Students will love practicing their color blending skills with vibrant chalk pastels to create these rainforest critters. Using an oil pastel, they will draw the rainforest animal of choice plus... Learn More

Based on the book Mañana Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by Ethan Long, this re-telling of The Little Red Hen story features Spanish speaking desert animals. To accompany the reading... Learn More

Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd. The holiday focuses on the gathering of family and friends to pray for and remember loved ones who have died, and... Learn More

Adobes are clay houses built in hot, dry areas of United States and Mexico. They stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Children learn how to draw... Learn More

Inspired by The Star People, a book by Indigenous author and illustrator S. D. Nelson, this art lesson captures the beauty and simplicity of the prairie at night. Students will... Learn More

For this lesson, I displayed not only some pictures of Arches but also posters that I bought of Bryce Canyon. To draw arches is to understand that rocks are formed... Learn More

Creating art projects that represent the National Parks of the United Stares are great ways to bring connection to our community and country. This lesson explores the unique rock formations... Learn More

The bald eagle is one of America’s most iconic symbols. This lesson includes some fun facts about the American bald eagle, steps to create a patriotic work of art, plus... Learn More

Learning how to draw perspective is one of those art techniques that gets kids to sit up and take notice. Part of the excitement is realizing that art has rules,... Learn More

Your fifth-grade students will enjoy the different processes used to create this project that has been inspired by the book Ancient Thunder and the traditional clothing made and worn by... Learn More

These beautiful, glowing pumpkins have a lot going on: drawing from observations and sequence, primary color mixing, adding highlights, cutting and pasting skills and composition. Though this is a multi-step... Learn More

For this lesson, we looked at Chagall’s use of color in a few of his paintings, especially Le Mariee. The children pointed out the warm and cool tones and noticed... Learn More

St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow is the subject of many art lessons. And it’s no wonder. The spires, onion domes and bulbous columns are great fun to draw. If you... Learn More

Tying this fun lesson into your Kandinsky unit is as natural as most of Kandinsky’s art was inspired by his love of music. This lesson doesn’t necessarily need to just... Learn More

Wassily Kandinsky is a very relatable artist for kids. He was inspired by music and created art that displayed how he heard music. The Noisy Paintbox by Barb Rosenstock is... Learn More

Inspired by the works of Abstract/Folk Art artist, Karla Gerard (http://karlagerard.blogspot.com/), fourth graders delved into a world of color, pattern and whimsy. This project takes a bit more time than... Learn More

For this lesson, we looked at a few of Chagall’s paintings and identified the objects that seemed out of place, or depicted in an unusual way. Children quickly observe that Chagall... Learn More

Every kid, no matter what the age, can enjoy this watercolor project. If you live in an area where fall leaves are plentiful, take a walk outside to collect your... Learn More