Language arts art projects

How I sneak art into my classroom. 4th grade art projects in science, social studies, math, Language arts and more!

Sneak in a little learning about alliterations this summer with this fun ice cream cone activity! Combining art and poetry makes learning fun for kids.

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar"…

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…

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

Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.)...

Give the children a piece of paper that says “I can’t imagine life without” in the center of the page, and then have the students write all over the page what they cannot live without.

In my first year of teaching, I was terrified of teaching art. It was a subject I had always struggled with and that a few of the kids had already decided they HATED. Thankfully, I was able to find some art activities that everyone could be happily engaged in!

Our weather unit is in full swing and we are already learning a lot! This past week we focused on the sun, wind, and snow. Next week we wi...