These sweet little pumpkins are the perfect projects to usher in the fall season with your youngest elementary students. Students will explore color mixing to create the secondary colors needed... Learn More
In this playful lesson, students will explore symmetry, value and expression by creating a silly-faced shark out of painted paper. They’ll practice double-loading their paintbrushes with black and white tempera... Learn More
In this engaging art lesson, students will explore symmetry by folding and cutting a large piece of paper to create a balanced rainbow shape. They’ll use tempera paint sticks to... Learn More
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with parading penguins and heart-shaped balloons in this quick lesson that features some basic printmaking and focuses on pattern, shape and balance. To get started, students will... Learn More
These sweet little lounging frogs create the perfect opportunity to practice simple tracing and cutting skills with your youngest students. To get started, students will focus on simple shapes while... Learn More
This colorful rabbit will have your kindergarteners ready to experiment with color mixing, using a limited palette to create new colors and tints. Simple cutting transforms circles and strips of... Learn More
Introducing artist Henri Rousseau to young children, even as young as four, is easy with this simple project. Students will focus on line, shape and space as they draw their... Learn More
These bright and beautiful flowers are ready to spruce up your classroom and hallways this spring. This painting gives your youngest students a chance to practice mixing primary colors together... Learn More
There is such a joy in painting large-scale flowers inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe using nothing but a few colors of paint. Sometimes the easiest projects delight the most. The flowers... 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
In this dynamic lesson, students will focus on movement, rhythm and shape while creating their own city at night that has been inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Starry... Learn More
Kindergarteners will love this lesson that features the exploratory printmaking technique of stamping with a sponge to create their own still life, inspired by the artwork of Vincent van Gogh.... 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
Encourage students to practice looking at and talking about art with this lesson that features a 2D representation of an abstract sculpture that has been inspired by the illustrations in... Learn More
Cubism is a great art movement to discuss as most cubist pieces are hard to identify. This is great for kids as they really need to look closely at a... Learn More
This simple supply lesson features a songbird singing out a song of happiness. The bird is surrounded by an abundance of polka dots, which bring additional feelings of joy to... Learn More
It’s normal to experience big feelings. In fact, at one point or another, we all do. From sadness and worry to happiness, excitement and love, big feelings are nothing to... Learn More
Turn grouchy moods around with this lesson that has been inspired by the book The Grouchies by Debbie Wagenbach and Steve Mack. Everyone feels grouchy sometimes, but in this lesson,... Learn More