Add festive magic to your classroom or homeschool this December with this Christmas Gnome Art Lesson—a joyful, skill-building winter art project designed especially for Grades 2–5. This holiday art activity blends guided drawing, oil pastel techniques, Christmas traditions, reading comprehension, writing prompts, and art reflections into one fully planned, print-and-teach resource. Whether you’re looking for a no-prep Christmas art lesson, a winter literacy connection, or a meaningful seasonal project that actually builds artistic skills, this gnome project brings creativity and confidence to every learner.

Students will follow step-by-step drawing instructions (pp. 38–54) to create an adorable Christmas gnome, exploring line, shading, shape, texture, and color blending. Alongside the drawing tutorial, learners explore Christmas traditions around the world (p. 8), complete a Draw & Design challenge (p. 12), read a magical winter narrative (“The Christmas Gnome’s Secret Delivery,” pp. 14–17), write stories and opinions, and reflect on their artwork through structured activities. This resource works beautifully for holiday rotations, December art blocks, homeschool units, winter celebrations, and sub plans.

About This Christmas Art Resource:

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This resource includes every page needed for a complete winter art and literacy lesson:

• Full Lesson Plan (Pages 1–3) with materials, hook, participation strategies & cross-curricular connections (pp. 5–7)
• Reading Page: Christmas Traditions Around the World (p. 8)
• Directed Drawing: How to Draw a Christmas Gnome (p. 9)
• Art Rubric for Assessment (p. 10)
• Bulletin Board Display Sign “Gnomes Christmas Artworks” (p. 11)
• Draw & Design Challenge: Create a Home for a Gnome (p. 12)
• KWL Chart: Christmas Traditions (p. 13)
• Reading Comprehension Story “The Christmas Gnome’s Secret Delivery” (pp. 14–17)
• Reading Comprehension Questions + Answer Key (pp. 15–17)
• Sight Word Tracking List (p. 18)
• Word Bank of Tricky Vocabulary (p. 19)
• Opinion Writing Prompt: Winter Holidays & Traditions (pp. 20–21)
• Narrative Writing: Winter Magic Write & Draw (pp. 22–23)
• Message & Meaning Reflection Pages (p. 24)
• Top 3 Things I Love About My Art (p. 25)
• Compare & Contrast: Own Traditions vs. Christmas Traditions Around the World + Answer Key (pp. 26–27)
• Emotions-Based Art Reflection Page (p. 28)
• Medium, Technique & Process Reflection (p. 29)
• Artwork Reflection: Learning & Goals (p. 30)
• 3 Stars & a Wish (p. 31)
• Artist’s Statement Pages (p. 32)
• Principle of Design: Balance – Radial Symmetry Mandala (p. 33)
• Elements of Art: Shapes & Forms (p. 34)
• Explore Line Activity with Pattern Samples (p. 35)
• Christmas Gnome Coloring Page (p. 36)
• Example Artwork (p. 37)
• Full Photo-Based Step-By-Step Demonstration (pp. 38–54)

This lesson is structured, organized, and ready to go—simply print, project, and teach!

This Resource Includes (Non-Editable)

• Step-by-step directed drawing
• Photo demonstration sequence
• Full lesson plan
• Reading comprehension + answer key
• Christmas traditions nonfiction page
• KWL chart
• Draw & Design warm-up activity
• Opinion + narrative writing pages
• Compare & contrast + answer key
• Art rubric
• Reflection & self-assessment pages
• Artist’s statements
• Mandala design page (Principle of Design)
• Elements of Art activities
• Christmas gnome coloring sheet
• Bulletin board sign
• Example artwork