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Activity and Concept-Filled Drawing Sketchbooks Designed for the Elementary Art Room:These ready-to-go books were designed to be used alongside lessons in my choice-based art room, but they are completely versatile for whatever art needs you may have! This sketchbook will be our guide for our drawing unit. Ways you may want to use this book: Activities to coincide with lessonsFormative assessment toolIndependent practice for young artistsDrawing center print-outsReady to go sub plansPages to a

Color Activity Worksheets for K-5!Colors covered - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, brown, white, gray Possible Uses:Simple beginning of the year activity in the art, pre-K, or kindergarten classroomMay be used with any color units in the art room or in the pre-K classroomCenters in the art roomWriting center activity for K-1Supplemental art sketch book pagesSupplemental sub plan activities in the art room or early childhood classroomHomework pages for K-2What's included? 3

Beautiful alphabet and number poster set for your classroom or learning centers! Cohesive watercolor design. These sets are designed around a forest and/or camp theme to encourage connections to the natural world. There are two aesthetic themes - summer forest and winter forest. There are full sets of summer and winter. The content in each season theme is the same. The files are PDFs, one letter or number per PDF. What's included:Summer Forest Theme - A-Z AlphabetSummer Forest Theme - 1-20 Num

Artist Sketchbook Cover PageDesigned with the art classroom in mind, any grade levelSketchbook cover pages could be stapled to sketch notebooks or a stack of blank paper. Could also be utilized as a cover for any other sketch packets you use during the school year. Sketchbooks make a great tool for ongoing formative assessment or pre-assessment before new art skill is taught. Frame box could be used for the artist to create a self-portrait or drawing of their choice. Extra information box option

Color identification posters, flash cards, and differentiated corresponding activity sheets for pre-k and elementary students and artists!Posters & Flashcards Description and Possible Uses:Sets include the colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, brown, white, and grayEach poster features the color word, 6 corresponding clipart images, a watercolor splash background, and border around the pageThe flashcard version features the same content as the postersSuggestions for Post

Beautiful and fun color posters AND flashcards for young learners or artists!Both sets include the colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, black, brown, white, and grayEach poster features the color word, 6 corresponding clipart images, a watercolor splash background, and border around the pageThe flashcard version features the same content as the postersPossible uses:PostersPrint in sizes 8 x 11 or larger and laminate to preserve for multiple yearsHang in classroom as color anch

This is a great math center game if you have some geoboards and rubber bands laying around! You could also use it with the geoboard app. I print these on cardstock and slip them into page protectors so students can write on them with a dry erase marker and re-use them! I noticed my students would often just make random designs on their geoboard so I made this to give them a little more guidance and vocabulary to use as they created shapes. Great for K-2.

Art alphabet activity book for elementary artists. This PDF activity book is a great resource for students to actively engage with art vocabulary and concepts. Ideas for usage:Supplemental worksheets to concept lessonsReady-to-go sub packetsStudents create their pages throughout the year and have a completed book to take home when they are done. Early finisher activityEnrichment for students wanting more art practiceIndependent end of the year review activity Summer activity workbookTerms inclu

Purpose:This worksheet is designed for art educators or early childhood educators looking to tie literacy and art concepts together. Use this as a tool during a lesson on value or to practice the letter "Vv" during literacy lessons or centers. Lesson Example:1. Go over the concept of "value" in art. Scratch Garden has a fun song about value on YouTube that could easily be tied in. 2. Have students notice the letter Vv, the sound it makes, and practice writing it on the lines. 3. Students choo

DISCLAIMER - All text information featured on poster designs comes directly from the official TAB website (2022): teachingforartisticbehavior.org and is noted on the posters. 5 Informative Bulletin Board Posters TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behaviors)Teaching for Artistic Behaviors TAB Guiding PrinciplesWhat do artists do? DescriptionThe child is the artist. DescriptionThe classroom is the child's studio. DescriptionHow to use them?Wonderful to hang directly outside of art room. It explains to ad

Sketch Book Filler Pages- Sketch book filler pages for your artists to practice skills or free draw. - Designed with the elementary art room in mind. - Useful for choice-based or guided lesson art teachers.

Art alphabet activity book for elementary artists. This PDF activity book is a great resource for students to actively engage with art vocabulary and concepts. Older students could work on this independently, younger students could complete it with guidance or as a minilesson. Ideas for usage:Supplemental worksheets to concept lessonsReady-to-go sub activityStudents create their pages throughout the year and have a completed book to take home when they are doneEarly finisher activityEnrichment

Option A: Get to know you activity. Get to know your artists! This is a great worksheet to give out at the beginning of the year.Students can fill the questions out about themselves and draw something in the frame to showcase their art style or a self-portrait. Option B: Bulletin board display. Interview a select few art students about who they are as an artist. You can fill in the answers or have them do it. The artist can draw something in the frame or you can take a photo of them to print an