Along with jungle elements like lush vegetation and wild animals, Henri Rousseau often featured tropical birds in his paintings. In this lesson, students will create their own tropical bird watercolor... Learn More

While most known for his vibrant jungle scenes, Henri Rousseau painted his share of still lifes and occasionally landscapes, included one seascape. The painting The Storm Tossed Vessel is the... 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

Captivate student imaginations with this cut paper project featuring one of the world’s most fascinating insects: a praying mantis. In this lesson, students will focus on cutting and tracing the... Learn More

This colorful lesson will water your students’ imaginations as they create their own watering can that looks like it’s really watering the plants below. With a focus on line and... Learn More

Old boots can be used as planters. In fact, herbs, flowers and fruits can be grown in old boots and other containers. In this lesson, students will create a collage... Learn More

Capture the geometric lines and shapes of a greenhouse in front of a lush botanical background in this lesson that has students exploring basic printmaking with liquid tempera paint. Using... Learn More

As warm-weather plants, succulents often go dormant in the winter, but greenhouses can be used to keep them warm and toasty year-round. Bring trays of succulents into your art room... 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 simple but stunning lesson focuses on mixing tints of a color to create these colorful flowers, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe. Encouraging students to draw large will ensure that these... Learn More

Based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting, Pedernal, students draw a simple landscape on a piece of tag board or lightweight cardboard. They will then use acrylic paints to match the colors... Learn More

This simple-material lesson is the perfect way to introduce students to Georgia O’Keeffe’s floral paintings that will be a cinch to set up and clean up. With a focus on... Learn More

This lesson, based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic bone paintings is an exploration in texture, with both clay and tissue paper elements adding to the three-dimensional artwork. An abstracted oil pastel... Learn More

This brightly colored adobe and landscape, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic Southwestern landscapes, utilizes chalk pastels, which will lay down color quickly, but is also is quick to set up... Learn More

This lesson, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting, My Shanty, Lake George is a chance for students to practice their skills with blending chalk pastels. Chalk pastel is a quick way... Learn More

These beautifully colored oak leaves, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe are sure to brighten up your art room. Focusing both on mixing to make tertiary color, as well as using analogous... 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

Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day in the art room with this minimal-supply lesson that will have students making their own paper pocket for a poem. Students will focus on... Learn More