1st Grade Arts & Music Centers (by date, oldest first)

This 8-page Winter Name Tag Craft is a perfect resource to start the new year! These winter name tags are ready-to-print if teachers just want to replace name or cubby tags. There are also black and white versions of the name tags so teachers can turn this into a winter coloring and cutting activity!

Included in this pdf:

• My Terms of Use page with the fonts and clipart that I used.

• Templates that can be copied directly onto construction paper and then cut out by students.

• Templates that can be printed on white paper with pretty winter colors.

• Black and white templates for a fun coloring activity.

This a versatile resource that's great for:

• studying different objects you see in winter

• practicing fine motor skills with writing and cutting

• bulletin boards

• door and hallway decorations

• small group station

• pair it with a worksheet, activity, or book

• cubby or locker tags

Students can practice 2D shape formation with these shape dot painting mats! Each page features the shape's name at the bottom for students to trace. Students can use a q-tip or their fingers to dot each dot to form the shape on the page.

The are 13 different shapes in this packet:

rectangle, square, circle, oval, trapezoid, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, rhombus, diamond, heart and star.

There are two different sets of shape dot painting pages. One dot painting page lets students trace the shape's name and the other simply names the shape.

How to Use:

Students will use cotton swabs to dot the perimeter of each 2D shape.

Skills Assessed:

These dot painting worksheets allow students to recognize each 2D shape as well as practice fine motor skills while placing dots to outline each shape.

Related Links:

Shapes Road Mats

Apple Themed Shape Sorting

Spider Themed Shape Sorting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun Easter dot art with these dot painting pages. This Easter themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making an Easter craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• Basket
• Carrot
• Chick
• Chocolate Bunny
• Egg (2)
• Flower
• Hat
• Jellybeans
• Lamb
• Peep
• Rabbit

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun camping dot art with these dot painting pages. This summer themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a spring craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• backpack
• binoculars
• camping
• compass
• fire
• forest
• hiking (2)
• map
• marshmallow
• smore
• tent
• trail

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun zoo animals dot art with these dot painting pages. This zoo themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a bee themed craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bear
• elephant
• giraffe
• gorilla
• monkey
• otter
• panda
• parrot
• penguin
• rhinoceros
• tiger
• zebra

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun bee dot art with these dot painting pages. This spring themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a bee themed craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bee
• beekeeper (girl and boy)
• flower
• hive
• honey
• honey comb

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun bird dot art with these dot painting pages. This spring themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a spring craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bird (2)
• duck
• eagle
• flamingo
• nest
• ostrich
• owl
• parrot
• peacock
• penguin
• quail
• rooster
• swan
• toucan
• turkey
• vulture
• woodpecker

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun Valentine's Day dot art with these dot painting pages. This Valentine's Day themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a Valentine's Day craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bouquet
• box of chocolate
• card
• envelope
• heart
• heart balloon
• love
• ring
• roses
• strawberry
• teddy bear

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun Halloween dot art with these dot painting pages. This October themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a Halloween craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• Bat
• Black Cat
• Candy Corn
• Cauldron
• Ghost
• Haunted House
• Jack-o-lantern
• Moon
• Pumpkin
• Spider
• Witch

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun St. Patrick's Day dot art with these dot painting pages. This St. Patrick's Day themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a St. Patrick's Day craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• Clover
• Coins
• Horseshoe
• Irish Flag
• Leprechaun
• Leprechaun's Hat
• Pot of Gold
• Rainbow
• Shamrock
• Well

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun spring dot art with these dot painting pages. This spring themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a spring craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bird
• butterfly
• flower (3)
• kite
• nest
• snail
• sprout
• tulip
• umbrella
• watering can
• worm

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun beach dot art with these dot painting pages. This summer themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a summer craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• beach
• beach ball
• beach umbrella
• bucket
• crab
• flip flops
• palm tree
• sandcastle
• seashells
• surfboard
• sunscreen
• swimsuit

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun around the house dot art with these dot painting pages. This around the house vocabulary art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a home themed craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• bed
• bookshelf
• chair
• couch
• desk
• door
• house
• kettle
• key
• oven
• table
• television
• toilet
• toys
• washing machine

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun dental health dot art with these dot painting pages. This February themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a dental health craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• Dentist (2 - one boy and one girl)
• Floss
• Tooth
• Tooth Fairy
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun polar animals dot art with these dot painting pages. This winter themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a winter craft with a polar animal.

