Elements of Art Cactus Project 3rd Grade lesson

"I can use the Elements of Art" These colorful Owls and Cactus stand up projects turned out great and 3rd graders enjoyed using all the elements of art in their patterns.

I had students trace a cactus or an owl shape onto tagboard to begin the lesson. 

 We then discussed the elements of art and used all of them except texture in our patterns on the owls and cactus plants.  The TEXTURE was added with glitter lines after we discussed how texture looks on a 2D picture. 

As a final touch students cut out their shape and then used two small cardboard feet to hold up their art project.
All turned out colorful and artists were proud of their work.