First day of school art projects 1st grade

First grade back to school art project using the book, "Be Big!"

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

The first days of school are always hectic and stressful. If this is your first year teaching elementary art it probably feels downright overwhelming. For me it is about getting to know my students, getting them comfortable with me, introducing rules, and giving them a quick drawing activity. I do it the same every year and it works great for me. I have 30-40 minute classes. I move very quickly through the following activities. I also have these steps outlined on the board, so that I don't…

Do you know how easy it is to make a class set of these bubbly name posters? What a fun and easy art activity for the first week of school! #art #kids #teachers #howto #backtoschool #firstgrade #firstdayofschool #classroom #classroomdecor

I've seen different variations of this project on the internet and decided to give it a try with my first graders. Alphabet Art is an exercise in painting lines of various thickness using different size brushes. I promise that this project will be simple, satisfying and successful for every child! This is a great project for kinder and first grade.Materials Needed: Black Construction paper. White tempera paint. Various brush sizes. Oil Pastels. Day 1: I started by reading "Chicka Chicka Boom…

This article will help you five quick ways to start making art on the first day of class. Resources, tips, and examples of projects to use. This article will take 8 minutes to read.

Planning out what you are going to say and do on the first day of school can be a big task for a teacher. But as an art teacher, I am lucky enough to get to redo that same first day of school speech up to 30 times! That’s 6 different classes a day for...

Back to School Frames are a fun first day of school craft for the littlest of crafters. Add a first day of shool picture for a fun and colorful keepsake.

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Hello! I am already seeing lots of posts in Facebook groups asking what to do in the first few days of art class. In this post, I will walk you through what I plan to do this year in my classes. This is very similar to what I have done in other years. First, I start all classes with basic introductions and talking about the room and art class. We go over the rules and expectations. I use a video … Read more... →