1st Grade Arts & Music Resources

The bundle includes BEE, KITES, CAMPING, and FAMILY + BONUS MOTHERS DAY CARD TEMPLATES! Each lesson plan includes Question of the Day, Circle time, Hands-on activity, Read-aloud, and Friday Show & Tell! Each lesson plan has two bonus activities, lots of engagement for your preschoolers for the whole month!

The mind-mapping curriculum includes:

Bee Study

Monday: What do you know about bees?

Tuesday: Why are bees important?

Wednesday: What do bees eat?

Thursday: Where do bees live?

Friday: What did you bring for Show & Tell?

Kites in the Wind

Monday: What is wind?

Tuesday: How does wind help move things?

Wednesday: What shapes can you see in kites?

Thursday: How high can a kite fly?

Friday: Show and Tell: Bring something that is related to the theme

Camping

Monday: Introduction to Camping

Tuesday: Camping Gear

Wednesday: Nature Exploration

Thursday: Campfire Fun

Friday: Show and Tell: My Camping Adventure

Family

Monday**: Who is in my family?**

Tuesday**: What are some special traditions your family has?**

Wednesday**: Where do you live? A house/ apartment/ other type of house?**

Thursday**: What is a special memory with your family?**

Friday**: Show and Tell - bring a family photo**

BONUS: two Mother's Day card templates

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Kindness is contagious! By teaching children about kindness and gratitude, they can learn to better manage their emotions, andactions and learn to form better relationships with themselves and others.

Get your Kids Yoga Activity Packet, all about Kindness!

This sampler includes:

• Beautifully illustrated kindness yoga cards
• Breathing exercises and mindfulness activity
• Printable craft to spark creativity and foster kindness
• Kindness coloring worksheet for children

Perfect for practicing anywhere! Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling!

This is a 13-page free PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, or computer, or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.

Looking for a simple and fun way to get your learners excited about reading? These 24 Themed Bookmarks are an easy, inexpensive, and a great way to excite your students about reading! Grab these printable bookmark templates that cover all 6 fun themes! Featuring cute clipart and funny puns you're sure to have a simple way to keep your learners excited about reading all throughout the year! These Color Your Own Bookmarks are a great way to allow students to express their creativity by coloring their very own bookmarks.

They’re perfect for holidays, or for the days right after a long break because they’re a great way to calm your students down and let them demonstrate their creative side.

You can use these as student gifts or prizes.

What is in this Themed Bookmarks Bundle printable?

• Dinosaur Bookmarks
• Fire Safety Bookmarks
• Zoo Bookmarks
• Ocean Bookmarks
• Space Bookmarks
• Transportation Bookmarks

What is included in each bookmark set?

Each bookmark set has 4 fun and cute bookmarks!

The bookmarks come in 3 different versions.

• Black and White: Allow students to use their own coloring skills to create their own vision!

• Partial Black and White: Allow students to color some of the bookmark but doesn’t become too time consuming.

• Full Color: Have vibrant bookmarks ready to go for students to use in their fresh books!

Have fun learning and reading!

Other Bookmarks:

Seasonal Bookmark Bundle

Looking for a simple and fun way to get your learners excited about reading? These 16 Seasonal Bookmarks are an easy, inexpensive, and a great way to excite your students about reading! Grab these printable bookmark templates that cover all 4 seasons of the year! Featuring spring, summer, fall and winter themes you're sure to have a simple way to keep your learners excited about reading all throughout the year! These Color Your Own Seasonal Bookmarks are a great way to allow students to express their creativity by coloring their very own bookmarks.

They’re perfect for holidays, or for the days right after a long break because they’re a great way to calm your students down and let them demonstrate their creative side.

You can use these as student gifts or prizes.

What is in this Seasonal Bookmarks Bundle printable?

• Summer Bookmarks
• Spring Bookmarks
• Fall Bookmarks
• Winter Bookmarks

What is included in each bookmark set?

Each bookmark set has 4 fun and cute bookmarks!

The bookmarks come in 3 different versions.

• Black and White: Allow students to use their own coloring skills to create their own vision!

• Partial Black and White: Allow students to color some of the bookmark but doesn’t become too time consuming.

• Full Color: Have vibrant bookmarks ready to go for students to use in their fresh books!

Have fun learning and reading!

Other Bookmarks:

Dinosaur Bookmarks

Improve fine motor skills with dot painting activities. Your students will practice hand-eye coordination and finger muscles while creating beautiful artwork.

Plus, reinforce letter formation by tracing words related to summer. From "sun" to "ice cream," your child will learn while they play.

Ideal for classrooms or at-home learning, our Q-tip Dot Painting in Summer resource is a simple yet effective way to make learning enjoyable!

Low prep, easy, and a whole lot of fun!

what's included

26 pages Q tips painting (a-z things related to summer)

a- August

b- baseball

c- coconut drink

d- daisy

e-exercise

f-flower

g-goggles

h-hot dogs

i-ice cream

j-juice

k-kayak

l-lemonade

m-mango

n-nap

o-orange

p-popsicle

q-quench thirst

r-riding

s-sun

t-tank top

u-umbrella

v-volleyball

w-watermelon

x - xylophone

y-yacht

z- zoo

Materials Needed:

• Q-tips
• Paint
• Paint tray
• Fun printable

Dot Painting – A Fine Motor Activity

Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements – usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers – with eyes.

Q-tip Painting Activities are made with fine motor development in mind (helps develop a good pencil grip).

