Despite the detailed description of snowy owls below, my students too many creative liberties with our painted snow owls. We added ears, brightly colored feathers and brilliant eyes. This is... Learn More
Part directed-drawing, part free-expression, this lesson offers an easy American history art activity to celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday, Independence Day or President’s Day that covers the concepts of form, promotion and... Learn More
Perspective might be the hardest lesson to learn in elementary art. I know I rack my brain to come up with interesting ways to teach perspective. This lesson emphasizes a unique... Learn More
It’s hard to find a Valentine’s picture book that is perfect for the art room. The story has to resonate with many age groups. The illustrations need to be inspiring... Learn More
The watercolor Snow Globe project is best for grades second through sixth. It combines drawing with geometric shapes to create a snow globe and proportional snowman and using the watercolor... Learn More
It’s hard to find a Valentine’s picture book that is perfect for the art room. The story has to resonate with many age groups. The illustrations need to be inspiring... Learn More
This art lesson teaches many art concepts: horizon line, drawing buildings, atmospheric perspective and painting a landscape. The first and most important lesson is learning how to draw a barn... Learn More
Looking for a quick, cute way to celebrate a season? These cats will do the trick. An easy lesson on line and spatial awareness, these cats can be dressed up... Learn More
Sometimes the best lessons are the easiest. My students enjoyed creating this simple moose drawing based on the art of Dawn Gerety. The drawing was finished by adding patterns and... Learn More
This project uses a self-made polar bear stencil and a variety of mediums to create this tranquil polar landscape. First, students will use chalk pastel to draw the landscape, including... Learn More
This project uses painted paper, scissors and glue. How simple is that? You’ll need about three, 40-minute art sessions but only two if you have a longer opportunity to be... Learn More
A unit on Asian art is not complete without a lesson on Kimonos. This lesson is perfect for second graders: it reinforces cutting and composition skills and has lots of... Learn More
The Chinese dragon is considered to be the ultimate symbol of good fortune. It possesses noble qualities and magical abilities that exceed those of every day man. The Chinese people believed the... Learn More
Many of the art projects I introduce to my older students can take 3-4 class sessions to finish. This The Great Wave lesson is an exception. The trick to the... Learn More
If you are looking for an expressive, easy, yet impressive penguin art project, look no further. These adorable penguins are quite easy to complete in two, 40-minute sessions and use... Learn More
Create an adorable polar bear by drawing from observation. Alternatively, you could create templates for this project to use for the shapes for the polar bear. For my first-grade students,... Learn More
Teach children how to draw a simple Santa and apply smooth layers of tempera paint to help get into the holiday spirit. This simple Santa lesson focuses on emphasis and... Learn More