Painted Paper Art

Monet: Reflections on the Seine River

Monet was known for his “plein air” paintings. Plein Air is french for “in the open air” and represents when an artist sketches or…

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Monet’s Home and Garden

Students are always intrigued by the Masters of Art, such as the artist Claude Monet. This lesson is a great start when developing a…

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Monet’s Sail Boats

During the 1860s, Monet, in his twenties, began developing a style that would catch the attention of other artists. Monet is known for creating…

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Monet’s Cap d’ Antibes Landscapes

Landscapes are always a favorite of my students. I know they enjoy the process of applying paints in vivid colors and I enjoy their…

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Fields of Tulips With The Rijnsburg Windmill: Monet Unit

By now if you have been following me on Instagram you know I have just completed my Thematic Unit: Monet-Colors of the Sea. Here…

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Irises by Monet

Irises were among Monet’s favorite flowers. They lined the pathways leading up to the house and Japanese bridge on the artist’s property at…

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Animal Tracks

Animal Tracks! We investigated various animal tracks that one might see in the snow. Many of my students have seen deer, raccoon, and of…

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Gray Owls

Great Gray Owls are one of the tallest owls, and have broad wings and a long tail. They are big headed owls with a…

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St. Basil’s Cathedral

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil’s Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia and is regarded…

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Russian Architecture

We were inspired by the female Russian Artist, Natalia Goncharov, to create these lovely, colorful buildings inspired by the architecture commonly found in Russia.…

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Russian Nesting Dolls

My Art Club students had such a great time creating these Nesting Doll Paper Chains recently. We examined a few Matryoshka dolls from my…

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Studio Love

Painting along side my students is how I fill my creative bucket. Kids LOVE seeing the process of creating. Here is a snippet of…

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Art in Nature: Moss

When my family and I are walking slowly thru the woods on our nature hikes I love looking for small patches of moss and…

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Evergreen Trees

Pacific Northwest Evergreen Trees I was so inspired by the tall Cedars and Conifers I experienced on my trip to the Pacific Northwest. Here…

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Paper Lanterns

We are ushering in the beauty of Autumn’s arrival with these beautiful paper lanterns. The paper we used is diffusing paper from Roylco and…

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Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos

Purchase Here Dia de los Muertos Art Lesson Bundle introduces students to the colorful world of this happy celebration honoring deceased relatives. Children will…

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I have been teaching elementary art for 20 years in Ohio. I love my job and watching my 750 students enjoy the process of creating. I love incorporating children's literature with art lessons, and anything to do with fun, colorful art. I am a mom to two lovable kids. I love to see fun projects and mix it up to create a new project. If you do post about a project please reference back to my blog. It is great getting comments and feedback to pass along to my students. Thanks for checking it out! Enjoy, Laura

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