Differentiating between 2D shape and 3D form, students will create implied form using shading. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will learn about Australian Aboriginal Art, symbolism, and animals then create artwork in that style. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Using colorful pieces of glass, students will create an abstract tile, balanced with dark and light colors. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will learn about radial symmetry and painting based on the techniques of Alma Thomas. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
After observing the art of Amy Sherald, students will use watercolor, colored pencil and pen to create a portrait in her style. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will learn the over/under weaving technique and create a weaving using analogous colored yarn. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will use apple halves and printmaking tools to create a composition using line and shape. Recommended for 1st Graders.
In this collaborative project, students assemble a kinetic sculpture that draws organic lines. Recommended for 4th Graders.
After learning about focal points and observing Art Nouveau style art, students will create a create a clay tile with a flower motif, inspired by this style. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
After viewing work by artists who expressed emotions in their work, students will paint their own expressionist painting. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Using found objects and monochromatic paint, students will create an assemblage sculpture. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will use Oil Pastels to depict atmospheric skies and create atmospheric perspective. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will create a painting with atmospheric perspective and blown trees in the foreground. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Layering cardboard shapes and textures, students will create a portrait in relief. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Learning about prehistoric cave paintings and the concept of positive and negative space, students paint their own handprint cave art. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will study rainforest beetles then make a symmetrical, anatomically correct beetle out of clay. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Using clay tools and techniques, students form and decorate a cup with handle. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will use one-point perspective to show why they think the chicken crossed the road. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will create a Chinese-inspired dragon by drawing and using cut paper pieces. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will learn how to draw objects in 1-point perspective using rulers to draw vertical, horizontal & diagonal lines. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students use a single shape (circle) to create an artistic composition inspired by Kandinsky and Delauney. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Students will learn about impressionism and techniques made famoius by Claude Monet while painting a scene of a bridge over a pond. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will make make bowls in the shape of a leaf using a slab of clay and a real leaf for texture. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
By making an owl from a slab of clay, students will learn about different types of texture. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will start with a clay pinch pot technique to make a big monster's mouth then add on shapes to create their own 3D monster sculpture. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students mix primary colors to create a secondary color palette then work with shapes to redesign a familiar image. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Students will learn about tints and shades by creating a silhouette painting. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students use air dry clay to learn how mixing primary colors creates secondary colors. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students use Primary Colors to mix Secondary Colors then paint flower petals to cut out and assemble into a beautiful spring collage. Recommended for 1st Grade.
Using papers in complementary colors, students will cut and fold paper into geometric sculptures. Recommended for 2nd Grade.
Using complementary colors aloing with their handprints and the elements of art & principles of design, students will make an interesting composition. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will draw and understand an optical illusion using converging lines, complementary colors and repetition. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will mix primary colors to make secondary colors. Recommended for 1st Graders.
After observing how art can be a part of a story, students will use lines, colors and patterns to design their own monster. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Using analogous colors, students will create positive and negative space initials. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
After observing proportional elements of the face and placement of facial features, students will draw a face using correct proportions and placement of features. Recommended for 5th Grade.
Drawing from observation, students will sketch a paper ball using contour and shading techniques. Recommended for 5th Grade.
Students will observe the shapes used in Northwest Coast Native American designs then add similar traditional details to an image. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Using scissors to cut out positive and negative shapes, students will create an abstract piece of artwork in the style of Henri Matisse. Recommended for 2nd Grade.
Students will use symmetry and observation to create a portrait in the style of artist Amedeo Modigliani. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will experiment with line and create a composition using shapes and lines. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students create concentric circles with contrasting colors, learning how to express moods and feelings through their artwork. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will observe the art of Paul Klee then create a work of art in a similar style, using a fish as a focal point. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
After observing figurative sculpture, students will create a 3-D figure with foil. Recommended for 3rd Grade.
After learning about the legacy of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her famous self portraits, students will draw a playful and colorful variation of a Kahlo portrait using oil pastels. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Los estudiantes dibujarán e ilustrarán un retrato de Frida Kahlo donde se apreciará el patrimonio que ella dejo como Artista Mexicana. Para estudiantes de 3er grado.
