In Grade 3 Visual Arts, students are asked to create artworks that express ideas about natural, constructed, and imagined environments.
Students are encouraged to create artworks using a variety of concepts (like contour lines), forms (like drawing and sculpture), and media (like pencils, pastels, and found objects).
Explore this collection to find resources and activities suitable for Grade 3 Visual Arts.
Several links for different drawing/art projects are included in this resource.
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This is the link to Art Hub for Kids' huge collection of how to draw animals! There are all kinds of animals in here ... big ones, small ones, ones that fly, and even ones that swim! There are cartoon animal lessons, realistic animals, and even mythical creatures!
Check out this resource for countless plant how to draw lessons for kids.
This resource includes countless downloadable step-by-step easy animal drawing lessons for kids. *Animals included with this link include those whose names start with A-C.
This resource includes countless downloadable step-by-step easy animal drawing lessons for kids. *Animals included with this link include those whose names start with D-H.
This resource includes countless downloadable step-by-step easy animal drawing lessons for kids. *Animals included with this link include those whose names start with I-Z.
There are countless drawing options for kids with this resource. Each project includes step-by-step drawing instructions (downloadable in PDF format).
This resource includes countless downloadable step-by-step easy landscape drawing lessons for kids.
This resource includes countless downloadable step-by-step easy plant drawing lessons for kids.
Check out this site for how to draw instructions for these flowers: geranium, poppy, rose, calla lily, daffodil, tulip, sunflower, hydrangea, cosmos, apple blossom, snowdrops, and camellia.
Follow along with this quick YouTube video to create an amazing landscape pencil drawing. Plan to pause the video frequently to catch up.
This resource includes a number of Edvard Munch projects that students could try.
This is a very basic slideshow outlining the Elements of Art.
Students will learn about medieval manuscripts and artistic representations of fantastical creatures. They will create their own fantastical creature using complementary colors and write a paragraph describing it.
Consider rocks "found objects" and you've suddenly got 60+ ideas for how to paint them. Endless opportunities and endless chances to tie students' paintings into course content!
In this fun activity, students use items from the recycle bin, the junk drawer, and the craft room to create a unique piece of art.
This resource includes links to three different fox art projects.
Instructions are provided for how to create a Georgia O'Keeffe-inspired flower.
This activity is for upper primary or middle years students, but could easily be adapted for younger students too. Students draw an African animal of their choice on watercolor paper, outline the animal with black glue, then finally paint over their project with watercolors. The final result is BEAUTIFUL!