Summer Art Project Activity Ice Cream Art Writing Prompts Reading Comprehension

This Summer Ice Cream Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson for elementary classrooms and homeschool families. Students work through a summer-themed reading passage and writing prompt, then use oil pastels on construction paper to create playful, colorful ice cream artwork.

Detailed lesson plans, step-by-step guides, example artwork and ready-to-use PowerPoint slides help you guide students through oil pastel blending, shading and expressive design. The art is inspired by the style of the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF AND PPT VERSION)

• Lesson Plan (2 pages), already filled out
• Learning Standards Covered
• Lesson Hook, a ready-to-use picture puzzle
• About the Theme reading to read aloud or for students to read
• Rubric
• Artwork Reflection pages for the creative process and individual goals
• Artwork Message and Artist Statement
• Example of Artwork
• Educator step-by-step instructions and a PowerPoint step-by-step presentation, easy to teach from or leave with a sub
• Step-by-step how-to-draw page for students
• Reading Comprehension with questions and answer key
• Sight Word List and Tricky Word List with definitions
• Writing Prompt activity connected to the theme

This resource uses American English and is not editable.

MATERIALS

Oil pastels and red, pink or purple construction paper or card stock.

HOW TO USE IT

Open with the picture puzzle hook and the summer reading, then work through the comprehension questions and word lists. Show the PowerPoint step-by-step as students draw and blend their ice cream in oil pastel, and finish with the writing prompt, reflections and artist statement. It works for confident art teachers and for teachers who are short on time, materials or art experience.

STANDARDS

Common Core: RL.K.1, RL.1.1, RL.2.3.

National Visual Arts: VA:Re8.1.Ka, VA:Cr2.2.3a, VA:Cr2.2.4a, VA:Cr2.1.4a, VA:Cr2.1.5a, VA:Cr2.2.5a.

FAQ

Who is this for?

Elementary classroom teachers, art teachers and homeschool families who want to combine art and literacy.

What materials do students need?

Oil pastels and red, pink or purple construction paper or card stock.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF with a PPT version.

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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. Any clip art may be used 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