1st Grade Visual Arts Activities

No prep! This directed drawing pack guides students through an easy six-step process of creating five animal friends, and even a "create your own" page for students to design their own directed drawing activity to share with a friend or partner.

Directed drawing activities feature simple shapes and lines, and include clear, step-by-step numerical instructions for students to follow. You can also encourage students to add their own creative touches!

Directed Drawing Activities:

1. Elephants
2. Cats
3. Dogs
4. Frogs
5. Spiders
6. Create your own

Benefits of Directed Drawing

Fine Motor Skills: Directed drawing nurtures fine motor skills, essential for writing and other dexterous tasks. As students grasp and manipulate drawing tools, their hand-eye coordination and muscle control refine.
Creativity: Directed drawing sparks imagination and creativity. Students are encouraged to explore colors, shapes, and patterns - and to add their own unique touches to each creation!

Writing Foundations: Directed drawing lays the groundwork for writing and also improves handwriting skills. Students learn to follow visual instructions, recognize and manipulate shapes, and maintain consistent pencil strokes – all essential elements of handwriting!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Boost creativity and literacy with our engaging lesson featuring Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes craft. Pete the Cat is not just any cat; he's the coolest cat around. Students will dive into the fun, rhythmic story while exploring themes of confidence and self-expression. They'll then unleash their artistic side by designing their own version of Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes, making this lesson both educational and memorable!

Engage students with color vocabulary through this enjoyable Pete the Cat shoes craft! This resource is perfect for whole-group instruction, small-group work, or literacy centers suitable for Pre-K through early elementary students. It complements the story "Pete the Cat: Rocking in my school shoes" wonderfully. After reading the story, have the children color, sew, or make a collage of the shoe in their favorite colors.

Getting ready for the new school year has never been more fun! Here's what our Pete the Cat Rocking in my school shoes set offers:

This resource includes:

• 16 scripted slideshow - 1 editable template
• PDF file and 3 printables
• 1 Pete the Cat poster
• 10 colorful shoes flashcards
• Teacher's guide and lesson overview

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This bundle contains 11 elementary multicultural art lessons for Hispanic Heritage & Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) to keep your students engaged throughout Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) to Day of the Dead (November 1-2).

THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE. As additional lessons are added, this product will be updated and the PRICE WILL INCREASE. When you purchase this bundle, you will receive the additional lessons added to the bundle FREE of charge.

These lessons are highly engaging, cross-curricular, contain multiple variations, and include literacy and cross-curricular connections. Some of them are adaptable for use with kindergarten students too.

This bundle includes the following:

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Project Maracas

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Frida & Diego Calavera Collage

Hispanic Heritage Art Vibrant Cactus

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Lesson Cactus

Hispanic Heritage Day of Dead Art Lesson Calavera Sugar Skull

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Sombreros

Hispanic Heritage Art Project Frida Kahlo & Her Animals

Day of the Dead Kirigami Calavera

Hispanic Heritage Day of the Dead Art Lesson Molas

Art Projects Piñata

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Amate Bark Painting

Plaster & Clay Calaveras

This bundle includes a staggering 43 projects contained in PDF files. They include:

• Detailed, step-by-step project instructions with photos for each project
• Literacy and cross-curricular connections
• Hispanic Heritage Month information
• Day of the Dead fact sheet
• Mola information
• Project variations with instructions
• Assessment ideas
• Suggestions for centers (for some collage projects)
• Cactus fact sheet
• Drawing guide (for Calaveras)
• Activities for early finishers
• Exit tickets
• Many of the lessons contain National Core Art Standards & TEKs (Texas)

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Saddle up for a Valentine's Day celebration with our Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack! This delightful pack features 8 pages of charming designs centered around classic cowboy elements such as boots, hats, and hearts, perfect for spreading love and cheer in the Wild West style.

Inside, you'll find intricately detailed illustrations of cowboy boots adorned with hearts, hats with romantic embellishments, and heart-shaped lassos to capture your creativity. Each page is designed with care to provide hours of relaxing and enjoyable coloring experience for both kids and adults alike.

