This package would be best used in the two weeks leading up to Halloween so that students can complete one doodle prompt a day.

On each page, students can write in the number of days until Halloween and complete a doodle prompt to get their creativity flowing. Each page also includes a writing prompt that asks them to describe their doodle or comment on a related question.

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Students will explore space, perspective and viewpoint as they create a snowman from a dramatic worm’s-eye view. They will imagine lying at the snowman’s feet and looking upward.

The included reading comprehension activity, drawing practice, written reflection and rubric help students connect their artwork to concepts such as near and far, changing size and worm’s-eye perspective.

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Students will explore value and contrast as they create a colourful nighttime fireworks scene using chalk pastels on black construction paper. They will experiment with light, medium and dark values by changing the pressure of their chalk pastel and layering white over colours to create bright, glowing effects.

The completed New Year’s artwork makes a bright and colourful January bulletin board display while helping students explore value, contrast, line, colour and composition. Students can also complete an optional New Year’s resolution writing activity and attach it to their finished artwork!

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Students will explore actual texture and visual texture as they create a colourful mixed-media winter hat. They will use crayons or pencil crayons to draw five different visual textures, including fuzzy, rough, bumpy, woolly and woven textures.

Students will also experiment with actual texture by creating a colourful tissue-paper pom-pom and a fringed construction-paper cuff. The completed hat is an adorable winter artwork that is perfect for a classroom or winter bulletin board display!

Art Materials Needed:

• Printed winter hat template
• 8.5 × 11-inch construction paper for the background
• Coloured construction paper for the hat cuff
• Tissue paper in assorted colours
• Crayons or pencil crayons
• Pencils
• Scissors
• Glue sticks or white glue

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Students will explore warm and cool colours, symmetry and printmaking techniques as they create a colourful autumn leaf artwork. The contrast between the warm leaf and cool background creates an eye-catching finished artwork that is perfect for a fall bulletin board display. This elementary art project encourages experimentation and creative expression.

Art Materials Needed:

• White paper for background (11”x17” preferred, or 8.5”x11”)
• Printed leaf templates
• Tempera paint in warm colours (red, orange, yellow) and cool colours (blue, green, purple)
• Paintbrushes, paper plates to hold paint, water containers to wash brushes
• Glue sticks or white glue
• Scissors

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Students will explore geometric and organic shapes as they paint a colourful pumpkin patch using different shades of orange tempera paint. They will create 10 pumpkins in a variety of shapes and sizes, including round, triangular, square, rectangular, bumpy and lopsided pumpkins.

The finished pumpkin artwork makes a bright and creative fall bulletin board display while helping students explore shape, colour, line, composition and creative expression.

This open-ended elementary art project encourages every student to create a unique interpretation. No two pumpkin patches will look the same!

This Unit Includes:

• 10-page Teacher Guide/Worksheets
• 22 editable slides for Google Slides

Art Materials Needed:

• White art paper or heavyweight construction paper
• Orange tempera paint in a variety of shades (mix)
• Paintbrushes
• Paint palettes or trays
• Water containers
• Black, brown, and green crayons
• Pencils for lightly planning shapes, if desired

Workbook Table of Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Teacher Guide
4. Teacher Guide
5. Organic and Geometric Shapes
6. Creating Different Shapes
7. Turn Shapes into Pumpkins
8. Pumpkin Patch Rough Draft
9. My Pumpkin Patch (Written Response)
10. Rubric

Ontario Curriculum Connections (Grade 1-3 Visual Arts)

• D1.2 demonstrate an understanding of composition, using principles of design to create narrative art works or art works on a theme or topic
• D1.3 use elements of design in art works to communicate ideas, messages, and understandings
• D1.4 use a variety of materials, tools, and techniques to respond to design challenges
• D2.2 explain how elements and principles of design are used to communicate meaning or understanding in their own and others’ art work

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With small, focused quizzes targeting key expectations, this resource allows for quick, manageable assessments that provide clear insight into student progress. Perfect for differentiating instruction, tracking growth, and identifying learning gaps, these quizzes are aligned with the Ontario Math Curriculum (2020) and are ideal for both formative and summative assessment.

*Note: These tests are based on Grade 2 expectations. They are intended to be administered at the beginning of Grade 3 to assess students’ understanding of the skills and concepts taught during the previous school year.

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The activities build progressively across the primary grades and can be completed directly on the workbook pages using pencils, pencil crayons or markers. The workbook gives students opportunities to identify, trace, draw, colour, shade and create using each element of design.

Each element of design can be covered using this resource in 1-2 days. They can be stretched longer or shorter, depending on if you use every workbook page or not. You can pick and choose as it suits your learners.

The editable Google Slides presentation provides clear explanations, visual examples and discussion prompts for whole-class instruction. Teachers can adjust the wording, reorder slides, remove content or add their own examples to meet the needs of their students.

This Art Resource Includes:

• 34-slide editable Google Slides
• 52-page Workbook (Includes “Artist Challenges” for each element)

Covers all six Elements of Design:

1. Line (12 pages, 6 slides)
2. Shape and Form (11 pages, 5 slides)
3. Space (6 pages, 5 slides)
4. Colour (8 pages, 6 slides)
5. Texture (4 pages, 4 slides)
6. Value (7 pages, 5 slides)

A note about the workbook format:

This resource is intentionally workbook-based. It is designed to provide an accessible introduction to the elements of design, especially in classrooms with limited time, space or art supplies. The workbook is not intended to replace open-ended art making. Instead, it helps students build foundational vocabulary, practise specific techniques and develop confidence before applying their learning to larger art projects. Teachers can extend the concepts with painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, mixed-media projects or other creative activities whenever time and materials allow.

Ontario Curriculum Connections (Grade 1-3 Visual Arts)*

D1.1 create two- and three-dimensional works of art that express feelings and ideas inspired by their interests and experiences

D1.2 demonstrate an understanding of composition, using selected principles of design to create narrative art works or art works on a theme or topic

D1.3 use elements of design in art works to communicate ideas, messages, and understandings

D2.2 explain how elements and principles of design are used to communicate meaning or understanding in their own and others’ artwork
(*Expectation wording varies per grade)

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We recommend printing these posters on card stock to create a bulletin board to support your Science unit.

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All five Grade 3 Health strands are included: Alimentation saine, Sécurité personnelle et prévention des blessures, Consommation de substances dépendance et comportements associés, Développement de la personne et santé sexuelle, Littératie en santé mentale.

All units include a FULL unit plan (with 8 lessons that cover 40-minute blocks each), a workbook, a Google Slides slideshow, a final project, and posters/word wall.

This resource includes options for in-person, digital, and hybrid classrooms. Google Slides are included for virtual learning.

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