My no prep, digital art project for elementary kids to build a butterfly on Google Slides™ is an easy and engaging spring activity. Students will practice technology skills using my digital butterfly resource and step by step art lesson. Then, pick a spring writing prompt to draft a creative story about their butterfly project.

Need fun, fast finisher activities for elementary? Digital art projects are paperless, take up no space, and don't use art materials. Simply assign the butterfly activity using your LMS, and stop worrying about early finishers!

TEMPLATES 2 WAYS

• The Google Slides version of this spring activity includes tech tips and step by step directions with pictures for independent learning. And, kids can build a butterfly using either copy & paste or drag & drop.
• The Easel version is a highly simplified drag & drop activity that you can quickly assign.

HOW TO BUILD A BUTTERFLY CRAFT

First, your students will pick a background. Then, they'll add top and bottom wings. Next, they'll design one half of the wings with various shapes. To complete the butterfly, they’ll copy, paste, and flip the shapes to the opposite side to show symmetry. Lastly they'll add leaves, clouds, wind, flowers, and a sun behind the butterfly.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

• Copy & paste
• Drag & drop
• Rotating
• Ordering
• Resizing
• Grouping

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 16 Student Direction Slides, with step by step tutorial so kids can create their digital butterfly project independently
• Digital Moveable Pieces, so kids can either copy and paste or drag and drop to create their butterfly from the templates
• 7 Background Slides, where students will paste or drag their project pieces onto
• 2 Spring Writing Prompts, for kids to complete after making their butterfly
• 4 Teacher Examples, fully completed, which you can use to demonstrate

YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 1 Non-Editable PDF (with access link & teacher directions)
• 1 Google Slides Doc (Digital Butterfly Craft & Writing Prompts)
• 1 Easel by TPT Activity

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

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LOVED this activity! Students thoroughly enjoyed designing their own butterfly!

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I provided this an an art option on my Google Classroom for those who didn't have paint supplies to create their symmetrical butterfly. The students LOVED it. We talked about using growth mindset as they learned the keyboard commands and they were very successful! The butterflies were beautiful. Almost every student created at least one. And I was easily able to create a Butterfly Gallery of the finished products to show on on Classroom. Amazing resource!!

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Thank you for this! The kids loved it, and I look forward to using it again!

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