FUN End of the Year Art Projects- It's the end of the year-go out having FUN! I know how it goes at the end of the year-your tired, the kids are tired...EVERYONE is ready for summer break! Go out with a bang with these super fun end of the year art projects!
Negative leaf print by one of my second grade students earlier this year. Hey, guys! This post has been very popular on my blog...if you are interested in other leaf-y projects, look at my Leaf Relief project and my Pressed Leaf Project as well. Thanks! I don't know what it's like where you live, but here in Tennessee, we are experiencing spring-like weather. For the most part. I mean it did snow the last two Saturdays (and, in Tennessee, "snow" means just a few flakes and a couple of inches) but the other day it was 78 degrees. Crazy, right? For that reason, I've got touch of spring fever. You too? Well then you might enjoy this leafy printmaking project I did at the beginning of the year with my second graders. It's simple, scientific, beautiful and fun...okay, enough talking about me (!), on with the lesson. For this project, you'll need the following: gelatin, not Jell-o. Most grocery stores carry a brand called Knox which sells in boxes of 16 pouches. cookie sheets printmaking brayer, sold at most craft stores printing ink variety of leaves paper Print pulled from the same printing tray, this time the positive version. The night before you begin, you'll need to prepare your sheets of gelatin. To do that, bring about 3-4 cups of water to a boil. Once boiling, whisked one pouch of gelatin into the pot. You don't want any clumps of gelatin, so whisk like there's no tomorrow. You'll end up adding about 12-15 pouches of gelatin into that one pot. Sorry, I'm not into exact measurements. Which could explain a lot about my cooking. If there are any remaining unwhiskable clumps, remove them with a spoon. Pour mixture into a cookie sheet filling it about 1". Leave uncovered over night. If you see any bubbles in the cookie sheet, pop them or remove with a spoon. For my class of 20 students, I made three trays. Pulling the first print always managed to get oohhhh's and aahhhh's aplenty. The following day, we were ready to print. The surface of the gelatin was squishy yet very firm, perfect for holding our printing ink. I think I can explain this best in steps, so here you go: Using a brayer and printing ink, cover surface of gelatin in ink. Place leaves onto the ink-covered cookie sheet with the veiny side down. I don't recommend using anything with pine needles because that will puncture the gelatin. But experiment, you never know! Once leaves are in place, lay paper on top of cookie sheet and rub (er, we call it "massage") the paper. Pull paper off, as you see in the above photo, and viola! You have your first print! Notice how clear the gelatin looks. All of the ink that was once on the tray is now on the paper. I love her dainty fingers pulling up the second print. So sweet. Now for the second print: Gently remove all of the leaves from the tray. It's best to pull them out by the end of the stem. Place a new sheet of paper over the now-empty cookie sheet and rub. Pull second print which will be a positive image of the first. Looks like a black and white photo, don't you think? Once both prints have been pulled, re-ink the tray and begin the process all over again. With a class of 20 students and 3 pans of gelatin, about 10 kids were able to print per half an hour class. The pans of gelatin can last about two days with an endless amount of printing. I tried to cover the gelatin and keep it for a little longer, but condensation droplets created strange little craters on the surface. If left uncovered for too many days, it begins to dry and crack. For that reason, if you plan to do this project for longer than a couple of days, you'll just need to prepare more gelatin pans the night before. Our second go-round of printing involved using white ink on black paper. Just as pretty. This project is so easy and the results so stunning that everyone is successful. I've now had a couple of craft get-togethers and this is always a hit. Once those leaves start growing in your neck of the woods, I do hope you'll give it a shot! I love the photo negative quality of this print.
