Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Art Activities That Students Can Do At Home

Elementary Art Sub Activities to do at Home

If you are looking for easy options for teaching art at a distance, here are some suggestions.

I found this drawing prompt generator. artprompts.org  You select a category and then a prompt appears for that. There are ads at the top but look down at the bottom to see your prompt. Get a new prompt by clicking on "refresh." You can make your own template and then insert drawing prompts for each week.





Crayola has art worksheets that you can download.


If your students have access to the web and YouTube, there are some sites that they can access easily.  

Here are some you might check out.




The Kennedy Center
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems



Mr. Pstudios is an art teacher. His YouTube channel includes drawing activities for kids.



The blog, Art Room Videos, has links to lots of individual art videos that have been pre
viewed for kids.


The Dad Lab has lots of videos. Your students may have access to lots of materials, so check out his entire channel. For those whose students may have limited supplies, here are some videos that might work for you.
Crayon Rubbing with Legos 
Shadow Drawing
Draw with Your Feet
Tree Bark Rubbing

Young Rembrandts They have some directed drawings. They also have an online course that you can pay for that is off of YouTube







Art for Kids Hub  They do a lot of directed, step-by-step drawing.  



Mark Kistler is a long-time favorite for kids wanting to draw better. I would suggest these for upper elementary and middle school.  Many of his videos are hour-long, which I suspect will not work for most kids.  Finding the shorter videos, I sorted by "most popular." I saw a lot that was around ten minutes long.

The Art Project has lots of videos you might like for older kids. His drawing prompt videos are the perfect length for kids drawing at home.

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In case you need some art lesson ideas to print and send home with your students for a few days, these would work great. Written as early finishers activities, they are worksheets with directions and lots of details that kids can draw from on their own.





"Create a Silly Monster" Worksheet

Monday, March 9, 2020

Art Sub Plans Worksheet - How to Draw a Penguin

Art Sub Plan Worksheet | How to Draw a Penguin



Free Directed Drawing Worksheet - Penguins

Do your kids like to do directed drawings?  The blog, Tinkerlab, has a free downloadable sheet showing how to draw a penguin, step by step. Add some details and you have a fun art sub lesson. Write up a few directions for your sub and doodle some finished penguins and you are ready to go. 
art sub lesson for how to draw a penguin

Find this directed drawing by Rochelle Doorley here:  https://tinkerlab.com/how-to-draw-a-cute-penguin/

If you would like another penguin activity, I have a doodle worksheet where kids design their own penguin disguised as something else. You will find it over at my TPT Shop.  You can check it out here:  Create A Penguin In Disguise


Saturday, February 29, 2020

Art Sub Plans - Leprechaun Trap

St. Patrick’s Day Art Sub Plans for Elementary

Child drawing of a leprechaun trap



Child drawing of a leprechaun trap


Here is an elementary art activity for St. Patrick's Day and March. The blog "Coffee Cups and Crayons" has written up a fun and engaging activity called "Making a Leprechaun Trap." 

Megan gives information about how she did the activity with her kids, but you could write up the directions in lesson plan form pretty easily.  There is discussion, interaction and drawing.  With her kids she had them draw on an old cereal box for a 3D effect. The drawing should work just as well on a sheet of paper.  Her post is a good jumping off place for you to create a St. Patrick's themed sub plan.

Child’s drawing of a leprechaun trap



St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Lesson


If you are looking for a St. Patrick's Day lesson for upper elementary and middle school, you might try this STEAM activity.


Students create a design using radial symmetry. Templates and samples are provided to give the students a boost to start.  You can find that at the TPT shop: Cool Classroom Stuff. 

Here's one more idea for St. Patrick's Day that works great as a sub lesson or early finishers activity.


The TPT Shop: Centers and Early Finishers has a doodle/pattern filling shamrock design that kids will enjoy.

Here's one for the early finishers.  "Create a Leprechaun in Disguise."


Are there any other great ideas out there for St. Patty's Day?  Let me know in the comments.


Monday, December 30, 2019

Simple Shape Bird | Kindergarten Art Sub Plans

Simple Shape Bird Lesson

Art Teacher in LA posts an easy kindergarten lesson that a sub could teach. Check it out here:  Simple Shape Birds.


