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Leaf and Pattern Kids Art Project

by zzlivingJanuary 24, 20170

A fun and easy art drawing project from art teacher Kathy Barbro.

Leaves with Lines

This is a good exercise for those small motor skills. I’ve found students have a lot of fun just losing themselves in their patterns.

1. Cardboard templates of leaves may help young artists get started, but drawing their own is always best. Students draw at least two of their favorite leaves, and then draw the veins inside. The veins should divide the leaf up into large sections.

2. Sharpie markers are used to trace all the lines. Students fill all the areas with patterns, changing whenever they got to a new section.

3. When complete, the leaves are traced with what I call “energy lines” around the outside until the paper was filled. I emphasized throughout the project that nothing was to be filled in. I think it made the students think more. . . and made my markers last longer too.

By Kathy Barbro

Arts & Crafts

Kathy Barbro earned her B.F.A. at Minneapolis College of Arts & Design, enjoying a 20-year career in graphic design. When her son entered kindergarten, her career path took a turn. The local elementary school had no art program and that was all the inspiration she needed. Kathy served as a volunteer art docent for several years, later becoming the school’s Professional Expert in Visual Arts. She teaches twenty K-5 classes weekly and conducts an after-school Art Enrichment program. Kathy pooled her talents to share her curriculum via the blogosphere. With 500 classroom-tested art projects posted, her Art Projects For Kids www.artprojectsforkids.org is a favored source of art lesson plans among teachers, home schoolers and parents.

Seahorse Word Maker Worksheet

by zzlivingJanuary 24, 20170

This Seashore word maker worksheet is always a fun activity for kids (heck even for some of us adults). It is so satisfying to make as many words as you can from another word. How many words can you make from the word Seashore? Did your class find any that you did not?

We love to hear how you like these word maker worksheets to use in class or at home.

This is a perfect worksheet for a Summer lesson, an ocean lesson, animal lesson, or just for word practice.

Mixed Media Seahorse Art Project for Kids

by zzlivingJanuary 24, 20170

A new art project for kids by art teacher, Kathy Barbro.

Kinders in my district learn about “amazing animals” around this time of year.That’s the perfect time for a seahorse watercolor resist project. A reading of the “Mister Seahorse” book by Eric Carle will show all the amazing ways fish take care of their young, and a direct draw seahorse with crayons and watercolor will show off all they have learned.

1. Students draw their seahorses as shown on the diagram.

2. The art is traced with a marker.

3. The seahorse is colored heavily with crayons.

4. White crayon is used to make waves and bubbles.

5. The paper is covered with blue watercolor paint.

By Kathy Barbro

Arts & Crafts

Kathy Barbro earned her B.F.A. at Minneapolis College of Arts & Design, enjoying a 20-year career in graphic design. When her son entered kindergarten, her career path took a turn. The local elementary school had no art program and that was all the inspiration she needed. Kathy served as a volunteer art docent for several years, later becoming the school’s Professional Expert in Visual Arts. She teaches twenty K-5 classes weekly and conducts an after-school Art Enrichment program. Kathy pooled her talents to share her curriculum via the blogosphere. With 500 classroom-tested art projects posted, her Art Projects For Kids www.artprojectsforkids.org is a favored source of art lesson plans among teachers, home schoolers and parents.

Left and Right Concept Worksheets

by zzlivingJanuary 24, 2017January 25, 20170

Directional Worksheets for Preschool

Getting the concept of Right or Left is sometimes difficult for preschoolers. Sometimes using only verbal explanations isn’t enough for some young children. Our printable worksheets for Left and Right help kids to visualize the concepts.

Directional worksheet

For worksheet, print only the second page. Click here for pdf

Left directional worksheet

For worksheet print only the second page. Click here for pdf

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Free Valentine’s Day Fun Printable Workbook

by zzlivingJanuary 23, 2017October 7, 20240

We are excited to have this Freebie for you through February. Click the image below to open the printable pdf for your classroom or home use. It has lots of Valentine’s Fun- worksheets, printable, clip art, printable valentine’s cards and more.

Feel free to share this printable workbook with a friend for Valentine’s Day.

What is your favorite part of Valentine’s Day or your favorite way to tell your kids they are special on Valentine’s Day?

This fun printable workbook is free- cost $0.00

free Valentine printable workbook

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Tracing Practice Worksheet 2

by zzlivingJanuary 19, 20170

Tracing worksheet

Tracing Worksheet

Let preschoolers practice their tracing skills with this fun worksheet. They can help the little caterpillars get to their leaves. Preschool Kindergarten readiness. Great preschool worksheet for home or classroom.

Directions: Click the image above or click here to print pdf

Preview the Worksheet before printing and select only the worksheet page to print (no need to print the directions or website url page)

Tracing Practice Worksheet 1

by zzlivingJanuary 19, 2017February 14, 20170

Tracing worksheet

Tracing Practice Worksheet

This is one of the best activities for preschool children to help develop control when using a pencil. It helps to develop fine motor control. Print this sheet often and let your child practice tracing the lines. Great for use in the classroom, at home or for home school.

Directions: Click the image above or click here to print pdf

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Cutting Practice Worksheet 3

by zzlivingJanuary 19, 20170

cutting practice worksheet

Cutting Practice Worksheet

Preschool worksheets for learning how to cut paper. Helps develop fine motor control for preschoolers. Print all three worksheets and let your child put, color and paste his cut paper onto another piece of paper to make a piece of artwork.

Directions: Click the image above or click here to print pdf

Preview the Worksheet before printing and select only the worksheet page to print (no need to print the directions or website url page).

You can use this for classroom or home use.

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