Dot Art Pages Available

• arctic fox
• arctic hare
• moose
• narwhal
• penguin
• polar bear
• seal
• snowy owl
• walrus

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun winter dot art with these dot painting pages. This winter themed art activity is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students to practice hand eye coordination while making a winter craft.

Dot Art Pages Available

• fire
• glove
• hat
• hot chocolate
• ice
• jacket
• mitten
• penguin
• quilt
• sled
• snow
• snowflake
• snowman
• sweater
• tree
• yeti

When to Use

• Art Center
• Fine Motor Center
• Craft Activity
• Early Finishers
• Quiet Time Activity

More Dot Art Activities

Alphabet Dot Painting

Shapes Dot Painting

Addition Dot Painting

These fruit themed addition agamograph craft is a fun, unique craft for students to create and practice their addition facts at the same time! This single craft page produces an image that changes as it is looked at from different angles.

What is Included:

• one craft page for addition facts within 10
• one craft page for addition facts within 20

By having two different addition fact craft worksheets, teachers can easily differentiate this craft for students on different levels of addition fact fluency.

How to Use:

Answer the addition problems in the answer key then color each section according to the sum of each addition problem. Students will then cut out the large rectangle and fan fold the picture using the dividing lines in the middle as a guide.

When to Use:

• Independent math craft
• Math or Art Center
• Homework
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Small Group Activity

Skills Used and Assessed:

• Addition Facts up to 10 or 20
• Fine Motor Skills with folding

More Addition Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:

Addition Flower Craft

Addition Dot Painting Worksheets

These plant themed addition agamograph craft is a fun, unique craft for students to create and practice their addition facts at the same time! This single craft page produces an image that changes as it is looked at from different angles.

What is Included:

• one craft page for addition facts within 10
• one craft page for addition facts within 20

By having two different addition fact craft worksheets, teachers can easily differentiate this craft for students on different levels of addition fact fluency.

How to Use:

Answer the addition problems in the answer key then color each section according to the sum of each addition problem. Students will then cut out the large rectangle and fan fold the picture using the dividing lines in the middle as a guide.

When to Use:

• Independent math craft
• Math or Art Center
• Homework
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Small Group Activity

Skills Used and Assessed:

• Addition Facts up to 10 or 20
• Fine Motor Skills with folding

More Addition Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:

Addition Flower Craft

Addition Dot Painting Worksheets

These dessert themed addition agamograph craft is a fun, unique craft for students to create and practice their addition facts at the same time! This single craft page produces an image that changes as it is looked at from different angles.

What is Included:

• one craft page for addition facts within 10
• one craft page for addition facts within 20

By having two different addition fact craft worksheets, teachers can easily differentiate this craft for students on different levels of addition fact fluency.

How to Use:

Answer the addition problems in the answer key then color each section according to the sum of each addition problem. Students will then cut out the large rectangle and fan fold the picture using the dividing lines in the middle as a guide.

When to Use:

• Independent math craft
• Math or Art Center
• Homework
• Emergency Sub Plans
• Small Group Activity

Skills Used and Assessed:

• Addition Facts up to 10 or 20
• Fine Motor Skills with folding

More Addition Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:

Addition Flower Craft

Addition Dot Painting Worksheets

Students will practice distinguishing between 2D shapes and 3D shapes with this shape sorting math center. This shape sort assesses whether a student can distinguish between 2D and 3D shapes with both basic shape images and with real world shape images.

Students will love this hands on and engaging way to practice seeing the difference between 2D and 3D shapes. This sorting activity makes a great math station, small group activity or hands on assessment for students learning about shapes.

Ways to Use

• math centers
• independent practice
• hands on assessment
• small group

This sorting math center is an easy to prep activity. Simply print the mats and shapes, cut out the shapes, then place in the desired center for students to complete the activity.

There are two different sorts to assess student knowledge on shapes.

• one sort with basic 2D and 3D shapes
• one sort with real world examples of shapes.

By having two sets of sorts, teachers are able to differentiate this math activity for students based on visual needs. This also provides teachers with more than one sort option when setting up centers or small group activities.

Related Links:

Shapes Road Mats

Apple Themed Shape Sorting

Spider Themed Shape Sorting