Students will use contour drawing and coloring techniques to create depth and the illusion of a 3D form on paper. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will fuse glass to create hanging birds with personalized accents. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Using paint and a variety of unexpected items, students will stamp shapes to create a picture.
Students will create a kinetic piece of art using balance and symmetry to create an Alexander Calder-inspired mobile.
Inspired by Georgia O’Keefe, students will learn about emphasis (focal point) and work with oil pastels in various ways.
By mixing white and black acrylic paint with colors, students learn about hues, shades and tints.
Using oil pastels, students learn about Edvard Munch, expressive art, and then have a chance to share what makes them scream through this guided drawing process. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Learning about the totem animals and style of Haida art, students will use both sculptural and painting techniques to express their personal totem animal.
Students will draw a building using hatching techniques to create shadow and imply depth. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will create a clay dragon using sculptural techniques & tools. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Inspired by Eric Carle, students will use line, shapes and color along with three painting techniques to design a scene then describe what it represents.
Students will mix primary colored ice cubes to create secondary colors in a fun and unique way.
Using patterns and color, students create variety and repetition on a kite design.
Students will become familiar with Native American Pueblo traditions then work with sculptural materials to create a sculpture that has personal meaning. Recommended for 5th Graders.
In this print making lesson, students create a radial symmetrical design.
Students will observe the artwork and social commentary of artist and muralist Keith Haring then use printmaking materials to create art that conveys a message in a similar style.
Students will observe two traditional weaving techniques then use the over/under weaving technique to create their own Kente Cloth-inspired weaving. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Using clay, students will create a visually balanced work inspired by the art by Kimmy Cantrell. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Inspired by the work of artist Paul Klee, students will use colorful cut paper shapes to create an abstract castle collage.
Students will observe how art can tell a story then use leaves to create a collage that represents a person or animal. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Using a camera, students will express a message in response to their cultural and natural environment.
Students will study movement in Keith Haring's artwork then create life-size drawings depicting playful moving figures. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Kindergartners identify types and properties of lines using Eric Carle's Hungry Caterpillar as inspiration.
Inspired by Dr. Suess, students will paint a playful scene with the Lorax as the focal point.
As they learn about Lucha Libre as sports entertainment, students will identify form versus shape and use symmetry to create 3D paper masks.
After observing the work of Magritte and other artists, students will paint an apple on an acrylic sheet in Magritte's style to better understand the principle of scale.
Students draw decorative designs using lines and patterns to create artwork representing Mendhi.
Students will observe and create visual and tactile texture to make an interesting composition using metal embossing techniques.
Students will create a self portrait using micrography which is words arranged in a way that forms an image when viewed at a distance.
Inspired by the Kuna tribe’s Mola work, students will study the art elements of shape, design, and layering to create their own Mola artwork using cut out paper.
In the style of Piet Mondrian, students use primary colors and black strips to create a feeling of movement.
Students create an abstract compostion by mixing white and black paint with a hue to create varying tints and shades.
Students learn the primary colors then mix them to create secondary colors.
Using paper geometric shapes, students will “build” an image of mice.
After learning about visual scale, students will create a drawing that is out of scale. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Using good craftsmanship while they work with paper mache, students will create oversized donut sculptures.
Inspired by Victor Vasarely, students will use shapes and lines to create an illusion of a 3-dimensional drawing in the Op Art style.
In this Eric Carle-inspired lesson, students learn about making a variety of lines using different mediums and tools.
After learing about Expressionist art, students will make two paintings to express two different emotions. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Inspired by artist Melanie Mikecz, students will learn how to safely needle felt wool, “painting with wool” to create a painterly work. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Using collage techniques, students fold paper in half to create symmetrical paper-cut aliens.
Students will learn about repetitive patterns then draw or stamp some of their own around their initials.
