1st Grade Arts & Music Activities

Do you need engaging brain breaks or bell ringers? These mindful listening activities are an easy way to include music appreciation in any classroom or homeschool.

Just print and cue the music! Students begin listening and interpreting what they hear and feel. The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required. (great for sub plans!) There are five differentiated listening sheets included for each piece of music.

Featured Music

1. Morning's Embrace, Joseph Schwantner

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of popular composers
• familiarity with a variety of musical periods
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Differentiated Listening Sheets

• Mindful Listening - students draw a scene inspired by the music and select meaningful keywords that describe their listening experience
• Emotions & Weather - lots of emotions and weather to choose from and color
• Checkboxes - an easy-to-follow checklist page that features emojis, instruments, colors, and more
• Color A Carnival - which ride or activity best matches the music? Don't forget to choose a snack and a prize!
• Listen and Color - lots of drawing/journaling space with meaningful keywords to choose from

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Are you ready for the School Feast Day? Get your kiddos busy decorating a Thanksgiving Hat to wear. Hat choices include; turkey hats, Pilgrim hats and Native American hats.

Add your own details like googly eyes, glitter and feathers!

All hats are in color and B&W.

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Each hat comes in color and black and white versions.

Pilgrim Boy (2 different skin tones)

Pilgrim Girl (2 different skin tones)

Native American Boy

Native American Girl

Turkey

Boy Turkey

Girl Turkey

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How to Use

Directions page included. Copy the pages you choose. Students color hats. Teacher attaches hat to fit each student.

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Doodling is great fun, but it also provides many developmental benefits for children. Doodling helps kids of all ages to develop and refine their fine motor skills, which is essential for writing, cutting and many other activities that children will do throughout their lives. In addition, doodling encourages visual analysis, increases the ability to concentrate, and boosts creative thinking. And of course, it’s just plain fun!

This packet includes 50 pages of doodle starters to inspire children.

Some ways to use these pages:

Give children a doodle page when they need a brain break.

Print just the pages you want to enhance a classroom theme or concept that you are studying.

Have the pages available for students who finish a lesson early.

Put them in your sub tub.

Use these in your “calming corner” for children who need help with self-regulation

This Alphabet worksheet consists of 2 sections. First section allows student to trace the uppercase and lowercase with marker. Students can use pipe cleaner or playdough to make the letters. Student is required to draw an object starts with the assigned letter.

This is perfect for alphabet literacy center! This 26 page alphabet activity packet gives students the opportunity to recognize their upper and lowercase alphabet letters. This would make a great literacy station or morning work activity.

⭐What's Included⭐

• 26 Alphabet Printables-One for Each Letter of the Alphabet
• TeachShare Easel Version of These Printables

Use this alphabet activity during your:

• morning work
• alphabet introduction
• literacy centers
• small group activities
• Science of Reading Activities
• homework

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Celebrate the winter season with this fun and engaging Winter Hat Name Craft! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students, this editable PowerPoint product allows kids to customize their own winter hats with their names. Use it for bulletin boards, holiday activities, or classroom decorations to add a festive touch!

What's Included :

• 4 unique hat templates
• All elements on one page
• Fully editable
• PAGE : 28 PAGES
• FILES : PPTX
• SIZE : 8.5'' x 11''

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Dive into a fun and engaging crafting activity with these Ocean Cut and Paste Crafts! Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners, this set includes 14 ocean-themed crafts that will keep students entertained while helping them develop their fine motor skills. Each craft page features a unique ocean item, complete with clear cutting lines and an image of the finished product in the corner for easy reference. Whether it’s a fish, shark, whale, or other sea creature, these crafts make it simple and fun for students to create their own ocean scene!

Contents:

• 14 unique ocean-themed crafts, including a fish, shark, whale, and more
• Each page features an image of the completed craft in the corner
• Easy-to-see cutting lines to guide students
• Multiple separate pieces for students to cut out and glue together

How It’s Used: Simply print out the pages, and students are ready to start cutting and assembling their ocean creatures. Teachers can use these crafts during centers, art time, or as a hands-on activity to complement ocean-themed lessons. The clear lines and large pieces make it easy for young learners to practice cutting and gluing while having fun.

Why You’ll Love It: These Ocean Cut and Paste Crafts not only provide an enjoyable creative activity for students but also help them strengthen their fine motor skills. The simple designs and visual aids allow young learners to work independently or in groups, making them ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, or even after-school programs. Plus, they align with seasonal or thematic lessons on ocean life, providing an educational twist to the fun!