Whether you're a seasoned cowpoke or a greenhorn in the coloring world, our

Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack offers something for everyone. Let your imagination roam free as you bring these Western-themed designs to life with your favorite colors and shades.

So round up your crayons, grab your spurs, and get ready to create some heartwarming masterpieces with our Howdy Valentine's Day Coloring Pack. It's sure to be a rootin' tootin' good time for all!

Includes a PDF pack of 8 pages. Some include sayings such as Happy Valentine's Day and Howdy Valentine. There are also options without words.

Unleash Kid's Inner Artist: Draw 15 Amazing Animals!

Join us on a fun adventure to create 15 incredible animals! This easy-to-follow guide uses simple shapes to break down each drawing into 7 manageable steps.

Here's what you'll get:

• Step-by-step instructions: We'll start with basic shapes and gradually add details, making drawing fun and achievable.
• 15 unique animals: Unleash kid's creativity with a variety of creatures, from cuddly cats to funny a happy rooster.
• Confidence boost: By the final step, kid'll be drawing and coloring the favorite animals independently, feeling proud of themself artistic skills!

Get ready to be surprised by what they can create!

This fabulous and engaging K-2 activity will gradually allow young learners to enjoy drawing and creating fantastic art pieces. Step-by-step instructions allow each student to create classroom materials drawings during whole group instruction or independent learning time. Students can then add vocabulary, sentences, or a short idea to describe their object. This fun and exciting activity grows as students grow throughout the year.

I create a practice art notebook for students where each piece gets glued into their book as they develop mastery. The added creative writing element means they learn to talk about art in a French too!

How to prepare this resource:

Make a copy of each page and distribute to students. You can arrange to have them all done in a booklet form or, as I do, I make copies at the beginning of the year and add pages to a ‘cahier d’art’ for students to work on at their own pace once we have done a few as a group.

Students love the independence of working on the art piece on their own and as language production develops, they even go back to their first drawings to add details and sentences to describe their work!

When to use this resource in the classroom:

These activities can be used from the first week of school. Following instructions, mastering step-by-step directions can start at any time during the school year. Students will love using these pages as their confidence grows as each step shows dotted line additions that add a version of what each step looks like.

As language develops during the year, students can add details, descriptions, or story starters to prompt creative writing.

I hope your students enjoy learning to draw these classroom materials!

Appropriate audience:

I use these posters in my French Immersion classroom with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students. I feel confident that they could be used for any grade from K-6

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What grade level:

I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from Kindergarten to Grade Three will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.

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Unlock your child's artistic potential with "How To Draw Robots For Kids!" This engaging and interactive guide is designed to teach children aged 8-12 how to draw amazing robots using simple grids and easy-to-follow steps. Perfect for young artists and robot enthusiasts, this book offers over 60 exciting robot designs that provide hours of creative fun.

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This book is an excellent tool for parents, teachers, and caregivers looking to inspire creativity and artistic growth in children. Whether your child is just starting to draw or looking to improve their skills, "How To Draw Robots For Kids" provides a comprehensive and enjoyable drawing experience.

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with our vibrant coloring sheets! These printables solve the problem of engaging kids in learning about Latino culture and history through fun, educational activities. Perfect for classrooms and home, they highlight Latino leaders, traditions, and pride, making heritage education enjoyable and interactive.

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Dive into the enchanting world of learning and creativity with our collection of 50 printable coloring sheets featuring adorable animals from A to Z! Tailored specifically for kindergarten and 1st to 2nd-grade levels, these delightful coloring pages are designed to engage young minds while enhancing their fine motor skills, cognitive development, and alphabet familiarity.

Each sheet introduces a lovable creature corresponding to a letter of the alphabet, creating an engaging and educational experience for young learners. From the charming antics of an amiable armadillo to the zany adventures of a zebra, children will be captivated by the delightful illustrations that bring each character to life.

