Christmas Art Project, Merry Mouse Art Lesson for Elementary

This Merry Mouse Art Project is a Christmas oil pastel and paint art lesson for your art class. Students learn to draw the mouse step by step, then bring their holiday mouse to life with oil pastel and paint.

Every step is shown with a picture and a text description, each on its own page, so students can create the piece successfully. It is an original Ms Artastic art lesson.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “This was fabulous! My students were able to create amazing drawings and learned some new techniques. Very easy to use and comes with steps and a rubric. Awesome!” Monica Z.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (PDF)

• About the Product page
• Lesson plan with materials, learning outcomes, goals and Teacher Does/Student Does
• Mouse step-by-step drawing worksheet for students
• Step-by-step demonstration, 15 slides with descriptions and images
• Example of the art piece to show students before they start
• Rubric for marking

HOW TO USE IT

Read the lesson plan and gather your materials in advance. Photocopy the student handouts, such as the step-by-step drawing worksheet and the rubric, and consider making a sample yourself so you are ready to help students. Print the example in color to show students what they are making before you start.

Project the step-by-step pages, show them under a document camera, or use them as your own guide while you demonstrate.

FAQ

What materials does it use?

Oil pastel and paint. The full materials list is in the lesson plan.

Is there a way to assess the finished art?

Yes. A rubric for marking is included.

Why does the preview look blurry?

The preview is saved at a small file size. The purchased product has no watermark and is saved in the highest quality.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (10)

★★★★ “I find it very helpful. This is a great addition for my collection of worksheets for my art classes.” Art in Sneakers

★★★★ “Great, thank you” Down U.

★★★★★ “Thank you” Mamma M.

★★★★★ “My 6th graders did these, and their art came out so cute. We did the drawing on day 1 and the coloring on day two. Thank you!” joslyn H.

★★★★★ “Well laid out and easy to use!” Leslie H.

★★★★★ “Very Fun.” jesse B.

★★★★★ “Great!” brittany A.

★★★★★ “Great activity. My students loved it.” Angie K.

★★★★★ “Fun project.” Donna K.

★★★★★ “simple effective” catherine R.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. For clip art, you may use the images as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic