This sweet and quick lesson is all about celebrating your own uniqueness and not feeling pressured to be just like everyone else. Students will cut out their own symmetrical colored... Learn More
Highlighting artist Wayne Theibaud’s artwork is an easy sell for your students because he loved painting sweets. This project is based on Thiebaud’s artworks that feature lollipops. Students will create... Learn More
Inspired by George Rodrigue’s iconic Blue Dog series, this project is sure to excite your students as they re-create this quirky canine. Using chalk pastels means that the colors will... 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 in the style of contemporary... Learn More
This project encourages children to develop their own symbols and signature style. They will have the opportunity to use their creativity to create unique icons in the style of American... Learn More
These glowing creatures that are based on Contemporary artist Jeff Koons’ sculptures are sure to keep your students engaged as they draw their own balloon animal and then give it... Learn More
In this space-focused lesson, students will create an elegant ice castle and build up layers of snowy trees using the concept of here, near and far. Students will draw the... Learn More
Inspired by beautiful landscapes made from colored glass pieces held together with lead strips, this stained glass landscape lesson requires only black sulphite paper, white liquid glue and chalk pastels.... Learn More
Capture movement in the sky and water with this lesson that features one of nature’s most powerful weather systems – a hurricane. With just paper, oil pastel, connector or cake... Learn More
These neon boomboxes look like they are ready to blast your favorite tunes. Shape and lines are emphasized in this lesson as each element of the boombox relies on a... Learn More
I’ve never met a student that wasn’t fascinated by birds’ nests, so this lesson is sure to pique your first graders’ interest. Students will spend the first session making painted... Learn More
What a sight it must be to see a majestic ostrich strutting through a grassy savanna in Africa. As the heaviest and fastest birds in the world, ostriches are certainly... Learn More
Many students have experienced the joy and surprise of walking through a grassy expanse only to see grasshoppers fly up into the air ahead of them but might not have... Learn More
If you’ve ever seen a majestic bird of prey soaring high above the grasslands, you know that it’s quite a sight to see. In this lesson, students will use observation... Learn More
Students will be making their own scratch art paper using layers of oil pastels in this Grassland Landscape lesson. Working on small paper means that students can focus on building... Learn More
There’s something fascinating about a huge cactus, standing regally against a desert landscape and in this lesson, the cactus is the star of the show. Featuring simple mark-making techniques using... Learn More
This desert lesson features cactus flowers in rainbow order that provide bright pops of color in the foreground of the space with rolling sand dunes filling the background. Students will... Learn More
This quick chalk pastel lesson will zoom by almost as fast as the speedy movement of the roadrunner that it depicts. Students will be practicing the technique of using all... Learn More