One thing that I love most about drawing with pastels, both oil and chalk, is that is generally encourages students to draw big. In this project, students will use chalk... Learn More
This lesson explores the work of artist Romare Bearden while emphasizing mixed-media collage, cutting, arranging, gluing, texture, and space. Students complete this multi-step project while coming to an understanding that a... Learn More
My goal with this lesson was to teach my fifth graders about Horace Pippin, a relatively unknown American painter and how every artist’s journey is different. The book A Splash of... Learn More
Every teacher has their pet projects, projects that they talk about most often. Mine are the ceramic tile mural projects that I did with the sixth grade classes every year at... Learn More
In this lesson, children use painted paper or colored paper for the backdrop to a colorful, surrealist apple. Children learn about René Magritte and why apples appear in many of... Learn More
In this lesson, children create a portrait of surrealist painter, Salvador Dalí. Using only white paper, black oil pastel and black chalk, this striking portrait can be as simple or... Learn More
In this lesson, children use painted paper or colored paper for the backdrop and the silhouette of a dove. Children learn about René Magritte and why doves appear in many... Learn More
In this lesson, children create a drawing of an elongated animal in the style of surrealist painter, Salvador Dalí. Using white paper, markers and a coloring medium of your choice,... Learn More
In this lesson, children create layers of Surrealism. Inspired by René Magritte’s painting, The Return, children paint clouds, create a template, paint a landscape and add a nest of eggs.... Learn More
In this lesson, children combine the front and back of animal bodies to create a new type of animal. Animal illustrations can be photocopied, arranged and assembled by the student... Learn More
In this lesson, children draw a generic portrait of a man in a bowler hat and then use simple mixed-medium techniques to paint and add contrast. Covering the face with... Learn More
The Hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa and is commonly used in jewelry and wall hangings. Depicting the open right hand, an image... Learn More
This lesson is a great opportunity to introduce children to camels. In Rajasthan, camels are decorated with tassels, beads and tattoos. Many camel decoration artists continue with this long- standing... Learn More
There is such beauty in simplicity. This art project captures the design elements of Gond Art (curved lines, dots and dashes) plus a limited color palette. For younger grades, you... Learn More
This project can be done a couple of ways: drawing & painting the peacock on colored paper and leaving it, or drawing & painting the peacock on white paper, cutting... Learn More
This lesson uses simple supplies: paper, oil pastel and cake tempera paint. Students draw a detailed camel and add decorations with an oil pastel on white paper. Depending on your... Learn More
Children explore shape, pattern, symmetry and line in this colorful paisley pattern motif. With origins in India, the traditional paisley design is used in clothing, fabrics and home-decor. This lesson... Learn More
Stupa is a building used by Buddhist monks for meditation. They are made from stone and typically have a domed roof shaped like a mushroom and stone panels. This colorful... Learn More