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I thought I would create a full blog post of some of my favorite elementary art projects for fall with links to all of the resources and videos you might need!

Autumn Art History

I have a full Art History Inspired step-by-step handout resource for creating works with your students using fall imagery as the subject matter for a style-based art history lesson!

You can find the handouts HERE: Autumn Art History And you can find a Reel with more info about what's included in the guides HERE.

Fall Art Making Guides

I have art making guides that help your students use fall imagery to create unique works of art! Great for a choice-based art classroom.

You can find the guides HERE: Fall Art Making Guides

Warm Color House Collage

I love connecting reading and art, and these kindergarten "Little House" collages are so fun for fall. We read the book "The Little House" and follow the step by step. This lesson is part of my Kindergarten Art Curriculum Pack which you can find HERE.

Barn Quilts

I love connecting barn quilts in my curriculum. The full lesson plan for these 4th grade barn quilts is in my 4th grade curriculum lesson pack which you can find HERE.

Zentangles

I love using Zentangles in the art room because the imagery can be anything, but fall imagery is super fun for these! I have a full Zentangle lesson plan in my 4th grade curriculum pack.

Fall Landscapes

There's just something about a pumpkin patch in the fall! You can find a free pumpkin patch handout in my TpT HERE and a full video tutorial for this lesson HERE. You can also find the full lesson plan in my 1st grade curriculum lesson pack HERE. You can also find the apple still life lesson below in the 1st grade curriculum pack!

Apple Still Life

Aside from pumpkin patches, apple picking is probably the next fall activity I think of, and these still life paintings are perfect for fall! Inspired by Cezanne.

Secondary Color Pumpkins

Fall is a great time to review color families, especially warm colors and secondary colors. I like doing these pumpkins with kindergarten, and the full lesson plan is in my Kindergarten curriculum lesson pack HERE.

Negative Space Splatter Painting

My color theory lesson pack has this fun negative space lesson that is perfect for fall! Find it HERE.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Skulls, warm colors, flowers, and a November birthday? Say no more! Georgia O'Keeffe is an awesome fall artist. You can find my Desert Art Making Guides with steps to creating works inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe HERE.

So many of these offer lots of choice! Setting your kids free with materials and all of these guides as inspiration to create their own works is also a great option. Happy creating!

Fall Art Projects

I can't believe we are reaching the end of the school year! We end the year with testing, field days, awards, and clearing out all of the artwork we've completed all year long.

In case you aren't familiar with Field Day, where I live we have a day [or more] devoted to letting the kids have fun. There are usually lots of outside games, water games, and a few indoor centers like parachute, basketball, and in the art room, we make posters together. I hang up the posters all year long the following school year.

Years ago the amazing, incredible Cassie Stephens shared how she creates larger-than-life coloring sheet banners with her students on Field Day. I decided to start creating miniature versions [poster size banners] to complete with my students and I haven't looked back!

I will share the directions page I use below, but they basically come in, sit at their assigned seat, choose ONE item to color with paint sticks, and then they spend the rest of their time coloring the background using crayons. The crayons at their table are all one color [the color of their table].

If you are interested in my already-made-for-you coloring pages you can check them out by clicking the images below:

Field Day and Collaborative Coloring in the Art Room

Hey y'all! I'm about to start my Model Magic lessons with my K-5 elementary art students, so I wanted to share some tips and tricks.

I've learned a lot about Model Magic over the years thanks to lots of amazing art teachers on IG, buying it for my kids and building things with them, and just experimenting with my students.

1.) Did you know that you can dye model magic using washable markers or washable ink daubers/bingo daubers [dot markers]? I like to flatten the model magic into a pancake before coloring or dotting the color onto the surface. After that, I fold the pancake in half [into a taco] and then I have my students squish the model magic to mix in the color. Doing the pancake/taco method helps cut down on the ink staining student hands.

2.) If you don't want to dye the model magic, you can also paint it using tempera or acrylic. I have also painted model magic while it's still wet [right after building] and it actually dried just fine.

3.) If you're nervous about breakage [which can happen when it's very thin and dries out too quickly] you can try sticking your sculpture to a paper. Whether it's to create a background or name tag, this usually either prevents the cracking, or makes it a non-issue [because the sculpture is attached to something that keeps it from coming apart].

4.) I prefer model magic to clay as far as budgeting goes because of shipping, ease of use, and mess. Model Magic is very light, so the shipping cost for the weight is not as high. You do lose out on teaching the clay vocabulary like scoring, slipping, kiln, etc. but you can still teach slab and coil methods.

* AIR DRY CLAY TIP* These are air dry clay donuts. We added some PVA glue to help prevent breakage in the humid NC classroom environment. Also, we sprayed them with gloss spray to give them that glazed look.

This is a Model Magic donuts created using the ink dauber dying technique. It has a more matte finish, but gloss spray works on them too if desired.

5.) When I'm storing model magic to dry, I usually place the sculptures on a piece of poster board labelled with the teacher's name. I also use the color of the board to designate the day of my rotation.

I have several Model Magic videos on my YouTube channel so feel free to check them out HERE!

Also make sure you follow me on IG HERE!

Elementary Art Model Magic Sculpture Tips

Hey Y'all! It has been a while since I posted here, but I post daily/weekly on my Instagram @artsyblevs! I just posted a Reel sharing what we've been up to lately, but here is where you can find all of the lesson plans/videos for the lessons I shared over there.

5th Grade Galaxies

This lesson is in my 5th Grade Curriculum Lesson Pack and I also have a video on my YouTube Channel.

Lesson Plans HERE

Video HERE

4th Grade has been working on some Minnie Evans lessons. That lesson is in my 4th grade curriculum lesson pack and my Art History Bundle.

4th Grade Lesson Plans HERE

Art History- Minnie Evans HERE

3rd, 4th AND 5th have been creating some origami pieces for our collaborative paper sculpture for the art show. I am working on a full lesson plan for this one, but for now I have 2 videos on my YouTube channel!

Frogs Video HERE

Fortune Tellers and Air Planes Video HERE

2nd Grade has been working on some collage color wheels that are included in my

Spring Art Making Guides: HERE

And also some butterflies from my Butterfly and Bee Guides: HERE

1st Grade has been creating some fruit still life paintings, the full lesson is in my 1st Grade Curriculum Lesson Pack HERE

Kindergarten made some cupcakes and self-portraits. Both lessons are in my Kindergarten Curriculum Lesson Packs HERE

Elementary Art Lessons Round Up

Wow I really don't blog anymore! But please enjoy this simple pop art activity that my early finishers are working on as they finish some fun pop art lessons. We review pop art, talk bout using bold outlines, bright colors, and popular or everyday imagery. Feel free to drag and drop these onto your computer and print them for your students to use.