3rd Grade Arts & Music Assessment

This resource contains 11 different Native American Feather art projects that let students explore a variety of media while learning about Native American culture.  Perfect for Native American Heritage Month (November), this resource is designed for 2nd-5th grades but may be adapted for middle school or even younger students. 

Looking to engage your students? This resource is highly engaging and cross-curricular.   With 11 feather projects, there is something for every student. Facts about feathers and their significance in Native American culture are included.  

Need to assess student knowledge or skills? Many of the projects are short, one-day projects ideal for experimenting with new media or assessing skills.  Ideas for assessment are included. 

What about differentiating for my students?  With a variety of projects using many different media, you have many project choices to allow you to differentiate the project and/or the process of creating the project.  

Can I use it with centers? This resource may be used with or without centers. Using centers allows students to work at different rates while all students are still working and creating but projects may easily be done without centers.   

What about art content? National Arts Standards and TEKS (standards for Texas) are included for 2nd - 5th grades. Each project also includes relevant art vocabulary to use with the lesson. 

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS SAID

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “We did some of these projects during Native American Heritage Month. Students loved creating different feathers with different art materials. They turned out beautifully!”

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 24 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 11 projects - 10 feather art projects & 1 student-created feather stencil
• Suggestions for project variations
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections
• Ideas for assessment
• Feather facts and the information on the importance of feathers in Native American culture
• 2 coloring pages with 2 feathers each (total of 4 feathers)
• Student practice sheet with rachis already drawn
• National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 2nd-5th grades
• Group project ideas

Get yours to create an amazing display for Native American Heritage Month. This resource is also part of 2 Native American Art Project bundles listed here and here.

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This U.D.L. & Conferencing .pdf file is designed to be printed and copied for your students to use while assessing their assignment. Feel free to tweak a couple things for yourself to match your own lesson. I had students use this U.D.L. Checklist Worksheet to focus on Engagement, Representation, and Expression throughout the lesson. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

Fourth of July Writing and Craft Activity

Get ready to celebrate Independence Day with this Fourth of July Writing and Craft Activity for students! This educational and fun activity will help students practice important reading and writing skills such as identifying the main idea, finding supporting details, identifying the conclusion, and summarizing key information.

This activity includes reading passages on The Evolution of Fourth of July BBQs and Why do we Barbecue on the Fourth of July? Students will learn about the history of barbecuing on the Fourth of July and how it has evolved over time, as well as the reasons why it has become a popular tradition.

Engage your students in a meaningful and engaging Fourth of July activity while also reinforcing important literacy skills. Don't miss out on this fun and educational resource!

Grab your Fourth of July Writing and Craft Activity now and make this Independence Day celebration one to remember!

This includes a weekly lesson plan for the school year, options for assessments, prompts, warm-ups and activities. All you need to homeschool dance. It would be helpful to use YouTube videos as well if you aren't a dancer.

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Looking for a quick and easy art lesson that students love but is not a coloring sheet? Try this game. This roll the dice game has 2 different games - a holiday version (stocking) and a winter version (mitten), each with 2 variations.

It is super engaging and is perfect for a 1 day lesson, a no-prep sub lesson, as an assessment for students, for early finishers, or to set up as an activity for centers.

Instructions for use and instructions for assessment are included. Written assessments include version with sentence stems for English language learners and without.

So much is included with this highly engaging lesson! Included in the PDF file is:

• 2 Roll a Stocking dice game boards
• 2 Roll a Mitten dice game boards
• 2 blank Roll game boards
• 2 original printable stocking drawings (full page)
• 2 original printable mitten drawings (full page)
• Printable student instructions for use as a center or early finisher activity
• Project instructions and assessment ideas
• Assessment worksheets for elements of art & principles of design both with and without sentence stems for English language learners
• National Core Art Standards & TEKS (Texas)
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections

The game is perfect for a sub lesson for grades 2-5 (or middle school). Leave copies and dice or laminate blank game boards and let students design their own game using dry erase markers, then play the game they created.

Use the mitten game for students to practice before making their own game to play using the blank template provided.

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Down in the Art Room

Looking for the ultimate back-to-school art lesson with your elementary students? This is it!! This unique cross-curricular lesson has assessments & SEL (social-emotional learning) built-in, editable choice boards, and variations so even your Kinder students will be successful.

