Children will love the rebellious nature of protagonist Elsa in the book, Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Art teachers will love how Elsa was inspired by artists... Learn More
What’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with a famous artist? With this watercolor lesson, your students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on watercolor techniques... Learn More
This lesson is an excellent introduction to symmetry. Creating these shields will be exciting for students because they will be painting and creating foam stamps. Additionally, students will need to... Learn More
After learning about Australia’s bottle trees from the book, Strange Trees and the Stories Behind Them by Bernadette Pourquié & Cécile Gambini, students will be inspired to create a striking... Learn More
This lesson plan develops students’ skills with composition, collage and charcoal drawing while taking a fresh look at Uluru: an amazing icon of the Australian landscape. In particular, the students... Learn More
This project encourages children to look at trash or recycled goods in a whole new way. Inspired by the book Magic Trash, children draw “Faces of God” in the style of... Learn More
In this lesson, children combine the front and back of animal bodies to create a new type of animal. Animal illustrations can be photocopied, arranged and assembled by the student... Learn More
This lesson uses simple supplies: paper, oil pastel and cake tempera paint. Students draw a detailed camel and add decorations with an oil pastel on white paper. Depending on your... Learn More
Stupa is a building used by Buddhist monks for meditation. They are made from stone and typically have a domed roof shaped like a mushroom and stone panels. This colorful... Learn More
Joan Miró was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1893. He started drawing at age 8 and went on to become one of the world’s most famous abstract artists. He loved... Learn More
Drawing a LANDSCAPE of plants and flowers takes as much thought as any other type of landscape. The trick is knowing what to draw first. This lesson is a great... Learn More
Henri Rousseau is one of the more interesting artists for 9 and 10 year olds to study. His journey as an artist is both inspiring and relatable. This video demonstrates ways... Learn More
Art critics laughed at Rousseau’s self-taught style and said it was simple looking. But other artists encourage Rousseau who told him that his paintings were very good. Rousseau loved painting... Learn More
Every time I do this tropical bird lesson with my students, they get more detailed and beautiful. Using simple drawing tips plus an array of watercolor techniques, students create a... Learn More
It’s hard to do a unit on color without acknowledging Franz Marc’s contribution. His unique approach to painting animals from “the inside out to show their soul” resulted in unusual... Learn More
Eric Carle’s book The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse is as delightful as the rest of his other titles. Journey through a young artist’s imagination as he paints a blue horse,... Learn More
Chinese Vases are one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. Porcelain vases were not only important for art but they became a highly valued trade object. This project... Learn More
This art lesson combines color, lines and patterns…a perfect example of covering many elements of art in one lesson. The main focus of this lesson is to teach children how... Learn More