In this lesson, students create a self-portrait collage. Students will use their choice of coloring tools to create a portrait, create a painted background and finally, write autobiographical statements around... Learn More

After being inspired by the powerful book Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, students will create a composition that features a bold guitar surrounded by a collage of repeating organic shapes... Learn More

This fuzzy caterpillar and bean plant are sure to be a favorite in your classroom. The background features a variety of stamping opportunities, including using sponges and cardboard to create... Learn More

This one-class period lesson, based on the book The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates, is about inclusiveness and being open to including and helping everyone. Along with the SEL... Learn More

After a long, chilly winter, what is more wonderful than those first few blossoms of spring? In this lesson, students will grow their printmaking skills by using three different printing... Learn More

Spring weather welcomes kids outside and there is something so freeing about that first spring bike ride. Inspired by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, these bold bicycles will reinforce shape, color... Learn More

There is more beneath the surface in this printmaking and sewing lesson that features garden vegetables. Students will be using printmaking to create a row of veggies on paper and... Learn More

This multi-layered lesson captures the sweetness of butterflies crowded around blossoming flowers on a spring day. Inspired by the book Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, this lesson combines... Learn More

Though this kite is not meant to fly, it is meant to act as a metaphor for kindness and can help remind your fourth-grade students that kindness is uplifting. In... Learn More

A nod to St. Patrick’s Day, this repeating four-leaf clover collagraph print is simple in execution, but has a big impact when all four prints come together to create radial... Learn More

In this quick kiln-fire clay lesson, inspired by the book Rain Before Rainbows, your sixth-grade students will focus on form and texture as they practice rolling coils with their fingertips... Learn More

Though messy, printmaking is one of my favorite things to do in the art room. The wonder of pulling up a print creates such surprise and joy for students that... Learn More

In this garden-themed lesson, inspired by the book Harlem Grown, your seventh-grade students will focus on printmaking as they learn the process of collagraphy. After spending some time assembling their... Learn More

This lessons, based on the book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, is a lively way to teach your students how to create space by overlapping. Your students will... Learn More

Inspired by the powerful book Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, students will create a bold guitar surrounded by a collage of organic shapes set against a sponge-printed brick background. The... Learn More

Have you ever felt so angry you thought you might just roar? In this kinesthetic lesson, students will get to explore the emotion of anger in a productive way by... Learn More

This lesson is jam-packed with opportunities for students to reflect on things that bring them joy, as well as create a meditative piece of artwork to represent themselves. There are... Learn More

Making art can help children process feelings that they may not have the words for. Providing opportunities for self-expression, like this lesson inspired by Oliver Jeffers’ book The Heart and... Learn More