Crazy hair line art

Grade 2 learned all about Lines and began creating self-portraits using lines for their hair. Students developed skills in drawing and painting. Students learned how to use the lines of design in a…

Miss Blomgren on Instagram: “Gettin’ crazy over here in 1st grade with these crazy hair portraits! This @artwithmrs.e line lesson is always a good one to start off the…”

Explore lines, one of the element of art with your kids through this fun art. Create a crazy hair day portrait using different kind of lines. Find out more!

You've probably seen this project before. I recall finding it in another of my good ol' Arts & Activities magazine. You can see more (bette...

I always like to start the year with a review of lines. Every grade level does a project that reintroduces all the different ways to make lines. By 4th and 5th grade, we are ready to turn those lines into something really amazing! These projects are partially inspired by the many "zentangle" lessons out there, but I don't actually teach the zentangle method. I have the students start with a line pattern and then fill it with doodles. We focused on contrast-making some areas dark, and some…

I'm pretty sure everyone has done a variation of this project.. but oh goodness it can be used to talk about so many different things! Symmetry, line types, drawing what you see (observational drawing) not what you think you see, details, color, etc. I used this project as a two day extension to my symmetry unity! We began by reading the book "The Colors of Us" by Karen Katz and discussed how we are all different variations of the color brown (something we identified as being "neutral…

If your child likes to color outside the lines, give them creative control over her next work of art with this cute and comical activity.

Bad Hair Day Line Quality Drawing This assignment helps students with their line quality. It is important to have studen...