Valentine Art Sub Plan - Free Elementary Lesson

Easy Free Valentine’s Day Art Lesson

Do your “big kids” sometimes beg you to let them do a lesson that the “little kids” do? A sub day is a good opportunity to let students do an easy, no-fail lesson.

They also beg to let them do valentine cards around the holiday, so why not let them? This can be done on printer paper and using just crayons. The paper can be folded in half if they want to make a greeting card or just done on a full sheet of paper.

Prepare the Paper

• Students can either fold their paper to create a greeting card or use the entire paper as a flat surface.

Draw the Heart

• In the center of the paper, students should draw a heart shape. It doesn't have to be perfect.

  
  
  

Add Random Lines

• Next, students should draw random lines that cut through the heart and travel around the paper.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Trace the Heart

• Students then trace the heart shape heavily with a crayon.

Color Inside the Heart

• Color the spaces inside the heart shape heavily. Students can use a particular color scheme or random colors. Each shape should be filled with a different color than the one next to it.

  
  
  

Color or Pattern Outside the Heart

• For the shapes outside of the heart, students can choose to color them in or fill them with patterns. Patterns may be colored in or left as just patterns.

  
  

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   If you would like to have this lesson in a format that is ready to go, you can purchase it here: TeachersPayTeachers Valentine's Day w Crayons and Paper
  
  

  I also just uploaded another paper and crayon Valentine's Day lesson here:  TeachersPayTeachers Valentine's Day w Crayons and Paper 2

  
  
  
  

  If you would like to see some other Valentines Day options, check out these blog posts:

  

  Valentine Doodle Ideas - Some Free & Some TPT

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  

  Two Easy Valentines Day Art Lessons - TPT

  
  
  
  
  
  Fractional Hearts - Free
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Symmetrical Hearts -TPT
  
  
  
  
  Art Sub Lesson for Autism and Special Needs Students - Free
  
  
  
  Valentine Art Activity - TPT

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STEAM Art Worksheet for Valentine's Day

Radial Symmetry Art Worksheet - Integrating Art and Math

This Valentine STEAM lesson can be used in elementary, middle, or high school. It is a perfect art sub-plan. Older students will have fun adding much more detail, but kids of all ages will enjoy this.  Click here to see more about this at TPT Shop: Cool Classroom Stuff.

Fun Extra

Here is a fun video by OK Go using radial symmetry. If you can show a video in your class, your students might like seeing this.

 

Here is a mandala lesson with templates and examples that you can use. This is from the TPT Shop: Cool Classroom Stuff.

Valentine Art Sub Plans - STEM and STEAM

Valentine Art Activity for Centers, Subs and Early Finishers

Here are two Valentine art activities that can be used in a center; taught by a sub or teacher, or used as an activity for early finishers. 

One is by the TPT Shop: Cool Classroom Stuff.  Elementary and middle school both will enjoy this lesson. Templates are provided as a structure for original designs. Students will use simple materials which could include, pens, crayons, or markers. 

The second lesson is intended more for elementary than the first one, but middle school would enjoy doing it too. This one is from the TPT Shop: Centers and Early Finishers. It is more of a doodle art lesson and would be good for early finishers. 

There is a template for the kids to add pattern to or just color in. 

This one also uses simple materials: pens, crayons, or markers. 

15 Art Sub Lesson Ideas - Valentines and Winter

15 Art Sub Lesson Plan Ideas for Valentines Day and Early Winter

Here are lessons that would be great to use as sub lessons around Valentines Day.  Some have full directions and some could be easily adapted to use.

Valentine Art Idea for Subs - Fractional Hearts

Valentine Art Lesson for Elementary 

This elementary lesson could make a really nice sub lesson with simple materials. Check it out and see where you can take it. Fractional Hearts

This one is at the Crayola site. They always have good lesson plans over there with plenty of directions.