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Optical Illusions Op Art Activity Elementary Math Project End of Year Art Craft
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This Op Art Optical Illusions activity is guaranteed to engage, amuse, intrigue and enthuse your students. Perfect for elementary and middle school students from 2nd grade to 7th grade, these optical illusion worksheets make a perfect combined art and math project.
✅Optical Illusions are a great activity to use as a brain break for children across a range of grades.
✅Have you ever needed a quick activity to have in your toolkit that is guaranteed to interest your students?
✅This resource will be a welcome addition to your teaching resource kit.
After viewing the collection of curated creative commons images in the pack, enjoy making your own 'optical illusion' masterpieces simply by following the included videos...simply click and go...as easy as that. Students can watch them on the IWB or on their own devices
⭐The best part?
This resource requires NO PREP and is easy to use. You will need a limited amount of art materials to complete the activities...markers, pencils, plain paper and a ruler are the basics. I promise you, your kiddos will become addicted to drawing these tricky illusions.
They will beg you to do this activity repeatedly...guaranteed.
This is a great link to use with your kiddos for drawing "impossible shapes"
https://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/category/impossible-shapes/
☀You will receive a zip file with a PDF and PowerPoint version of this resource. Please ensure that you have the software to unzip a compressed file.
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⭐What people are saying about this resource
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"Excellent resource. My students have been "on and off" virtual learning and th gaps are huge. This helped to solidify their learning and understanding. Easy to assess, is the key!"
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"Such a fun activity for my learners. I was able to use it with all learners in my hybrid classroom and they loved it."
Extremely satisfied
"Great resource! My students enjoyed the activity and were engaged! Thank you so much!"
Very satisfied
"These are great to use as brain breaks! My kids always looked forward to doing them!"
Extremely satisfied
"Great for the end of school!"
Extremely satisfied
"Easy to use, and students (and I) had fun with this!
This is a great brain break that my students really got into."
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“Optical Illusions is a fun unit. This resource works so well when starting out with a new group. Students enjoy creating their own extensions to these activities.”
“Loved this product. Kept the kids engaged. Students were able to master the skills and were entertained while doing it. I work in a room with very diverse learners, and this worked across the spectrum.”
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Optical Illusions is a fun unit. This resource works so well when starting out with a new group. Students enjoy creating their own extensions to these activities.
Ca A.
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Loved this product. Kept the kids engaged. Students were able to master the skills and were entertained while doing it. I work in a room with very diverse learners, and this worked across the spectrum.
Reply from Oceanview Resources
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! I’m delighted to hear that the resource kept your students engaged while helping them master the skills. It’s especially lovely to know that it worked well across such a diverse range of learners, as creating resources that are accessible, enjoyable and useful for all students is incredibly important to me. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience!
Jennifer Y.
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 6th, 7th, 8th
My class did this at the end of the year, and they really enjoyed it!
Kaitlyn G.
Grades taught: 2nd
Thank you for creating this resource. My students enjoyed it.
Amy G.
Grades taught: 7th, 8th, 9th
I love that this requires almost no prep and uses only basic materials—paper, markers, pencils, and a ruler. The illusions look impressive but are surprisingly easy to follow thanks to the included videos. It’s become a favorite quick activity.
Jennifer W.
My 7th graders love all the examples and creating their own
Jennifer T.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
This is a great activity when there are a few spare minutes between activities.
Jennifer S.
Grades taught: 4th
Fun resource to use with my students during our morning meeting
Marcie B.
Grades taught: 3rd
This resource has a lot of illusions and activities. My students really enjoyed these.
Lori L.
Grades taught: 4th
My students loved this resource. It was so much fun to create.
Jessica N.
Grades taught: 4th
We loved this resource. The art activity was so fun. Easy to implement and well laid out
Jessica Z.
Grades taught: 2nd, 7th
This was a great resource for me to use in my 2nd grade classroom! THanks!
The M.
Grades taught: 2nd
My students loved learning about optical illusions I bought this resource to give them more. They loved it.
Susan P.
Grades taught: 2nd
This is incredible! I'm always needing help with art projects as we do not have an art teacher and the kids LOVE these!
Janet S.
Grades taught: 4th
My students are loving doing these. Thank you so much!
Elizabeth J.
Grades taught: 5th
My students were very engaged in this activity. I am a librarian and teach an after school program and it was perfect for those settings.
Kerri B.
Grades taught: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th
Great resource! I used it during Distance Learning and it was easy to explain and well laid out! Thanks
Amira S.
Grades taught: 4th
I used this resource with my newcomer SLIFE students (Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education). With language support it was quite successful. Thanks!
Mary S.
Grades taught: 12th, 11th
Great!
High E.
My students LOVED this resource! The optical illusions included were great! Thank you!
Jessica K.
Grades taught: 6th, 5th
This product was just what we needed for our classroom.
Patricia B.
Grades taught: 5th, 6th
I haven't had a chance to use this yet, but I definitely want to in the coming year. It is packed with great examples and lots of them. I like how it also goes into some of the science of the illusions. Then the students can try creating their own. A very complete resource!
