SECOND GRADE ART ACTIVITIES

Paper Cut-out Butterflies

This sculpture activity, based on the Flying Horse of Gansu, introduces three-dimensional art using inexpensive materials and makes a work of art with butterflies.

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Back, Middle, and Foreground

This Core Knowledge art activity builds on Thomas Cole’s 1836 painting The Oxbow and teaches the four ways artists create depth: size, color, detail, and overlapping.

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Jungle Layers

This art activity, based on Henri Rousseau’s 1910 Virgin Forest at Sunset, introduces layers, mixed media, and ruler skills—plus practical tips for cutting and gluing paper.

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Cat & Bird Abstract Art

This step-by-step art activity is inspired by Paul Klee’s Cat and Bird. You just need drawing paper and your student's favorite art supplies!

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Second Grade Picasso Lines Art Activity PDF

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Second Grade Hokusai Great Wave Art Activity PDF

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Second Grade Butterfly Sculpture Art PDF

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Second Grade Depth in Art Oxbow Thomas Cole PDF

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Second Grade Layers Rousseau Art Activity PDF

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Second Grade Student Art Activity Samples