierce is that it’s very much theatre,” Chinmai explains. “Sometimes opera can feel more like a recital, where the focus is on the singing. But Fierce is theatre. There is an emphasis put on acting as well as singing and I really like Dr. Menefield’s approach.”  

Fierce is an opera that follows the stories of four teenage girls about to embark on the next chapter of their lives—college—as, along the way, they come together to empower each other and grow as young women.   

“I love the story,” Chinmai explains, “it’s relatable, especially as a young woman. There’s a song called ‘Red Lipstick Warrior’ and it’s just really empowering.”   

During Fierce rehearsals, you can find Chinmai setting up the room for rehearsals, keeping track of all the props, and putting everything away at the end of the night. She’s the person who communicates with the costume and prop department about changes or needs expressed during the rehearsal process. She helps the rehearsal process run smoothly.  

After working on La Traviata last spring, Chinmai decided to take a course that focused on stage management styles for opera.   

“It’s great to be able to implement what I’d been learning in a real-life setting,” she says. “That’s one of the things I really appreciate about this university. When I leave Iowa next year, I will be leaving with a resume, a professional portfolio, and connections that can help me as I pursue the next phase in my career.”   

Fierce will premiere on Hancher’s Hadley stage April 26 and 27, and is co-produced by the UI’s School of Music, Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium.