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End the year with a fun art and writing activity that you and your kiddos will LOVE! I hang these in my hallway, and I can't tell you how many compliments I receive. They are SO DARN CUTE! My students loved doing them, and I loved reading them...and seeing them (of course). Included, you will find:★Project templates ★Detailed project instructions★Writing prompts for both primary and intermediate kiddosIf you're anything like me, you're thinking of back to school time already! If so, you may want

St. Patrick's Day FREE pattern-filled coloring sheet SAMPLE from my St. Patrick's Day interactive and pattern-filled coloring sheets.For PERSONAL USE ONLYYou might like some of my other St. Patrick's Day-themed items:St. Patrick's Day Group Coloring Table PostersCeltic Knot Paper CraftSt. Patrick's Day MathHow to draw and paint a LeprechaunA Pot of Sight WordsCeltic Knot Coloring sheetsCeltic Clip ArtIf you like this FREE St. Patrick's Day coloring page, I have a large collection of similar Colo

Here are two fun coloring pages with positive Growth Mindset affirmations. If you like this download, please leave feedback and check out my other coloring pages. Unleash the therapeutic benefits of coloring for mindfulness! These fun and unique coloring pages feature inspirational phrases, perfect for accompanying lessons on growth mindset or just for anytime! Coloring helps people of all ages to de-stress and spark creativity. It can be a way to meditate and focus on the moment. Growth Mi

In this FREEBIE, I have given you a sample of one of my interactive “Pop Art” coloring sheets and I’ve given you a sample of one of my pattern-filled pop art coloring sheets—both of flip flops for summer! The full collection (featuring designs appropriate for the entire year--all holidays and seasons) of both of these types of products are available in my TPT store (interactive coloring book and pattern-filled coloring book).Enjoy this FREEBIE as we get ready for SUMMER!!! You might like some of

Use this free All About Me Activity Worksheet as a way to get to know your students at the beginning of the year. They will have fun writing about themselves and decorating these pages. They could also be used throughout the year as a student of the week activity and that student can share their poster with the class. You will receive 1 activity worksheet within this set. This is a great activity for first day of school or even substitute work! Artwork comes in only black and white. This make

Free download of one of my interactive coloring sheets (apple). This "Meet and Teach" resource will provide you with a bit of information about me personally and give you something you can use right away to integrate art into your classroom! 1. MEET JENNY K. Learn about Jenny Knappenberger (Art with Jenny K). 2. TEACH Use one of my interactive coloring sheets right away. I've also included a pattern-filled version of the same design which is great for younger students and/or to easily differenti

Back to School is a great time to introduce growth mindset and positive thinking. Unleash the therapeutic benefits of coloring for mindfulness! These fun and unique coloring bookmarks feature inspirational phrases and words, perfect for accompanying lessons on growth mindset or just for anytime!Coloring helps people of all ages to de-stress and spark creativity. It can be a way to meditate and focus on the moment.Included in this sample are 4 bookmark designs. This is a sample page from Set #1

Are you reading The Good Egg and The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald? Are you looking for directed drawing activities to increase your students confidence as illustrators? Let's Draw takes you and your students on a step by step drawing process to create drawings of your favorite picture book characters. This set includes:The Good EggThe Bad SeedYou'll also get a set of frequently asked questions and answers about directed drawing. Directed drawings are great for so many reasons: learning

These FREE homophone coloring sheets are a great end of the year activity as students get ready for summer! See how well your students were paying attention with these homophone coloring pages. This is a sample of what you will find in the full Pop Art Coloring Homophone resource. There are 4 levels included in this sample: Basic, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. With the four levels included, you will find that “discreet” differentiation is easy. INCLUDED IN THIS FREEBIEInstructions and Po

Parts of speech FREE coloring page. This is a sample of the full Parts of Speech Coloring Activity that features a recycle symbol for Earth Day. But, of course, it would be good for any time of the year since recycling is a topic we can talk to children about all year. This free sample is part of a much larger year long resource that has beginner, intermediate and advanced Pop Art ELA: Parts of Speech Coloring Pages. Art with Jenny K. and Brain Waves Instruction have teamed up to create this pa

American Flag Collaboration Poster: This American Flag collaboration poster is a great group activity. Together students will color the poster, assemble it and display it in their classroom to let visitors know their classroom is a creative, collaborative, and patriotic place! This is a great activity for American patriotic holidays! Ideal for Flag Day, 4th of July, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, and other American Patriotic events. You may also like my:Flag AgamographPatriotic Coloring Pages3D So

