kindergarten art lessons

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. 

The following are some kindergarten lessons;

4 seasons

Each square contains  an illustration for each of the 4 seasons using appropriate seasonal colors. Each drawing starts with a circle of part of a circle.

paul klee cat art class - crayon + watercolor wax-resist

This site contains a kindergarten project of crayon + watercolor wax-resist art lesson on cats.  Kindergarten students illustrate the head of a cat + learn about artist Paul Klee who made various cat drawings. The lesson can be adapted for other grade levels.

crayon + marker chicken + chicks drawing art lesson

This is Kindergarten art lesson consisting of a crayon drawing of a chicken with baby chicks relating to the farm animals curriculum.  All students need to know is how to draw circles, triangles, straight lines, curve lines, ovals, rectangles, + squares.  Students draw simple shapes to create their own works of art of a chicken with its baby chicks.  

crayon drawing of cow + barnyard art lesson

This is another directed draw project of farm animals for Kindergarteners or first graders.  Kindergarteners learn to draw a cow + barn, then color with crayons.  Watercolor paints, oil pastels, or crayons can be used.  Using brown paper bags can convert this to a recycled art project also.  Show students various photos of real cows prior to starting the drawing.  Have fun!