Features:

• 14 ocean-themed cut-and-paste crafts
• Simple, easy-to-follow cutting and gluing instructions
• Visual guides for students with images of the finished craft on each page
• Promotes fine motor skill development
• Ready to print and go for minimal prep work

Who This is For:

• Preschool and kindergarten teachers looking for easy, hands-on craft activities
• Homeschool parents wanting to introduce ocean life in a creative way
• After-school programs or daycare centers seeking engaging fine motor practice
• Students who love crafting and creating their own ocean-themed artwork
• Classrooms incorporating ocean or animal life themes into their lessons

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Color Word Unit daily practice sheets to reinforce HFW/sight word colors. Perfect for a "Color of the Day" activity as you introduce color words to your young learners. A variety of skills included such as:

• Recognize the color word and circle
• Color the word
• Trace the word (D'Nealian font)
• Read the word in easy, decodable CVC words
• Draw a picture to represent the color word
• Trace a color word sentence

This activity is easy to pair with my Color Word Poems and Color Word Craft to round out your perfect intro to teaching color words to your kindergarten or first grade class.

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❤️Share the love with this delicious Valentine’s Day themed tic tac toe game!

✏️Use as a fun activity in your classroom or send a digital copy home as a Valentine’s Day treat!

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This 'Design & Decorate Artsy Classroom Creations' printable is a fun and engaging activity designed to enhance creativity and motor skills. Students can unleash their imagination by cutting and pasting pictures to design the classroom. Additionally, they have the opportunity to personalize their classroom by drawing other relevant objects. This activity seamlessly integrates into subjects like English and Math, allowing learners to identify objects and explore their shapes.

Teachers can differentiate this activity by asking students to color, label the objects, and even add more objects by drawing.

⭐ Ready to print. No prep! Perfect for independent creative activity/ quiet time.

⭐ Suitable for young learners, lower elementary, homeschool, centers, students with learning difficulties and on the autism spectrum.

Includes:

• 1 Design My Dream Classroom - cut and paste ( 2 versions- 1 colored page and 1 black and white)

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This resource contains 3 cross-curricular art projects inspired by the artwork of Judith Scott, an amazing artist with Down’s Syndrome.  Ideal for Women’s History Month (March) or International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), this highly engaging lesson is a perfect way to teach students about the value of all people, even those who are different.

This lesson is designed for special needs students to succeed in the art room but can be used with all Kindergarten - 5th grade students. 

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 21 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 3 projects
• Suggestions for project & material variations
• Judith Scott artist facts
• Women’s History Month facts
• Tips for project success & working with students with special needs
• Cross-curricular & literacy connections
• National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas) for Kindergarten - 5th grade

The artwork produced by these projects is as amazing & diverse as the students themselves.  This lesson has been used with special needs students with fantastic results for student engagement and project creation.    

The 3 included projects with different levels of complexity include many variations that can be used to differentiate for your classes and students. Simple, basic materials are all that is required for these sculpture projects.  This is a project where every student can be successful in your classroom! 

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This Dot Art Seasonal Bundle is a fantastic resource to help kids build fine motor skills, and it’s designed to make things easier for you!

With these fine motor skills worksheets, you’ll have dot art activities ready for every season, saving you the hassle of searching for new activities throughout the year.

Dot art is a fun way to support motor development because it encourages kids to use controlled hand movements while engaging their creativity. Here’s how this bundle can benefit your kids:

• Grip Development: Holding a Q-tip helps kids practice the pincer grasp (thumb and index finger), which strengthens the muscles they’ll use for writing and other fine motor tasks.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: Dabbing with a Q-tip involves coordinating their vision with hand movements, which helps improve the control needed for precise tasks.
• Control and Precision: Making small dots with a Q-tip requires careful, controlled movements, which enhances their ability to make precise marks and improves overall dexterity.
• Creativity and Focus: The repetitive nature of Q-tip dot art promotes focus while allowing kids to express their creativity with each dot and color.

This seasonal bundle gives you a year’s worth of engaging, skill-building art activities, perfect for classroom use or at-home creativity sessions!

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

35 pages including:

Winter dot art

Spring dot art

Summer Dot art

Fall and autumn dot art designs .

Size is 8.5 x 11

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Unleash your students' creativity and celebrate the magic of music with these Taylor Swift-Inspired End of Era Coloring Pages! Perfect for a range of grade levels, these unique coloring sheets are designed to mark the end of the school year with a harmonious blend of art and fun.

What's Included:

• 8 Coloring Pages
• Educational Value: Enhance fine motor skills, color recognition, and creative expression while subtly incorporating the joy of music into your classroom activities.
• Variety for All Ages: Our pages range from simple designs for younger students to more detailed and complex patterns for older children, ensuring every student finds something they love.
• End of Year Celebration: Use these pages as a fun and relaxing activity to commemorate the end of the school year, allowing students to unwind and reflect on their accomplishments.
• Printable Easy-to-print PDF files
• Versatile Use: Perfect for art lessons, end-of-year activities, classroom decor, or as a special gift for students to take home.

Benefits for Teachers:

• Engagement: Keep students engaged and excited as they color their favorite Taylor Swift-inspired scenes and motifs.
• Stress Relief: Provide a relaxing and enjoyable activity that helps students wind down after a busy school year.