This lesson is highly customizable & allows you to include which & how many assessments to include plus the option of choosing what SEL to use in the lesson from the 10 choices provided. It includes an assessment data tracker (if your administration is interested in that) that is editable. National Core Art Standards & TEKS (Texas) are also included. It is designed for K-5th grade students.

This lesson is in a PDF file that contains 17 pages. The assessment trackers and choice boards are available in the PDF file and also in PowerPoint where they can be edited. It includes:

• Detailed step-by-step instructions with photos for 2 project variations
• Over 10 assessment choices to include in the lesson (use as many or as few as you wish)
• 2 PDF choice boards for SEL
• 2 editable PowerPoint choice boards for SEL
• 10 choices of SEL to include in the lesson (use as many or as few as you wish)
• 2 Assessment trackers
• National Art Standards for K-5
• TEKS (Texas) for K-5
• Suggestion for data tracking in Art using the assessment tracker
• Cross-curricular connections

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Down in the Art Room

This is a non-traditional Frida Kahlo cross-curricular lesson that elementary students love. Perfect for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15, this engaging lesson combines information about Frida Kahlo and her love for animals and combines it with one of her famous self-portraits (The Frame, 1938) while bringing social-emotional learning into your classroom.

This resource includes 3 cross-curricular projects - the Frida Kahlo portrait, a spider monkey, and a macaw drawing project, plus 2 different frame projects to use with the projects.

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 17 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson for drawing spider monkey and macaw with detailed instructions and photos
• Cross-curricular lesson for Frida Kahlo portrait with detailed instructions and photos
• 2 frame projects with clear instructions and photos
• 3 reference photos of parrots & 2 of monkeys (reproducible)
• Cross-curricular, social-emotional learning, and literacy connections
• Hispanic Heritage month facts and resources
• TEKS and National Core Arts Standards for grades 2-5
• Assessment ideas

This lesson is designed and has been used with 2-5th grades but is adaptable for middle school.

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Down in the Art Room

This Native American Art Projects bundle contains 2 resources to provide hands-on, engaging, cross-curricular projects for your elementary students. Both of the sets of lessons have multiple variations, are highly engaging, and contain lots of extras to make these projects successful in your room.

This bundle includes the following resources:

Native American Feathers Elementary Art Projects

Native American Art Project Bison

This bundle 2 PDF files and includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step project instructions with photos for both the Native American Feathers and Native American Bison projects
• Literacy and cross-curricular connections
• Assessment ideas
• National Core Art Standards and TEKS for both lessons
• Drawing guide for bison

plus much more!!

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Art Awards Certificates | Art & Music Award Certificates

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Down in the Art Room

This ultimate bundle of art projects contains a colossal 40 lessons (an astounding 146 projects) plus bilingual labels, resources & rules, art award certificates & sub plans - everything you need! These cross-curricular art projects include lessons for all times of the year - from back to school to the end of the school year. Lessons & resources are located in PDF files.    

These lessons contain many bonuses & many of the lessons include National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas). 

This bundle includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step instructions with photos for each cross-curricular project
• Cross-curricular & literacy connections for projects
• Material & project variations
• Project examples
• Fact sheets for Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, & Cinco de Mayo
• Artist facts
• Sub plan with templates
• 3D projects are included
• Early finisher activity
• One day projects
• Classroom rules
• Award certificates for Art & Music

and so much more!

Cross-curricular projects are designed for elementary - each project has recommended grade levels. There are projects for Kindergarten - 5th grade included. Almost all projects include step-by-step detailed instructions with photos plus extras like National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas), project & material variations, & cross-curricular & literacy connections. Some also include ideas for assessment, drawing guides, reference photos, templates & more.

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Down in the Art Room

Start your year with this ultimate Back To School Art Bundle for elementary.  This resource contains everything you need to begin the school year from cross-curricular art projects designed for the beginning of the year to art vocabulary, all about me activity, and even a sub plan plus a bonus - Classroom Management Resources.  So much is included!

This resource has 4 highly engaging projects designed for the beginning of the year - perfect for assessing skills that include collaborative project ideas & social-emotional learning.  Art vocabulary worksheets on elements of art & principles of design are perfect to assess students and double as work for off-task students.  All About Me activity helps you get to know your students and creates community in your classroom. The bonus classroom management resources contain a positive behavior log, discipline log, & behavior reflection for off-task students. Finally, a sub plan for K-5 with multiple project variations & templates is also included.  

