《义务教育美术课程标准》明确提出,美术教学在向学生传授知识和技能的同时,要重视培养学生观察能力、形象记忆能力和创新能力。在小学美术教学中开发学生的创新潜能,培养学生的创新意识、创新精神是小学美术教师的职责,教师应把培养与发展学生的创新能力始终贯穿于课堂教学的每一个环节。结合教学实践,探析小学美术教学中学生创新能力的培养策略。 “Compulsory Education Curriculum Standards” made it clear that while teaching fine arts to impart knowledge and skills to students, it is important to cultivate students’ observing ability, image memory ability and innovative ability. It is the responsibility of primary school art teachers to develop the innovative potential of students in primary art teaching and to cultivate students’ innovative and innovative spirit. Teachers should train and develop their innovative abilities in every aspect of classroom teaching. Combining with teaching practice, this article explores the cultivation strategies of students’ innovative ability in art teaching in primary schools.