1st Grade Arts & Music Resources (by date, latest first)

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

Dot Art Pages Available

• bells
• candy cane
• Christmas tree
• fireplace
• hat
• lights
• ornament (2)
• reindeer
• sack
• Santa
• sleigh
• stocking
• wreath

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

Dot Art Pages Available

• cereal
• donut
• egg
• juice
• milk
• muffin
• omelet
• pancake
• sausage
• toast
• waffle

When to Use

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

Practice fine motor skills while creating fun bears 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

• bear
• berries
• cave
• fish
• forest
• hibernation
• honey
• paw print

When to Use

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

🌷Mother’s Day Printable Coloring Cards – Set of 4 Foldable Designs
Bring heartfelt creativity to your classroom or homeschool with this printable set of four Mother’s Day coloring cards—perfect for young learners to personalize with color and care!

Each card features a sweet, child-friendly design with messages like “Thanks for Helping Me Bloom” and “I Love You, Mom”—ideal for moms, stepmoms, grandmas, or any special caregiver.

These cards are a low-prep, meaningful activity that becomes a keepsake families will cherish.

🎨 PRODUCT INFORMATION

• 📄 Includes 4 PDF Coloring Card Pages
• ✂️ Each card creates a 5x7 inch folded greeting (cut and fold format)
• 📐 Available in US Letter (8.5x11) and A4 sizes
• 🖨️ High-resolution (300 DPI) for crisp printing
• ⚠️ PDFs are NOT editable | Envelopes not included

🎯 GREAT FOR:

• 👩‍🏫 General education, special education, and resource classrooms
• ⛪ Sunday School or church-based craft stations
• 🏡 Homeschool Mother’s Day units
• 🎨 Art centers or early finisher activities
• 💌 Take-home gifts from toddlers to early elementary
• ⏱️ No-prep option for busy educators and parents!

🔒 LICENSE & USE INFO

• 🚫 Personal / Single-Classroom Use Only
• ❌ Not for resale, redistribution, or commercial use

📥 INSTANT DOWNLOAD – Print, color, fold, and gift—done!
A meaningful way to celebrate Mother’s Day with zero prep and maximum heart.

Copyright 2025. This was created by SaltandPaperieCo, which is a part of the YourTeachingDoc family.

The images are AI-assisted. Each image is human-edited, modified, and upscaled with love to the highest resolution.

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

Dot Art Pages Available

• book
• bookshelf
• computer
• crayons
• globe
• glue
• paint
• paper
• paperclip
• pencil
• scissors
• school
• school bus
• whiteboard

When to Use

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

10 Fun Ceramic Projects for Elementary Students is an engaging and easy-to-follow ebook designed to spark creativity in young learners through hands-on ceramic art. Perfect for classrooms or at-home learning, this resource introduces elementary school students to the fundamentals of working with clay using simple techniques like pinching, coiling, and slab building.

Each of the 10 projects—including pinch pot creatures, leaf bowls, clay monsters, and wind chimes—comes with clear, step-by-step instructions and a list of basic materials, making them accessible to beginners. The activities are crafted to build fine motor skills, boost confidence, and encourage artistic expression while introducing students to three-dimensional art.

This ebook is ideal for art teachers, homeschoolers, or parents looking to incorporate creative, tactile learning into their routine. Projects can be adapted for a range of ages and abilities, and they leave plenty of room for personalization. From making textured tiles to sculpting animal figurines, students will have fun exploring their imagination while developing an appreciation for ceramics.

Whether you're introducing clay for the first time or looking for fresh project ideas, this ebook offers a fun and educational experience that students will love—and proudly take home to show off!

This BUNDLE includes 94 unique Self Portrait Lessons/Units: Ghostly Self Portraits, Cool Shades Self Portraits, and Picasso Self Portraits. Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these Self Portrait Lessons/Units, please check out my TeachShare store for more similar items.

