15 MLK Art Projects Kids Can Do! Easy MLK Art Projects activities with lots of pictures so you can make them at home or at school!
If you are looking for a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his vision for a just and equitable society, consider pairing these hands-on art experiences with intentional dialogue around the meaning of his words. Promote critical thinking about topics of racism, social justice, and equity a
15 MLK Art Projects Kids Can Do! Easy MLK Art Projects activities with lots of pictures so you can make them at home or at school!
15 MLK Art Projects Kids Can Do! Easy MLK Art Projects activities with lots of pictures so you can make them at home or at school!
Channel your inner Picasso while creating this peace dove art project with a bold, dark line, and watercolora with this free lesson plan.
What better way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and guide your students towards thinking on a more global scale than to have your students create a portrait
Inside you'll find an easy Martin Luther King Jr directed drawing lesson for elementary students. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
Transform a simple canvas into a charming Valentine's Day decoration with our DIY Ampersand Thumbtack Art guide. Quick, affordable, and perfect for any skill level, this project adds a romantic touch to your decor.
FINGERPRINT PEACE DOVE The prints of fingers created the peace dove in the framed artwork by the students in Ms. LaTocha's kindergarten class. Each child also signed their name and added their 'dot' of color. FINGERPRINT PEACE DOVE PLATTER The students also used their fingerprints to create this monochromatic peace dove on a ceramic platter. Parent Contact: Heather Anderson [email protected]
MLK Day snuck up on my this year big time. So I went on a hunt to find some quality resources that I could use this week. Well, I found tons and lots for free 🙂 Click on the pictures to be taken to TpT where you can download each file. Don’t forget to leave ... Read More about MLK Freebies Galore!
Looking for a fun art project for Martin Luther King? Try this positive/negative project! It's perfect for grades 2, all the up to middle school! You will find directions and a freebie project outline on my blog, Teaching With Style. Happy Creating!
Use this fun Martin Luther King Jr Activity flipbook for your students to learn all about MLK. This post also comes with art ideas and books to read to learn about MLK.
Y'all. I realized recently that I never shared the finished product of our Todd Parr inspired It's Okay to be Different mural. Which wasn't an accident. It's been on my To-Do list to finish this beast (there are still 140 more selfies that will flank the sides of this bad boy) and when I exhaustedly sighed to my buddy the custodian this evening that I really should stick around and do it, he said, "Eh. Go home and put your feet up. Do it tomorrow." He's a super smart dude so I decided to take his advice and work on it later...but share it with y'all today! When you walk out of my art room door, this is the first thing you see, these silly, happy and different faces! I went through the process of just how the kids, kindergarten through fourth grade, created these painted and collaged pieces in this post so be sure to take a peak! Our inspo was this fun and colorful book. This book is short and sweet and perfect for my various age groups. It also packs a powerful message: it's okay to be different! I try my hardest to stress this, self-importance and uniqueness in my art room. All our lives, we are told to fit in, follow along, do whatever it is that Susie is doing that gets her oodles of praise from her teacher. But just how boring would life be if we were all Susies? You're YOU and nobody else...and that's simply wonderful! Not to mention totes adorbs. As the kids finished off their selfies, I started collecting them and laying them out on a huge roll of paper. We happen to have this 12' wide roll of paper at my school which I've pretty much claimed as Art Room Property. I love using it for murals like these so I can just start hot gluing these guys down. We've done several murals at my school (full list with links below) and I've been asked by a handful of art teacherin' types if the kids are ever sad that they don't often get their pieces returned to them. I explain to them at the start of the project that their handwork will be enjoyed by many for a long time (this piece will probably stay up until the start of the new school year and possibly beyond. I really love it!). I also snapped photos of them to eventually pop up onto ArtSonia so the kids will have the chance to share with family in their online gallery. However...I do have this wild and crazy idea. Once I [finally] get all of the pieces hung, I want to snap a couple of high resolution pics and have their work made into fabric on Spoonflower! AND THEN make a dress from it. Oh, but that's a secret. Don't tell los kiddos. Especially not the dude on the top right. He looks like he's having a bad day already. Big Ole School-Wide Collaboratives and Murals are super fun but, not gonna lie, a whole lotta work. I've shared many of mine in the past. Here's a lil list if you wanna take a look-see: Dot Day Collaboratives (a project for each grade level!) Henri Rousseau-inspired Mural Chalked Ceiling Tile Collaborative Magritte Mural The Johnson Elementary Legacy piece Our School Has Heart Mural Gallery of Gratitude Winter Program Collaborative Monet-Inspired Mural Wishful Winterwonderland Mural Warhol Soup Can Mural Heather Galler-Inspired Mural by first grade Whew! And if you just wanna read more about school-wide collaboratives, get yerself here, kids. And when your done clickin' on all them linky-loos, pop over here, check out these awesome blogs and throw a sympathy vote my way, would ya? Until next time, just remember, IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFRENT*, er, DIFFERNT ;) [diffrent: when you pay a different rent then you and your landlord agreed upon. "C'mon, man. I told you the rent was $50 a night, not $45. Don't be pullin' no diffrent action!"]
