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As parents and caregivers, we all want to provide our children with the best possible education and opportunities for growth. One way to support their development is by introducing them to the world of art and teaching them the elements of art at home. Whether your child is a budding Picasso or just loves to doodle, exploring the seven elements of art can help them develop important skills like creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression.

In this ultimate guide to teaching the elements of art to kids at home, we'll cover everything you need to know to get started. From understanding the importance of teaching art to children to exploring different techniques and strategies, this guide is packed with information that will help you nurture your child's artistic side. You'll learn how to create a space for art in your home, gather the right materials and supplies, and set goals and expectations that will motivate your child to explore their creativity.

Art education is an essential component of a well-rounded education for children of all ages. Not only does it provide a creative outlet, but it also helps children develop critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, and fine motor skills. However, many children may find art to be boring or intimidating, which can hinder their ability to fully benefit from art education- primarily because the lesson is not based around their interests. That's why it's essential to make art fun and accessible to children of all ages.

One effective way to do so is by teaching the elements of art. By understanding and mastering the elements of art, children can become confident and competent artists, express their creativity, and gain a deeper appreciation for the arts. In this webinar, we will explore strategies for making art fun and engaging for kids of all ages through teaching the elements of art.

Art education is an essential component of a well-rounded education for children of all ages. Not only does it provide a creative outlet, but it also helps children develop critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, and fine motor skills. However, many children may find art to be boring or intimidating, which can hinder their ability to fully benefit from art education- primarily because the lesson is not based around their interests. That's why it's essential to make art fun and accessible to children of all ages.

One effective way to do so is by teaching the elements of art. By understanding and mastering the elements of art, children can become confident and competent artists, express their creativity, and gain a deeper appreciation for the arts. In this webinar, we will explore strategies for making art fun and engaging for kids of all ages through teaching the elements of art.

Art is not just a fun activity for kids, it is also an important tool for their cognitive, emotional, and social development. One of the key aspects of teaching art to children is introducing them to the seven elements of art: line, shape, color, texture, value, space, and form. These elements provide the foundation for all artistic expression and understanding them is essential for creating and appreciating art.

In this guide, we will explore various lessons, activities, and ideas for teaching the elements of art to kids. Whether you are a teacher, parent, or caregiver, this guide will provide you with practical and creative ways to engage children in the world of art. From hands-on activities to integrating art into other subjects, we will cover everything you need to know to help children explore and develop their artistic skills. So let's dive in and discover the exciting world of art with kids!

Art is an essential part of a child's education, providing them with a creative outlet and the opportunity to develop important skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and self-expression. One of the fundamental building blocks of art education is the elements of art, which include line, shape, form, space, color, value, and texture. By teaching children these elements, teachers can help them develop a deeper understanding of the art they see around them and inspire them to create their own works of art.

In this complete guide for teachers, we will explore everything you need to know about teaching the elements of art to kids. We'll start by taking a closer look at each of the seven elements of art, providing clear definitions and examples of how they are used in art. From there, we'll dive into the reasons why teaching the elements of art is so important for children, and how it can benefit them in a multitude of ways. Then, we'll share some tips and tricks for engaging children in the learning process, and how to create fun and exciting art lessons. Finally, we'll provide some sample lesson plans for each element of art, along with resources and materials to help you plan your own lessons.

Let's dive into Teaching the Elements of Art to Kids! Teaching the elements of art to elementary school children can be a rewarding and challenging experience for educators. The elements of art are the building blocks that form the foundation of visual arts. These elements include line, shape, form, space, texture, value, and color. Understanding and mastering these elements can help children create beautiful and meaningful art.

Find the ULTIMATE Top 5 Tips for New Art Teachers to help you navigate and focus your new career teaching art to kids. Art Education is an amazing opportunity to share to young minds, but it isn’t without its challenges that comes with the job of teaching. Find the 5 best tips for new art teachers, first year art teachers, or anyone looking to become an art teacher.

Find the BEST Advice, Ideas, Tips, and Resources for New Art Teachers and those who are in their first year as an art teacher or are looking to become an art teacher. Being an Art Teacher can sometimes present its own challenges or difficulties so read to find some advice for traversing this amazing journey of teaching art education to kids.

This is a letter of advice to anyone who is a First Year Art Teacher from someone who has been down your path. I am going to share my tips, must-haves, and ideas for traversing the simultaneously scary and exciting path of being a first year art teacher.

