Fun "Slug Bugs" First Grade Lesson

First graders had a lot of fun deciding how to design their own "slug bug". I was able to find several photos of painted volkswagon beetles on the web for inspiration and the kids were very creative with their own cars.
First they traced around a car shape with crayon, then colored in the windows gray or blue.

 

Next they used crayons to design their car, using art to show their ideas.      

                   
 
 
 
The last step was to watercolor paint over the entire car and then glue on wheels they had made from colored construction paper. Really cute slug bugs, First Graders!

                                                      

Spring Cherry Blossoms Kindergarten Painting Project

 
 

Kinders looked at a blossoming branch this spring and we talked about how the element of line could be used to paint a tree branch.
Using brown tempera paint, students painted their branch using lines.

          

 

Using their fingers, kinders made small blossoms and leaves. Some students even counted to make sure each blossom had the same amount of petals.

 

Beautiful!

 

 

Cave Painting with Handprint First Grade Lesson

I did a different version of this project last year which included turning my closet into a "cave". This year with so many snow days we just seemed to run out of time! Students loved this one even without a cave to draw in because they were able to make a finger paint handprint as their signature.

Again we read parts of the chapter book
"Discovery In The Cave" and looked at posters of cave paintings.

I made a mud colored finger paint mixture and as a final touch, first graders put their handprints on their artwork as a cave artist "signature". This only took one art period but the results were very rewarding!