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1st grade art unit plans
Chinese New Year 2024 - Lunar New Year 2024
Chinese New Year 2024 - The Year of the Dragon - Lunar New Year Activities - These Chinese New Year crafts, printables and fact slides are high interest and appropriate for your younger students. It includes facts about Chinese lanterns, the practice of exchanging Red Envelopes (red packets), Chinese dragon parade, Chinese lion dance and zodiac animals. This unit includes three different Chinese New Year crafts. Included in the download is the Lunar New Year version. The same pages are inclu
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K - 2nd
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Wonder Crafts, Activities and Pennants
Wonder Novel Study - These Wonder Activities are perfect to accompany your Wonder novel study of Wonder by RJ Palacio or We Are All Wonders Book. Included in this Wonder packet for your younger students are several writing response pages, a Wonder Art piece (Wonder Craft), some activities to focus on kindness, and pennants to for your students to color and display that spell your choice of "WONDER" or "We're ALL WONDERS". Your students will love completing these activities.Included in this Wo
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K - 4th
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Rainforest Fun! Art and Writing Unit
This 114 page Rainforest Fun! Art and Writing includes everything you need to help your students experience life in the rainforest, with animals such as jaguars, sloths, macaws, leaf-cutter ants, and many more, by making art projects and writing about different rainforest animals!
Step-by-step directions and photos are included to make 11 different rainforest art projects:
-monkey art (patterns included)
-rainforest fish art
-3-toed sloth art
-layers of the rainforest art
-macaw step-draw art
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K - 2nd
Graphic Novel Writing Workshop Unit
This is a 12-lesson complete Writing Workshop Graphic Novel Writing Unit, including planning organizers, paper choices, and sample student work! This product has EVERYTHING you will need for a 3-week Graphic Novel Writing Unit (not including the mentor texts)!• Suggested authentic mentor texts• "Growing" Primary Anchor Chart built over multiple lessons• Mini-Teaching Chart to highlight specific skill• Graphic organizers for brainstorming• Planning Sheets• Minilesson Structure for Daily Les
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K - 5th
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Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Art Project Famous Artist Elementary Art Lessons
Engage young artists in a project-based study of Vincent van Gogh and sky colors in this series of elementary art lessons. Use the done-for-you digital storybook to look at the imaginative Starry Night and introduce students to a brief history of Vincent van Gogh. Then use the digital presentation with step-by-step art project directions to guide students as they paint and collage their own imaginative night scenes, creating a unique mixed-media landscape. Inside the unit you'll find everything
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K - 2nd
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Activities
These Fairy Tale activities focus on the story of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This fairy tale pack is designed for PreK-1st grade students and has simple worksheets, crafts, and writing activities for young children. Fairy Tales are a favorite among young children and they will love this "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears" unit!Please check out the preview to see what is included in this Goldilocks and the Three Bears Unit!It includes:Fairy Tale - "What is in a Fairy Tale?" Anchor ChartPoste
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PreK - 1st
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Famous Artist Art Project Units - Elementary Art Curriculum Bundle -First Grade
Engage young artists in project-based studies inspired by famous artworks. This yearlong bundle includes nine complete units of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101. Inside each unit you'll find a PDF unit guide full of information and tips for teaching a series of art lessons. While these units are age-appropriate for students in kindergarten through grade 2, I choose to use this series of lessons as the art curriculum for my first grade classes. See the kindergarten bundle here
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K - 2nd
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Paul Klee Project-Based Art Unit for Famous Artist Series in PreK-2
Engage little artists in a project-based study of Paul Klee and the concept of line in this unit of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101.Inside the unit you'll find a 23-page unit guide full of information and tips for teaching this series of art lessons to students in preschool through grade 2.The unit is broken down into three 40-minute sessions. For each session there is a guided presentation that has already been prepared for you and can be used via Google Slides or PowerPoint
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K - 2nd
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Famous Artist Art Project Units Full Year Elementary Art Curriculum-Kindergarten
Engage young artists in project-based studies inspired by famous artworks. This yearlong bundle includes nine complete units of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101. The overarching goal of this kindergarten art curriculum is to teach kids to use play and experimentation inspired by the techniques and artworks of famous artists throughout history. See the preview file for a detailed description of each unit and how the units fit together. Inside each unit you'll find a PDF unit gu
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K - 2nd
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K-8 Art Curriculum Full Year Including National Standards, Detailed Map