It reminds me a little of this post:  Kindergarten Shape Drawing where a pear shape is used to draw different animals.

TPT Directed Drawings for Kindergarten


If you need a lesson that is fully formed and ready to teach, here’s one I have in my TPT shop: Art Sub Lessons.  Springtime Bird with Flowers

Child drawing of a bird with flowers and pattern


It is a directed drawing of a bird with flowers that would be perfect for kindergarten and first grade. 

Here is another one that uses simple shapes to help little ones draw birds in a tree and flowers. Bird in a Tree with Flowers 



Child drawing of birds in a tree with flowers

Friday, December 13, 2019

Robot Roundup | Art Sub Lessons

Robot Roundup - Art Sub Lesson Plans


Robots! Here is a fun elementary art lesson about robots that can be taught by anyone. This PowerPoint shows real robots and has scripted questions to ask the students. It shows how to draw a robot, step-by-step, and then leaves the details up to the students. Kids will love it and so will subs and teachers.


 You may find it here:  TeachersPayTeachers shop: Art Sub Lessons

Here is a preview:


 Feedback from this lesson:

"This was the perfect lesson to leave with a guest teacher! My students loved the lesson. It kept them on-task and engaged!! Thank you!"

"My subs have told me how well they along with the students loved this activity. They also said that it challenges each grade level. "

"My 3rd graders loved creating their robots. Easy to Understand and great got a student that is apprehensive about their drawing skills."

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Captivating Castles | Art Sub Plans

Art Sub Plan - Captivating Castles

Elementary child’s drawing of a castle
"I was so happy to find this. I needed a sub on our Art day during our fairy tale unit. The sub loved following the slides, and the students loved the ability to put their original touches to their castles. Would recommend."    .....feedback from the purchaser of this lesson on TpT

If you are looking for a no-prep art sub lesson, this might be the plan you are looking for. This lesson includes art history, castle history, and directions for drawing a castle. It is an easy and fun lesson for second grade through fifth. You can find it here: Captivating Castles
children's drawings of castles




Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Kindergarten Art Sub Plans | Easy Drawing Lesson

Kindergarten Art Sub Plans for Easy Drawing


This lesson, by Rina, at the K-6 Art blog,  was based on a book from 1977. The Magic Pear: Twelve Outline Drawing Lessons with Directions for the Amusement of Little Folks, by Morgan Sweeney, is based on drawing things beginning\ with the shape of a pear.

Rina says that you do not need the book to do the lesson. You do need to create drawing templates in the shape of a pear. She also said that the lesson was a big hit with her kindergarten students.





Friday, November 22, 2019

STEAM Worksheets for Winter

STEAM Worksheets for Winter - Art Sub Lessons 


If you need great art and math activities and sub plans to use around Christmas, Hanukkah, December, and winter, here are some options from the shops Art Sub LessonsCool Classroom Stuff, and Centers and Early Finishers. You can click right on the images to go directly to those activities.

This is a brand new STEAM activity that can be used for subs, teachers, and centers. 


Feedback for this activity:  "This will make a great Art lesson for our unit on The Mitten. Thank you."

Here's one full of photos, student examples, and templates.


Feedback for this activity:  "Super fun! I used these as a pattern to make hanging stockings."

Feedback for this activity: "Such a fun lesson! I use this each year as a sub lesson. Def keeps kids engaged!"

Feedback for this activity: "My fourth graders are loving this! The sample robot shapes and details sheets are a great reference for helping them to draw."
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Feedback for this activity:  "My second lesson I have purchased and once again a winner! So nice and easy for any sub to follow. Also makes a great early finisher project. The kids love it!"
Feedback for this activity:  "My younger grades love this and the other products like it. They are so excited when I pull them out. "
Feedback for this activity:  "This one was flying off my counter during December!"
Feedback for this activity:  "Good activity for early finishers! Using this in my music class during my Nutcracker unit. Thank you!"
Feedback for this activity:  "My younger students love this one! I've seem some really cute finished products."
Feedback for this activity:  "Love these"