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This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

First Grade

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Winter Tree Watercolor

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Winter Tree Watercolor

Kindergarten

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

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Winter Tree Watercolor

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Winter Tree Watercolor

Kindergarten

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

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Make a Self-Portrait from Nature

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Kindergarten

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Paint a Still Life in Primary Colors

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Paint a Still Life in Primary Colors

First Grade

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

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Paint a Still Life in Primary Colors

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Paint a Still Life in Primary Colors

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

First Grade

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

Pre-K

Life Science

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

First Grade

Measurement

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

First Grade

Writing

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

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Write a Concrete Poem For Mom

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

First Grade

Writing

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Reuse Markers to Create Liquid Watercolors

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Reuse Markers to Create Liquid Watercolors

Pre-K

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

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Reuse Markers to Create Liquid Watercolors

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Reuse Markers to Create Liquid Watercolors

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

First Grade

Reading

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Misty Copeland Portraits

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Misty Copeland Portraits

Pre-K

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

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Misty Copeland Portraits

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Misty Copeland Portraits

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Pre-K

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Father's Day Paperweight

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Father's Day Paperweight

Kindergarten

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

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Father's Day Paperweight

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Father's Day Paperweight

Your child can get out the acrylic paints and create a colorful paperweight perfect for dad this Father's Day!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

First Grade

Writing

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Four-Leaf Clover Picture

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Four-Leaf Clover Picture

Kindergarten

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

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Four-Leaf Clover Picture

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Four-Leaf Clover Picture

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!

Community and Culture

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Earth and Space Science

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

First Grade

Earth and Space Science

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

First Grade

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Art Like Michelangelo: Looking Up!

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Art Like Michelangelo: Looking Up!

First Grade

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

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Art Like Michelangelo: Looking Up!

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Art Like Michelangelo: Looking Up!

Give your kid a go at making art like master painter Michelangelo did on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel...by making her own colorful angel!

Grammar and Mechanics

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

First Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

First Grade

Reading

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

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Draw a Fairy Tale Map

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Pre-K

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About 1st grade painting & drawing activities

On Education.com, 1st grade painting and drawing activities include a variety of engaging projects that help children explore fundamental art concepts, such as lines, shapes, and colors. These resources introduce young learners to creative techniques through structured lessons and fun exercises. Materials may include printable worksheets, guided projects, and step-by-step instructions for creating basic artworks. By participating in these activities, children can develop fine motor skills, confidence, and an appreciation for self-expression.

These 1st grade art resources are designed to provide parents and teachers with accessible materials that support early creative exploration. Printable activity pages, coloring worksheets, and step-by-step guides make it easy to incorporate art into daily learning routines.enabling young learners to practice observation, experiment with colors and shapes, and enhance their hand-eye coordination. Using hands-on activities that blend drawing with literacy or science themes encourages multidisciplinary learning while nurturing artistic curiosity.

By using Education.chis wide variety of age-appropriate art activities and resources, educators and parents can inspire young children to express themselves and develop early artistic skills. Structured projects and interactive coloring pages offer accessible ways to make learning engaging and educational. These materials support the development of creativity while reinforcing fine motor, cognitive, and visual-spatial abilities.

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