I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

These creative Art name tags were designed to be printed, cut apart, and attached to your student’s amazing artworks. These name tags have a line designated for the student’s name, type of artwork it is, and grade level of the student. Using these name tags makes it easy for handing back artworks to students after the art is displayed in an art gallery, art museum, and/or art show. As an elementary art teacher, I enjoy different color name tags for different grade levels, so I have created 6 unique color palettes per grades K-5th grade. I hope this helps! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Flowerpot Collage Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this PDF file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked the students to create two separate artworks: a drawing (colored in), and a collage artwork. Students spent two days drawing and coloring a flowerpot artwork. Students spent another two days creating a flowerpot collage artwork that showed similarities in color and patterns used to their drawing artwork. We were able to hang both artworks in the art gallery side-by-side each other to show the comparisons. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Insect Jar Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked the students to create a couple sketches of what their insect jar would look like. Next, I asked the students to re-draw their sketch on a Final Copy paper and outline it with a black sharpie marker. Students spent 1-2 class periods coloring (w/colored pencils) the insects and other objects inside their jar, plus, the background around the jar. Students used a transparent blue watercolor to paint the inside of their insect jar. All finished! I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Warm & Cool Hand Paintings Design was created to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I used large 18 x 24-inch paper. Students traced their arm/hands, traced large lids, and used rulers and yardsticks to create a unique design. Students were asked to use either warm colors in their arm/hand, and cool colors in the background, OR vice versa. Students used watercolor paints to color their entire artwork. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Monumental Symmetrical Insects Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to practice drawing insects. Next, I taught students how to draw insects symmetrically on scrap paper. I demonstrated how to draw a beetle symmetrically while students surrounding me. Students created their own symmetrical insect drawing on Final Copy Paper. Students outlined, colored, and cut their Monumental Symmetrical Insect out. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Piet Mondrian Circle artwork was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I did a demo and taught the class how to trace lids/containers and how to use a ruler/yardstick. Measurement was a strong focus of the lesson. Students traced a large lid/container on Final Copy paper. Students used a ruler/yardstick to make straight lines: vertical, horizontal, and diagonal. Students made some lines thin and some lines very thick. Students traced everything with a black sharpie marker. Students used crayons, colored pencils, or colored sharpies to color their Piet Mondrian Design. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Line Movement Painting Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to draw 5-10 lines with different movements. After drawing these lines, students outlined them with a crayon. Students painted each section with a different color of watercolor paints. This assignment is an excellent opportunity for students to get better with their painting skills. Students are responsible for two separate artworks for this assignment. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Winter Concert Decorations: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this PDF file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to get with a partner or into small groups and brainstorm subject matter, orientation, and theme of the overall composition. Plus, decide which group member(s) will be in charge of what to draw and where to draw it. Students will need to sketch out ideas first inside a sketchbook, transfer the sketches to Final Copy Paper, outline the large image, and start coloring in everything with crayon. Sadly, most other art materials will ruin the roll paper. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative Picasso Self Portraits Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this PDF file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to sketch themselves in a Picasso-inspired style-abstract. Students exaggerated their facial features and placed them in different areas on their face. Students were asked to outline their artwork with a black sharpie marker. Students used watercolor paint to add vibrant, bold colors to their beautiful artwork. Contrast was a focus. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Cool Sunshades Self Portraits: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen.

For this assignment, I asked students to make a Cool Sunshades Self Portrait, celebrating the joy of themselves. Students create a self-portrait of themselves, but they don’t need to worry about drawing their eyes-we will have cool sunshades covering them. The sunshades will have designs and details that also help describe themselves to others. Materials will be mainly colored pencils and crayons. This is a 4–5-day assignment.

I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative Geometric Shapes Collage: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to make a Geometric Shapes Collage showing squares, rectangles, triangles, and/or circles. Students get to choose three of their favorite colors to work with. Students choose which colors go on top the base color papers. Students learned folding, cutting, gluing, and placing (overlapping) skills during this 1-to-2-Day Art Unit. Students shared their artworks on display inside the Art Gallery. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative It’s just a Circle! Or is it? : Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen.

For this assignment, I asked students to make an awesome artwork out of a simple “circle”. Students start with a brainstorming circle paper. After brainstorming different circle designs, students choose their favorite for a Final Copy Paper. Art materials could be colored pencils, crayons, watercolor paint, and/or color sharpies. *CONTRAST, PATTERN, REPETITION, MOVEMENT, ETC. This is a 2-3-day assignment.

I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!