Farming has come a long way due to advancements in technology. While we might picture fruits and vegetables growing on rolling farm hills or in orchards, tabletop hydroponic gardens bring... Learn More

Students will love showing off their shading skills by creating these chalk pastel drawings of underground pipes. This lesson has lots of opportunity for choice in material, color scheme and... Learn More

Who doesn’t love a fluffy, happy cloud and colorful rainbow? Combine the two and you’ll have a project that your students will surely love. Inspired by the illustrations in the... Learn More

I’ve never met a student that wasn’t fascinated by birds’ nests. Inspired by the charming illustrations in the book Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins and Richard Jones, this... Learn More

Your students will be delighted by this tower crane project that has actual movement to pull loads up to the top. This lesson starts with drawing geometric shapes for buildings... Learn More

This layered, painted paper treehouse collage is bound to get your students’ creative wheels turning. Featuring several different options for making painted paper, this lesson offers an abundance of experimentation... Learn More

Although common, starlings are quite amazing birds. Have you ever seen a giant flock of them twisting and swirling through the sky? In this lesson, students will have a chance... Learn More

While not the most picturesque bird around, condors are still quite amazing. In fact, the endangered California condor is the largest bird in North America. With this lesson, students will... Learn More

Up, up, and away! In this drawing lesson, students will learn the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and design their own Tuskegee Red Tail plane using primary colors. First, students... Learn More

Sit back and watch your students’ paper snowpeople come to life with a wide range of moving facial expressions drawn on a clever paper pull in this fun lesson twist... Learn More

Reinforce three-dimensional shapes with this Folded Paper Vehicle lesson that will have your students making rectangular prisms out of paper and then altering them to become the vehicle of their... Learn More

This versatile printmaking lesson used everyday objects that you already have on hand as printing tools. Legos, toilet paper rolls, marker caps and other unique printing tools are dipped in... Learn More

By the time children get to kindergarten, they usually have some experience with lines. But how about using lines to add some simple hatching to show shadow and give a... Learn More

Do you remember when your first learned to draw a cube or shade a sphere so it looked realistic? Give your students that same “aha!” moment with a guided 3D... Learn More

Your first-grade students will get a kick out of decorating their own “smart cookie” made from a paper plate in this quick lesson based on the book The Smart Cookie... Learn More

In this quick and colorful silhouette lesson, students will experiment with expressive color and lines while also focusing on shape and balance. First, students will use a blend of colorful... Learn More

Based on the wonderful illustrations in the book School’s First Day of School, this lesson is perfect for the beginning of the school year. In this low-prep lesson, students will... Learn More

Teach your kids how to draw a robot while using simple materials that pack a big punch, like crayons and permanent markers. Don’t leave your imagination at home though, because... Learn More