Paint and Collage Art project for Spring Bird Nests suitable for Kindy - 2nd grade
Kindergarten, First grade and Second grade teachers, looking for an engaging Spring or Summer art lesson that is not craft. Make authentic links to in-class learning about birds, life cycles, and caring for our planet while exploring genuine art skills with drawing, painting, cutting and composing. Build knowledge about the Art elements like Shape, Texture, Line and Space in Art. These instructions will guides you and your students through making an engaging and relevant art project.
‘Spring Nests' - inspired by nesting birds during Spring - is an impactful Art lesson plan that also helps to consolidate your student's understanding of Visual Art. They will love and look forward to each small section of these art exploration sessions.
This quick and easy to use art lesson has a strong focus on the Elements of Art, a great way to build knowledge and skill in this subject - particularly for teachers without an art background or limited knowledge in this area.
Include a focus on a variety of easily available art media. The procedures all take into account the need for fine motor skill development for this age group as you guide your students through creating their masterpiece, tested and crafted to suit this age group of 4 - 6 yr olds.
Each lesson includes choice options for differentiation, while keeping the skills taught consistent across the class, to save your sanity.
❤️ Take the guesswork out of teaching art,
❤️ Avoid endless hours of research,
❤️ Avoid the epic fails that result from not having the time to trial the lesson or media yourself before teaching it.
I’ve done it all for you and trailed these lessons with my own students, in Kindergarten (4-5 yr olds).
❤️ why should you trust my lessons?
I am both a general ed classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school. I do this every day, just like you!
❤️ How will this resource help busy teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?
No worries - I’ve got you covered.
This lesson comes as a full colour PDF teacher guide, of a bumper 40+ slide deck. All project steps are clearly explained and photographed, from start to finish, giving you the confidence to deliver a quality visual art lesson to your students, as you share on your large screen. This product is not editable.
❤️ All the materials & skills are also clearly listed for you. It’s like having an art specialist with you in your classroom.
The PDF slides are intentionally designed in landscape orientation, to screen for your students. This extra visual support will prove useful, particularly to diverse learners, and will also save your from having to repeat the same instructions, over and over again.
Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth PDF slideshow experience, like a pro :)
Encourage students along the way, to follow choice options and create their unique artwork, while being guided by the information on the slides.
⏰ How long will this project take to finish?
This art lesson and project can be completed in around 120-240 minutes, depending on the age and stage of students and the size of paper /media/ style you or your students choose.
Chunk into smaller manageable lessons, as needed, to accommodate for drying times.
View the previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you will soon have beautiful artwork on the walls and students glowing with pride!
❤️ So what is special about this resource?
‘Spring Bird Nests' - inspired by nesting birds in Spring' - is NOT a superficial art or craft option. As a specialist in this field, I write lessons that encourage deeper, cross-curricular learning and make meaningful connections to other subject areas. This IS:
- a painting and collage tutorial for TEXTURE and SHAPE that also uses line & space (layering)
- Build sequencing skills
- explores concepts of size, shapes and spacial awareness (Math)
- Explores life and season cycles (How the world works & Sharing the planet).
This lesson plan can be the perfect companion art project for students inquiring into:
✏️ The Theory of Visual Art
✏️ The art element.
✏️ Developing and improving fine motor skills
✏️ Seasons
✏️ Animal life cycles and habitats
✏️ How the world works & Sharing the planet (IB PYP)
✏️ And a great extension activity for shared picture books.
Students can express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications, while working through the guided project. Pause the instruction guide in places to discuss next steps with students, check understanding and explore potential student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. This addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork objectives in a purposeful way.
Teachers who have used one of my art elements focused K-3 lesson plans, have said (TPT review): LINK to Category
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✅ What is included in ‘Spring Bird Nests' ?
A 40+ PDF slide deck (not editable) that includes the teaching guide for step-by-step instructions and reference, intentionally designed in landscape orientation, to screen for your students as a presentation on your large screen. Select VIEW > enter full screen. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)
✅ This PDF includes step-by-step support & teaching instructions for:
- Detailed instructions to create a student art project
- Photographs of every step
- Examples of work in progress and completed
- Photographs of birds and nests for reference
- Full materials lists
- Printable sheet for recording Student Voice reflection/ assessment of learning (2/pg. to save printing, print on B&W setting)
✅ What knowledge, techniques and skills will my students learn?
- Gain knowledge about art elements
- Follow a tutorial for guidance - listening skills, visual discrimination, sequencing
- Develop fine-motor & technical skills for using a range of art tools and media
- Respond to art created by other students
- Reflect on own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork - using the included student sheets
✅ That sounds great! So what about the Visual Art focus in this lesson?
- Introduce students to concepts like Shapes, Texture, Line and Space as elements of art.
- Explore paint and collage
- View reference photos to support concepts
- Observe & understand the Art World (Studio Habits)
- Build skills for observational & guided drawing, painting
- Explore art making that expresses new learning
- Build skills with oil pastels & paints using the resist technique
- Improve cutting and gluing skills
- Develop Craft, Engage & Persist, Express (Studio Habits)
- Reflect on personal development as an artist
- Reflect (Studio Habits)
- Encourage differentiation by using the models provided as a jumping off point
- Stretch & Explore (Studio Habits)
View the Previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you have just saved yourself heaps of time and effort!
✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?
→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE
→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS
→ For my other Elements of Art lessons, click HERE: ART ELEMENTS
✅ Is this product available on TPT?
Yes - you can find this product in my TPT store - One Teacher's Journey - HERE
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