Let's explore how artists get ideas for making art and where artists get ideas. As teachers teaching the process of making art with kids, this is an important topic to understand so the creative process can be taught to young artists.

Teaching Art to Children and Pre-Teens is a Rewarding Experience that plants a seed of life-long Appreciation for Visual Art, Art History, Art Making, Skill Building, and Creative Thinking. Here are my Top 5 Tips for Teaching Visual Art to Children and Pre-Teens to bring your Better Engagement and Success in your Classroom.

I love letting kids explore the Elements of Art through Choice-Based strategies when introducing them to my class. In this article I will dive in on 3 Elements of Art Choice-Based Art Lesson Ideas or Activities that you can use in your classroom right away. Low prep and high engagement, here we go! Better yet, they allow for some fabulous choice-based opportunities to start the year off flexible in your classroom. Let's get into it!

Back to School is the time of year when we are super-charged and looking for brand new art lesson ideas to experiment with and my friend, I have 3 Back to School Art Lesson ideas that you can use as activities in those first weeks of school. Better yet, they allow for some fabulous choice-based opportunities to start the year off flexible in your classroom. Let's get into it!

Find 3 Kid's Art Ideas for Lessons or activities for at home or in your classroom and read to the bottom to get a FREE Printable Art Scavenger Hunt which is perfect for encouraging observational drawing, student choice, and exploration of choice art mediums. Grab a note pad or planning binder and let's dive into these ideas so you can incorporate more exploration and student choice into Art Educations!

If you’re an Art Teacher looking for a complete Art Curriculum full of engaging Art Lessons for your classroom, then you need to check out the Artastic Collective, the premium membership for Art Teachers that is going to help you level-up your Art Teaching game. First Year art teacher? New to teaching? Established teacher? No matter where you are in your art teacher journey, there is something for everyone in the Artastic Collective Art Teacher Membership. From bundles of Art Lessons being released every month in Artists & Art History, Elements & Principles, and Themes, to sketchbook programs, ceramics lessons, an Exclusive Year-Long Art Teacher Growth Course, Exclusive Art Teacher monthly Challenges, an Exclusive Community Forum, and an Exclusive Directed Drawing series for your when-you're-done needs, get this membership.

This year I am going BIG to CELEBRATE the Grand Opening of my baby, the Artastic Kids Membership which is my Online Streaming Art Lesson Membership for Families and Classrooms… so naturally… I am hosting a HUGE CONTEST!! Super easy to enter and it will give you the chance to win a 1 year FREE Membership to the Artastic Kids Membership which is a $300.00 value! I am totally serious and totally excited! Scroll down to learn how to enter this insane contest! ENTER TO WIN A FREE 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ARTASTIC KIDS MEMBERSHIP!  

ENTER TO WIN! This year I am going BIG to CELEBRATE entering the 3rd year of my baby, the Artastic Collective Membership which is my Art Curriculum for Educators... so naturally... I am hosting a HUGE CONTEST!! Super easy to enter and it will give you the chance to win a 1 year FREE Membership to the Artastic Collective which is a $430.00 value! I am totally serious and totally excited! Scroll down to learn how to enter this insane contest!

Find 3 Kid's Nature Art Ideas for Lessons or activities for at home or in your classroom and read to the bottom to get a FREE Printable Art & Nature Scavenger Hunt which is perfect for encouraging observational drawing, student choice, and exploration of choice art mediums. Grab a note pad or planning binder and let's dive into these ideas so you can incorporate more nature into Art Educations!

Get Ready for a Month of FREE Art Education Lessons & Resources! Whether you're a teacher, homeschool parent, or art studio instructor, or anyone who just wants to bring more Art Education opportunities to their home for their kids or kids in their classroom, then Join me for Artastic August! I am going to level-up your Art Education game and supercharge you with new Art Lessons  Resources you can use this year!

End of Year is almost here and I know you're feeling super teacher exhausted and complete brain melt. But no worries because I have done the brainstorming for you and have come up with 3 End of Year Art Ideas that explore Choice-Based learning strategies to give you a break and students the freedom to express and explore and SHOW what they know before the end of the school year. Scroll to the bottom to snag a FREE Printable End of Year Art Choice Board!

Sometimes when kids get ready to make art they grab all their shiny new art mediums you got them, open up those Crayola's and sketchbook... and then they stare at the blank page in front of them. What should they draw? Well here is a list of 10 of the BEST Art Prompts to give your kids so they can feel energized and creative in a moment while still allowing their creative freedom and choice.