For the MLK assembly Display the fifth-graders and third graders are making hands . They are using construction paper and different sharpies.
Hola, amigos. Tenía un par de semanas sin publicar en el blog, pero llego algunas ideas para decorar carteleras en tu clase. Puedes inspirarte en este diseño para hacer publicaciones de los proyect…
Students are tasked with writing a three paragraph persuasive prompt based on questions that can be linked to MLK Day. There is an art activity that connects and correlates as well. It is a creative and fun way to write. Can be used as a sub plan worksheet or a homework assignment. Rubric included!
Blow painting art for kids | Make cute germ or monster art with straws & watercolor. Simple activity for toddlers, preschool, & kindergarten.
Inside you'll find an easy Gee’s Bend Quilt art lesson for how to make a paper quilt project with your kids. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
This was our first week back from winter break. I always have my students write about their goals for the new year. But, since we started so late into January this year I wanted to think of another new year project. I love reading Martin’s Big Words and celebrating MLK’s message to “fight with words
MLK Day is right around the corner and we've been busy trying to find some last minute {and simple!} ideas that you can use in the classroom as you and your kiddos explore the life and legacy of this important historical figure! * * * The story of Dr. King offers a powerful example of how one person who stands up for what they believe in/what is right can make a difference. As you explore the life of Martin Luther King Jr this January - his ideals, his hopes, and his impact - empower your students with the knowledge that, they too, have the power to make a difference in their families, their school/community, and even the world! Constructing a dream mobile is a great way to help your students make a meaningful connection with the holiday as well as instill this very idea! We found two variations of the dream mobile and either project would make a fabulous addition to your MLK Day lessons! Individual Dream Mobile Photo Source: Mrs. Prince & Co. Leanne over at Mrs. Prince & Co. has her kiddos create individual mobiles, writing about their dreams for their school, community, and world. If you're interested in completing this project, she offers the mobile printables for FREE over at her blog, so set-up is sure to be easy peasy! Collaborative Dream Mobile Photo Source: 4th Grade Frolics Tara of 4th Grade Frolics invites her students to work together to create a class mobile displaying their dreams for the world. Invited to think about various topics - freedom, equality, fairness, unity, etc. - students wrote about what these dreams might look like and their hopes for the world! Here's a picture of the completed mobile... Photo Source: 4th Grade Frolics Of course, these projects were initially used with second and fourth grade students, so keep this in mind when tweaking the activity for your preschoolers!
This art print is great for anyone living in Atlanta, or just a fan of the city. It is a nice collage of the many famous and historical sites and imagery. Size: 17 inch x 17 inch 1 color silk screen on Cream French Cream Paper Signed by Gregg Gordon of GIGART. Get one today! Shipping: Print will be shipping in the USA, Priority Mail USPS, with a confirmation receipt, in a sturdy tube. Outside the USA, print will be shipped in a sturdy tube, airmail. Copyright ©1997-2012 Gregg Gordon, GIGART
Mrs. Susa's students and their awe-inspiring Art!!!
What is YOUR dream? Students will imagine their own better world with this Martin Luther King Jr Art Project Dream Door using any art supply.
Inside you'll find an easy Gee’s Bend Quilt art lesson for how to make a paper quilt project with your kids. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw Lois Mailou Jones Mask Art. Stop by and download yours for free.
Inside you'll find an easy, step-by-step Rosa Parks drawing lesson and coloring page for elementary. Grab it for your classroom now (it’s free!)
This post contains Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities and videos and explains how to use them to teach valuable, life-long lessons. FREEBIES included!
It's my last week!!! Wahoo!!! Sorry this post is late. (Thanks to Ana at Mrs. Bentin's Blackboard for the text message and reminder that...
3rd grade is finishing their Dream Box project, which is inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and artist Joseph Cornell more about him here: http://www.josephcornellbox.com/lifeart.htm Student chose a dream they have for themselves or the world to make the world a better place. They added various materials to make their boxes have a 3D element.
Art History 101: Early Elementary Response to the Masters. Paintings, Drawings and more inspired by Mondrian, Picasso, Van Gogh, Johnson and Kandinsky. Art teacher support RoundUP at RainbowsWithinReach
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw Lois Mailou Jones Mask Art. Stop by and download yours for free.
One question I get A LOT is about supplies...what supplies are the best to order? It's scary, putting in a supply order! We have such little money we don't want to waste it! You can check out some posts about my favorite art supplies to order here. In this video, I'll even walk you thru some of my favorite things for my art room. These posts are a couple years older and definitely need an update but many of my fave things remain the same. Especially my fave watercolor paints. Only with quality watercolor paints will you get beautiful paintings! That and teaching kids HOW to use watercolor paints correctly. If you lurk this blog, you'll find plenty of posts of me teaching my students how to use their paint the right way to create amazing masterpieces. THIS LESSON (arrow pointing up) will be posted here super soon! So...instead of typing it all out, I thought I'd create a video to share my favorite paints with you, all available in your favorite art supply catalog. This is NOT a sponsored post...so you know I'm speakin' the truth! I'm so thankful for companies that continue to make quality art supplies for kids. Our young artists deserve the best! Here's me explaining how to paint to my small friends. What are your fave watercolor paints?
