In this lesson, students focus on form and contrast as they transform a slab of either air-dry or kiln-fire clay into a three-dimensional dish, use stamping to add an inscription... Learn More

This lesson is based on American artist Beauford Delaney who was best known for being a modernist painter in the 1930’s and 1940’s with the Harlem Renaissance. Using simple materials,... Learn More

In this lesson, students will choose a quote from Angelou from the included handout or by researching on their own. Layered liquid tempera paint and markings made with acrylic paint... Learn More

In this lesson, students focus on line, shape and pattern. A bingo dauber with India ink and a black permanent marker are used to draw the lines and markers are... Learn More

Get ready to wow your students with this winter snowflake lesson inspired by Philip C. Stede’s illustrations in Samson in the Snow. In this messy, yet magical lesson, students focus... Learn More

Inspired by Ezra Jack Keats’ classic The Snowy Day, this lesson has students creating an expressive mixed-media winter portrait.... Learn More

In this lesson, students will explore line, shape, value and texture as they complete a guided drawing of Bear and then paint the fur texture and background with liquid tempera... Learn More

In this fun winter drawing-and-painting lesson, students create a dynamic sledding scene that emphasizes proportion, space and movement. Foreshortening is even practiced when drawing the legs.... Learn More

Inspired by the beautiful book A Little Like Magic, this lesson will guide you in leading students through creating a textured winter landscape topped with a parchment paper ice sculpture... Learn More

In this mixed-media lesson, students create a magical interpretation of the White Witch’s castle from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.... Learn More

Get ready for a frosty adventure in printmaking with this lesson that has been inspired by the striking scratchboard art of illustrator Claudia McGehee in the picture book Counting Winter.... Learn More

Inspired by Berta and Elmer Hader’s classic book, The Big Snow, this collage project invites children to recreate a beautiful winter scene while exploring texture, line and space. Students will... Learn More

Introduce your youngest students to pop-up art and paper engineering with this seasonal project that uses foundational skills like cutting and folding to achieve stunning results. In this lesson, students... Learn More

For many students, snowballs symbolize winter fun and in this lesson, students make a pop-up, 3D paper version of one being held by a patterned pair of cozy mittens. To... Learn More

The Talking Nutcracker lesson invites students to bring their artwork to life with their own chosen details and a simple pop-up mechanism. To get started, students make a mouth that... Learn More

The Caroling Penguin lesson combines drawing, cutting and a simple V-fold pop-up mechanism to create a cheerful singing bird with moveable beak. Students will fold and cut their bird shape... Learn More

Just a few basic art-making materials are needed to make the snowmen come to life in this Pop-Up Snowmen lesson. In this lesson, students use basic paper a simple box... Learn More

In this lesson, students focus on texture, balance and shape as they use a variety of painting and basic printmaking techniques to create painted paper and then cut and assemble... Learn More