End of Year is fast approaching and I know that as an Art Educator, you have a lot on your plate so I have come up with the BEST, Low-Prep, End of Year Art Lessons and have made you a FREE Printable Challenge for your classroom. Let's dive into it! #endofyear  

You might see, when you scroll through social media, A LOT of Picture Perfect Classrooms. But this DOES NOT make you a better teacher. While this is of course, absolutely gorgeous and fills in that check box for "#classroomgoals", it is not going to make you a better teacher. Read on to find out WHY I am saying this and what WILL make you a better teacher and the things you SHOULD focus on if this is your goal. 

Watercolor Painting is one of the MOST versatile & effective ways to get your kids and family painting and engaged in the art making process. Let's dive in on 3 of the BEST Watercolor Painting Art Activities to Start with your Children: Resist Painting, Salt Sea Turtles, and Outdoor Plein Air Painting. Keep reading because I have a free Watercolor painting technique template available to download in the blog post. #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintsforbeginners 

Watercolor Painting is one of the MOST versatile & effective ways to get your students painting and engaged in the art making process. Let's dive in on 3 of the BEST Watercolor Painting Art Activities to Start with in your Art Classroom: Technique Exploration, Ink & Paint Artworks, and Observational Fruit Still Life Paintings. Keep reading because I have a free Watercolor painting technique template available to download in the blog post. #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintsforbeginners 

Well, I have to tell you, I am SO excited. I have recently launched my newest project that I have been working on for over a year and it is called Artastic Kids. It is my Online Art Lesson Streaming Platform that parents or grandparents or teachers or homeschool families can use to stream art lessons directly to their homes using easy-to-find, affordable art mediums. I am talking 4 art mediums and I will show kids how to use them in a ton of different ways to create a ton of different artworks that all come in just-right levels. So let's dive in on what Artastic Kids is all about!

Earth Day is just around the corner so I am going to give you 3 Earth Day Art Activity ideas that you can do with your kids, grandkids, or family to engage them in art making while also creating awareness around the fragility of our planet and all the life forms that inhabit it. 3 Earth Day Art Activities & Ideas for Your Kids & Family.  These are perfect for homeschool as well! Let's dive into it! #earthdayart #earthday

Earth Day is just around the corner so I am going to give you 5 Earth Day art lesson ideas and activities that you can do with your elementary students to engage them in art making while also creating awareness around the fragility of our planet and all the life forms that inhabit it. Let's dive into it! #earthdayart #earthday

Sometimes I think that Making Art and Getting all those messy art mediums out can be intimidating! Here are my recommendations for mess-free art mediums and creating an easy to set-up art space that takes little time and will encourage you to make art together as a family or with your kids or grandkids. Here are my 5 Tips for Making Art At home in an Easy-to-Do Way for stress-free fun and more Quality Time with your family.

Easter is coming and you might be looking for some lovely Easter Art Ideas for your Classroom! In this blog post I will give you Easter Art Lesson Ideas that allow for student choice or choice-based strategies. In addition to these easy-to-implement ideas, you can also find more art lesson ideas including Roll & Draws, Art Activities, and Easter Art History Infused Art Projects. Grab your favorite art making mediums and let's make some art!

3 St. Patrick's Day Art Lesson Ideas that use Choice-Based Strategies. Drawing Time! St. Patrick's Day is coming soon and I know you might be looking for some quick and easy ideas for your classroom. Better yet, I have made them ALL Choice-Based for you! I know that sometimes we are feeling overwhelmed teaching art and what to teach next so adding some more Choice-Based lessons will take of some of the stress while amplifying a lot of the engagement in your amazing classroom. Grab your Art Making Mediums and Let's Make Some Art! #directeddrawing #drawingtutorial #artlesson

I am for sure one of those people that gets Spring fever and that is why in this article I am going to dive on into Choice-Based Spring Art Lesson ideas that you can use in your amazing classroom! I am so excited about this because I have some super cute spring art activities that are ready to sprout for you! 3 Spring Art Lesson Ideas that Use Choice-Based Instructions & Mediums. ​Grab your Art Making Mediums and Let's Make Some Art! #directeddrawing #drawingtutorial #artlesson

Learning about Arctic Animals can be easily integrated in art and in a Choice-Based way as well! Learning about the Arctic can be made interdisciplinary with Socials Studies, Language Arts, and even in Visual Art. In this article I will provide 5 Choice-Based Ideas for creating Visual Art using the theme "The Arctic".

