Your students will be thrilled when their simple paper plate turns into a piece of armor! The layering of gold tissue paper and Mod Podge gives this shield a textured,... Learn More
Your students are going to be amazed by the first part of this project: shaving cream marbling. It made a few more samples than I needed because I just couldn’t... Learn More
Clay projects are always popular with students because they get to build something three-dimensional. Air dry clay, which is used in this project, allows for clay projects without the use... Learn More
In this lesson, children create an Ancient Greek Vase with paper and paint. They explore the element of FORM through creating value to make their vase look 3D while using... Learn More
In this lesson, children create a Roman bust portrait. Using only white paper, black oil pastel and black chalk, this striking portrait can be as simple or as detailed as... Learn More
Every year, the sixth grade class at my school constructed a ceramic mural. One year, I chose to do Ancient Greece with my students as a theme. While these beautiful... Learn More
If your students have worked with one-point perspective, I encourage you to try two-point perspective with them in this low-prep, pencil and paper lesson that features the Parthenon. Students should... Learn More
I love James Marshall’s retelling of this classic tale. Goldilocks is revealed to be a “naughty little girl who does exactly as she pleases.” This art lesson catches up with... Learn More
The fairy tale of “Rapunzel” is memorable because the main character has hair so long it can be used as a climbing rope. This lesson takes advantage of this fact... Learn More
After creating a simple three-dimensional landscape scene, students will sculpt their billy goats and troll out of Crayola Model Magic clay. Each goat can have its own personality and coloring,... Learn More
This art lesson is all about brush control. Using just one paintbrush, challenge your students to create thin to thick lines based on the pressure they apply to their paintbrush.... Learn More
While searching for Op Art inspiration, I came across Vancouver-based artist Pablo Zamudio, who is a modern Op Artist. Zamudio’s work experiments with various optical illusions, but I was specifically... Learn More
The Little Hippo by Geraldine Elschner is the come-to-life story of an ancient Egyptian hippo sculpture. The book pairs perfectly with this lesson where students will create their own little... Learn More
This art project offers kids the opportunity to create their own rock art petroglyphs using terra cotta clay and white paint. You can use kiln or air dry clay. Sometimes... Learn More
With their long tusks and shaggy fur, woolly mammoths were unique animals that lived during Prehistoric times. Just as Prehistoric people were inspired by these giants and included them in... Learn More
Art projects don’t come more colorful than this! Students learn about coral reefs through children’s books such as Life in a Coral Reef by Wendy Pfeffer or Peek Inside Coral... Learn More
Wenzel Hablik was a Czech artist (1881-1934) who specialized in German Expressionism. His paintings of Utopian cities and imaginary universes are thought to have been inspired by nature. Hablik collected... Learn More
Every teacher has their pet projects, projects that they talk about most often. Mine are the ceramic tile mural projects that I did with the sixth grade classes every year at... Learn More