In this lesson, your youngest students focus on line, shape and space as they create a colorful piece of art featuring the fastest land animal, a cheetah. This lesson features... Learn More
In this playful lesson, students turn real roadmap paper into a creative landscape full of depth and adventure. With multiple completion points, this lesson can be simplified or have extra... Learn More
Hit the road on an imaginative journey with this minimal-supply paper suitcase lesson. To create their luggage, students will focus on balance as they fold and cut the body of... Learn More
This Highway Sign lesson introduces students to key art concepts like emphasis, space and line through a fun, mixed-media project.... Learn More
In this lesson, students explore what makes roadside attractions so memorable while creating their own paper version that explores space and form. To help them get started, we’ve included a... Learn More
In the lesson, students focus on line, space and pattern as they draw their own fantastical journey scene that features a unique time period and place. The included planning worksheet... Learn More
This lesson uses simple materials and is a fun exploration of the Great Barrier Reef, which is a protected marine park in Australia. In the lesson, students create a simple... Learn More
Have you ever seen a mountain that looks like a giant, colorful rainbow? In this lesson, students will create a vibrant landscape inspired by one of the most incredible national... Learn More
This project is one part research project an another part observation drawing, perfect for older elementary or middle school students who love choice and free expression. Use the included planning... Learn More
In this spring-themed variation of a playful paper sculpture, students create either one or several caterpillars to display on a leaf cut from painted paper or colored sulphite for a... Learn More
Using only paper, markers and scissors and glue, students create their very own tube bird feeder and then use folding to create the half cylinder form. Students include the birds... Learn More
This lesson is based on American artist Beauford Delaney who was best known for being a modernist painter in the 1930’s and 1940’s with the Harlem Renaissance. Using simple materials,... Learn More
In this lesson, students will choose a quote from Angelou from the included handout or by researching on their own. Layered liquid tempera paint and markings made with acrylic paint... Learn More
In this lesson, students focus on line, shape and pattern. A bingo dauber with India ink and a black permanent marker are used to draw the lines and markers are... Learn More
In this fun winter drawing-and-painting lesson, students create a dynamic sledding scene that emphasizes proportion, space and movement. Foreshortening is even practiced when drawing the legs.... Learn More
Inspired by the beautiful book A Little Like Magic, this lesson will guide you in leading students through creating a textured winter landscape topped with a parchment paper ice sculpture... Learn More
The Talking Nutcracker lesson invites students to bring their artwork to life with their own chosen details and a simple pop-up mechanism. To get started, students make a mouth that... Learn More
The Caroling Penguin lesson combines drawing, cutting and a simple V-fold pop-up mechanism to create a cheerful singing bird with moveable beak. Students will fold and cut their bird shape... Learn More