Lois Ehlert’s, Planting a Rainbow, shares the yearly cycle and process of planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden. Readers are taken on a journey from ordering seeds from catalogs in... Learn More
Inspired by the book, Monsters Love School by Mike Austin, kids create their own monster using felt squares or colored paper. Cutting felt is best done with sharp scissors so make sure... Learn More
The first time I created this lesson, I cut down 10 large art supply boxes and shaped them into 60 rectangular owls. Then I created little notches to hold the... Learn More
Based on the book of the same name by Lois Ehlert, Fish Eyes is a wonderful book for dynamic visual content. The illustrations are inspiring and almost any grade level could adapt... Learn More
Based on the book of the same name by Lois Ehlert, Fish Eyes is a wonderful book for dynamic visual content. The illustrations are inspiring and almost any grade level could adapt... Learn More
Inspired by the book, Monsters Love School by Mike Austin, kids create their own monster using felt squares or colored paper. Cutting felt is best done with sharp scissors so make sure... Learn More
I discovered this lesson while browsing through the Artsonia site. Gulf Elementary in Cape Coral, Florida displayed this beautiful Under-the-Sea chalk art on their school page. Although no lesson plans accompanied the... Learn More
This lesson is created using a directed drawing strategy that allows all children to create a fish no matter what their skill set. The steps are quite easy yet are perfect... Learn More
Painting Splat is simple…so quick in fact that the order in which you present this project is a bit backwards. Start by reading the book. It’s delightful and entertaining. Point... Learn More
Despite the detailed description of snowy owls below, my students too many creative liberties with our painted snow owls. We added ears, brightly colored feathers and brilliant eyes. This is... Learn More
If I had to choose my favorite snowman art lesson, it would be this one. The combination of skills such as tracing shapes, cutting, shading to create the illusion of... Learn More
Inspired by Valentine’s Day, I pulled out my file on Jim Dine and created this multi-step collage project for my second graders. I used a station-method of attack with this... Learn More
Inspired by Valentine’s Day, I pulled out my file on Jim Dine and created this multi-step collage project for my second graders. I used a station-method of attack with this... Learn More
This lesson has been a reader’s favorite since I first posted it in 2012. Based on the book, Pie in the Sky and Snowballs by Lois Ehlert, I combined my... Learn More
This layered collage lesson was inspired by the book Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. This project has just the right amount... Learn More
These charming Swiss ski chalets are sure to engage your fifth graders with all of the possibilities for fun details. Students will begin with simple shapes to create their chalets,... Learn More
What says winter wonderland more than snowy evergreen trees and a moose inspired by Ernest from the book Ernest, The Moose Who Doesn’t Fit? This collage project is sure to... Learn More