Cook Island tivaevae is truly an art form. Tivaevae artists create very colorful patchwork quilts by hand. They were traditionally made by women from Polynesia who would usually work in... Learn More
Take your students on an imaginary trip to Polynesia! You find yourselves at a traditional Hawaiian luau where you can feel the island breezes off the ocean and hear the... Learn More
This project uses a combination of watercolor paints and colored pencils. This is one of my favorite ways to use colored pencils as it isn’t necessary to color in large... Learn More
This lesson is an excellent introduction to symmetry. Creating these shields will be exciting for students because they will be painting and creating foam stamps. Additionally, students will need to... Learn More
This lesson makes a beautiful addition to your Polynesian unit and art curriculum. Students explore the tropical landscape paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with chalk pastels. Space,... Learn More
Here is a quick and easy watercolor resist lesson that children will love… drawing and painting a platypus! They will love learning about this funny-looking animal from Australia while experiencing... Learn More
This lesson includes a literacy tie-in, drawing/tracing skills, painting and creating tints, as well as using chalk pastel to create texture. A template is provided to help the children learn... Learn More
Art projects don’t come more colorful than this! Students learn about coral reefs through children’s books such as Life in a Coral Reef by Wendy Pfeffer or Peek Inside Coral... Learn More
Students create a beautiful composition of the Great Barrier Reef for this collage project. They learn to use simple materials: paper and oil pastels to make a one of a... Learn More
This is a great lesson to incorporate into your Art from Australia themed unit because students learn all about the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the world famous Sydney Opera House.... Learn More
“G’Day, Mate!” features a fun Pointillism technique that students will love exploring! With this technique, students will first mix different values of blue and then strategically place dots of paint... Learn More
After learning about Australia’s bottle trees from the book, Strange Trees and the Stories Behind Them by Bernadette Pourquié & Cécile Gambini, students will be inspired to create a striking... Learn More
Ros Moriarty and Balarinji teamed up to create fantastic children’s books such as Kangaroos Hop and Splosh for the Billabong that serve as the inspiration for these bright and colorful... Learn More
This lesson plan develops students’ skills with composition, collage and charcoal drawing while taking a fresh look at Uluru: an amazing icon of the Australian landscape. In particular, the students... Learn More
Take your students to the world famous Luna Park in Sydney, Australia with this bright, colorful, technique rich lesson! Students learn all about this exciting park and use their creativity... Learn More
Understanding our stars, moon and planets that make up our corner of our universe is wonderfully illustrated in Oliver Jeffers’ book, Here We Are. The illustrations and story are the perfect... Learn More
Wow! America! by Robert Neubecker is one of my favorite resources for art lessons. This is the book that inspired this lesson but only for the illustrations. I would recommend... Learn More
In this lesson, children learn to draw a simple line drawing of a space shuttle using a guide or a template with oil pastel or crayon. They also explore the... Learn More