This exploratory sculpture lesson is great for any students from your youngest Pre-K or kindergarteners to middle schoolers. Sculpture keeps students engaged kinesthetically and the open-ended nature of this lesson... Learn More
The Tropical Toucan Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy... Learn More
The Kawaii Ice Cream Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids.... Learn More
One of my favorite ways to combine art and literature in my art room is by reading an Eric Carle book. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse was the... Learn More
The Space Kitty Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy... Learn More
Lesson inspiration doesn’t necessarily need to come from an entire picture book, sometimes one illustration can do the trick. Based on an illustration spread in the book, Silly Suzy Goose,... Learn More
The Unique Unicorn Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy... Learn More
The Puffin Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy this... Learn More
Reptiles always make a wonderful subject for an art project. Lizards, chameleons and iguanas seem to appeal to just about every kid. The best part about this project is that... Learn More
This still life lesson, inspired by the paintings of French artist Georges Rouault, is one of my favorite art lessons for kids because it combines a couple of my favorite... Learn More
The Houseboat Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy this... Learn More
The Mars Biodome Draw Along lesson involves minimal art materials, a step-by-step drawing guide for your substitute teacher and an instructional video to play in front of the kids. Copy... Learn More
This lesson features a fun, loose method of painting that your students will use to create a collection of beautiful tropical foliage, based on the lush landscapes of the Caribbean.... Learn More
Clay projects are always so much fun, but pair this little Caribbean house lesson with some Calypso music and a few inspirational island photos and you and your students will... Learn More
Your students will be textile designers like Harlem Renaissance artist Loïs Mailou Jones in this fun printmaking lesson. Students will be looking at the beautiful textiles of Jones and then... Learn More
Drawing a pumpkin may seem simple but, when I was teaching young students, I noticed that they wanted to draw a pumpkin as a circle with a stubby little rectangle... Learn More
This lesson is based on the blue pickup in Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry. I was especially drawn to one landscape illustration of this little blue... Learn More
This is just the perfect type of lesson: easy, technique rich and beautiful. To create this project, give each student a piece of watercolor paper (not essential but the watercolor... Learn More