Celebrate International Beaver Day on April seventh with your first graders by creating a piece of art based on the world’s second largest rodent. In this lesson, students will begin... Learn More
This bright and colorful ocean painting has a twist that will get your students talking about plastic pollution in the ocean, but more importantly, the steps they can take to... 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
This one-class period lesson, based on the book The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates, is about inclusiveness and being open to including and helping everyone. Along with the SEL... Learn More
Looking for a simple art lesson to use in the first weeks of school or a quick, successful lesson to do in-between denser projects? Here is the lesson you’ve been... Learn More
Who doesn’t love an easy project? This Watercolor Flower Garden lesson is as easy as you can get. All you need is a small sheet of watercolor paper, black waterproof... 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
What animal would you visit to observe in its natural habitat? This lesson, based on the lifelong observations of chimpanzee communities by Jane Goodall, will let students answer just that... Learn More
Was there ever a time when you wished you had a different name? Your first-grade students will love making this project that is based on the book Chrysanthemum and focuses... 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
This lesson gives students the opportunity to plan and create their own civilization. After reading the book Weslandia, students can complete the included planning sheet to brainstorm the structure of... 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
This monster is more than just brightly colored and textured, he is also concerned about social-emotional development. In this lesson, students will create their own color monster, based on the... Learn More
How much so other people know about you and what is hidden under the surface? Just like an iceberg, often we show a small fraction of our personality to everyone,... Learn More
This lesson allows students to dive deeply into a chosen emotion and pair lines, colors and facial expression that match that emotion. As an opening activity, students can fill out... Learn More
This lesson offers your seventh graders a wide variety of choice and opportunities for self-expression. Students will begin by drawing a simple portrait hidden behind a laptop screen, which is... Learn More
This stunning snake is a fun exploration of color and printmaking for your third grades students. Though the lesson begins with a simple guided drawing, the end result is anything... Learn More
Lesson inspiration doesn’t necessarily need to come from an entire picture book, sometimes one illustration can do the trick. Based on an illustration spread in the book, Silly Suzy Goose,... Learn More