2nd Grade Visual Arts Activities

No prep! This directed drawing bundle guides students through an easy six-step process of creating forty seasonal items and even a "create your own" page to design their own drawing directions 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. You can also encourage students to add their creative touches!

Spring

butterflies, ducklings, flowers, kites, ladybugs, lambs, rainbows, rainclouds, snails, trees

Summer

beach balls, beach buckets, fish, flip flops, ice cream, palm trees, sandcastles, shells, sunglasses, sun

Autumn

acorns, apples, corn, leaves, mice, mushrooms, pumpkins, scarecrows, squirrels, sunflowers

Winter

hot cocoa, mittens, penguins, robins, winter tree, winter friend, snowman, ice skates, snowflakes, polar bears

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 unique touches to each creation!

Writing Foundations: Directed drawing lays the groundwork for writing and 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!

This student-tested activity teaches about Mondrian's abstract art as well as about the artist Mondrian and art vocabulary.

This resource includes:

- Teacher’s guide for 3 - 45-minute lesson

- 4 worksheets

- 2 Mondrian frames

- A presentation on the work of Piet Mondrian

- Background information on Piet Mondrian

- 2 posters

- 2 options the play the tetris game

- Awards and medals

Skills Developed in this lesson:

- Learn art vocabulary; Mondrian life and work; abstract art.

- Fine motor skills

- Learn art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.

- Teamwork skills

Stop scrambling for your next art project! This bundle features an entire school year of elementary art projects plus 2 sub plans & 1 game! The lessons are cross-curricular, highly engaging, and contain multiple variations. 

This bundle includes projects for Hispanic Heritage Month, fall/autumn, Day of the Dead, Native American Heritage Month, winter/holiday, Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, spring/summer, & Cinco de Mayo. Each resource included contains multiple art projects for that lesson.  Save yourself a ton of time planning this year! 

This bundle contains 22 lessons (for a staggering 99 projects!)  plus 1 game & 2 sub plans for elementary students. Lessons are located in PDF files.

This year-long bundle includes:  

Abstract Pumpkins

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Project Maracas

Hispanic Heritage Amate Bark Painting

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Frida & Diego Calavera Collage

Day of the Dead Kirigami Calavera

Day of the Dead Roll a Calavera Game

Native American Bison

Native American Feathers

Holiday Christmas Poinsettias

Winter Snowflakes

Geodes One Day Project

Watercolor Hearts

Valentine’s Day Heart Creatures

Black History Kente Cloth

Black History Art Projects

Georgia O’Keeffe Sunrise

Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers

Sonia Delaunay Women’s History Month

Weaving Projects Inspired by Sonia Delaunay

Monet Water Lily Collage

Art Project Sombreros

Cinco de Mayo Piñata

Art Sub Plans Phones

Art Sub Plans Mosaics

This year of projects bundle includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step instructions with photos
• Cross-curricular & literacy connections for lessons
• Material & project variations
• Fact sheets for Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, & Cinco de Mayo
• Over 500 pages of resources!

Some projects include ideas for assessment, drawing guides, & templates. Many of the lessons include National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas).  This is a fantastic value for a huge variety of hands-on lessons for an entire year of teaching elementary art!

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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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Interactive Learning: The grid method breaks down complex images into manageable parts, helping kids understand proportions and shapes easily.

Variety of Designs: From friendly robot helpers to powerful warriors, there's a wide range of designs to inspire every child.

Step-by-Step Instructions: Clear and concise steps make drawing easy for beginners and more advanced young artists.

Boosts Creativity: Encourages children to explore their imagination and develop their unique drawing style.

Fun and Educational: Combines creativity with learning, making drawing robots a fun and educational experience.

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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Farm Animals BARN Craft Activity, for Bulletin Board or Hallway Art. Color & draw, cut, and paste! Great for summer, NO PREP substitute plans, etc.

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2. * * * Barn Craft, Page 2 : Paste page 1 onto page 2. Draw animals inside.

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Are you looking for engaging March Spring Bulletin Board Craft Activities for your students? This Flower Craft is the perfect one for your students! This craft is great for spring or March bulletin boards.

Display the completed crafts proudly on bulletin boards, hallways, or doors—a showcase for the entire school community.

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• 8 Flower (Spring Color Combination & Black and White Version)

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Our Comprehensive Educational Bundle!

Unlock the rich history and vibrant culture of Hispanic heritage with our Spanish Heritage Month Bundle. This all-inclusive Hispanic Culture Educational Bundle is designed to engage students with a variety of Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and Latino Culture Classroom Resources. Perfect for educators looking to enrich their curriculum with Hispanic Heritage Lesson Plans and Bilingual Education Materials.

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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 .

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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.

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Designed for Early Learners: Thoughtfully crafted with the developmental needs of kindergarten and 1st to 2nd-grade students in mind, these coloring sheets strike the perfect balance between fun and education.

Creative Expression: Encourage artistic expression as children bring these charming characters to life with their own choice of colors, fostering creativity and imagination.

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.

100th Day of School Gumball Dot Painting: A Fun and Engaging Activity

Looking for a creative and festive way to celebrate the 100th day of school? This gumball dot painting activity is perfect for young learners! Use Q-tips and paint to dot paint 100 gumballs in a gumball machine. This hands-on project is not only fun but also helps develop fine motor skills and counting abilities.

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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 SPRING BUTTERFLIES ACTIVITIES are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during SPRING . 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, Word search , mazes, Sudoku , mandala coloring sheets ...

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Watch Along to go with Dr. Seuss's The Lorax

This activity is a watch along to go with the movie The Lorax. This product is focused on the events in the story. Students will take doodle notes of what they see/hear. Then describe their doodle notes, and finally sequence the events in the correct order.

Doodle Notes: This is a great way to allow students to visualize what they are watching/reading. Instead of writing what they see, students "doodle" what they are seeing/hearing. This is also a great accommodation for students who might need support with writing.

I have also included an event bank if students need some more support with sequencing the events.

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This spider web craft is perfect for students to do during any spider themed unit. They will first draw the lines of a spider web and then color each section their desired colors. Students may also draw patterns inside each section of the web to further individualize their webs. They will make a great wall display during Halloween or anytime spiders are being studies.

Included with this purchase is one instructional page and one art template page.

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Let's appreciate our teachers! These thank you activities and crafts are a great addition to your Teacher Appreciation Week at school! This printable resource is designed to engage students and give them the opportunity to give back to their teachers and school staff in simple, yet fun and creative way! You can use this resource in one art center in your classroom or as a whole class crafting time. There are 5 pop up card templates for students choose from with different animated drawing. Students get to recreate their favorite memories with their teachers using the diorama template. They can also write a letter to their teacher or even make a creative acrostic poem. All appreciation is possible with this resource!

Templates Included in the Resource:

• 5 different pop up 3D card templates

• 1 3D sign with a card template attached

• 2 diorama templates

• 1 colored acrostic poem template

• 1 B&W acrostic poem template

• 1 colored letter to my teacher template

• 1 B&W letter to my teacher template

• 1 all about my teacher template

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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.