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
In this Holiday Village pop-up lesson, students use the V-fold pop-up with tabs mechanism to explore space, form and shape while building a charming three-dimensional winter scene. The finished piece... Learn More
In this hands-on, holiday lesson inspired by The Nutcracker, students are invited to explore pop-up art and creative storytelling by creating a miniature stage with opening curtains that showcase a... Learn More
This lesson is inspired by jewelry and metalwork during the Art Nouveau movement, which featured flowing lines and natural imagery. Using Model Magic to form vines, leaves and flowers is... Learn More
Highlight the bold lines, geometric shapes and colors of the Art Deco movement with this lesson that has students using a basic form of printmaking and paper-folding transferring technique to... Learn More
Explore the luminous, organic Art Nouveau designs of Tiffany lamps in this three-dimensional, folded-paper lesson. Line, pattern and value are explored in this lesson, which features simple materials with a... Learn More
Create an iconic part of American pioneer culture with this lesson that has students making their own printed paper quilt square inspired by the legendary folktale character Johnny Appleseed and... Learn More
Your fourth graders will have fun recreating their own interactive race based on the infamous race between the tortoise and the hare in Aesop’s fable. Students can choose to feature... Learn More
Cooler weather brings a natural desire to snuggle down with a good book, which is just what these cozy critters are doing in this leaf-printing art lesson. Students will start... Learn More
In this Mouse Hole lesson inspired by a tunnel book, students explore space by creating a layered scene with a foreground, middle ground and background. The middle ground is an... Learn More
Students will get to sew their own stuffed animal with this fiber arts lesson. From start to finish, students will be plushie creators as they begin with raw materials and... Learn More
The first few days of school can be a lot for students. Take a quick break from all of the introductions, rules and procedures with this quick, collaborative lesson that... Learn More
There are round things all around us and after completing this lesson, your students will be determined to find even more. Inspired by the book Round by award-winning author Jennifer... Learn More