Social Emotional Learning allows students to explore and express their thoughts and feelings. Instead of ignoring what is lying below the surface, teachers can provide students opportunities for self-exploration, expression, and understanding in a safe way. One beautiful and easy way we can bring Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into a classroom is through Art. In this article, I'll dive on into a process I like to call "Mindful Art Moments" that allows educators to create an atmosphere of peace, empowerment, and discovery with little to no art mediums and planning. Grab a pencil and let's make some art!.

Opening soon for Winter 2022 Enrollment! If you’re an Art Teacher looking for a complete Art Curriculum full of engaging Art Lessons for your classroom, then you need to check out the Artastic Collective, the premium membership for Art Teachers that is going to help you level-up your Art Teaching game. First Year art teacher? New to teaching? Established teacher? No matter where you are in your art teacher journey, there is something for everyone in the Artastic Collective Art Teacher Membership. From bundles of Art Lessons being released every month in Artists & Art History, Elements & Principles, and Themes, to sketchbook programs, ceramics lessons, an Exclusive Year-Long Art Teacher Growth Course, Exclusive Art Teacher monthly Challenges, an Exclusive Community Forum, and an Exclusive Directed Drawing series for your when-you're-done needs, get this membership.

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Christmas Art Project or Lesson Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom that use choice or flexible art mediums, perfect for Christmas Choice-Based Art Education and Learning. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some Christmas vibes. So grab your Art Making Mediums (of your choice of course) and let’s get into these Christmas Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom.

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Winter Art Project or Lesson Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom that use choice or flexible art mediums, perfect for Choice-Based Art Education and Learning. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some Winter vibes. So grab your Art Making Mediums (of your choice of course) and let’s get into these Winter Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom.

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Art Sub Tub Tips that you can simply and easily do. Honestly, as a teacher, I learned in the later half of my years that having your Sub Tub permanently prepped went a long way. I never ever worried about being away or being sick. I even honed it further when COVID showed up and people had to go into isolation in a moment's notice. I was always ready and if I had to take a sick day, I just put it in and stayed home and never ever worried about it because my tub was always prepped.

So I am going to share with you my tips so you can spend 30 minutes prepping and then be ready for a sick day at a moment's notice ALWAYS.

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Art on a Cart Tips that you can simply and easily do. I taught Art on a Cart for a couple years and while it was a challenge, I learned a lot. Keep it simple and pick a limited amount of mediums that can be used with endless possibilities and start pushing that art cart!

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Halloween Art Project or Lesson Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom that use choice or flexible art mediums. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some Halloween vibes. So grab your Spooky, Scary Skeletons and let’s get into these Halloween Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom.

Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Autumn Art Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some autumn vibes. So grab your plaid jacket, toque, and scarf and let’s get into these Autumn Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom.

My friends, I have a BRAND NEW COURSE and it is for ANYONE who is teaching art to kids. It is a course designed for anyone who needs art lessons whether you’re a general teacher, homeschool parent or mom, or an art instructor, this course brings you 30 exclusive art lessons that are fully planned and include video art tutorials using easy-to-access Art Mediums! I’m going to teach you 30 art lessons that will help you level-up your art instruction in a ready-to-use, hands-on way! Get creative and build your confidence with the course that will teach YOU how to make and instruct art with engaging art lessons kids will love OR simply hit PLAY on the video and I'll teach for you! As well, keep listening because I’m going to tell you how to get the FREE Art Lesson sampler! FULL ART LESSON! EVERYTHING INCLUDED! Let’s get into it!   

Let's learn about famous artist Frida Kahlo! As well, I'm going to give you 5 Frida Kahlo art lesson ideas that you can use to create art projects with your students in your classroom. No matter if your kids are primary or elementary, middle school, or in high school, I have some amazing Frida Kahlo art project ideas that you can use and I will even give you links to Frida Kahlo art resource is that you can use this year in your classroom. Well, let's dive into it   

So, the reason why I'm so pumped is that the response to the Artastic Collective has been amazing and so far I am seeing so many art teachers that are saying yes to the transformation for their year. The reason why they are experiencing a transformation is that they are saying goodbye to all that lesson planning all that searching on Pinterest or on Facebook groups trying to find ideas or just even just sticking together a whole bunch of low-quality free resources. Instead, they're choosing to transform their world by enrolling in the membership that is going to allow them a culturally diverse curriculum that explores a range of art making styles artists, and art history movements in addition to the elements of art and principles of design, and themes. In this episode I will talk about my personal philosophy when designing Art Lessons and all about my Art Teacher or Educator Curriculum that is open for a limited time during this Back-to-School Season!