Students will use repetition of shapes and color to create a design using ripped paper in the style of artist Alma Woodsey Thomas. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Students will learn how photographs can be powerful tools for social change, viewing examples by photographer Dorothea Lange then creating a photo story based on an everyday activity. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will learn the difference between realistic and abstract portraits then create their own abstract portrait inspired by the Cubist work of Pablo Picasso. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will read Lois Ehlert’s book, Pie in the Sky, looking for patterns and textures then construct a colorful pie collage. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will observe the concept of visual proportion, learn about Dada artist Hannah Hoch, then create their own out-of-proportion collage. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Using popular sauces and drink labels as inspiration, students will create bold Pop Art posters while learning about radial symmetry. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will construct learn about positive and negavite space while creating a paper collage in complementary colors. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
With objects found in nature, students use printmaking tools and techniques to create an interesting composition.
After observing how line is used in Op Art to suggest optical illusions, students will draw contour lines around their hands and make a styrofoam master block for printing. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Using printmaking tools, students will create a composition with a sense of movement then make prints.
Students will observe the concept of visual scale then create a pizza slice that is extra-large in scale. Recommended for 2nd Graders.
Students will view & recreate reclining clay figures as depicted by sculptor Henry Moore.
Students will build a sturdy Cubist sculpture using recycled materials. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will learn about Rene Magritte and create felt apple sculptures resembling a famous Magritte artwork. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will paint an image on acrylic sheet starting with the details and ending with the background in the style of Chagall. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will create a ripped paper collage demonstrating atmospheric perspective. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students create patterns with rocks to form a mosaic.
Students will observe Romero Britto’s art then create a drawing using simple patterns. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students roll clay into slabs and use templates to cut out shapes and create rooster wall pockets.
Using plaster gauze strips, students will make an armature to create a 3-dimensional mountain sculpture. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will learn how to make a 2-d object look 3-d using hues/tints/shades, contour lines and overlapping. They will learn to blend oil pastels and create two distinct textures.
Students will identify and create geometric shapes then create a penguin collage, balancing the elements on the page.
By cutting and arranging squares and rectangles to create an image, students improve motor skills and enjoy a fun story.
Students will apply the art elements of shape, line, and color to create an Australian Aboriginal-inspired snake drawing using oil pastels.
By drawing a coiled snake, students will create a radially symmetrical drawing then color it in analogous colors. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will create a sense of space and distance by using the repetition of shapes in varying sizes in a winter landscape.
Using a combination of watercolor and tempera paints, students will create a landscape painting/collage that suggests depth.
Students will use basic relief printmaking methods and learn to see buildings as basic lines and shapes. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will draw and cut out rounded shapes to resemble fruit then arrange them in a balanced composition.
Students will examine how a story is told using art without words then create collage papers to tell their own stories. Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will observe the art of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and learn about her legacy then draw her portrait using colorful crayons. Recommended for Kindergarten.
Los estudiantes dibujarán e ilustrarán un retrato de Frida Kahlo donde se apreciará el patrimonio que ella dejo como Artista Mexicana. Para estudiantes de kindergarten.
Students will learn about the ancient holiday of Día de los Muertos, use symmetry to make the shape of a sugar skull then create a colorful print.
Students will form clay into charming flower shaped bowls.
Students will use contrasting textures and various materials to create a night scene featuring shooting stars and a textured moon.
Students will create a composition of mixed patterns and textures using items in their environment.
Students will cut a specific shape from a clay slab then use various tools to create textures on the shape's surface.
Students will create a symmetrical, non-representational design exploring differences between geometric and organic lines and shapes.
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Students will use contrasting colors to create emphasis from a simple symbol in the style of Jim Dine. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
Students will learn about warm and cool colors by drawing with oil pastels then painting with watercolors.
Using watercolor, students will paint a forest scene to create depth in a 2-d format. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Students will learn about the shapes of germs/bacteria and how to wet felt with wool to create “germs” and display them on a microscope “slide.” Recommended for 1st Graders.
Students will learn about Impressionism, observe works by various artists, then create a landscape by felting wool roving. Recommended for 4th Graders.
Students will learn about embossing then make a work of art with raised relief. Recommended for 3rd Graders.
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Using oil pastels, students learn about Edvard Munch, expressive art, and then have a chance to share what makes them scream through this guided drawing process. Recommended for 5th Graders.
Guided Drawing: The Scream