Lindsay Steding

These Kindergarten through 5th grade art portfolio covers are a great first day of class activity. They provide a quick way to learn more about your students and what they enjoy doing in art, as you prepare for the year ahead. Attach them to a piece of 12"x18" paper folded in half, and store student artwork in them all year. Also included is an end of year sheet that can be completed on the last day of art as a reflection on their year. For those doing choice-based art, also see the STUDIO TRA

Need a foundational skill building lesson? Starting out as art on a cart for the first time? This resource is a great tool for reinforcing and learning foundational skills with limited supplies. This workbook consists of a cover page where students can mark off each concept as they learn about it, as well as interactive sheets on each concept. Each element sheet contains "I can" statements along with examples and an exercise for students to complete. Want more resources like this? Check out: Sk

These Kindergarten through 6th-grade art portfolio covers are a great first day of class activity. The Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd-grade covers provide a quick way to learn more about your students and what they enjoy doing in art, as you prepare for the year ahead. The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-grade covers contain a general rubric for students to self-assess while in art class. This serves as a great check-in for choice-based or traditional art classrooms. This same group of covers also contains a

These art portfolio covers are a great first-day activity to do with art students. Each portfolio cover contains questions and/or options to circle, depending on the grade, that will give you insight into each and every student. This file contains a separate cover for each grade, including kindergarten through 6th. Don't forget to leave feedback ~ you get FREE money to spend on Teacher's Pay Teachers!

Use this as a way to track improvements on how students are progressing with name writing.

This 11-page, all-in-one project or assessment tool allows students to create their own pizza with different shape toppings. Skills used to complete this project include: * Counting* Number Recognition* Shape Recognition* Color Recognition (shape toppings can be printed on different colored paper & students can color the shapes in the boxes on the worksheet to match)* Fine-Motor Development (cutting and gluing skills)After making their pizza, students count and write how many of each topping t

Recommend printing, laminating, and displaying in the correlating art centers for a cohesive look. Each poster contains images of supplies students would typically find in that center. Includes over 12 art center signs for a consistent appearance: Inspiration Station Clean-up Station Drawing Center Collage Center Painting Center Sculpture Center Clay Center Ceramics Center Fiber Arts Center Printmaking Center Origami Center Building Center Pop-up Center Don't forget to write feedback. You get FR

This clay project planner is the perfect start to a clay unit. The first sheet allows students to choose which form of hand-built clay they would like to create. After seeing a variety of project examples, students determine which one they would like to create, or come up with an idea of their own. Students then sketch their plan and can even mark areas they need to slip and score for strong attachments. The following page contains a section for students to write out the steps of their creation.

This pack is identical to the "Choice-Based Center Signs" pack, however the word "center" or "station" has been removed from each poster.Recommend printing, laminating, and displaying in the correlating art centers for a cohesive look. Each poster contains images of supplies students would typically find in that center. Includes over 12 signs for a consistent appearance: Inspiration Clean-up Drawing Collage Painting Sculpture Clay Ceramics Fiber Arts Printmaking Origami Building Pop-

This resource is everything you need to ensure your students are able to independently sew in your choice-based fiber/fabric arts center. File includes: * Skill builder for students to complete including tying 2 different types of knots, threading a needle and completion of a sewing test. * Sewing test - Two variations are including, including a progressive and general one. The progressive option for students ensures scaffolded skills over time and encourages continued growth. Copy, cut out and

5 different artist statement designs, including 4 half-page designs and 1 full page design. The variety bundle includes options for lower elementary, as well as more advanced options for upper elementary. These statements are perfect for student reflection and assessment. They also look wonderful put on display with student artwork in hallways or at art shows. Don't forget to write feedback. You get FREE credit to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers!

This project planning sheet is the perfect introduction for students learning about the creative planning process. This sheet can also be helpful for students who struggle with staying focused during the creative process in a choice-based art room. The first side of the sheet focuses on choosing the inspiration, selecting the main idea for the artwork, considering the materials and resources to be used, as well as what details, colors, and other elements need to be incorporated. The back side of

50 Color Mixing Challenge - A favorite activity every year! This download help students gain confidence mixing their own colors as well as learning color theory vocabulary and techniques. Students enjoy starting with the primary colors as well as black and white to create 50 different colors. This download also help students get comfortable working on small details with the unique shaped paint splotches. Don't forget to write feedback. You get FREE credit to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers!

This printable sketchbook with prompts is a great resource for getting students started right away in art, as we know each minute is so valuable! Make it part of your routine right after students enter, as you may be helping other students sanitize or be finishing up last minute set-up for that day's lesson. General education classrooms can also benefit from this resource as a morning or early finisher activity, brain break fun on a rainy day, or extra filler for substitute teachers. This downl

Beginning clay terms are used in this vocabulary-matching game. Students can work in groups or individually to match the definitions to words and photo cards to familiarize themselves with clay terms. Print, cut, and laminate for use year after year. Don't forget to write feedback. You get FREE credit to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers!

Use this creative folder cover page as a way to get to know your students on the first few days of school. Attach it to the front of student's take-home folders for use throughout the year. This file contains 4 documents with various headings at the top based on what you refer to folders as in your classroom: Take Home Folder Friday Folder My Folder Homeroom Folder Don't forget to write feedback. You get FREE credit to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers!

This sculpture planning sheet is great for all ages and helps students pre-plan their individual or group sculptures. The sheet helps students generate an idea and then break down the process into various steps. Students must think through the creative process for making their final artwork. This sheet can also be helpful for students who struggle with staying focused during the creative process and provide a guideline for them to follow. I found this sheet extremely helpful for groups working

This quick project will get your students thinking about ways to be kind. This would be great for World Kindness Day, Random Acts of Kindness Day or if your students are struggling with getting along as a class family. Simply give your students pieces of paper to make a cone shape, print the ice cream scoops on colored paper, and cut small strips of paper for the sprinkles and you're all set. Students can color the extra ice cream designs to make a display-worthy work of art for your classroom.

This sheet is perfect for getting to know your students and having them get to know each other. Use as a meet and greet activity, partner interview sheet, or as a way for students to personalize a take-home folder. Don't forget to write feedback. You get FREE credit to spend on Teachers Pay Teachers!

This creative challenges packet has so many uses: * Great for sub lessons! * Helping students expand their creative thinking skills. * Building class morale by sharing unique ideas and appreciating different ideas. * A tool for struggling students who benefit from prompts. * A tool for whole classes that need a creative challenge but also limited use of supplies. The packet consists of the following activities: 1 - circle challenge - without repeating ideas, students must come up with a new pl