Our coloring sheets are not just about filling in the lines; they offer a multi-sensory journey where children can explore the diversity of the animal kingdom .

Key Features:

Adorable Animals: Meet a menagerie of charming creatures, each representing a letter of the alphabet. From A for Antelope to Z for Zebra, the collection is a delightful ABC adventure.

Educational Fun: Combine the joy of coloring with valuable educational content. Foster letter recognition, language development, and fine motor skills through engaging and age-appropriate activities.

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Embark on an educational journey filled with laughter, learning, and the joy of discovery with our A to Z Coloring Adventure! Ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, or simply quality family time, these printables promise hours of delightful engagement for young learners.

Free Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Activity – Hand-Drawn and Engaging for Students!

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this fun and free turkey coloring activity! Perfect for classrooms or home use, this hand-drawn turkey artwork allows students to express their creativity while learning about the Thanksgiving holiday. Designed to captivate and entertain, this activity is ideal for developing fine motor skills, fostering creativity, and encouraging artistic expression. Whether as part of a holiday lesson or a standalone craft, this free Thanksgiving coloring activity will keep students excited and involved.

Discover fun leap year facts and enjoy coloring pages with this interactive leap year coloring book! Celebrate the extra day in February with engaging activities for kids and adults. Learn about the history of leap year and have a blast coloring in leap year-themed illustrations. Perfect for teachers, parents, and anyone looking for a unique leap year resource.

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Students are given 10 elements to add to their work of art in order. Even though the requirements are the same each piece is unique! Since there is no "right way" to add some of the elements it is a confidence booster! Perfect for older kids to independently work on, or for younger students to follow along with the teacher. Also could be used for sub plan! Includes 3 different task card sets.

Printable Fire Safety Week activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during OCTOBER . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go. this bundle contains, Coloring Pages, mazes, Sudoku , mandala coloring sheets .

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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

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Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Observational Pumpkin Drawing 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 placed several plastic pumpkins and gourds at each set of tables for students to look at and draw. Students practiced drawing/coloring pumpkins and gourds in their sketchbooks or on small paper first. Next, students started a Final Copy drawing of one observational pumpkin and one gourd on 11 x 17-inch paper (horizontal). Students used oil pastels and watercolor paint. Plan to do this unit during the fall, between Halloween and Thanksgiving. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need some fun activities for your library or classroom? Try these! Based on Leo Timmer's adorable new picture book "Bear's Lost Glasses" it includes activities and printables for story retelling, compare and contrast, fiction vs. nonfiction, and STEAM projects. This title is part of the Texas 2x2 list for 2025-2026.

Are you looking for a fun and educational art activity for your kids that also teaches them about famous artists? Look no further! Our "Pablo Picasso Artist Printable Craft" is the perfect resource to introduce children to the world of art and creativity.

This hands-on craft allows kids to create their own Picasso-inspired artwork using printable pieces designed to replicate the unique and iconic style of Pablo Picasso.

Our printable craft kit includes everything you need to inspire young artists:

• Printable Pieces: Eyes, nose, lips, and other facial features to assemble a Picasso-style portrait.
• Educational Value: Introduce children to the works and techniques of Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
• Easy to Use: Simply print, cut, and let your child's imagination take over as they create their own masterpiece.
• Engaging Activity: Perfect for art classes, homeschool projects, or a creative afternoon at home.

Encourage creativity and art appreciation in your children with this engaging and educational printable craft. Whether you're an art teacher, a homeschooling parent, or just looking for a fun activity, our Pablo Picasso Artist Printable Craft is an excellent addition to your resource collection.

Add a touch of artistic flair to your child's learning with this easy-to-use printable craft today!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

This adorable superhero craft for Father’s Day by “The Fun Sheep” is such an easy & super quick to make gift that would make a lovely keepsake idea for Father's Day, Dad’s birthday or just to Let your Dad know that he’s a superhero

Your students will have a ball creating these superhero paper craft templates for any occasion and give it to the hero in their life

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- 4 Colored Super Dad templates

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