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3 Fun Kindergarten Spiral Snake Art Lessons

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Kindergarten Art can be a challenge even for seasoned teachers. These snake lessons are tried and true winners with my Kinders every year. Enclosed are really 3 Lessons with a couple pages with Snake Facts and pictures of snake showing their

Subjects:

Science, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Build a Dinosaur Template Shape & Collagraph Lesson (Grades 1-2)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Build a Dinosaur Template Shape & Collagraph Lesson1. This is a great lesson for 1st and 2nd Graders where they will learn and or review the names of Geometric Shapes. 2. Students will practice neat cutting.3. Students will practice neat

Subjects:

Geometry, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Printables

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Snowflake Mosaic (K-1) & Snowman Puzzle (Grades 2-4) 2 Lessons & Templates

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

This Lesson contains two different Winter Activities; 1. The Snowflake Mosaic (Great for K-1st Graders) 2. Snowman classroom puzzle mural (Great for 2nd-4th Graders) This fun Snowflake Mosaic Lesson takes around 30 minutes if the Kinders focus or

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Handouts, Printables

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Geometric Shape Landscape Collagraph Template (Grades 1-2)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Grades 1 & 2We start by introducing the students to Grant Wood's Stone City, Iowa Landscape painting with the focus on the his use of geometric shapes of circles, ovals, triangles, & rectangles.

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Two Fun Triangle Building & Pattern Challenges (Grades 3-5+)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

These two engaging lessons are much loved by my (3rd grade and up) students over the years. Triangles are the common denominator as is their connection to triangles used in architecture.Lesson Day 1 introduces students to a UNESCO Heritage castle

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

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Inspired by Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers Oil Pastel Paper Batik (Grades 3+) 4 day

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Practice lots of fun art skills inspired by Vincent van Gogh's classic Sunflowers painting.1. We start off looking at several of Vincent's sunflower paintings with some thoughtful questions to get students really looking at and thinking about the

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities

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Mountain Landscape Painting/ Focus on Color Mixing (Grade 4 and up)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

The focus of this beautiful landscape painting is practice mixing primary colors to make secondary colors and then add white to make tints.The inspiration is Canadian artist Lawren Harris and his stylized landscapes. (Fun side note: The biggest

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Paper Bird Sculptures + Paper Strip Flowers & Bird Perch Sculpture Lessons

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Paper Bird Sculptures & Paper Strip Flowers & Bird Perch Sculpture LessonsGrades 2-5Three 45 min.+ Lessons3-D Paper Sculptures18 Lesson PagesYour students can transform simple strips of paper into whimsical birds, flowers, and bird perches.

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Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Geometric Shape Person Collagraph Template (Grades K-1)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

This is a really popular lesson with my Kinders and 1st Graders. The crayon rubbing on the back of their collage is magic. Students are introduced to this mysterious masterpiece of art by Spanish artist Francesco Goya's portrait of Don Manuel. We'll

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Matching & Sorting Masterpieces of Art Cards (Grades 2-4+) *Public Domain Art

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

I loved seeing my 2-4th+ students engage with these beautiful Masterpieces of Art, Architecture, and Sculpture cards with any of these 8 different activities.In this lesson you'll find:*30 Masterpieces of Art, Architecture, & Sculpture Art Cards

Subjects:

Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

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Story Quilt (Tar Beach) Worksheet - two 45 minute lessons (Grades 2-4+)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Tar Beach is a classic children's book for 2nd - 4th graders. This lesson works well for two 45 minute classes.After reading Faith Ringgold's book, Tar Beach based on her Story Quilt, students will design their own story quilt based on their own

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Black History Month

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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3 Insect Art Lessons & Step by Step How to Draw Insect References (Grades 2-4)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Grades 1-4+ and 4 or more daysMy students love these How to Draw Step by Step Insect Reference pages and find them super engaging. They are used for all three of these lessons in this lesson. This Mini Insect Art Lesson Bundle has four main parts.1.

Subjects:

Science, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Design a Radial Rose Window Inspired by Gothic Architecture from the Middle Ages

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Students will make a radial symmetrical design like the Rose (round) stained glass windows from Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages.

Subjects:

World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

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Fun Primary Color Mixing w/ Crayons- Color Wheel & Landscape (Grades 1-3)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Use only the 3 PRIMARY COLORS of red, yellow, and blue crayons, colored pencils, or twistables to make all of the other colors of the color wheel. Introduce or review PRIMARY COLORS and making SECONDARY or TERTIARY COLORS. We'll look at Monet and

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson

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3 Fun Winter Pop Up Card Printables (Grades 1-4) @45 min each

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Grades 1-4+ Printables to make 3 different Winter Pop up cards @45 minutes eachStudents LOVE making pop up cards! This lesson has three printable cut outs. Two of them, the students add details to the print outs and cut and fold. With the students

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

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Mona Lisa Value Drawing - Chiaroscuro and Sfumato (Grades 4 & up)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Leonardo da Vinci used these two art techniques to create his masterpieces: 1. Chiaroscuro: the use of light and shade in artwork (Italian) 2. Sfumato: the blurring of the edges of objects to make them appear far away in a hazy, twilight

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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2 Line Pattern Coloring Pages inspired by Henri Matisse

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Students will be introduced to artist Henri Matisse and his painting called Purple Robe and Anemones and discuss with the Looking Questions.Students will be introduced to and name lots of different kinds of lines in preparation to use them to create

Subjects:

Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Lesson

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3 Great Kindergarten Line Lessons

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

These are 3 favorite Kindergarten line lessons I've used over my 15 years teaching Kindergarten art:This Lesson packet has directions for 3 different Lessons:Lesson #13- D line Sculpture using Chenille Sticks/Pipe Cleaner to make 5 Different Kinds

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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2 Quilt Design Pattern Worksheet Challenges

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Students will create their own unique design patterns with these two quilt design pattern challenge worksheets. Quilt patterns make a useful and everyday item special and unique. Many DESIGN Elements of Art go into making a quilt design pattern;

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Nile Crocodile and Hippo Symmetrical Paper Sculpture (Grades 1 & 2)

By Tracy Nichols Art Class

Ancient Egyptian Nile Crocodile and Hippo Paper Sculptures is a lesson for two to three 45 minute classes for 1st - 2nd Grade.Below is what the lesson describes:Day 1 - (45 minute class) The Blue Hippo 1.Show the Blue Hippo and describe how it was

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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My husband and I lived in Seoul, South Korea teaching at an International School for 10 years teaching elementary and Secondary Art. For the last dozen years I have been teaching Art at a Classical Core Knowledge School in Northern Colorado. My husband is also an Art Teacher. Check out my Hand Illustrated Art History Timeline Poster at https://www.etsy.com/listing/984298973/masterpieces-of-art-history-timeline

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