Fine motor activities are the perfect way to engage your students with interactive and educational activities. As a teacher we are always looking for fun and hands on ways to enhance your kindergarten students' fine motor skills and it's a bonus when you can also incorporate math. Spring Fine Motor Activities Pattern Block Mats Spring Pattern Blocks are an excellent tool for developing fine motor skills and teaching math concepts such as shapes, symmetry, and fractions. In this activity, children can use pattern blocks to create pictures and included are different ability levels. Students can build the pictures, identify the shapes and count how many of each shape is used in the picture. A great way to incorporate math and fine motor activities. Also included are small easy to store task cards that work well for morning work or early finishers. And also a design your own version, which can challenge your students and beneficial to your visual spacial leaners. I love these more opened ended tasks which are so great for differentiation. Students are able to come up with so many different ways to make the same picture. Snap Cube Activities Spring Snap Cube Activities are another hands on and engaging resource for teaching math concepts and developing fine motor skills in your classroom. In this activity, children can create different pictures using snap cubes, sort by color and count how many of each color. This does require counting up to 20 and is a great way to reinforce that kindergarten standard. You will also fine simple to build mats that are to scale for students and a great fine motor activity and does not involve counting. As well as small task cards and can really challenge students and are great to help develop visual spacial awareness. These are small and easy to store and a great activity to keep for morning bins or early finishers. Geoboard Activities Spring Geoboards are also a great tool for developing fine motor skills and teaching math concepts such as symmetry, shapes, and patterns. In this activity, children can use geoboards to create different spring shapes like butterflies, flowers, and and birdhouses. As an extension activity, students to practice identifying shapes they may see in a picture and record on the mats. Each picture includes both and simple and more difficult version with 10 different pictures included. The small geoboard task cards are included as a freebie at the end of this blog post. Spring Building Brick Activities Spring Building Bricks are another fun and engaging fine motor activities to use in your classroom. Your students will love using Legos or other building bricks to create spring themed pictures such as rainbows, ladybugs, butterflies and bird houses. Included are 10 different spring themed pictures with both small easy to store task cards as well as large to scale cards where students can simply build on the mat You can all of these activities in Spring Fine Motor Bundle which includes a variety of templates for Snap Cubes, Pattern Blocks, Building Bricks, Geoboard Boards, and Pom Poms at a 40% discount. Each set contains 10 different spring themed picture for your students to create. You can fine the Free Spring Geoboard Task Cards here
This fun hands-on ice cream addition match is a great way for kindergarten and first grade students to work on math facts this summer.
Here’s another fun and easy process art project for preschoolers– painting with yarn or string. My kids loved exploring all the designs they could create using yarn as their painting tool! Follow our Art for Kids Pinterest board! I’ve been having so much fun surprising the kids with simple art activities to do after school. …
Marker and Coffee Filter Moon Silhouette Art Lesson- A fun and creative Fall Themed art project! Lesson can be adapted PreK- 5th grade. created this lesson by combining several different ideas: Coffee Filter Moon, Perspective Pumpkin Landscape with Scarecrow & Silhouettes on painted coffee filters.
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Art Festival and Family Art Night- How to run a Family Art Night. Increase attendance and promote your art department with engaging art activities.
I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you
Looking for a fun kids summer printable craft to do with your kids? This Snorkel Diver Craft Printable is the perfect summer activity to do inside.
The 2nd Grade students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We also read the book, Camille and the Sunflowers. The students were able to create a giant sunflower creating emphasis in their artwork. Then they were shown how to blend colors using oil pastels. The students had to choose a cool color for their background to make their sunflower "pop" in their piece of art.
CREATING A CACTUS CLASSROOM - Tips and printables for creating a cactus themed classroom you will all love to learn in! Choose from a stunning range of CACTUS Classroom Decor to create your own unique space this back to school | you clever monkey
Invitation To Create: Flower Garden. Open ended creative spring paper craft for kids. Great for fine motor development. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
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I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you
Learn the 4 seaons for kids with these FREE seasons printables to color, cut, and spin. Way more fun than season worksheets!
The sun will come out! Do you need to reintroduce a warm and cool concept in a colorful way? Here is a fun lesson that incorporates line and color. My students really enjoy creating these ad…
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We've all seen the news: skinny jeans are out, baggy pants are in. If your wardrobe is still in the transition phase though, Mood has you covered with tons of
Free printable Pop art templates for learning to create in the style of Andy Warhol. This free art tutorial for kids will have your students begging for more....and you can give it to them! We've included three different templates that are sure to delight your budding artists.
This Textured Tin Foil Art was so much fun to create! We were so thrilled with the vibrant colours and interesting textures that this process created!