Free Thanksgiving Activity: How to Draw Scarecrow, Turkeys and Pilgrims for Thanksgiving. I designed this activity for the classroom teacher, so it's easy for you to make fun, memorable, and lasting art projects with your students in the classroom! Art teachers will love this packet because it has handouts, coloring sheets, and examples to use in your classes.  Follow along with my "6 Easy Steps" handouts to make one, or all, of the following Thanksgiving pictures:1 Scarecrow2 Turkey Designs1 B

This product contains 30 different rectangular labels that can be used as name tags, headers for focus wall, or anything else you need to add a tag or label to. They are bright and full of primary colors. I use these in my room for my focus wall, center headers, and student of the day name tags. They are editable and free in my store. Don't forget to leave feedback and enjoy.

This is the coolest art lesson you will ever do with your kids! I show you how to make marbleized paper Christmas ornaments using shaving cream and watercolors...in the end, it's magic!I have taught this lesson literally hundreds of times to age groups ranging from 3 years to high school gifted programs. It’s fun, it’s messy, and it’s really magical. That is why I call it my “magic trick.” I haven’t met a kid yet that didn’t get really excited when the magic is “revealed” at the end. However, wi

In this lesson, students will practice the critical skill of listening comprehension while learning about the origin of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. After a mini-lesson on what to listen for and how to take notes, students will listen to a passage about Sarah Josepha Hale two times. They’ll take notes during both readings. Then, they’ll answer questions based on their passage. Finally, they’ll create a festive piece of turkey pop art with designs and shapes based on the answers to the

Romero Britto. This lesson was published in Arts and Activities Magazine in January 2012.This lesson is ideal for grades 5 and above. Ever wonder why art teachers only teach about dead artists when there are so many great, living artists to teach about? Well, I wondered that when I saw the work of Romero Britto during the pre-game super bowl show several years ago.I designed this lesson with this artist as the inspiration. Here, you will get all the steps for this lesson and the resources I used

Are you reading The Wild Robot or The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown? Are you looking for directed drawing activities to increase your students confidence as illustrators? Let's Draw takes you and your students on a step by step drawing process to create drawings of your favorite picture book characters.This set includes:Roz - The Wild RobotBrightbill - The GoslingOtter3 Simple Forest TreesYou'll also get a set of frequently asked questions and answers about directed drawing.Directed drawings

This is a template that I created to help you Elf Yourself. If you do download and use I would love your feedback! Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka!!

This freebie was created by Art with Jenny K. and Mary Beth from Brain Waves Instruction. We hope you will use this freebie to promote kindness in your classroom, to empower your students to be who they are as individuals, and to see the beauty in one another! This free Wonder resource can be used to support your work with the books; Wonder and/or We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio. It can also be used all on its own to promote kindness! You can also pair this freebie with our two individual Wond

This Free Download contains:Background information – Chinese New Year and zodiacStep-by-Step Writing Activity – Chinese character for "good luck and fortune"Directed drawing – 2023 Year of the RabbitThis product is a 3 page excerpt from the full product that can be found at:2023 Chinese New Year Craft | Lucky Red Envelope | Year of the RabbitCheck out our Thinking Lion store for products:

In this activity, students shade in blocks on a grid to create a design and then record the appropriate fraction, decimal and percent of each color shaded. Included: -The printable for students and a sample of a completed design. Teacher-Author: Krystal Mills

Mandala means circle in Sanskrit. Circles are a powerful symbol found in many cultures and in our environment. We see them in halos, prayer wheels, and other religious symbols, architecture, and nature. Mandalas have been used for a long time to facilitate meditation as they help to center the body and mind. Coloring a mandala can be seen as a form of active meditation which can help children deal with their emotions as well as calm them from the constant stimulation of our modern world. By focu

This is a fun, easy and creative worksheet for elementary, middle school and homeschool students. It would be perfect for back to school and getting back in the groove of school. It can be taught by parents, teachers and subs. This includes one worksheet and three sheets of examples. Needs only simple supplies: crayons, markers, pens and/or pencils.I hope you enjoy this free worksheet. If you are looking for a more robust, fully formed lesson, check out some of my other art lessons.Secret Rooms

Easter free resource: How to draw a bunny! Use this handout to direct your students through drawing a fun, contemporary bunny just in time for Easter. Use my handout and step-by-step instructions (including a link to a video) to make it easy for each student to successfully draw their own bunny--you might have some fun, too, drawing with them! This handout guides kids through the basic process of drawing their bunny. I encourage you to have kids use their imagination to put their own touch on th