Summer Shades

2nd grade drew self portraits wearing giant sunglasses reflecting their summer plans.

Paper Flowers

5th grade used different techniques to paint or decorate their paper before cutting out pieces to assemble their flowers.

Fantasy Fish

4th grade designed Fantasy Fish giving their fish and background a theme.

 

Matisse Mobiles

3rd grade learned about the artist Henri Matisse before "drawing with scissors" to create their hanging mobiles using only scrap paper, scissors and glue.

Cats

2nd grade drew, colored, and included backgrounds for their cool cats.

Pattern Fish

1st grade colored and designed pattern paper fish. 

 

Circle Art

KG used different sized circles to trace and then color.

 

 

1/4 circle art

3rd grade reviewed fractions before designing 1/4 of a circle using oil pastels.

 

Rabbit Designs

2nd grade drew a rabbit then created a pattern inside it's ears and belly.

 

more Bunnies

KG painted paper, cut out circles, and glued down to create backward facing bunnies.

Ugly Bunnies

5th grade drew and mixed two colors of paint to complete their Ugly Bunny based off the UglyDolls franchise.

 

Math Wanted

4th grade designed Math Wanted posters.

Frogs

2nd grade completed a frog drawing and then used different values of green to color.

Hatching Chics

1st grade cut and glued paper to assemble a baby chic hatching from its egg.

Bunnies

KG painted, cut, glued and drew faces to create Bunnies with model magic carrots.

4 Letter Banners

4th grade created a 4 letter word banner with each letter section representing a different color theme.  Primary colors, color Value, Warm & Cool colors, and Complementary colors.

 

Warm & Cool Hearts

3rd grade used warm and cool crayon values to color their stain glass inspired hearts.

Robots

2nd grade used different lines and shapes to draw robots with a colorful background.

Conversation Hearts

3rd grade colored and molded model magic into heart shapes to create Conversation Hearts.

 

Kindness Art Project for Elementary Students

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This project encourages students to think about the power of positive words while expressing themselves through art. Students began by drawing and tracing a hand holding a heart, then filled their designs with encouraging words, character traits, and uplifting messages. After completing their drawings, students added color to create visual interest, contrast, and emphasis throughout their artwork. The finished pieces served as both creative art projects and reminders of the importance of kindness and positivity.

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• kindness art project
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Outlining Hand

1st grade traced their hand, drew a heart inside and then colored it with outlining colors.

Heart Dogs

KG cut out heart shapes and assembled them to create a dog.

Oil Pastel Cup & Saucer

5th grade drew the illusion of a cup sitting on a saucer and added color to design the mug, table and wall background.

 

Roller Skates

3rd grade drew and colored symmetrical roller skates.