Art Projects for Third Grade Students
Third grade students have been exposed to plenty of reading, writing and math in their years of elementary school. Incorporating art into the third-graders' day is a great way to challenge their creative minds while getting them excited about studying something that is a bit different. Allow your third grade students to get their creative juices flowing by creating art projects.
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Torn Paper Project
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Have your students draw a picture of an object with a pencil. The object should be as large as the piece of paper so that there is plenty of room to fill it in with torn paper. Have the children tear up different-colored construction paper into different-sized pieces. The students should use the ripped paper to fill in all the space within the object.
Using Pastels
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Place an object in the center of each table. Try using a plant or a vase of flowers. Using pencil, the third graders should draw the object on a piece of paper. Shade in the object using pastels.
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Self-portraits
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Give students a mirror to study their faces. Children should take a piece of paper and fold it into four equal squares. They can hold the paper any way they please. Third graders should choose four emotions that they want to draw. While looking in the mirror, they should make the faces that demonstrate each emotion. In each square, they should draw a self-portrait that shows that feeling. Invite students to use the mirror as often as needed. Have students color in the pictures with crayon.
Light Switch Plates
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Purchase a class set of inexpensive plastic light switch plates. When the weather first starts to show signs of spring, have students take some time to look out the window and jot down things they notice. Give students acrylic paint and different sized brushes to draw a spring scene on the light switch plate. Once the paint has dried completely, spray with sealer so that it does not chip or scratch.
Outer Space Scene
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Have students draw any outer space scene that they want. Brainstorm ideas such as aliens, planets or rocket ships. Keep some books on space out on each table so that the students can use them for ideas. Once they have drawn the scene, they will use oil pastels to color in the picture. Once the pastels are dry, the third graders will use black paint to fill in all the space around it. Be sure to give your students access to different-sized paint brushes so that they can paint in between small areas.
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