Need a spring flowers watercolor art project for 2nd grade? Teach elementary students about the principles of design through movement using active lines. Kids paint butterflies and flowers with liquid watercolors while exploring how lines can show motion, path, and speed.
Ready-to-go PowerPoints, drawing worksheets, and a step-by-step art lesson plan makes teaching watercolor art projects in spring easier! If you’re new to teaching art, the lesson plan walks you through exactly what to say and ask during the art history portion. But you can always make it your own!
You’ll start with an art history PowerPoint that introduces 2nd graders to realistic vs. abstract art through Edgar Degas and Wassily Kandinsky. The focus is on their use of curved, diagonal, and zigzag lines to create movement, motion, and excitement. Kids will need to stay glued to the lesson because at the end, they’ll be making a choice between the two artists.
Next, your class will sketch spring flowers and butterflies using doodle and directed drawing art worksheets. Then they paint their picture with liquid watercolors using a blending technique. Separate handouts help guide children to gather art materials and paint with ease.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable PDF – Spring Flowers Watercolor Art Project
- 2 Non-Editable PowerPoint Slideshows – Movement Through Active Lines (Art History Presentation) and a Step-by-Step Art Project Guide
What’s Inside My Spring Flowers Watercolor Art Project
- Lesson Intro & Teacher Directions for Making Your Own Liquid Watercolor Paints
- 5-Page Art Lesson Plan
- 2 Liquid Watercolor Handouts (Gathering Painting Materials and Painting with Liquid Watercolors)
- Step-by-Step Guide for Students and Substitute Teachers
- Butterfly Doodles Worksheet
- Floral & Flower Doodles Worksheet
- 10 Directed Drawing Butterfly and Flower Worksheets
- Self-Assessment Rubric
- Art Grading Rubric
- 2 Exit Tickets
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True confession: I bought these for myself. I love drawing doodle flowers on everything and enjoy trying new things. A real sanity-saving resource!