Get ready to bring festive color and winter joy into your classroom with this Christmas Poinsettia Art Project for Grades 3–6. This highly engaging holiday art lesson helps students learn how to draw and paint vibrant poinsettias step-by-step while exploring Christmas traditions, plant facts, and seasonal symbolism through literacy-rich extensions. Designed for general classroom teachers, art educators, and homeschool families, this winter art lesson blends creativity, reading comprehension, and writing activities to make December learning meaningful and fun. This resource is the perfect no-prep, print-and-teach solution for busy educators who want a beautiful Christmas art project that also enhances critical thinking and cross-curricular connections.

Inside this Christmas Poinsettia Art Lesson, students will follow clear visual and written step-by-step instructions to create a stunning holiday poinsettia painting using simple art materials such as permanent marker, watercolor paint, colored pencils, or crayons. Along with the guided art tutorial, students will read an engaging poinsettia-themed nonfiction passage and a fiction reading comprehension story ("The Poinsettia Mystery") to deepen their understanding of holiday plants, cultural traditions, and winter symbolism. This Christmas art lesson also includes writing prompts, opinion writing, compare-and-contrast, reflections, KWL charts, artist statements, and rubrics—giving teachers a complete winter literacy + art unit that works perfectly for December lesson plans, holiday activities, sub plans, or homeschool learning.

This resource is thoughtfully created for easy teaching: show the step-by-steps on a projector, demonstrate along with the images, or let students follow independently. Whether you're decorating your classroom, preparing an art display, or integrating seasonal learning across subjects, this Christmas poinsettia art activity provides everything you need for a calm, creative, and joyful December.

This Resource Includes (Non-Editable)

Art Lesson Components

• Full step-by-step guided drawing + painting tutorial with photos and instructions (Powerpoint & PDF!)
• Sample finished artwork for student reference
• Poinsettia-themed warm-up “Draw & Design” activity
• KWL Chart: Poinsettias
• Bulletin board display sign
• Art rubric for assessment

Reading & Literacy Components

• “About Poinsettias” informational reading passage (Grade 3–6 level)
• “The Poinsettia Mystery” fiction reading comprehension + full answer key (literal & inferential)
• Student comprehension pages (two pages)
• Sight word tracking list
• Tricky word list with definitions

Writing Components

• Opinion writing page: “Are poinsettias the best holiday plant?”
• Fiction writing prompt: “Winter Plant Comes to Life” + draw-and-write pages
• Compare & contrast (wild vs. holiday poinsettia) + answer key
• Artist reflections + 3 Stars & a Wish
• Artist’s Statement template

Bonus Art Activities

• Mandala poinsettia radial symmetry art page
• Line & pattern exploration background design guide
• Shapes & forms integration page
• Christmas poinsettia coloring sheet