First Week of Art Activities: Back to School Art Pack for Elementary Art Printable
Start the school year with an easy, ready-to-use week of art!
This printable First Week of Art Pack gives you five creative art activities featuring famous artists and the Elements of Art, plus student reflection pages, line practice, artist activities, and bonus Zentangle letter art.
Perfect for elementary classrooms, homeschool, art centers, or anyone looking for simple back-to-school art activities with minimal prep.
FIRST WEEK OF ART PRINTABLE PACK
Make planning your first week of art easy!
This printable art pack gives kids a chance to explore five famous artists while introducing important art concepts and elements through hands-on projects.
Use one activity each day for a ready-made week of art, or choose individual projects throughout the beginning of the school year.
YOUR 5-DAY ART PLAN
DAY 1: Piet Mondrian + LINE
Explore Mondrian's geometric artwork while experimenting with straight lines, shapes, and primary colors.
DAY 2: Paul Klee + SHAPE
Look at how Klee used simple shapes to create recognizable images, then create a colorful Cat and Bird-inspired art project.
DAY 3: Wassily Kandinsky + COLOR
Explore bold color combinations and concentric shapes with a Kandinsky-inspired art activity.
DAY 4: Romero Britto + PATTERN & COLOR
Discover Britto's bold pop-art style and experiment with bright colors and repeating patterns.
DAY 5: Henri Matisse + SHAPE & SPACE
Explore Matisse's famous cut-paper style while arranging shapes and experimenting with positive and negative space.
The five-artist sequence and its Elements connections are built directly into the pack.
ALSO INCLUDED
You'll also find additional printable resources you can use during your first week or save for future art lessons:
- 7 Elements of Art overview
- Art reflection page
- Artist statement page
- Meet the Artist activities
- Line practice activities
- Zentangle-inspired pattern practice
- Zentangle Letter Art project
- A–Z printable alphabet letters
- Printable templates and project pages
The Zentangle Letter Art section gives kids a particularly fun back-to-school extension: choose an initial, practice different patterns, and create a completely unique piece of letter art.
GREAT FOR
Elementary classrooms, homeschool, art teachers, classroom teachers, art centers, early finishers, back-to-school activities, and first-week-of-school planning.
Recommended Ages: Approximately 5–12
Format: Digital PDF download
Pages: 42
Delivery: Digital product only. No physical product will be shipped.
WHY TEACHERS WILL LOVE IT
The projects are designed to be creative without being overwhelming. Kids have a clear starting point while still making their own choices about line, shape, color, pattern, and design.
You can follow the five-day plan from beginning to end or mix and match the resources to fit your schedule.
Print what you need and start creating!
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital printable product. You will receive a PDF file to print and use with your students or children.
For personal/classroom use. Digital files may not be shared, redistributed, or resold.