Laurel Burch Cats Art Game
Ready to teach a folk art project thatāll keep elementary art classes engaged? This Laurel Burch art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will love her folk art cats in bright colors and patterns. Moreover, theyāll enjoy playing a roll a dice game to draw their own cat!
And, itāll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on folk artists like Laurel Burch.Ā
During this art project, your class will discover how Laurel Burchās passion for painting was the result of her medical condition. Use it to discuss fine art vs. folk art, as well as patterns in art. Students will create a folk art cat painting with watercolors and crayons using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons about folk art drawing ideas and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!
What’s Included In My Folk Art Project
Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesnāt have to be a snoozer, though!Ā
Iāve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this folk art project. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your studentās artwork
- āYou Pickā idea worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- Laurel Burch Artist biography about the life and work of this American folk art painters of animals, so you donāt need to research
- āBig Ideasā reflection worksheet where students write about their art processĀ
- Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
- Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
- 8 āI CANā Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
- 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
- Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by Laurel Burchās cat paintings outside of the art room
Ways to Use My Laurel Burch Cats Art Lesson
This folk art cat project is flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your art room and beyond. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, and even for virtual art class or an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Laurel Burch Cats Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPointĀ
- 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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This was a fantastic resource. I ended up having to teach art, which I have no background knowledge in. This was helpful as I started learning best practices for teaching art! Thank you!
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These art projects are so fantastic! They work for multiple age and ability levels and they always turn out so wonderful. I’m using them as the core of our art portfolio building this year. Thank you so much!Ā
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This is a great resource!Ā I am very glad to have this resource because my second graders LOVE to do Laurel Burch’s cats!Ā Thank you!
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This was a great resource for my class. My students enjoyed working with this material.
This is an awesome resources. My students were really engaged and had a great time completing their work!
I have every single art activity you have posted. I love them and so do my students! They are always very engaged and love art time. This lesson was so fun to do and my students are really into cats this year as well so it was perfect.
I am using the same review I have used on some of the other lessons I have used from this creator. The art teacher at our school was out of the building for 2 weeks and I was in charge of getting lessons for the substitute. These are easy to follow, use materials easily found in the art room and have great content! The sub even loved them and said she learned something new every time she taught the classes
Students loved this art and found the cat to be super fun to draw.