Your students are going to love this mixed media lesson starring a bright, colorful gumball machine. What child hasn’t begged for a coin to pop into one of these machines,... Learn More
Artist Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic cake paintings are sure to spark your students’ interests! Watch as your art room becomes transformed into a bakery! Students will draw a cake that looks... Learn More
This strong, brightly-colored rhinoceros is a great lesson to teach your students about following a directed line drawing and how line can create patterns. The contrast of the black oil... Learn More
This lesson’s simplicity is what makes it so striking. A simple symbol emphasized in the center and radiating broken lines immediately lets the viewer know that they are looking at... Learn More
This lesson puts a sparkly spin on the banners flown during Medieval and Renaissance times! Students will enjoy drawing either a whimsical lion or unicorn for their banner. Adding a... Learn More
This lesson features a fun-to-draw and paint court jester who is very talented at juggling. In fact, he is so talented that he is able to keep six colored balls... Learn More
This project highlights the tool Galileo used to make so many important discoveries: his telescope. Students will emboss their tin foil moon with craters, speckle their sky with stars and... Learn More
Arguably one of the art pieces that is most associated with the Renaissance is the Mona Lisa. When thinking about how to make the Mona Lisa approachable for kids, I... Learn More
The beautiful stained glass rose windows that grace the walls of Gothic churches can be replicated in your classroom using the most basic art supplies. For the students who love... Learn More
I just love this fun lesson that is a unique take on the beautiful architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. With a background of the night sky, this project... Learn More
Playing cards were first invented in China during the 9th century. It was in Europe in the 14th century, during the Renaissance, that the face cards were changed to represent... Learn More
Have you ever done a felting project? This fun art form is making a comeback and has become popular with crafters. Introduce your students to the joy of felting with... Learn More
The Renaissance was all about realistic art, and the discovery of one-point perspective helped artists be even more realistic with their artworks. Usually, one-point perspective lessons involve rulers, though not... Learn More
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld is becoming a classic for kids. The story highlights the jobs of construction vehicles on a work site and... 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
There are always ooos and aahs when a kinder unfolds a paper they have just cut and find that they now have a symmetrical shape. I’m with them because it... Learn More
Your students will be thrilled when their simple paper plate turns into a piece of armor! The layering of gold tissue paper and Mod Podge gives this shield a textured,... Learn More
Children love building things, from snowmen to blanket forts to towns with building blocks. This lesson introduces students to building with paper to form the famous Pantheon of Rome, Italy.... Learn More