Category Archives: Grade 1/2 Art Projects

These are the projects that we teach the grade one and two students.

Squiggle and Draw

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1 – 3:  An Imagination Drawing Game I have such an enthusiastic bunch in my Tuesday Art Club – they loved this one! In fact, a couple of them have been asking for us to do it again. Or … Continue reading →

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3 Cheers for Cupcakes

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1:  Inspiration; Wayne Thibaud             This was one of the lessons I did at this school for an art blitz in preparation for their annual Arts Show.  I was new to the kids, but … Continue reading →

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Sunflowers

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Drawing Sunflowers This was a high energy class where I found myself riffing as it went.  The previous class was finishing up with another project that required paint, but I hadn’t had time to clean up the trays, … Continue reading →

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Eric Carle Spiders

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Painted & Cut Paper We have all kinds of painted sheets of paper in the ArtRoom these days.  Just burnin’ a hole in my pocket … Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak Elementary School

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Snowmen, Sound Off!

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Snowmen of Paper and Recycled Materials?  You Bet. This project has two parts:  drawing and painting the background, and cutting and building the snowmen.  We started with the background, so we could get them drying in the rack … Continue reading →

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Bugs n’ Flowers

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Puppets & Their Backgrounds Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak School

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Start With a Dot

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Art Education

Grade 1-4 Art Club                  Imagination rules!  I put one dot somewhere on each page, and the kids drew from there.  Here’s what they came up with … Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak … Continue reading →

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Warm & Cool Cityscapes

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Exploring Colour … in the City   Fall 2013 / Parliament Oak School

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Monsters at the Prince

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2:  Playing the Hand Monster Game This is a great game to play with a new class, if you can get the kids on board.  Once again, I was in the school doing a one-off … so the kids didn’t … Continue reading →

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The First Letter of Your Name, Please

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 1/2:  Tape Resist Paintings     This was a first-time art lesson at this school, all in preparation for a school wide Celebration of the Arts.  So, I started with this large and excited group of young students.  Armed … Continue reading →

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