OVER 150 pages!Big Ideas, Essential Questions, Competencies, Vocabulary, etc...If your head is spinning and you've no clue where to begin, then start right here. This is an original contemporary art curriculum for K-8 grades. BONUS: Fine Arts elective curriculum for middle school, too!This is an editable file, so you may adjust accordingly in Microsoft Word, with a PDF for your convenience as well. I have included big ideas with resources listed, ways to incorporate technology, suggested activit
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K - 8th
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Johanna Russell's First 20 Days: A Choice-Based Art (similar to TAB) BUNDLE
Do you want a Choice-Based Classroom, but have no idea how to start? This bundle includes all of the nuts and bolts teacher information needed for the first 20 days of instruction with students. This includes:1. Over 60 pages of Lessons Plan options for the first 20 days based on student age/experience, classroom resources, and instructional time.2. Daily "Art Magic" slides that provide a structured start to the art room, allow the teacher time to transition between classes and engage the studen
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K - 8th
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Monet Project-Based Art Unit for Famous Artist Series in PreK-2
Engage little artists in a project-based study of Claude Monet in this unit of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101. Introduce children to famous artworks and details about Claude Monet as they engage in their own outdoor drawing experience and create a Monet-inspired water garden studio art project.Inside the unit you'll find a 25-page unit guide full of information and tips for teaching this series of art lessons to students in preschool through grade 2.The unit is broken down i
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K - 2nd
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Jack and the Beanstalk
This Fairy Tale Unit focuses on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This fairy tale pack is designed for PreK-1st grade students and has simple worksheets, crafts, and writing activities for young children. Fairy Tales are a favorite among young children and they will love this "Jack and the Beanstalk" unit!
Please check out the preview to see what is included in this Jack and the Beanstalk Unit!
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Fairy Tale - "What is in a Fairy Tale?" Anchor Chart
Poster - Albert Einstein q
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PreK - 1st
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Chinese New Year 2024 Preschool Activities (plus yearly updates)
Chinese New Year provides an excellent integration of culture and social studies along with our daily play and learning in preschool. This pack of activities has group and independent work ideas for your class. Write the room, learn zodiac animals, make crafts, and add elements to your art or writing center!Included in this Resource:Year of the Dragon (2024) Hat Craft with writing practice elementChinese New Year Sight Word Reader ("a" practice)Write the Room with Zodiac AnimalsWrite the Room
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PreK - 1st
SCIENCE in ART bundle – Yearlong Elementary Art Curriculum– 1st & 2nd – STEAM
Start the new year with this full year-long elementary Art curriculum bundle for first and second grade! This SCIENCE in ART Bundle includes:9 Art UnitsScience integrated Art ProjectsArt lessons about famous artists and artworks - Franz Marc, Yayoi Kusama, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Romare Bearden, Wassily Kandinsky, and many more.Elements of Art worksheetsDrawing and coloring activitiesPerfect for Grade 1 and 2 teachers looking to explore Science subjects through Art an
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1st - 2nd
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One Point Perspective Drawing Unit
This presentation and unit focuses on one-point perspective drawing. It has been broken into four 45 minute classes. The first two classes focus on using one-point perspective to create a landscape drawing. The last two classes focus on using one-point perspective to create a room drawing. During this unit students will discuss perspective drawing, define it as a method used by artists to create the illusion of depth within two dimensional art, examine artworks that use one-point perspective to
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K - 8th
Self-Portrait Collages: Celebrating Our Differences Through Art
We are all different and unique! One of the many differences that can be seen is our skin color, but very rarely will our skin color match the “flesh” crayon that is in the box. We are all shades of brown and as art teachers we can teach students to think outside the box and see that there is beauty in our diversity. During this project students will learn how to recognize, accept, and celebrate their differences through a self-portrait collage painting! Learn more about this lesson on my websit
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PreK - 5th
Seurat Pointillism Project-Based Art Unit for Famous Artist Series in PreK-2
Engage little artists in a project-based study of Georges Seurat and Pointillism in this unit of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101.Inside the unit you'll find a 24-page unit guide full of information and tips for teaching this series of art lessons to students in preschool through grade 2.The unit is broken down into four 40-minute sessions. For each session there is a guided presentation that has already been prepared for you and can be used via Google Slides or PowerPoint. Th
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K - 2nd
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Piet Mondrian Project-Based Art Unit for Famous Artist Series in PreK-2
Engage little artists in a project-based study of Piet Mondrian, lines and primary colors in this introductory unit of the Famous Artist series.Inside the unit you'll find a 19-page unit guide full of information and tips for teaching this series of art lessons to students in preschool through grade 2.The unit is broken down into three 40-minute sessions. For each session there is a guided presentation that has already been prepared for you and can be used via Google Slides or PowerPoint. The pr
