Pinwheel Art Game
Need no prep, fun STEAM activities for elementary? Imagine these pinwheel art projects in your hallway with a summer writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers.
A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity.
And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan STEM or STEAM activities using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers! This pinwheel art project includes a pinwheel 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 creative art lessons like this pinwheel drawing project helps. Finally keep all kids engaged!
What’s Included In My Steam Activity
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this STEAM activity. 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
- Pinwheel 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 Pinwheel 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 Pinwheel Art Project for STEAM Activities
The best part about my pinwheel art project 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 (Pinwheel 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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A fun and engaging idea to combine art ideas and technology skills. We explored the design process in order to make them.
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My students loved this activity. We used it as part of our study of spring weather and wind. Thank you for such a fun way to incorporate art, numeracy and science.
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Such a wonderful resource. My students loved creating their pinwheel and the writing activity. Thank you!
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This Pinwheel Art Project is such a fantastic resource. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. It is a wonderful blend of creativity, fine motor skills and hands-on learning. My students LOVED creating pinwheels.
Really beneficial for my students in learning steam activities and fun. they really enjoyed it
This was a fun project that I worked on with students during summer school.
This is a great resource, thank you for creating and sharing!
My students loved making the pinwheel. It took me a bit to find the right weight of paper that worked best, but once I solved that all was good!