Graduation Cap Drawing Game
Need an end of year art activity for your May or June bulletin board? Imagine these graduation cap drawing projects in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for middle school.
A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns for their graduation cap. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity.
And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan end of year activities for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers! This activity includes a graduation cap template for easy drawing.
Can I tell you a secret? It’s hard to get kids writing in ELA. When they’re not invested in it, they can’t connect with what they’re writing about. Mic drop!
Incorporating easy, end of the year art projects like this graduation cap drawing helps. Finally keep all kids engaged!
What’s Included
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this graduation cap project. All will motivate kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own patterns
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick patterns and you can integrate technology
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Graduation cap template which kids can draw directly on it or transfer it to heavy drawing paper
- Drawing practice worksheet, so kids can practice drawing patterns
- 2 Writing Prompts, so you can tie this drawing project to literacy
- 2 Graduation Coloring pages that you can use for absent students or hand out as a classroom prize
- Helpful Tips & Tricks handout with teacher directions to help guide the lesson
How to Use My Graduation Cap Drawing for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
The best part about this end of year art activity is that it’s flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your classroom. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, indoor recess, or even an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Graduation Cap Drawing Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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Fantastic end-of-year activity! We glued the finished cap on student’s self portraits. We plan to use them to decorate for our culmination.
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What a great resource to use to celebrate culmination and at the same time practice narrative and informative writing. They loved it and wanted to laminate and save them as a memory of their 5th grade year, Thank you!
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Very cool activity for graduating students in grade 8. Used it to decorate our graduation display case!
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Joyce B. –
My 8th graders enjoyed working on these at the end of the year.
livinthatteachinlife (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved designing their own Promotion caps! I can see this applying to any grade! These were lots of fun!
Heather F. –
Fun end of the year activity for 8th graders before graduation
Brooke R. –
This is a great resource! I love having the students complete this project at the end of the year. It is a great way to celebrate my students moving on to middle school!
Devon C. –
Great resource and students really used them to help in their learning!
Angela H. –
I used this with my 8th graders at the end of the year and created a display at the entrance of the school. They enjoyed decorating the caps, and I enjoyed reading what their biggest lessons were.
Angela H. –
I used this with my 8th graders at the end of the year and created a display at the entrance of the school. They enjoyed decorating the caps, and I enjoyed reading what their biggest lessons were.
Karla M. –
Super cute activity! Love that it can be a final bulletin board display!
Bridget B. –
Absolutely love this resource for an end of the year advisory activity with my 8th grade students! The patterns are definitely “doable”, but makes every student feel like they created something pretty awesome!
susie E. –
What a great resource to use to celebrate culmination and at the same time practice narrative and informative writing. They loved it and wanted to laminate and save them as a memory of their 5th grade year, Thank you!
Sarah B. –
Great activity for the end of a crazy year!
Favorite Teacher Friend (Teacher-Author) –
Perfect for my 5th grade graduation board, Kids loved making these!
alyssa K. –
I found this resource to be so stinking cute for my graduating 6th graders.
Lauren H. –
Loved using this resource with my 6th grade math students!
Nadia S. –
Very cool activity for graduating students in grade 8. Used it to decorate our graduation display case!
Gloria M. –
Thank you!
Mary H. –
Great resiurce.
Kimberly M. –
Thank you for this great resource.
Jessica Anderson –
Great end of year activity
Karah H. –
I left this for a sub while I was gone to my masters graduation ceremony. They turned out super cute.
Brittany Young –
Loved!
Malia Mayer –
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Ashley Paula –
Great!
PositiveTeaching (Teacher-Author) –
Students love these activities. Thank you so much.
Nicole G. –
Great resource thank you!
Joey Lynn –
Fun resource!
Pamela H. –
Students loved this
Blessed Organized Mess (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource!
Mrs Ampersand In The Middle (Teacher-Author) –
Awesome resource!
Melissa T. –
Fantastic end-of-year activity! We glued the finished cap on student’s self portraits. We plan to use them to decorate for our culmination.