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

Learning about the life cycle of a frog is pretty amazing, especially when it is paired with a story about courage and growth that your students can easily relate to.... Learn More

Rotting vegetables and fruit rinds may not be your typical art room subject matter, but in this fun-filled, third-grade collage project, the spotlight shines on them as students create their... Learn More

This bright and colorful lesson will have your students thinking about spring and all of the wonderful things that grow. In this lesson, students will create a multi-layered collage. Students... Learn More

Wind power has grown in popularity over the past several years and despite being better for the environment, some people are reluctant to embrace it because of the way it... Learn More

Watch your sixth-grade students fill with wonder as they blur the boundaries between ecology and art with this lesson, inspired by the miniature biomes found in glass terrariums. In this... 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 fuzzy caterpillar and bean plant are sure to be a favorite in your classroom. The background features a variety of stamping opportunities, including using sponges and cardboard to create... Learn More

I love happy art lessons that engage children right from the get-go. These painted paper butterflies are a perennial favorite in my art room. My first graders made painted paper and then... 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

After a long, chilly winter, what is more wonderful than those first few blossoms of spring? In this lesson, students will grow their printmaking skills by using three different printing... Learn More

Spring weather welcomes kids outside and there is something so freeing about that first spring bike ride. Inspired by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, these bold bicycles will reinforce shape, color... 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

There is more beneath the surface in this printmaking and sewing lesson that features garden vegetables. Students will be using printmaking to create a row of veggies on paper and... Learn More

This multi-layered lesson captures the sweetness of butterflies crowded around blossoming flowers on a spring day. Inspired by the book Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, this lesson combines... Learn More

Though this kite is not meant to fly, it is meant to act as a metaphor for kindness and can help remind your fourth-grade students that kindness is uplifting. In... 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