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This creative Pizza Collage: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to make a Pizza Collage of their favorite type of pizza. Lots of students love just a Cheese Pizza, but when they see all the types of delicious paper toppings they can add to their special pizza, they can’t wait. Students learned tracing, cutting, gluing, and placing (overlapping) skills during this 2-Day Art Unit. Students shared who they were making the special pizza for and their favorite pizza toppings. I love hanging these out on the gallery ceilings. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative Autumn Tree Collage: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to make an Autumn Tree Collage celebrating the joy of the Fall season. Students get to choose three of their favorite leaf colors to work with. Students choose where the leaves will be on the branches, falling, blowing around, etc. Students learned cutting, gluing, and placing (overlapping) skills during this 2-to-3-Day Art Unit. Students shared their artworks on display inside the Art Gallery. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative Winter Concert Decorations: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to get with a partner or into small groups and brainstorm subject matter, orientation, and theme of the overall composition. Plus, decide which group member(s) will be in charge of what to draw and where to draw it. Students will need to sketch out ideas first inside a sketchbook, transfer the sketches to Final Copy Paper, outline the large image, and start coloring in everything with crayon. Sadly, most other art materials will ruin the roll paper. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Flowerpot Collage Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked the students to create two separate artworks: a drawing (colored in), and a collage artwork. Students spent two days drawing and coloring a flowerpot artwork. Students spent another two days creating a flowerpot collage artwork that showed similarities in color and patterns used to their drawing artwork. We were able to hang both artworks in the art gallery side-by-side each other to show the comparisons. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Insect Jar Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked the students to create a couple sketches of what their insect jar would look like. Next, I asked the students to re-draw their sketch on a Final Copy paper and outline it with a black sharpie marker. Students spent 1-2 class periods coloring (w/colored pencils) the insects and other objects inside their jar, plus, the background around the jar. Students used a transparent blue watercolor to paint the inside of their insect jar. All finished! I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Picasso Self Portraits Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to sketch themselves in a Picasso-inspired style-abstract. Students exaggerated their facial features and placed them in different areas on their face. Students were asked to outline their artwork with a black sharpie marker. Students used watercolor paint to add vibrant, bold colors to their beautiful artwork. Contrast was a focus. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Monumental Symmetrical Insects Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to practice drawing insects. Next, I taught students how to draw insects symmetrically on scrap paper. I demonstrated how to draw a beetle symmetrically while students surrounding me. Students created their own symmetrical insect drawing on Final Copy Paper. Students outlined, colored, and cut their Monumental Symmetrical Insect out. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Salvador Dali Melting Clock Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to practice drawing melting clocks. Next, I taught students how to draw a Dali-melting clock. I demonstrated how to draw a melting clock with numbers, step-by-step. Students created their own melting clock drawing on Final Copy Paper. Students outlined and colored their artwork. Younger grades used crayons. Older grades used oil pastels. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative Geometric Shapes Collage: Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen. For this assignment, I asked students to make a Geometric Shapes Collage showing squares, rectangles, triangles, and/or circles. Students get to choose three of their favorite colors to work with. Students choose which colors go on top the base color papers. Students learned folding, cutting, gluing, and placing (overlapping) skills during this 1-to-2-Day Art Unit. Students shared their artworks on display inside the Art Gallery. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This creative Line Movement Painting Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to draw 5-10 lines with different movements. After drawing these lines, students outlined them with a crayon. Students painted each section with a different color of watercolor paints. This assignment is an excellent opportunity for students to get better with their painting skills. Students are responsible for two separate artworks for this assignment. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Piet Mondrian Circle artwork was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I did a demo and taught the class how to trace lids/containers and how to use a ruler/yardstick. Measurement was a strong focus of the lesson. Students traced a large lid/container on Final Copy paper. Students used a ruler/yardstick to make straight lines: vertical, horizontal, and diagonal. Students made some lines thin and some lines very thick. Students traced everything with a black sharpie marker. Students used crayons, colored pencils, or colored sharpies to color their Piet Mondrian Design. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Warm & Cool Hand Paintings Design was created to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I used large 18 x 24-inch paper. Students traced their arm/hands, traced large lids, and used rulers and yardsticks to create a unique design. Students were asked to use either warm colors in their arm/hand, and cool colors in the background, OR vice versa. Students used watercolor paints to color their entire artwork. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

This creative It’s just a Circle! Or is it? : Art Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on the big screen.

For this assignment, I asked students to make an awesome artwork out of a simple “circle”. Students start with a brainstorming circle paper. After brainstorming different circle designs, students choose their favorite for a Final Copy Paper. Art materials could be colored pencils, crayons, watercolor paint, and/or color sharpies. *CONTRAST, PATTERN, REPETITION, MOVEMENT, ETC. This is a 2-3-day assignment.

I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy!

This set of ready to go Back to School Activities for the First Week of School will not only save you time as you prep for the beginning of the school year, but it will also engage your students in meaningful and fun activities. It's the perfect set to use during the first week of school, and will make the first week of school a blast!

These activities are engaging and simple to prep, all while getting to know their students and building classroom community. There's so much going on at the start of a new school year, and this resource will help relieve that burden with 3 different fun, back to school activities!

Students love these activities because they help them share about themselves, get to know their classmates, and have fun during the first week of school. They also help ease them into the routine and structure of a new classroom.

⭐️ What's Included:

• First Day of School Crown Crafts
• Back to School Alphabet Letter Match Cut and Paste Puzzles
• Back to School Color by Code Letter Recognition

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200+ pages of Animal Activities & Crafts including Bugs, Farm, Ocean, Penguin, Polar Bear, Dinosaur, Wild Animals, and Pond Animals. This huge unit is packed with wonderful animal activities and crafts which can be used with many thematic curriculum units. Combine them with books about these adorable animals!

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