Third grade arts and crafts

To begin class, we talked about the basics of portrait drawing: your eyes are in the middle of your head, your head is 5 eyes wide, your neck is as wide as your pupils, etc. I had the students make…

Joel Scholten on Instagram: "Third grade is wrapping up their hand projects and I couldn’t be prouder! @square1art here they come! For more information on this lesson, check out my reels! #artteachersofinstagram #artteachersofig #artteachers #elementaryart #primaryart #elementaryartclass #primaryartclass #thirdgrade #thirdgradeart"

This week 3rd grade started their Starry Night cityscapes! This project was inspired by the awesome art teacher, Katie Allain. Her images on Instagram look so fun, and amazing, I had to try one with our students! Give her a follow on IG at @MrsAllainArt Here's how we will be creating ours! Materials: Tru-Ray construction paper (in black, blue, and yellow) Crayola Artista II paint (yellow, orange,white, blue, turquoise) paint cups with lids painted paper scraps Fiskar scissors Big Kid's…

Create stunning tin foil art with your kids using a simple technique with aluminum tinfoil to make beautiful designs from flowers to animals.

Lauralee Chambers🌀 on Instagram: "Time to share the donuts!!! This was a really engaging and successful lesson for all 7 third grade classes! I had my husband drill holes in stacks of 10 plates with a circle drill. 10” plates are mounted on 12x12” paper with hot glue. Frosting and donuts are tempera and almost all toppings were grabbed at @retakeremake my go to for all things art! Displaying these was a game of strategy to get a variety in three rows across 36’ x3’ bulletin board. If you…

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

Third graders will be starting to hone their cursive writing technique next week in art class. The kids are always so excited about learning to write cursive. Last year I tried a cursive writing pr…

Tracy Boberg Nichols on Instagram: "These tie into our introduction to architecture - and the beautiful triangles in the Japanese White Heron castle. My students came up with so many fun and clever structures. 🔻🔺🔻🔺 Different size templates and lesson is in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop. See link in bio. It’s called Two Fun Triangle Challenges. . . . . . #4thgradeart #primaryart #primaryartclass #elementaryartteacher #elementaryart #elementaryartroom #artclass #kidsart…

Keisha L. Casiano on Instagram: "OH NO! Third grade has been abducted by aliens!!! Check out these UFO! 🛸🤩 #arteducation #artteacher #elementaryartteacher #education #teachersofinstagram #weareteacher"

Create your own masterpiece with tape resist art! It's such a fun and easy process to make a tape resist painting. Simply create a design with painter's tape, add paint into the open spaces, and then remove the tape after the painting is dry. Tape resist art is all about colour, creativity, and celebrating negative space. It's SO EASY to make a beautiful piece of resist art, with no special painting skills required. It's a great project to make in the classroom, or at home on a rainy day…