This exciting lesson gives students the opportunity to create their own personalized sketchbooks using both embossing techniques and bookbinding. There are three different variations included inthis lesson, making it appropriate... Learn More
Wow your students with this fiber art lesson that combines a fun fabric-dyeing technique using Sharpies and rubbing alcohol with some basic pillow-making skills. Worried about your younger students? Your... Learn More
This multi-grade, scaffolded lesson offers a fun papier-mâché lesson for all grade levels and abilities. From just the basics to adding a custom armature, this lesson explores so many possibilities... Learn More
Bridge math and art with this lesson that is based on the geometric patterns found throughout the Middle East that are incorporated into art, architecture, textiles and more. Students will... Learn More
The Middle East has a rich history of artistic traditions, but the area also has a thriving culture and amazing, futuristic architecture. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain... 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
In this garden-themed lesson, inspired by the book Harlem Grown, your seventh-grade students will focus on printmaking as they learn the process of collagraphy. After spending some time assembling their... Learn More
This lesson, inspired by the earth shelter hobbit homes from the Lord of the Rings book and move series, combines many different fiber arts techniques: needle felting, decorative sewing and... Learn More
Imagine what it would be like to explore another planet; what special adaptations would a vehicle need to survive? In this lesson, students get to imagine and brainstorm exactly that.... 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 lesson is jam-packed with opportunities for students to reflect on things that bring them joy, as well as create a meditative piece of artwork to represent themselves. There are... Learn More
Making art can help children process feelings that they may not have the words for. Providing opportunities for self-expression, like this lesson inspired by Oliver Jeffers’ book The Heart and... Learn More
Invite your students to meditate on bravery as they make these round painted and woven paper creations that resemble mandalas. Each growing, concentric circle in the artwork, acts as a... Learn More
Worry can take us by surprise, but it doesn’t have to overwhelm us. If we learn to talk about our worries with someone, just as Ruby learns in the book... 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
Your seventh-grade students will love getting their hands messy with this ceramic tile project featuring a beetle. As they bridge together research, science and art, students will first focus on... Learn More
Inspired by the Mexican papier-mâché artist Pedro Linares, these fantastical sculptures are created entirely from a brown paper lunch bag, tape, newspaper, cardboard and papier-mâché paste. Students will design their... Learn More