Though this kite is not meant to fly, it is meant to act as a metaphor for kindness and can help remind your fourth-grade students that kindness is uplifting. In... Learn More
This focus of this one-day Primary Skyscraper lesson might be on using primary colors, but it can also be used to teach shape and repetition of line to your kindergarteners.... Learn More
Cutting and pasting is a big deal in the primary grades. Learning how to manipulate paper into shapes and then into a picture is an even bigger deal. It doesn’t... Learn More
Architect Zaha Hadid infused her designs with organic shapes and lines, which contrasted with traditional, geometric-based architecture. She was an inspiring, strong woman who found her own unique way in... Learn More
Your fourth-grade students will enjoy making a colorful, three-dimensional clock tower that is not only freestanding, but made entirely of paper. This minimal-supply art lesson focuses on shape, pattern and... Learn More
Your sixth-grade students will enjoy this minimal-supply lesson that allows them to think like an architect. They can choose between designing their own Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house within a landscape... Learn More
This colorful collage lesson of a door is a simple, one-day lesson that will have your students layering beautiful papers to create a welcoming entrance. Breaking down a door into... Learn More
Get ready to get a little bit messy in this fun, first-grade painting project inspired by the book Cells: An Owner’s Handbook by Carolyn Fisher. This project is all about... Learn More
There’s not a whole lot better than making a rocket in art class that can actually fly. Your third graders will be doing just that with this minimal-supply straw rocket... Learn More
Do you think that the creatures found deep in our oceans are fascinating or scary? If you’re anything like me, it might be a little bit of both. In this... Learn More
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin is such a popular and fun book. Pete the Cat is a care-free character who loves... Learn More
Inspired by the powerful book Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, students will create a bold guitar surrounded by a collage of organic shapes set against a sponge-printed brick background. The... Learn More
Invite your students to meditate on bravery as they make these round painted and woven paper creations that resemble mandalas. Each growing, concentric circle in the artwork, acts as a... Learn More
Worry can take us by surprise, but it doesn’t have to overwhelm us. If we learn to talk about our worries with someone, just as Ruby learns in the book... Learn More
How are you feeling right now? If you could turn that feeling into a shape, what would it be? Inspired by the book Exactly You! The Shape of Your Feelings,... Learn More
Your seventh-grade students will love getting their hands messy with this ceramic tile project featuring a beetle. As they bridge together research, science and art, students will first focus on... Learn More
Your kindergarten students will love mixing colors and painting the rainbow in this lesson that focuses on color and shape, based on the abstract art of Venezuelan artist Mercedes Pardo.... Learn More
Students will be constructing their own Surrealist-inspired building in this lesson based on Argentinian artist Xul Solar. A mixed-up background featuring both night and day adds a sense of space... Learn More