This bundle includes the following:

Mary Blair Art Projects

Paul Klee Art Projects

Crayon Art Projects

Back to School Name Art Lesson

All About Me worksheets

Art Sub Plan Lines

BONUS - Classroom Management Resources

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step project instructions with photos for 17 projects (includes 3 Mary Blair projects, 5 Paul Klee projects, 2 name art projects, 7 crayon projects)
• Literacy and cross-curricular connections
• Project & material variations
• Artist facts
• Assessment & SEL tips
• Assessment tracker
• National Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas)
• Sub plan with notes to teacher & 22 reproducible templates
• All About Me worksheet with 41 reproducible templates & instructions 
• Behavior reflection
• Discipline log & positive behavior log with instructions

plus much more!!

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Down in the Art Room

Want to be prepared for the first semester?  This fall art projects bundle includes elementary art projects to get you through the fall semester with ease.  

This bundle includes 10 projects for back to school, autumn, Hispanic Heritage Month, Day of the Dead, Native American Heritage Month, and a winter holiday project plus a bonus game for Day of the Dead. Lessons are highly engaging, cross-curricular, and most contain multiple projects for the lesson.  Let this lesson bundle get your fall semester off to an amazing start!   

Lessons are located in PDF files and are listed below. 

Mary Blair Inspired Castles Back to School Project

Autumn Pumpkins

Doodle Pumpkins

Hispanic Heritage Day of the Dead Molas

Hispanic Heritage Amate Bark Painting

Hispanic Heritage Maracas

Day of the Dead Kirigami

Frida & Diego Calavera Collage

Native American Bear 

Native American Feather 

Poinsettia Art Project

Many of the lessons include National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas).  This is a great value for a large variety of hands-on lessons for the first semester of elementary art! 

This year of projects bundle includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step instructions with photos
• Cross-curricular & literacy connections for lessons
• Material & project variations
• Fact sheets for Hispanic Heritage Month, Day of the Dead, Native American Heritage Month, autumn, & pumpkins
• Some projects include drawing guides, templates, and National Core Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas)

Spend more time doing what you love - teaching art!

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Down in the Art Room

This bundle contains 3 elementary multicultural art lessons for Native American Heritage Month (November).

These lessons are highly engaging, cross-curricular, contain multiple variations, and include literacy and cross-curricular connections. One set of projects is designed as one day projects.

This bundle includes the following:

Native American Bear Art Projects

Native American Bison Art Projects

Native American Feathers Art Projects

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step project instructions with photos for 17 projects (includes 4 bison projects, 3 bear projects, 10 feather projects + bonus stencil feather project)
• Literacy and cross-curricular connections
• Artist facts and quotes Native American & Hispanic artist John Nieto
• Project variations with instructions
• Assessment ideas
• Bison and bear fact sheets
• National Core Art Standards & TEKS
• Drawing guides for bear (2) and bison

plus much more!!

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Down in the Art Room

Stop scrambling for your next art project! This bundle features an entire school year of elementary art projects plus 2 sub plans & 1 game! The lessons are cross-curricular, highly engaging, and contain multiple variations. 

This bundle includes projects for Hispanic Heritage Month, fall/autumn, Day of the Dead, Native American Heritage Month, winter/holiday, Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, spring/summer, & Cinco de Mayo. Each resource included contains multiple art projects for that lesson.  Save yourself a ton of time planning this year! 

This bundle contains 22 lessons (for a staggering 99 projects!)  plus 1 game & 2 sub plans for elementary students. Lessons are located in PDF files.

This year-long bundle includes:  

Abstract Pumpkins

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Project Maracas

Hispanic Heritage Amate Bark Painting

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Frida & Diego Calavera Collage

Day of the Dead Kirigami Calavera

Day of the Dead Roll a Calavera Game

Native American Bison

Native American Feathers

Holiday Christmas Poinsettias

Winter Snowflakes

Geodes One Day Project

Watercolor Hearts

Valentine’s Day Heart Creatures

Black History Kente Cloth

Black History Art Projects

Georgia O’Keeffe Sunrise

Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers

Sonia Delaunay Women’s History Month

Weaving Projects Inspired by Sonia Delaunay

Monet Water Lily Collage

Art Project Sombreros

Cinco de Mayo Piñata

Art Sub Plans Phones

Art Sub Plans Mosaics

This year of projects bundle includes:

• Detailed, step-by-step instructions with photos
• Cross-curricular & literacy connections for lessons
• Material & project variations
• Fact sheets for Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, & Cinco de Mayo
• Over 500 pages of resources!

