Lower Elementary Art Curriculum: Spring Semester

Get everything you need to teach a weekly elementary art class in 3 grade levels for a semester with this lower elementary art curriculum. Designed with kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade in mind, or use with younger or older elementary art students. Get enough art lessons, art projects, and art activities to fill an entire semester.

With this elementary art curriculum, you get 32 art lessons, 35 activities, 21 take-home, in-depth projects, also included are fast-finisher activities, demo videos, and more. Access this bundle on Google Drive for an organized easy to download format.

Teach students about the elements of art, mixed media art, elements of art, printmaking, working with clay (kiln and no kiln versions), collage, painting, digital art, stop motion animation, and more with this lower elementary art curriculum.

This lower elementary art curriculum introduces kindergarten through 2nd grade art students, or younger and older students, to line, shape, form, space, texture, color, and value through a range of projects and activities. In addition to an elements of art focus, this elementary art curriculum also includes winter, spring, and end of school-themed art projects. This is the perfect second-semester elementary art curriculum for lower elementary art classes.

Ideal for kinder to second grade, adapt for pre-k, 3rd-grade art. Students complete quick activities, look at examples, and create beautiful works of art.

All in all this lower elementary art curriculum pack includes:

This is enough to use in 3 different grade levels that meet once a week for 30-60 minutes for 18 weeks.

KINDERGARTEN ART PROJECTS:

SNOWMAN MURAL GROUP PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (5 pages)
• Project presentation (21 slides) with steps, book read-along, and overview
• Snowman mural project guide (2 pages)
• Winter activity scene fast finisher (2 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

HEART SCRATCH FOAM PRINT:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions), 7 pages
• Teacher notes with printmaking set-up tips (1 page)
• 1 Demo videos to show students the heart print steps and the things I love activity (11 minutes, 4 minutes)
• Heart print project guide (2 pages)
• 3 PowerPoints to guide students, introduce artist exemplars, Jim Dine and Robert Indiana, and a daily checklist to keep displayed.
• Jim Dine fast finisher activity (2 pages)
• Rober Indiana stamp design early finisher activity (2 pages)
• Things I love drawing activity (2 pages)
• Project checklist

WAX RESIST SNOWMAN PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (6 pages)
• 2 Project presentations (22 slides) with steps, book read along, and overview
• Demo video (9 minutes)
• Snowman project guide (2 pages)
• Mitten design activity (3 pages)
• Snowman design activity guide (2 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

SNOWMAN EYE TRICK ACTIVITIES:

• 3 quick op-art activities
• Lesson plan
• 3 how-to handouts
• 3 sets of teacher instructions for each activity

2D TO 3D PAPER MASK:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 6 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (20 slides)
• Demo video (8 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Oval tracing template (1 page)
• Mask design template for adapted art students (2 pages)
• Mask design early finisher art activity (3 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

CLAY DRAGONFLY PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, cross-curricular and national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
• Teacher notes (with tips on setup and implementing)
• Clay dragonfly template
• Step-by-step handout
• Decoration steps handout
• 3 PowerPoints to introduce steps and display goals for the day
• How to draw a dragonfly early finisher
• Project checklist

BUTTERFLY IN DEPTH:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Butterfly in Depth drawing guide
• How to draw a butterfly drawing guide
• How to draw a bug drawing guide
• Warm and Cool colors worksheet
• Checklist

DESIGN A BUG SCENE:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
• How to draw a bug handout
• How to draw a flower handout
• How to draw a bug scene handout
• Checklist for the teacher to check once class resumes
• Project demo video parents and students can watch from home to help guide them through the projects (available through a YouTube link)

PYSANKY EGG PROJECT:

• Lesson plan and teacher notes (6 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation with instructions for younger students (19 slides)
• Color wheel activity (1 page)
• Red and blue pattern and color mixing Pysanky egg project guide (2 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation with instructions for older students (23 slides)
• Color scheme activity (1 page)
• Detailed pattern with color scheme Pysanky egg project guide (2 pages)
• Demo video for each project option (5 min and 7 min videos)
• Fast finisher beach ball design (1 page)
• Project checklists (2 pages)

STOP MOTION ANIMATION:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 10 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Quick reference for creating and editing stop motion movies (3 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation (8 slides)
• Project guide on using the free app, Stop Motion Studio (4 pages)
• Title and end frame art activity (2 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

TREE POINTILLISM PAINTING:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes with specifics on setup and classroom management (1 page)
• Project how to (2 pages)
• Warm up wrought iron fence activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes long)
• 2 Presentations (22 slides)
• Pointillism early finisher activity (2 pages)
• Project checklist (1 page)

LOVE LOCKS ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (with big idea, essential questions, goals, objectives, national standards, vocabulary, supply list, step-by-step instructions)
• Quick presentation to start class
• 5 love lock printable templates to fill in.
• Grading checklist

FIRST GRADE PROJECTS:

CUT SNOWFLAKE 3 ACTIVITY PACK:

• Lesson plan and teacher notes (5 pages)
• Project presentation (20 slides) with steps, book read-along, and overview
• Demo video showing how to complete all 3 winter activities (12 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Cut snowflake guide (1 page)
• Checklist (1 page)

