Are you looking for some fun and easy paint art projects to do with your kids? Look no further! In this blog post, I’m going to provide 10 easy art projects which are perfect for young hands. I use these in my summer art camp every year. From colorful bubble wrap paint stamping to rock […] The post 10 Easy Paint Art Projects For Kids – You Will Love To Set-up! appeared first on Nature of Art ..read more

By Spramani Elaun – Art Teacher As an experienced art teacher for toddlers, I highly recommend introducing clay play to help develop fine motor skills and promote neural development. In this blog post, I will share my expertise on how to introduce clay, recommend suitable clay materials, and provide beginner clay activities. Why is Clay Playing Beneficial for Toddlers? Playing… Read more → The post How to Teach Toddlers to Play with Clay: Beginner Activities appeared first on How To Teach Children Visual Arts ..read more

By Spramani Elaun – Art Teacher So today I want to share some general information and resources to get you started teaching drawing. How-to drawing lessons are generally done by making lines, shapes and textures. Drawing is one of the areas of visual arts you can teach your students. Drawing is exciting for elementary students. Benefits to Teaching Students How-to… Read more → The post Teach Elementary Students How-to Draw appeared first on How To Teach Children Visual Arts ..read more

by Spramani Elaun Hello my friends, This blog kicks off my fun crayon series. Besure you read all the other ones that follow this blog. I’m excited to share ways you can breath life into your old crayons. Crayons Can Help You Teach Art Lessons! Crayons helped me understand my art teaching flaws I know this sounds strange to hear.… Read more → The post Crayons Can Help You Teach Art Lessons appeared first on How To Teach Children Visual Arts ..read more

Happy Winter Solstice! I thought I would pop in and share a fun Clay Modeling Art Lesson to celebrate winter using air dry clay I saw this craft done on another blog, one of my favorite adult crafter blogs – A Beautiful Mess . So I thought “Hey I could teach this to children!”. In fact in my clay modeling… Read more → The post Children’s Clay Modeling Art Lesson | Winter Tree 3D Air Dry Luminary Candle appeared first on ..read more

By Spramani Elaun Today I’m writing about crafts and how it is part of visual arts education. I’ll share reasons why crafts should be in art programs. I’ll also. share how it supports the artistic process, elements of art and cultural heritage. I’ll also give you ideas on what types of handicrafts I recommend for children. We usually consider painting… Read more → The post Teach Cultural Heritage Crafts to Children & The Elements and Principles of Design appeared first on ..read more

Hello there! I created a new art lesson that can be used for Halloween or just studying bats . The theme of the lesson is to create a bat flying over the moon with different types of art mediums while teaching an important art concept of concentric circle patterns in balance. This project can be done in several ways. You… Read more → The post Art activity for students | Bat Over The Moon appeared first on ..read more

Hello from San Diego! Well tomorrow is International Dot Day, September 15th. Inspired by teacher Terry Shay and Peter H. Reynolds book “The Dot”. You can learn more about this International day HERE. To celebrate I wanted to share my storytime read outloud of the book The Dot, you can share with your students in case you don’t have the book… Read more → The post International Dot Day, September 15th appeared first on ..read more

Get ready to start teaching your students drawing! It’s time to start stocking up on all the best children’s drawing art supplies for the school year. Getting back into the classroom to teach art means new fresh art materials and mediums. Today I will be sharing my top children’s drawing art supplies I recommend to use when teaching drawing. I get excited when I start planning and getting these drawing mediums together and so will you! But, maybe you don’t know what buy or get first? Follow me and read this guide on drawing art supplies and you will figure out what you want to start with. You ..read more

I bet you’re excited and ready to start planning your art program! There’s so many things you can start prepping for to make your teaching first year experience go smooth. These tips will help if you are just starting, or even a couple years into your art program. Here’s what you should be prepping for your first year: Building lesson plans & curriculum Art Scheduling & time segments Getting your art supply list together Ordering art supplies Planning art storage How to assess student skill-sets Art procedures Art Project Make & Take Building lesson plans & art curricu ..read more