There is a beautiful simplicity to this circle collage project, inspired by contemporary artist Frank Stella. Invite your students to think about the interactions of color as they create and... Learn More
What’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with a famous artist? With this simple marker lesson, your students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on the... Learn More
Your students will love creating a portrait of themselves as an ancient Olympian. Winners of events in the ancient Olympics did not receive a medal, but instead a special crown... Learn More
This lesson is wonderful because it’s a printmaking project, but you won’t need to pull out your messy ink and brayers. All you need is some printing foam, water and... Learn More
This mixed media art project highlights the California Chumash Native American’s tradition of rock art. Modern artist Mitchell Robles, who has Chumash ancestry, takes the symbols and rhythm of the... Learn More
This lesson is great for free choice time, sub plans and days when you want an easy prep lesson. The supplies are simple: card stock and markers, and students will... Learn More
Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor and print- maker. His first paintings were inspired by Cubism and his later works were more magical and child-like. The painting that inspired... Learn More
This is a striking project. The metallic sharpie pops off the black paper and it feels like the scarab beetle may come to life! In this unique project, your students... Learn More
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world and a symbol of the Renaissance. When I started thinking about how to make the... Learn More
This lesson is quick and effective. Your students will love turning a simple marker drawing into a painting by brushing water onto the water-soluble maker. Using markers and a few... Learn More
This lesson encourages children to not only think about the level of detail that went into each sarcophagus but also to recognize similar patterns, symbols and colors. Children use a... Learn More
The Renaissance was all about realistic art, and the discovery of one-point perspective helped artists create work that was even more realistic. Usually, one-point perspective lessons involve rulers, but not... Learn More
You can’t have a complete ancient Egyptian unit without discussing their use of proportions. This style of rendering the human figure became one of the most distinguishing characteristics of ancient... Learn More
Wow your students with this lesson inspired by contemporary Op artist Pablo Zamudio. Despite having the appearance of being complicated, the instructions and materials couldn’t be more simple. Students will... Learn More
In this lesson, students will focus on line to create a detailed drawing with pencil and black marker that has been inspired by Elizabethan fashion. Use the accompanying video tutorial... 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... Learn More
This food truck lesson is a blank slate ready for students to add fun embellishments as they imagine what food their food truck will sell! A fabulous literature tie in... Learn More
Arguably one of the art pieces that is most associated with the Renaissance is the Mona Lisa. When thinking about how to make the Mona Lisa approachable for kids, I... Learn More