Self-Portrait Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.		Amazing, Bending Wood Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.
Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...
Vocabulary Building Games Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.		Geometry, Color, and Piet Mondrian Reproduce the art of Piet Mondrian with basic geometry, color, and imagination.
Word Hunt Share this fun vocabulary game with your students to give them plenty of practice spelling...		Making Sand Art Make plaster molds out of sand, with this activity. Then, your students can paint the molds to...
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.		Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.
Animal Group Terms Use a list that provides terms (such as herds, flocks, and murders) for various animal groups.		Ten Art Questions Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various...
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.