Tide pools are such magical places. Your sixth graders will enjoy choosing what to include in their own three-dimensional tide pool and getting their hands messy in this fun project... Learn More
This Rhine River castle landscape looks like it belongs on a postcard from Germany. In this lesson, students will explore using atmospheric perspective to show space and acrylics to show... Learn More
Clay projects are always so much fun, but pair this little Caribbean house lesson with some Calypso music and a few inspirational island photos and you and your students will... Learn More
This fun, layered cityscape is based on Jacob Lawrence’s colorful and energetic painting This is Harlem. This lesson features two different options, a cardboard city and a paper city, for... Learn More
This quick, simplified figurative sculpture lesson is based on artist Elizabeth Carlett’s sculpture Mother and Child. With a focus on solid shapes and form, students can use air dry or... Learn More
Your students will be textile designers like Harlem Renaissance artist Loïs Mailou Jones in this fun printmaking lesson. Students will be looking at the beautiful textiles of Jones and then... Learn More
Challenge your students to let the figure emerge in the material with this air dry clay lesson based on the figurative sculptures of American sculptor Augusta Savage. Students will review... Learn More
Though it can be messy, paper mâché projects are so worthwhile to do with your students. They are a simple way to teach form without clay or a kiln, they... Learn More
Panhandle Slim is a folk artist living and working in Savannah, Georgia. His artwork is bright, large and inspirational and it is visible on the sides of buildings and on... Learn More
In this lesson, first-grade students will explore the paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with acrylic paint and a dabbing technique of applying the paint to create a... Learn More
Your students will experience sculpture and relate with Renaissance sculptor Donatello with this clay lion project. The lion is simplified into three simple slab pieces that are stacked to form... Learn More
This 3D lizard was inspired by a large mosaic lizard that architect Antoni Gaudí created for Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain. After drawing a lizard on cardboard, students will use... Learn More
In this lesson, students will explore the paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with acrylic paint and chalk pastels. Complementary colors and contour lines are reinforced with this... Learn More
An abstract project is the perfect first or early experience for your student to use real canvas and acrylic paints. Inspired by Swiss artist Paul Klee, this lesson is an... Learn More
In this lesson, students will learn about a well-known female Impressionist artist: Mary Cassatt. The way that Cassatt captures light in her painting Summertime is magical. I am jealous of... Learn More
This lesson gives older students an opportunity to explore painting techniques with acrylic paints, which can be an elevated painting experience for students. Based on Vincent van Gogh’s still lifes,... Learn More
If you are looking for a quick lesson that has bold results, this painted paper animal lesson is for you! After selecting painted paper of their choice (this lesson is... Learn More
Artist Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic cake paintings are sure to spark your students’ interests! Watch as your art room becomes transformed into a bakery! Students will draw a cake that looks... Learn More