Art and literacy projects

You can teach anything with children's picture books: Science. History. Writing. Math. Cooking. And Art. Especially art. Because picture books are an artform. I'll be writing a Five Day Series this week about connecting children's literature to art. Monday through Thursday I will be sharing four art project ideas inspired by children's picture books. On Friday I have …

A couple times a month, my 12 and 14-year-old daughters join me for some art journaling. It’s a great opportunity to sit and chat over a simple, personal art project. Elementary-age kids through adults can enjoy creating these unique illustrated names. The goal of this project is to illustrate the letters of your first name, nickname, or … Continued

Have you tried incorporating art and poetry into your grammar lessons? This activity is a perfect art project for kids. Kids LOVE painting crazy hair on their paintings and then searching for adjectives in magazines that fit the personality and appearance of their paintings. They glue the words throughout their art's hair. The project is completed by writing a descriptive poem. The finished poetry and the paintings make a great bulletin board or hallway display. #Adjectives #Grammar…

This giant list of art projects based on children's books will help your students connect art to literature and make some fantastic artwork in the process.

36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids - one for every week of the school year! Perfect for homeschool families, teachers, scout leaders, and parents!

There's so much more to do with kindergartners than finger painting.

These eight art books with craft ideas for kids are sure to keep your toddlers and preschoolers busy having fun (and learning, of course)! Each book includes an artistic element of its own - colors, drawing, painting, etc.

Is the development and education of your child important to you? And have you been searching for a program that will help you teach your child to read, but spending hundreds of dollars on unproven programs just doesn't make any sense to you? I can understand your frustrations, as I've been through much of the same experiences myself... Recently I came across a step-by-step program that helps parents to easily teach their children to read. The wonderful thing about this program is that as…

We love connecting projects to books, and we're always inspired by the amazing group of bloggers who participate in the Virtual Book Club for Kids (you can also check the club out on Facebook) as the group comes up with some great extension activities each month. This month's author was Leo Lionni. We chose to read and do a project using a book we've really been enjoying lately, A Color of His Own. This is the sweet tale of a little chameleon who is looking for one color to stay all the…

Art for Kids Who “Hate Art”: Unconventional Art Projects for Inside and Outside the Elementary Classroom – Inquiring Intermediates