What a crazy year it's been. As we head into November it's time to plan those fun, seasonal lessons. While our teaching spaces may look a lot different this year, our students still deserve engaging, educational lessons that can be done in class, off a cart or in their home. The following ten lessons check those boxes and more!
What makes snowflakes unique? How do snow crystals get their design? Students will learn the science and math behind a snowflake. Then students will use Expressive Monkey's fun drawing pages to design their own snowflake.
Combine literature and art in this seasonal snowman project by Look.Between.The.Lines. Sneezy the Snowman is used as a jumping-off point for this drawing and clay project. In addition to learning drawing and clay techniques, students learn about personalizing their artwork by adding unique details to their snowmen. These make perfect gifts for the holiday season.
In this lesson from Ms. Artastic, students use paint and oil pastels to create a winter artwork featuring a polar bear inspired by the style of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. This is a great way to learn about a contemporary artist, explore mixed media art, and create winter themed art at the same time. This resource is complete with a visual and text step-by-step, a rubric for marking, a lesson plan, a finished example, and a step-by-step drawing handout.
Capture your students' attention with this fresh take on perspective. This project is easily scaled up or down by requiring patterns on the wrapping paper and texture on the wall or floor. Lesson includes step by step directions for creating boxes in two point perspective and is suitable for 4th-7th grades. The example shown here is from a fourth grade student.
Teach elementary or middle school artists about creating depth in landscapes with this mixed media project. Perfect for a winter lesson, students create snowy landscapes that focus on drawing trees and creating depth through placement, size, and overlapping. This visual art lesson is a 2-3 day project and is designed for 2nd-7th grade. Guided drawing handouts and printable posters included.
Teaching students at home? Chances are they can do this seasonal printmaking lesson with just one marker and a styrofoam plate. The "add a snowflake" method makes each print unique and the combined effect is dazzling. A symmetry skill builder is included and ready to load to your digital classroom.
This art lesson from Glitter Meets Glue is perfect for elementary teachers wanting to learn how to paint on a budget with markers (yes, markers!). Step-by-step picture directions are given for how to transfer the template to drawing paper and fill it in with designs. Choose between patterns on a fun roll a dice game.
Looking for a new winter-themed art lesson for your classroom? Art With Mrs. Nguyen has a lesson for creating paper poinsettia sculptures. Great fine motor practice for your students, in class or at home.
Have you been tasked to create a quick seasonal "gift" with your art class? This is a great way to accommodate that request, while checking the elements of line, shape, positive and negative space off your to-do list. Teaching students remotely? If they have access to plastic take out containers and a sharpie, they can do this lesson from home. Includes handouts to print or post on the element of line and two symmetrical drawing activities for early finishers.
It's never too early to plan. Having the next two months mapped out in advance will make it easier to focus on your own family and self-care this holiday season. If you are the go-to person for making holiday gifts with your students in your art class, having ideas that align to your curriculum before the requests start coming your way will provide a relief from that added stress. Some of us are not seeing our students on the regular basis we are used to, and it might take a little longer to get items completed. Hopefully this list inspires you and your students this winter.
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these wintertime art lessons! They all look like so much fun!
Sabrina