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K - 2nd
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K-5 Art Curriculum -- Detailed Map, Full Year Including National Standards
Over 75 pages!Big Ideas, Essential Questions, Competencies, Vocabulary, etc...If your head is spinning and you've no clue where to begin, then start right here. This is an original contemporary art curriculum for K-5 grades. This is an editable file, so you may adjust accordingly in Microsoft Word, with a PDF for your convenience as well. I have included big ideas with resources listed, ways to incorporate technology, suggested activities, and assessment options. If you follow this curriculum, y
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K - 5th
50 Fabulous Early Elementary Art and Craft Lessons
As an Elementary teacher for many years, I've found that you can never have too many art ideas...especially at the K-3rd grade level. This PowerPoint presentation shows 50 different tried and true art lessons that I've used over the years. You'll find everything from drawing and painting, to waeving, paper crafts, working with clay and more. Each page shows one or more examples of a finished product (all photographed examples were done by students, and therefore are exhibit a childlike handling)
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PreK - 5th
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K-2 Famous Artist Art Project Unit Mini Bundle-Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Munch, Klee
Engage young artists in project-based studies inspired by famous artworks by Van Gogh, Klee, Munch, and Kandinsky. Use the done-for-you digital storybooks to look at each artist's style and techniques while introducing students to a brief history of the artist. Then use the digital presentation with step-by-step art project directions to guide students as they create a unique studio art project.This mini bundle includes four complete units of the Famous Artist series from Kids Art Projects 101.
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K - 2nd
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Whole Year Art Curriculum Framework - K-8
This roadmap for a fantastic art year is all you need for your kindergarten through eighth grade art classes. Broken down into primary and secondary bands, each month provides an artist, element or principle to focus on, discussion questions, lesson ideas, and literature to pair with your lessons.
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K - 8th
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie Math Literacy Art | Sub Plans
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie book study - perfect for your young learners. If you Give a Mouse a Cookie book activities are perfect for a sub, author study or rainy day. Included are:* cover/credit page* story wheel * sequencing activity for this book If you Give a Mouse a Cookie* writing pages* recipe and snack writing page* craftivity with all template pieces and sample photo* STEM activity - would probably have to be done together or in small groups with an adult for your young learners* art
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Laura Numeroff | If You Give a... Bundled | Sub Plans | Author Study
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Benefits of arts education
Arts education encompasses various disciplines, including creative writing, dance, music, theater, and visual arts. Through arts education, students learn valuable life skills, including creativity, cooperation, discipline, and critical analysis. Additionally, it provides students with positive means of self-expression and empowers them to find their voice.
Arts education offers a wide range of benefits for students, contributing to their overall development and enriching their learning experience. It can have a positive impact on students by helping them:
- Enhance engagement at school and reduce stress
- Develop vital social-emotional and interpersonal skills
- Enrich their overall experiences and perspectives
- Learn to handle constructive criticism gracefully
- Improve their ability to focus and concentrate
By teaching the arts, teachers can also instill a lifelong appreciation and enjoyment of various art forms, encouraging students to continue exploring and participating in creative activities throughout their lives.
Teaching with arts resources
On TPT, arts resources come in various formats, from directed drawing activities and art history projects to dramatic plays and music worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of arts-related concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching the arts will be so much easier.
Discover printable and digital arts resources
Ignite creativity in your student or child by exploring our diverse collection of printable and digital art worksheets! TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level.
Arts resources on TPT are designed to challenge and inspire children of all ages and help them discover and explore their talents in drawing, music, creative writing, and other fine arts. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and unleash their artistic potential.
For our young learners, there are delightful tracing and coloring exercises, as well as drama plays and simple songs to learn. Meanwhile, older students can delve into the world of sheet music, instrument fundamentals, and even explore the fascinating realm of art history. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, resources on TPT offer endless opportunities for students to explore the fine arts.
Frequently asked questions about teaching the arts
What types of arts resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular topics include art history, music, dance, drama, creative writing, and visual arts.
How do I find arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing fine arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for an arts-related resource on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of arts lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels and interests.
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