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A 5th Grade Project: Landscapes with Gold Leaf
Art Lessons for Kids, Art for Kids at Home Amanda Koonlaba Art Lessons for Kids, Art for Kids at Home Amanda Koonlaba

A 5th Grade Project: Landscapes with Gold Leaf

Fifth grade is the year where art skills are refined through crafting pen and ink drawings, watercolor paintings, and sculptures focusing on proportion, value, and scale. Students also begin translating words into pictures and pictures into words by investigating through depicting settings, combining shapes for meaning, using color for mood, and responding to art.

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Alligator Art Activities
Art Lessons for Kids, Art for Kids at Home Amanda Koonlaba Art Lessons for Kids, Art for Kids at Home Amanda Koonlaba

Alligator Art Activities

Alligators are large reptiles and are closely related to the crocodile. People often confuse one with the other; however, these two reptiles are very different. An alligator is distinguished by its wide, rounded snout and black color. Little tips like this can make for a great study about alligators, and while your students are learning, don’t forget to include alligator art activities.

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