This jellyfish lesson is not only beautiful and engaging, but also rich with art concepts and techniques. Students will create an underwater scene by mixing different values of a color... Learn More

This bright, glowing project is sure to attract the attention of your students. Based on the graffiti of Adam Fujita (aka Adam Fu), this lesson involves cutting out a stencil... Learn More

When your students first see this project, they may only recognize a seascape at night but watch them be amazed as they learn about the tiny light-up organisms called bioluminescent... Learn More

What could be more tropical than a bright pink flamingo frolicking on a beautiful beach? This lesson was inspired by Flamingo Beach, located on the island of Aruba, where flamingos... Learn More

This lesson offers a great introduction to the principle of proportion for your students. Normally we talk about perspective with human figures, but why not introduce proportion with a dog’s... Learn More

This simple but punchystill life, inspired by American artist William H. Johnson, offers two versions with different material options, making it a perfect lesson for your second graders regardless of... Learn More

This lesson and the accompanying discussion page are intended to open a dialogue with students about diversity as well as explore the significance of memories and external influences in shaping... Learn More

Mona Lisa with a twist. Two twists, in fact. The first is creating a cat version of the Mona Lisa and the second is exaggerating the proportion in facial volume... Learn More

This project was inspired by the vibrant, glowing interior of the Sagrada Família Catholic Church in Barcelona, Spain. Light passing through its many colorful stained glass windows creates a lovely... Learn More

These expressive piranhas are a quick lesson that will be unique to each child in your art room. Students will use shape as they draw their fish. Then they will... Learn More

In this lesson, students will explore commonly used shapes in Islamic architecture. They will then create their own vibrant Middle Eastern cityscapes using chalk pastels. Each cityscape will be finished... Learn More

Your fourth-grade students will love all of the processes involved in this lesson that focuses heavily on printmaking and is inspired by the turquoise Raqqa ware pottery found in Syria.... Learn More

This bright and colorful lesson will have your students thinking about spring and all of the wonderful things that grow. In this lesson, students will create a multi-layered collage. Students... Learn More

In this lesson, seventh-grade students will create colorful collages depicting a three-dimensional rain barrels harvesting rain for a blossoming garden. This project gives new life to discarded materials such as... Learn More

I love happy art lessons that engage children right from the get-go. These painted paper butterflies are a perennial favorite in my art room. My first graders made painted paper and then... Learn More

I knew I wanted to do a watercolor lesson with my first graders and typically I do a fish or a flower. Tired of those particular lessons, I wanted something new.... Learn More

Have you ever felt so angry you thought you might just roar? In this kinesthetic lesson, students will get to explore the emotion of anger in a productive way by... Learn More

If you are anything like me, there is probably at least one of Peter Reynolds’ book in your art room library. I just can’t get enough of his positive messages... Learn More