Every Art Lesson Since 2017

***UPDATE (5/31/26) I don’t know why I tried to just haphazardly throw ALL my links all on one page…yeah good job Miss Filmore – real easy to find stuff! haha— so what I’ve done is MUCH MUCH better I hope as far as organizing goes….
Now you’ll see them by grade level (ahhhh… much better) 😅🤪


Below you’ll find every single post (link to the post) that I ever created on this site! Starting at the top with the most recent—working your way down the list —to my very first post in August 2017! 

Posts get buried over time on my home/blog page, so I figured I’d copy and paste them all on one page for easy access anytime! 

I did move *some* posts that were on the same lesson next to one another though, just so that they are conveniently listed together (if you’re searching for something in particular). 

I’ll update this list of posts every time I create a new one and add it to the top! 

I may even categorize the list of links even further so it’s easier to navigate. Send me an email or drop a comment—I’d love to know what you think! 

I also plan on adding “summer art lessons”, “fall art lessons”, and “winter art lessons” pages along with my “springtime art lessons” page (that’s already listed) soon as well! 

KINDERGARTEN 

K + 1st grade Self-Portraits and 3rd grade Kinetic Piranhas! 

Snowy Owl Collage  (this link has student artwork with directions) 

Snowy Owl Collage – Kindergarten (this link has my example but no student artwork) 

“Pumpkin’s Starry Night” – K and 1 

”Pumpkin’s Starry Night” YouTube tutorial 

TISSUE PAPER PUMPKIN COLLAGES 

K and 1 FALL LEAVES 

There’s not a lot under Kindergarten because I only recently started teaching them, and I don’t always post a lesson I create with grade levels—sometimes I just add it directly under the grade level page instead. 

1ST GRADE 

K + 1st grade Self-Portraits and 3rd grade Kinetic Piranhas! 

Draw your own Inventions – 1st Grade 

Mixed-Media Snow Globes  (this link has student artwork and directions) 

Mixed-Media Snow Globe -1st Grade (this link has only my examples with directions) 

“Pumpkin’s Starry Night” – K and 1 

”Pumpkin’s Starry Night” YouTube tutorial 

1ST GRADE – “PUMPKIN’S STARRY NIGHT” PAINTINGS! 

Glow in the dark pumpkin paintings! 

SPLATTER PAINTED GHOSTS/ BATS / PUMPKINS!  

K and 1 FALL LEAVES 

“NOT SO SCARY SCARECROW” COLLAGE — 1ST GRADE! 

TEXTURED PAPER QUILTS – INSPIRED BY ARTIST SANFORD BIGGERS – 1st Grade 

1st Grade 3D Line Sculptures! 

3D PAPER SCULPTURES – 1ST AND 2ND GRADE INSPIRED BY CHARLES MCGEE 

WINTER LANDSCAPES – 1ST GRADE 

WATERMELON WEAVINGS! – 1ST GRADE 

1st Grade “Dream Houses” 

Mondrian Inspired Printing- 1st Grade 

1st Grade- Mixing Primary Colors to make Secondary Colors (this is now a K lesson since my district included K having art in 2024) 

MIXING PRIMARY COLORS!- 1st Grade 

1st Grade  “LOVE IS IN THE AIR!” 

2nd Grade “Thinking of Summer Self-Portraits” and 1st Grade “Dream Houses” 

BUBBLE BLOWING SELF-PORTRAITS- 1ST GRADE! 

1st Grade- Bubblegum Blowing Self-portraits (before the bubble!) 

1st Grade– “MIXED MEDIA ALPHABET SOUP!” 

1st Grade – HOT AIR BALLOONS! 

Mondrian inspired art by 1st Grade —And —Winter Sheep by Special  Education! 


2ND GRADE 

NEW YouTube Art Tutorial! “April Showers Brings May Flowers” -2nd Grade 

Winter Cardinals -4th grade and Superhero Masks – 2nd grade! 

