2nd grade art lessons for kids

Art lessons on this web site are easy to follow with step-by-step photographs of each project.  All art lessons leave room for creative expression.  Each art project has references, step-by-step pictures, + a lesson plan.  Scroll down on each project page for all the information.  These projects can even be completed by young children without adult direction.  All they need to do is follow the steps.  Some mediums that might be used are paper, crayons, makers, tempera paints, watercolor paints, oil pastels, clay, or a combination of mediums.


Some of the Projects included in site:

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monochromatic abstract art

This is an abstract monochromatic tempera paint art lesson for second grade students.  They will learn that monochromatic art contains one color + tints + shades of that color.  A tint is adding white to a color + a shade is adding black 2 a color.  Students express their knowledge + understanding of this art technique in their art piece.

Van Gogh  irises

Students learn about the Getty Museum + Vincent Van Gogh's painting of "irises".  Second grade students illustrate one iris from Vincent Van Gogh's "Irises" painting in oil pastel.  Step-by-step drawing + coloring examples help every student successfully complete the artwork.

oil pastel - still life + shadows

This still life art lesson is taught
 in oil pastels.  Students illustrate their knowledge of shadows, middle tones, + highlights on their 
art projects. Students learn about layering the medium.