Lesson 2: 3rd Grade ART

The Week of April 20, 2020

BMethow Arts has weekly easy, at-home art lessons to do with your student or child. You can find the description of each lesson below along with an image and a list of materials. Click on the title of each lesson to view or print off a PDF version of the lesson. Brought to you by Methow Arts Youth Arts Instructor, Bethany Wray.


FIND MORE 3rd Grade level ART pages from us at Methow Arts CLICK HERE. These are updated weekly for at-home lessons.


ART Page 1: Elizabeth Murray-inspired Tin Foil Drawings CLICK HERE

Elizabeth Murray is an artist known for her large-scale, shape-based paintings. (image on the right: Bop, 2002.) Organic Shapes: often curvy, are like shapes found in nature (i.e. a leaf) Geometric Shapes: involve straight edges and can be measured (i.e. square)


Materials: Tin-Foil, Permanent Markers, Tape, Cardboard

Take it further: Read “City Shapes” by Diana Murray or view the read aloud version on YouTube. CLICK HERE.

Lesson adapted from: artisbasic.com


ART Page 2: Other Shape-Inspired Activities CLICK HERE

Read: “Triangle” by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Also available as a read-aloud on YouTube (PV Storytime) CLICK HERE


Look: How many shapes can you find around your house or outside?


Create: Make different types of shapes with rocks.


FIND MORE 3rd Grade level ART pages from us at Methow Arts CLICK HERE.These are updated weekly for at-home lessons.

CLICK HERE for all arts education resources and activities.