DRAGONFLY OR FISH SCRATCH FOAM PRINTMAKING PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, national standards, step by step instructions, and so much more)
• Teacher notes handout
• 4 PowerPoint presentations (also in PDF format) to show at the beginning of each class as an introduction, review, and to display step by step instructions.
• Images from artist exemplar,  Katsushika Hokusai
• How to draw a fish handout
• How to draw a dragonfly
• How to draw a bug handout

WINTER SNOW SCENE ACTIVITY:

• Teacher notes on ways to implement this guide
• How to winter directed drawing guide
• Sub activity and checklist

FISH WEAVING PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 5 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (17 slides)
• Demo video (11 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Anni Albers early finisher art activity (3 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

REVERSE WEAVING PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 5 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (15 slides)
• Demo video (7 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Gunta Stolzl early finisher art activity (3 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

PATTERN PUPPET PEOPLE STOP MOTION ANIMATION:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 13 pages)
• Teacher notes (2 pages)
• Quick reference for creating and editing stop motion movies (3 pages)
• 5 PowerPoint presentations (68 slides), display one every day at the start of class.
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Puppet template (1 page)
• Teacher guide on using the free app, Stop Motion Studio (4 pages)
• Title and end frame art activity (2 pages)
• 1 elementary art students through middle school art students walk through all of the steps of creating a stop motion animation clip with this project pack. Adapt for students all the way to 8th grade
• Art project checklist (1 page)

POINTILLISM PEAR PAINTING:

• A thorough art lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions, 5 pages)
• Teacher notes with specifics on setup and classroom management (1 page)
• Project how to (2 pages)
• Demo video (10 minutes long)
• Presentation (18 slides)
• Paul Signac early finisher activity (3 pages)
• Project checklist (1 page)

MARBELIZED MONOPRINT CARD PROJECT:

Marbleized Monoprint:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
• Color wheel activity
• Marble print art project guide
• Project checklist
• Marble print examples

Special Occasion Card (perfect for a Mother's Day art lesson)

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
• Marbleized monoprint how to
• How to draw a bug handout
• How to draw a butterfly handout
• How to draw a dragonfly handout
• Card how to
• Project checklist

COOL CHICK SCULPTURE:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step by step implementation instructions)
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
• Cool chick how to
• Distance learning assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
• Project checklist

SECOND GRADE PROJECTS:

TREE SNOW SCENE PAINTING:

• Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
• 3 PowerPoint (and PDF) presentations to give information, review, and display instructions for the day.
• Artist exemplar - Claude Monet
• 2 how to draw trees handouts
• A printable poster with step-by-step instructions and tips
• Project checklist
• Teacher notes for additional tips and information

SPECIAL SPACE BEDROOM DRAWING:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step by step implementation instructions). With instructions to use for second grades or adapting it for older students up to 6th grade.
• Vincent van Gogh, project presentation
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
• Special space how to
• Depth in art printable poster
• Student checklist
• Teacher checklist
• Early finisher, extra special space assignment
• Early finisher, about Vincent van Gogh activity
• Early finisher, depth in art practice

DRAGONFLY CRAYON RESIST MIXED MEDIA ART PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (6 pages)
• 3 Project presentation (32 slides) with steps, artist exemplar, and overview
• Demo video (13 minutes)
• Dragonfly project guide (2 pages)
• Warm and cool colors activity (2 pages)
• Scarecrow design activity guide (3 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

GLUE CITYSCAPE PAUL KLEE ART LESSON:

• Lesson plan (8 pages)
• 3 Project presentations (37 slides) with steps, Paul Klee intro, and overview
• Demo video (18 minutes)
• Glue cityscape project guide (2 pages)
• Paul Klee activity (3 pages)
• Artwork reflection activity (2 pages)
• Student checklist (1 page)
• Checklist (1 page)

BURLAP WEAVING ART PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 7 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• 2 PowerPoint presentations (32 slides)
• Demo video (13 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Burlap bookmark art activity (2 pages)
• Needle threading hack (1 page)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

SANDY LINES STOP MOTION ANIMATION:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 12 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Quick reference for creating and editing stop motion movies (3 pages)
• 2 PowerPoint presentations (25 slides), display one every day at the start of class.
• Project guide (1 page)
• Line design activity (2 pages)
• Teacher guide on using the free app, Stop Motion Studio (4 pages)
• Title and end frame art activity (2 pages)
• Maze design activity (1 page)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

POP UP HEART ACTIVITY:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-st implementation instructions)
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
• Marbleized paper how to
• Heart pop up how to
• Project checklist

OP ART ICE CREAM ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, (3 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Project guide and brainstorm activity (2 pages)
• Art sub plan and checklist (1 page)

Keep things simple the last two weeks of class by having everyone work on the same engaging, low supply activities:

FLIP PICTURE ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (14 slides)
• Project guide and brainstorm activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

THAUMATROPE ONE-DAY ART PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 5 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (17 slides)
• Project guide and brainstorm activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

SUMMER DRAWING ART ACTIVITY:

• Teacher notes on ways to implement this guide
• How to summer directed drawing guide
• Sub activity and checklist

Engage elementary art students every week for 18 weeks in kinder, 1st grade, and 2nd grade art with this lower elementary art curriculum.

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