I love the high contrast illustrations in the book Armadillo Ray by John Beifuss and Peggy Turley. In the story, a curious armadillo named Ray is quizzing all his desert... Learn More
This food truck lesson is a blank slate ready for students to add fun embellishments as they imagine what food their food truck will sell! A fabulous literature tie in... Learn More
Sometimes the simplest objects, enlarged to a grand scale, can be the most beautiful. These close up citrus (lemons, limes, and oranges) are a beautiful example of just that! Drawing... Learn More
Arguably one of the art pieces that is most associated with the Renaissance is the Mona Lisa. When thinking about how to make the Mona Lisa approachable for kids, I... Learn More
Fourth grade students used the classic double-loading paintbrush technique and drawing with black paint to create these stunning Fairy Tale Royals. Tie-in the history of playing cards, and you have... Learn More
When my fourth graders made these Byzantine Mosaic Cans, they were so proud of the results! They could not wait to take their Byzantine Mosaic Can home and put pencils... Learn More
The beautiful stained glass rose windows that grace the walls of Gothic churches can be replicated in your classroom using the most basic art supplies. For the students who love... Learn More
Freight Train by Donald Crews is full of strong, simple illustrations that are full of art lesson potential. The illustration of the bold, high-contrast locomotive is the inspiration for this... Learn More
I love a good watercolor resist lesson. Fields of crayon texture rubbings and liquid watercolors grace the background of an airplane flying high in the sky. The element of space... Learn More
Your students are going to be amazed by the first part of this project: shaving cream marbling. It made a few more samples than I needed because I just couldn’t... Learn More
The Colosseum continues to be a magnet for attention today, 2000 years later. This lesson features this amazing structure as the focus, created to look like stone by scrunching the... Learn More
Clay projects are always popular with students because they get to build something three-dimensional. Air dry clay, which is used in this project, allows for clay projects without the use... Learn More
It’s hard to resist a fairy tale like “Cinderella.” It has all of the best elements of storytelling wrapped up in one beautiful fairy tale that has been told in... Learn More
The fairy tale of “Rapunzel” is memorable because the main character has hair so long it can be used as a climbing rope. This lesson takes advantage of this fact... Learn More
Tessellations are a standard in most art curriculum’s. They are mathematical and logical, yet it seems magical how such an irregular shape can be repeated and fill a space exactly.... Learn More
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss is a Caldecott Award winning book, and it is easy to see why. The story builds as the orchestra slowly assembles on... Learn More
Here is a lesson that combines many different techniques in a colorful mixed media collage. Children learn about Cuban history’s evolution of female drummers in the book Drum Dream Girl.... Learn More
In ancient Egyptian art, boats are common because they were such an important part of daily life. Often, they are depicted with flat water flowing just under the boat that... Learn More