Ideal For:

• Classroom Use: Art projects, free-time activities, or a creative end-of-year celebration.
• Gifts: Great for creating personalized gifts for students to remember their school year by.

Teach kids to honor the Godly women in their life with these printable Mother’s Day cards and crafts with Bible verses.

Included are several options to create sweet & meaningful crafts and cards this Mother’s Day.

Each craft has the Bible verse Proverbs 31:30.

As you go through this packet, you will find a cover page for each of the activities. They will have a more detailed description, instructions & helpful visuals!

Save time coming up with something cute and creative for Mother's Day by choosing from these options!

Included

Mother’s Day Flower Coloring Craft: Print one sheet per student, they use crayons/markers to color the flower. This image has “I Love You!” in a heart on the flower, “Happy Mother’s Day” on the top of the pot, and Proverbs 31:30 on the bottom of the pot.

Mother’s Day Flower Dip and Dap Painting Craft: Print one sheet per student, they use a q tip to dip in paint and dab the flower. This image also has “I Love You!” in a heart on the flower, “Happy Mother’s Day” on the top of the pot, and Proverbs 31:30 on the bottom of the pot.

Mother's Day Flower Coloring Craft and Card: Print one sheet front and back per student. This easily folds to make a simple card. Provided in black and white for coloring. The front has a flower with a blank heart, “Happy Mother’s Day” on it and Prov. 31:30. On the inside is a heart that says “I Love You” below

Mother's Day Flower Painting Craft and Card: Print one sheet front and back per student. This easily folds to make a simple card. Provided in black and white for coloring. Provided in color and blank petals for them to dip and dap in paint the flower. The front has a flower with a blank heart, “Happy Mother’s Day” on it and Prov. 31:30. On the inside is a heart that says “I Love You” below

Mother’s Day Interactive Flower Craft Card : This is a unique and interactive card. Print two sheets per student. Does require some cutting, folding and pasting. Print two sheets her student. Students color the flower petals, cut the flower in half and glue unto the provided card template to make it open up into a little card.

"Explore Emotions Worksheet: Have fun while learning about 12 emotions and feelings! Draw different expressions on plain faces - Happy, Sad, Afraid, Excited, Angry, Silly, Scared, Shy, Surprised, Proud, Worried, and Content. Practice tracing the letters to spell out each emotion & feeling. Let your creativity and learning shine!"

Headbands

2 French designs and 2 English designs for the K-3 classroom

Making these fun and simple headbands are always a HIT with the littles. A quick no prep activity is just what every teacher needs. Copy, cut and paste. Students can wear these all day on the day of the Solar Eclipse or on the day after. A little sweet tongue in cheek headband!

How to use this:

Set it out as a self-guided activity with materials, pencils, glue sticks, and scissors for students to use.

Create the headbands as a whole class activity and watch as students help each other measure the headbands together.

Teacher assisted for the littles, and you can easily cut and glue (or staple if that is easier).

What's included in this resource:

-1 head band design with 'J'ai survecu l'eclipse solaire 2024"

-1 head band design with 'Je suis sain et sauf apres l'eclipse solaire 2024'

-1 head band design with 'I survived the Solar Eclipse 2024"

-1 head band design with 'I mark myself safe from Solar Eclipse 2024'

Directions:

-Colour the sun rays yellow or leave them white

-Simply cut along the dotted line around the sun rays, then cut the strips for attaching around the child’s head.

-glue each strip to either side of the sun/eclipse shape

What grade level is appropriate?

I personally feel that this resource is ideal for any students from K-2 although those in Grade 3 may love these headbands too!

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What grade level:

I personally use these texts with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the texts with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their French reading skills. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to read and write at the Junior level.

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students use hands on materials
2. Boost confidence in French language acquisition with whole group, small group, independent work, and one-to-one instruction using the same resource
3. Fun headband that they can wear around school and at home
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce the fun and excitement of this once in a lifetime opportunity
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and writing skills
8. Headbands are a 100% successful activity at this age group!

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Are you looking to have your preschooler learn color matching? This collection of color identification worksheets and sorting games will turn your toddler into a color pro!

Includes:

   ✏ 12 Color flashcards

   ✏ 12 coloring worksheets

   ✏ 12 color-sorting jars with items

   ✏ Game board with dice and game pieces

   ✏ 7 Differentiated color-matching worksheets

These sheets work perfectly to laminate and reuse over and again. Don't waste precious printer ink for printables that can only be used once!

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Summer is finally here! It is such a great time to make memories with the kiddos in your life and have SO much fun. My kids love to create, play, and imagine all summer long.

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Myself the Elf : Christmas craft for coloring!
Elf Yourself in this fun & creative Holiday writing activity!

Add your own photos!
Color, cut, & glue your elf to the writing page.

Includes 2 pages : Elf coloring page & writing page.

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Here is a free coloring page from inside our first hard-copy workbook – a mandala! Mandalas provide a way to relax and find focus. Enjoy our free printable and check out our workbook and other products here on TeachShare or on our website.