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Sizing: True to size Material composition: 95% Polyester, 5% Elastane/Spandex Clothing type: H Material: Polyester Pattern: Solid Fabric elasticity: No elasticity Season: Spring-Summer Weaving type: Knit Style: Leisure Weight: 190 g Pocket: No-back-pocketThis T-shirt has a round neck design, which is simple and classic. Adding button decoration to the shoulders not only adds a sense of detail and fashion, but also enhances the sophistication of the overall look. Button decoration can add some highlights to a simple T-shirt, making it more chic and interesting. The T-shirt overall presents a casual style, suitable for daily casual wear. You can pair it with jeans, casual pants or skirts to create a comfortable and stylish casual look. Whether you are shopping, dating or gathering with friends, this T-shirt can show your personality and fashion sense.Size Chart(inch)SizeUSUKLengthBustSleeve LengthS48263624M610263825L812264025XL10142743262XL1216274526
I just love this color changing flowers science experiment! It is really easy to do and the kids love watching the flowers change color. We think it is the perfect science activity for spring! I even created printable recording sheets that kids in preschool and early elementary can use to show their observations.
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Discover 23 stunning perennials that bloom spring to fall! From coneflowers to asters, find the perfect long-lasting blooms for your garden.
Kids will love using cotton balls to create this gorgeous cherry blossom painting! A wonderful spring art project for kids of all ages. Free printable branch template included.
I'm super excited to share these new Free Printable Fine Motor Spring Preschool Worksheets with you! I've created lots of fun no-prep printables you can use in the classroom or at home to practice important
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Fried Okra - one of the best okra recipes ever, featuring cut okra coated in cornmeal and flour to make crispy and crunchy okras. A summer favorite!
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Learn how to Create a magical companion with this crochet Mickey Mouse amigurumi pattern with step by step details.
Enhance your students' music notation skills with this Treble Clef Note Name Worksheets for Spring! These worksheets are designed to help students master the names of the notes on the treble clef, with a variety of exercises and activities to choose from. The worksheets include tracing and writing note names, note name identification practice, and sight-reading activities. These worksheets are perfect for use in the classroom or for at-home practice, and they come in both print and digital formats. Your students will be well on their way to mastering the treble clef and reading sheet music with ease! This file (in PDF form) includes 10 music worksheets: ~1. Line Notes. Can you name these line notes? Write the correct answer below the staff. ~2. Space Notes. Can you name these space notes? Write the correct answer below the staff. ~3. Identify the Pitch. Identify the pitch on each staff. Write your answer under each staff. ~4. Create the Pitch. Draw the pitch on the staff as indicated below. ~5. Pitch Names. Identify the pitches on the line below each “note”. ~6. Create the Pitches. Draw the pitch on the staff as indicated on the line below. ~7. Color the“Notes”. Color the “notes” on the staff using the color key. ~8. Match it! Match the notes to the correct letters. ~9. Color by Treble Pitch. Color the picture using the color key. ~10. Color by Treble Pitch. Make your own color key and color the picture. This product is a part of the Pack: Spring Staff Worksheet Bundle Treble Clef Note Naming Worksheets for Spring can be used for: ~ Primary music classes ~ Elementary music classes ~ Music theory classes ~ Homework ~ Review ~ Extra practice ~ Worksheet stations ~ Test prep mini-lessons/whole class review ~ Independent practice ~ Early finishers ~ Center work ~ Assessments ~ Group lessons ~ The sub tub ~ Exit tickets ************************************************************* CHECK OUT THESE RELATED RESOURCES More SPRING MUSIC WORKSHEETS HERE More NOTE READING WORKSHEETS HERE ************************************************************* SAVE ON FUTURE PURCHASES BY LEAVING FEEDBACK: Leaving feedback will help me to improve while also saving you money. By reviewing any of my products you can gain additional TPT credits that may be redeemed on future purchases. Submit your feedback upon purchasing a product, or go to My Purchase List to review past orders. It’s simple! Just click on the Leave Feedback button and leave a rating. Then go to your TPT credits to learn how to use them on future purchases! TERMS OF USE: Copyright © Anastasiya Multimedia Studio This resource was created by Anastasiya Multimedia Studio. It may be used online, printed, and photocopied for a single classroom/teacher use only. If you choose to use them in multiple classes please purchase additional licenses. It may not be put on the Internet, sold, or redistributed in any form. It is prohibited to copy and redistribute the graphics used in this resource in any form, and it is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you for respecting our work! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I am happy to help! Follow me on Pinterest Tweet with Me on Twitter Thanks! Anastasiya
Surprise your little scientist with this caterpillar and butterfly science activity with balloons. Are you ready for this Butterfly STEM challenge?
Looking to try some crochet sunflowers for beginners? This free printable pattern is great for appliques, hair accessories, and just for fun!