Gwen R.
The students loved doing this as an early finisher activity.
Deborah K.
Grades taught: 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th
This was a great resource for a brain break, art sub plans, or indoor recess time. The students enjoyed this a lot!
Riker's R.
Grades taught: 6th
The cursive writing product is excellent! It's made learning cursive fun and easy for my students. Their handwriting skills have improved significantly, and they enjoy the engaging practice activities. Highly recommend for any classroom!
Reply from Oceanview Resources
Thank you for your kind review and recommendation
Shannon P.
Grades taught: 6th
We haven't done all of them yet but so far this is lots of fun and very engaging. The kids all love the optical illusions.
Reply from Oceanview Resources
There is just something about optical illusions that just fascinates kids. Thanks for your purchase. I have used this resource with multiple classes and they have always loved them and asked for more
Ellen H.
Grades taught: 4th, 5th
My students had a lot of fun with this resource, would recommend!
Sophie B.
Grades taught: 4th
Perfect to use in my class for art. Kids loved it and I did too!
Little P.
Grades taught: 2nd
My students really enjoyed this. They kept asking to do more.
Mary B.
Grades taught: 4th
A great resource to use with students at all levels.
Marissa S.
Grades taught: 6th
My students look forward to seeing the "Trippy Art" as they call it and completing the art activity. It has become such a fun Friday Art activity to complete. Thank you for creating this!
Miss C.
Grades taught: 5th
My students are future elementary teachers. My students are learning how to integrate the arts into the regular classroom as a part of the expectations for the class. We used this in conjunction with a Mystery Science video. We also discussed various artists that use this art form.
Debbie R.
Grades taught: Higher
Great ideas and activity. I was able to incorporate into my classes. Thanks!
Dwayne C.
Fun for kids and a fun break when needed for classroom.
Aaron G.
Grades taught: 2nd
Fun and engaging brain break for students. They enjoyed these.
Pamela L.
Grades taught: 6th
Great resource which made this lesson easier to teach. Thank you.
Justine P.
Grades taught: 5th
My students loved these! They were fun and engaging.
Cynthia D.
Grades taught: 3rd
I used this at the beginning of a perspective unit in reading.
Jodi H.
These have been great for my students. Thank you so much!
Heather D.
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th
So much fun for the end of the year!
Emily P.
Grades taught: 4th
So much fun! My students loved it and thought it was so much fun! It tied in with our mystery science mini lesson we did before it and this resource was perfect to go with it!
Bloom M.
Grades taught: 2nd
I am incredibly grateful for stumbling upon this teaching resource! As a teacher preparing for the new school year, it has been an invaluable resource in shaping my curriculum. Thank you for sharing your expertise and creative brilliance; it has undoubtedly made a positive impact on my teaching journey!
Reply from Oceanview Resources
I am incredibly humbled by your feedback, I am always thrilled to know that I have helped a teacher somewhere in the world. To know that I have made a positive impact on your teaching journey is absolutely wonderful for me to read. As a retired teacher, I am so happy to be able to help you. Teachers are amazing people. Enjoy your year and your new cohort of students
Jennifer H.
I used this as a supplement to our science lesson, my students loved it.
Tara M.
Grades taught: 4th
This was a great activity for my art class when I had a substitute.
Theresa P.
Grades taught: 6th
This is a great resource that my 4th graders did well engaging with and learning from. Thanks!
4th L.
Grades taught: 4th
My students really enjoyed these. Thank you for this resource.
Morna F.
Grades taught: 5th
Wonderful resource. Thank you so much for creating such a great resource. I really appreciate it!
Light L.
Grades taught: 5th
I loved using this activity to provide something different for my students. These types of activities are essential for building reasoning and bring art to other content areas.
Lauren E.
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
My students used these to practice teamwork during SEL. They loved coloring together!
Emma J.
Grades taught: 1st
I did a Mystery Science video about optical illusions and then we did the PowerPoint and students made their own! They had a lot of fun and really enjoyed this!
Andrea B.
Grades taught: 3rd
This resource was great for my gifted and talented students!
Kristen M.
Grades taught: 4th, 5th
These are a fun brain break to use in class. Thanks!
Rebecca I.
Grades taught: 5th
My students loved these activities. Great for brain breaks.
Misty A.
Grades taught: 5th
Great resource. Easy to use. Kept my students engaged.
Jennipher B.
Grades taught: 5th
This was such a fun and engaging art lesson! My kiddos could not get enough!!
Kristy C.
Grades taught: 2nd
In my new Learning Support 3rd-6th grade classroom, I need resources that will fit my diverse learners. tHEY AND ME LIKED VERU MUCH Thanks
Aprendo T.
Grades taught: 6th
Great for early finishers or for mindfulness activities.
Elyse S.
Grades taught: 4th, 5th
The kids in the logic club really enjoy these brain breaks.
Susan M.
I love this resource and the ease with which I can use it with my students! It is engaging and helps deliver content in such a way that my students enjoy learning.
Tiffany S.
Grades taught: 5th
My students loved this! I used it for brain breaks, it really made them think
Samantha B.
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th
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