“Owls at Night” – grades 2 + 3 

PUMPKIN TINFOIL PRINTS -2nd Grade 

3D PAPER SCULPTURES – 1ST AND 2ND GRADE INSPIRED BY CHARLES MCGEE 

WINTER BEARS IN SWEATERS! -2ND GRADE- 

SPRINGTIME BUNNY, BEAR  OR FOX! 2nd Grade 

SPRINGTIME BUNNIES AND BEAR CUBS- 2ND GRADE! 

3D Water Lilies Inspired by Claude Monet!  2nd Grade 

3-D WATER LILIES!  2nd GRADE!

New Video Tutorial up! -3D Waterlily inspired by Claude Monet 

Birch Tree Landscapes- 2nd Grade 

2nd Grade- BIRCH TREE LANDSCAPES! 

2ND GRADE ABSTRACT SELF-PORTRAITS! 

ABSTRACT SELF-PORTRAITS -2nd Grade 

2nd Grade “Thinking of Summer Self-Portraits” and 1st Grade “Dream Houses” 

LOVE MONSTERS —2nd grade!

3RD GRADE 

K + 1st grade Self-Portraits and 3rd grade Kinetic Piranhas! 

KINETIC ARTWORK BY 3RD GRADE! 

Mixed Media Cake inspired by Wayne Thiebaud 

“Owls at Night” – grades 2 + 3 

PATTERNED PUMPKINS WITH OIL PASTEL INSPIRED BY YAYOI KUSAMA- 3rd Grade  

DIA de los Muertos skulls –3rd Grade 

Matisse inspired ORGANIC SHAPES COLLAGE – 3rd Grade 

Self-Portraits with Personal Symbols – by 3rd Grade artists 

Self-portraits with Personal Symbols-3rd grade! 

COMPLEMENTARY CREATURE PRINTS! – 3RD GRADE 

3rd Grade- Complementary Creature Prints! 

Printmaking with Markers on Styrofoam—Complementary Creature Prints! 

3D WINTER MUGS—3RD GRADE! 

3D Winter Mug —Art Video Tutorial! 

POLAR BEARS – 3RD GRADE 

4TH GRADE 

“Mixed Media Bouquet of Flowers” by 4th grade 

4th grade “Enlarged Flower Drawings” and 5th grade “Splattered Paintbrushes”! 

4th Grade Enlarged Flowers and 5th Grade Falling For Foreshortening 

4th Grade -COLLABORATIVE FLOWER DRAWING! 

Winter Cardinals -4th grade and Superhero Masks – 2nd grade! 

“Dotted Leaf Paintings” -4th Grade 

I did 4 different posts throughout the years on Victorian architecture as you’ll see below

Drawing a Victorian House 

VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE DRAWINGS!  4TH GRADE 

VICTORIAN HOUSES – 4TH GRADE 

VICTORIAN HOUSES- 4TH GRADE! 

Cut Paper Trees – 4th Grade 

RADIAL SYMMETRY PRINTMAKING – 4TH GRADE 

Radial Symmetry Printmaking – NEW YouTube Tutorial! 

Dandelion Puffs – 4th Grade 

ANIMAL DRAWINGS – 4TH GRADE 

NEON POP OUT SELF-PORTRAITS – 4TH GRADE! 

MORE 4TH GRADE MIXED MEDIA DONUTS!! 

Mixed-Media Donuts—-4th grade! 

Mixed-Media Donut Video Tutorial! 

GLOWING WINTER TREES 

5TH GRADE 


Mixed Media Watercolor Self-Portraits – 5th Grade (this is with student artwork and steps on how we made them) 

Mixed Media Watercolor Self-Portraits – 5th grade (my examples and how I made them / no student artwork) 

4th grade “Enlarged Flower Drawings” and 5th grade “Splattered Paintbrushes”! 

