“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
– Edgar Degas
The Issaquah Schools Foundation has a long history of supporting our district PTSAs in providing opportunities for the development of innovative thinking through arts experiences, lessons, and training. We offer free elementary art lesson plans aligned with state visual arts learning standards and available to all volunteer art docents, parents, and teachers.
Free Art Lesson Plans
These lesson plans are designed around a scaffold of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. The curriculum has been tested by art docents in the classroom, reviewed by teachers, and aligned to the Washington State Visual Arts Learning Standards.
- Georgia O’Keeffe Focal Point Flower
- Kente Cloth-Inspired Weavings
- Kimmy Cantrell-Inspired Clay Portraits
- Life-Size Keith Haring Drawings
- Metal Embossing
- Raised Relief Printing
- Snakes Drawn in Analogous Colors
- Space Landscape
- Sugar Skull Printmaking
- The Lorax Focal Point
- Warm and Cool Hearts
- Yarn and Foil Relief
Reference Materials Overview PDF
Elements of Art
The building blocks used by artists to create visual art:
Line/Pattern Worksheets: Creating Your Own Lines | Line Examples | Line Pattern Repetition
Principles of Design
How artists use and combine the elements of art:
Art Mediums
Art Concepts & Artistic Movements
Please note: These lesson plans are intended for non-profit use only. Use of these plans for commercial purposes should give attribution to the Issaquah Schools Foundation and be accompanied by a nominal donation. Thank you.