Art for 1st grade
Art for 1st grade: 8 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Pattern bookmarks to colorPrintable
Free printable bookmarks to color in patterns: diamonds, waves, gears and big letters, eight to a page with a hole for a ribbon and a line of words. Print, color and cut.
- Nature bookmarks to colorPrintable
Free printable bookmarks to color with nature scenes: mountains and a sun, flowers, birds and clouds, or planets and stars, eight to a page. Choose a scene, print, color and cut.
- Specials schedulePrintable
A free printable specials schedule: a weekly grid with a write-in line for each day's special, the time, the room and a reminder. Edit the days and print.
- 14 art sub plans anyone can run, with paper and pencilsIdea
Fourteen free art sub plans for K–8 that need only paper, pencils and crayons: drawing games, lessons from famous artists and quick projects a non-art teacher can run.
- Random object wheelTool
A random object generator with 40 everyday things, from a pencil to a rocket. Spin for a drawing prompt, a story starter or a game of twenty questions, free on a projector or tablet.
- Art project rubricPrintable
A free elementary art rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): effort and craftsmanship, the art element taught, creativity, reflection. It never grades talent.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Colored Sand Stacks Into Stripes in a Jar: 1st grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about layered sand art for 1st grade, 100 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Drawing rubricPrintable
A free drawing rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for art class: line and shape, observation, shading, composition, and effort and growth across drafts.
Checked 2026-10-30