Captivate student imaginations with this cut paper project featuring one of the world’s most fascinating insects: a praying mantis. In this lesson, students will focus on cutting and tracing the... Learn More
As warm-weather plants, succulents often go dormant in the winter, but greenhouses can be used to keep them warm and toasty year-round. Bring trays of succulents into your art room... Learn More
Create your own miniature world within a geometric terrarium. This beautiful terrarium collage offers lots of opportunities for artistic choice and expression, making this a perfect lesson for older elementary... Learn More
This sweet lesson that is based on the popular children’s nursery rhyme, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, creates the perfect opportunity for your youngest students to explore some simple printmaking with... Learn More
Painting processes and poetry are combined in this lesson that will have students exploring different painting techniques and writing their own color poem. Students will focus on value and texture... Learn More
This project requires less time than my other Van Gogh lessons because it uses a very quick art technique: Watercolor resist with oil pastel. Students will begin their still life... Learn More
These colorful and lively sunflower fields are sure to brighten up your classroom. In this lesson, students will practice their painting and collage skills in order to create a landscape... Learn More
This portrait of a relaxing woman near a vase of anemones is inspired by Henri Matisse’s painting, Purple Robe & Anemones. This lesson gives students a chance to portrait and... Learn More
Sunflowers have been the subject matter of choice for many artists, including Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. In this lesson, students will use stamping, a basic form of printmaking, to create... Learn More
This fun and highly-textured collage lesson inspired by the vibrant illustrations in the book Chaiwala! by Priti Berla Maheshwari and Ashley Barron create a perfect opportunity for students to explore... Learn More
Exploring texture is the theme of this quick seasonal art lesson that features a round pumpkin. Students will work on cutting out a circle for their pumpkin and then start... Learn More
Your students will love this quick lesson that combines several creative processes into a single project that has been inspired by calico corn, also known as flint corn. Students will... Learn More
Lessons that start with an engaging, slightly messy process are always a hit with students, which is why this lesson will be a winner with your students; it begins with... Learn More
Frida Kahlo has a variety of pets that lived in her home, including spider monkeys. Inspired by her playful spider monkey friends, this lesson features a monkey that is full... Learn More
Students will love making these little flowers carrying figures inspired by the Diego Rivera’s Vendedora de Flores painting, which translates to “flower vendor”. First, they’ll create the body of the... Learn More
Students will love creating their own still life featuring a vase of flowers that has been inspired by Columbian artist Fernando Botero. In this dynamic lesson, students will be cutting... Learn More
Artists have turned to commonplace objects like fruit for still life subject matter again and again. Artist Maya Kopitseva, who inspired this project, frequently used fruit and vegetables in her... Learn More
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