Some projects include ideas for assessment, drawing guides, & templates. Many of the lessons include National Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas).  This is a fantastic value for a huge variety of hands-on lessons for an entire year of teaching elementary art!

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Back to School Art Big Bundle

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Hispanic Heritage Art Projects Bundle

Native American Art Projects Big Bundle

Sub Plans Art Bundle

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Down in the Art Room

This bundle contains holiday & winter projects, a holiday/winter game plus a sub plan - enough projects to successfully get you to winter break and lessons ready to go when you return in January PLUS it contains a sub activity.  

This bundle has 23 projects that are highly engaging, cross-curricular, and have lots of bonuses - National Arts Standards & TEKS, literacy & cross-curricular connections & project & material variations. This is what I call a Now & Later bundle - plenty of projects for now to get you to the holiday break and more for after winter break. The sub plan & holiday ornaments include multiple one day projects for all of those unexpected schedule changes that occur this time of year. 

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and includes:

Holiday Ornaments (41 pages) 

Holiday Trees (13 pages)

Winter Holiday Art Game (24 pages)

Winter Landscapes (19 pages) 

Mosaics Sub Plan & One Day Project (57 pages)

Hot Cocoa Art Projects (26 pages)

Egyptian art projects (29 pages) 

Give yourself the gift of time this holiday season with this highly discounted bundle purchase. Ready to go lessons now & more lessons when you return from holiday break = less stress & planning. 

This bundle is in multiple PDF files and contains over 200 pages. It includes:

• Step-by-step instructions with photos for 23 projects (includes 5 holiday tree projects, 2 holiday ornaments projects, 4 day mosaic project, 4 winter landscape projects, 5 hot cocoa projects, 3 Egyptian art projects)
• Instructions & photos for one day projects (holiday ornaments & mosaics)
• Sub plan with templates & lots of bonuses
• Literacy & cross-connection connections
• Project & material variations
• National Core Arts Standards & TEKS
• Assessment ideas (holiday trees)
• Project reflection & discussion questions (holiday trees)
• Drawing guides (Egyptian art projects & hot cocoa projects ) 

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Down in the Art Room

This bundle contains 11 elementary multicultural art lessons for Hispanic Heritage & Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) to keep your students engaged throughout Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) to Day of the Dead (November 1-2).

THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE. As additional lessons are added, this product will be updated and the PRICE WILL INCREASE. When you purchase this bundle, you will receive the additional lessons added to the bundle FREE of charge.

These lessons are highly engaging, cross-curricular, contain multiple variations, and include literacy and cross-curricular connections. Some of them are adaptable for use with kindergarten students too.

This bundle includes the following:

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Project Maracas

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Frida & Diego Calavera Collage

Hispanic Heritage Art Vibrant Cactus

Hispanic Heritage Elementary Art Lesson Cactus

Hispanic Heritage Day of Dead Art Lesson Calavera Sugar Skull

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Sombreros

Hispanic Heritage Art Project Frida Kahlo & Her Animals

Day of the Dead Kirigami Calavera

Hispanic Heritage Day of the Dead Art Lesson Molas

Art Projects Piñata

Hispanic Heritage Art Lesson Amate Bark Painting

Plaster & Clay Calaveras

This bundle includes a staggering 43 projects contained in PDF files. They include:

• Detailed, step-by-step project instructions with photos for each project
• Literacy and cross-curricular connections
• Hispanic Heritage Month information
• Day of the Dead fact sheet
• Mola information
• Project variations with instructions
• Assessment ideas
• Suggestions for centers (for some collage projects)
• Cactus fact sheet
• Drawing guide (for Calaveras)
• Activities for early finishers
• Exit tickets
• Many of the lessons contain National Core Art Standards & TEKs (Texas)

plus much more!!

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Bilingual Labels and Resources for Art Room & Dual Language Classroom

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Day of the Dead Arts Bundle

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Down in the Art Room