4th Grade Enlarged Flowers and 5th Grade Falling For Foreshortening 

SPLATTERED PAINTBRUSHES – 5th Grade 

Blackout poetry – 5th Grade 

Winter Northern Lights! 5th grade Art Lesson 

New YouTube Video “Winter Northern Lights” 

One point Perspective Cityscapes – 5th Grade (this link has all student art / my step by step directions and pics) 

5th Grade “One Point Perspective Cityscapes” (this link has just student artwork in progress) 

Mixed-Media Leaf Impressions -5th Grade 

RESEARCHING A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST – 5th Grade 

Holiday Lights! – 5th Grade 

HOLIDAY LIGHTS! – 5TH GRADE 

5th Grade- Mixed-Media Bouquet of Flowers (I also did this with 4th in May 2026 with a twist- link in 4th) 

NEW OP ART DRAWING VIDEO TUTORIAL! 

OP ART BY 5TH GRADE! 

OP ART -“3D PAPER CONE DRAWINGS”–5TH GRADE! 

GRID DRAWINGS inspired by Chuck Close!  -5th GRADE 

MIXED MEDIA BIRD NESTS- 5TH GRADE! 

SPECIAL EDUCATION 

COFFEE FILTER FLOWER 

Mixed-Media Flowers!   Special Education 

PRINTMAKING –VASE OF FLOWERS! 

SNAILS, FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES OH MY! 

PULLED STRING ART!! SO FUN and MESMERIZING!! 

MORE Mixed Media Bridges inspired by Monet!! (This link includes the photos of students on their bridges!) 

Monet inspired bridges by Special Education 

(This is with just the bridge and background without the photos of kids added) 

All You Need Is Love!—Mixed media hearts by my Special Education classes! 

Mondrian inspired art by 1st Grade —And —Winter Sheep by Special  Education! 

TISSUE PAPER PUMPKIN COLLAGES 

ART is for EVERYONE! 

MISCELLANEOUS / COMBO GRADES 

11 Valentine’s Day lessons -and a little something extra! 

International Dot Day Art, Fun Videos, first days back in Art and more! 

OLDIE But GOODIE!  

“ROLL WITH IT “- Ideas for the first day back in art 

New Winter Artwork from Grades K, 1, 2 and 3! 

Winter Art Lessons 

Art on a Cart (I now have a dedicated page on this in my menu as well) 

Elementary Art Lessons: A quick glimpse of my website! 

AMAZING ART IN THE WORKS!!  Series #1! 

AMAZING ART IN THE WORKS!  Series #2! 

NEW READ-A-LOUD VIDEOS! 

24 NEW LESSONS ADDED!! 

Two NEW Read-a-loud’s! 

Art Room Book Collection 

“Willow”  Read-aloud 

“Sky Color” Read-aloud 

“Bridget’s Beret”  Read-aloud 

“Frog and Toad Are Friends” READ-ALOUD 

“NEVER LET A PRINCESS PAINT WITH HER UNICORN!” READ-ALOUD 

“The Big Orange Splot” READ-ALOUD 

Below are my “art shout out” posts when teaching was 100% remote due to Covid in 2020. These are a variety of lessons that I shared through Google slides from home for grades 1-5 and students shared artwork 

ART SHOUT OUTS #5! 

ART SHOUT OUTS #4! 

ART SHOUT OUTS! #3 

ART SHOUT OUTS! #2 

ART SHOUT OUTS!  #1 

New step-by-step drawing video uploaded! 

A Note to my students 

NEW ARTWORK BY 1ST – 5TH GRADE!! 

WHERE…IN THE WORLD IS…MRS. FILMORE? 

MY NEW ART ROOM AND MUCH MUCH MORE! … 

CURRENT ARTWORK IN THE WORKS! (1ST-5TH GRADE) 

CURRENT ART LESSONS UNDERWAY!! 1ST–5TH! 

1ST- 5TH GRADE SKETCHBOOKS! 

Open House Photo Op! 

Below is my first ever blog post (posted back in 2017!)

Sharing and Showcasing Art Education Ideas