Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children
Teach crafting and building to children with confidence
A Nature of Art® Science Art Method™ Making & Construction Curriculum
- Easy to follow instructions
- You don’t need to be an artist
- Beginner tools and easy-to-find materials
- Hands-on making children enjoy
Hands-on making and construction
Crafting & Building is a comprehensive curriculum of hands-on making and construction lessons. Every lesson increases in material handling and process complexity, so skill builds with every lesson.
This curriculum shows how crafting and building materials are offered within a prepared environment aligned with the Science Art Method™. Educators use these lessons to prepare workspaces, observe children’s engagement, and support independent exploration of construction, design, and making.
Ready-to-Teach
- Over 30 crafting and building lessons, with complexity increasing in every lesson
- Prepared lessons that can be scheduled weekly, biweekly, or monthly
- Hands-on making experiences children enjoy
- Guidance for preparing materials, tools, and work environments
- Aligned with national and international visual arts standards
Educators do not need to be artists to use this curriculum.
Lessons are designed to support observation, repetition, and independent work over time.
Ten making areas
Children explore ten making areas, with complexity increasing in every lesson. Selection, pacing, and duration depend on observation, environment, and educator judgment.
Each Lesson Includes:
- An overview of the making focus
- Suggested materials and tools
- Notes on what may be observed during engagement
The curriculum supports independent crafting and building, rather than copying projects or producing predetermined outcomes.
Through repeated engagement, children become increasingly familiar with tools, materials, and construction processes.
Why crafting and building matters
Handcrafting and construction invite children to work with materials through direct physical interaction. Working with tools and materials supports exploration of structure, balance, problem-solving, and design.
These experiences invite persistence, experimentation, and creative decision-making through hands-on work.
STEAM connections
Crafting & Building naturally supports interdisciplinary learning through hands-on exploration.
- Science: investigating material properties
- Technology: using tools and simple mechanisms
- Engineering: planning and constructing structures
- Art: exploring form, design, and aesthetics
- Mathematics: measuring, comparing, and working with spatial relationships
These connections grow naturally from working with materials, not from prescribed outcomes.
Educational alignment
- Supports learning through the Elements and Principles of Design
- Reflects the artistic process through open-ended lessons
- Aligned with national and international core arts standards
It is designed to support independent making over time, not copying finished objects or achieving uniform results.
Curriculum features
- Spiral-bound printed book or digital PDF
- Over 30 lessons across 10 making areas
- Lessons that increase in complexity with every lesson
- Materials and tools lists included
- Designed for kindergarten through elementary
- Free shipping within the U.S. on printed books
- Ready-to-Teach
- Buy it once. No subscription required.
Important License Agreement
Important. Please read before you buy.
Each purchase is a single-user license for one teacher. A digital purchase allows one printed copy for the buyer, or for the person it was bought for. Copies may not be duplicated, distributed, or resold. Other teachers must buy their own licensed copy. Please read the Terms of Service.
Purchase of curriculum also does not grant permission to teach or represent the Science Art Method™ to adults or to train others.
This curriculum shows the Science Art Method™ in application. It does not teach diagnostic decision-making, developmental sequencing, or instructional judgment. Those are taught inside The Art Teaching Blueprint™, a Nature of Art® course.
Your guide
“I’ve taught over 200,000 children, and I still start every lesson the same way: one step at a time.”
Spramani Elaun is a former commercial graphic designer and illustrator with 30 years in art education. She spent 10 years running her homeschool art studio, 10 years teaching art in Montessori schools, and 10 years training Montessori educators around the world.
Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children
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Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children?
The Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children is a hands-on making and construction curriculum from Nature of Art® with over 30 lessons across 10 making areas, including collage, mosaic, sewing, weaving, beading, paper construction, recycled materials, nature arrangements, wool fibers, and wood and sticks. It comes as a spiral-bound printed book or a digital PDF.
What ages is this curriculum for?
It is designed for kindergarten through elementary. Educators choose lessons based on context, observation, and environment rather than by age or grade, and can revisit lessons as children grow.
Do I need to be an artist to teach these lessons?
No. Each lesson gives you the making focus, materials, and notes you need to lead it. You do not need to be an artist to use this curriculum.
Does the curriculum show the order of the lessons?
No. Every lesson increases in complexity, so skill builds with each lesson. You select lessons based on your children, your space, and what you observe.
What materials do I need?
All tools are beginner level, and 80% of the lessons use easy-to-find materials. A materials and tools list is included.
Is this a STEAM curriculum?
It supports STEAM learning through hands-on work: science through material properties, technology through tools and simple mechanisms, engineering through planning and building structures, art through form and design, and math through measuring and spatial relationships.
How is this different from one-off craft projects?
One-off crafts usually ask every child to copy the same finished object. This curriculum supports independent making, so children build real skill with tools and materials over time instead of reproducing a sample.
Is this a good homeschool crafting curriculum?
Yes. It is written for one educator teaching the children in their care, which fits homeschool families well. Spramani Elaun homeschooled her own two children and ran a homeschool art studio for 10 years.
Can I use it as a Montessori art curriculum?
Yes. Spramani Elaun taught art in Montessori schools for 10 years and now trains Montessori educators around the world. The lessons fit a prepared environment, and the curriculum includes guidance for preparing materials, tools, and work environments.
What is the Science Art Method™?
The Science Art Method™ is the framework behind this curriculum. Spramani Elaun developed it over 30 years of teaching children in real studios, and it belongs to Nature of Art®. Buying this curriculum does not give permission to teach or represent the method. The method is taught through The Art Teaching Blueprint™, a Nature of Art® course.
Which version should I choose, printed or digital?
The printed paperback is $99.00, with free shipping within the U.S. The digital PDF is $55.00, sent to your email, and you can print it yourself. Both are sold for one teacher under a single-user license.
Can I get a refund?
The printed version has a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. Return it in new condition with the survey described in the refund section above. Digital curriculum cannot be refunded once it is delivered.
Who wrote this curriculum?
Spramani Elaun wrote it. She has 30 years in art education and is the founder of Nature of Art®. The author section below has more detail.
At a glance
The Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children, in brief
- Product: Crafting & Building Curriculum For Children, from Nature of Art®
- Lessons: over 30 lessons across 10 making areas
- Formats: Spiral-bound paperback, $99.00 with free shipping within the U.S., or digital PDF, $55.00
- Making areas: collage, mosaic, sewing, weaving, beading, paper construction, recycled materials, nature arrangements, wool fibers, wood and sticks
- Ages: kindergarten through elementary
- Author: Spramani Elaun, founder of Nature of Art®
- Method: Science Art Method™, taught in The Art Teaching Blueprint™
- License: Single-user: one teacher, one printed copy
- Refunds: Printed: 30-day satisfaction guarantee. Digital: non-refundable.
- Contact: info@spramani.com
About the author
Spramani Elaun, founder of Nature of Art®
Spramani Elaun is an art educator and the founder of Nature of Art®. She has spent 30 years in art education: 10 years running her homeschool art studio, 10 years teaching art in Montessori schools, and 10 years training Montessori educators around the world. Before that, she was a commercial graphic designer and illustrator.
She has taught over 200,000 children, homeschooled her own two children, and has written 10 books on visual arts education. Her training includes degrees and certifications in visual communication, graphic design, fine arts, painting, multimedia, offset printing, digital media, and business marketing management.
Nature of Art® is her curriculum, book, and training business. The Science Art Method™ is her original work.
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