The Hall of the Bulls is a large hall inside Lascaux Cave. Massive drawings of bulls, some 18 feet long, stampede along the walls. This lesson showcases the incredible prehistoric... Learn More
With their long tusks and shaggy fur, woolly mammoths were unique animals that lived during Prehistoric times. Just as Prehistoric people were inspired by these giants and included them in... Learn More
With this lesson, you will be teaching young kids how to draw the human body. It’s a simple lesson focusing on proportions by drawing a fashion figure, also knows as... Learn More
What’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with a famous artist? With this simple marker lesson, your students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on the... Learn More
What’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with a famous artist? With this simple lesson, your students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on the elements... Learn More
In this lesson, your students will pretend to be a fashion designer who has the task of creating their own unique clothing design. After drawing a large-scale figure with accurate... Learn More
What’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with a famous artist? With this watercolor lesson, your students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on watercolor techniques... Learn More
This is a simple lesson focusing on proportions by drawing a fashion figure, also known as a “croquis” In proportions, a typical human body has “7 heads”, but for this... Learn More
Elizabethan clothing styles used rich, elegant materials such as fur, velvet, silk and lace. Not wanting to be mistaken as lower class, the upper class made sure to wear fancy,... Learn More
In this lesson, first grade students will explore the paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with acrylic paint and a dabbing technique of applying the paint. Line, shape,... Learn More
In this lesson, students will explore the paintings of artist Paul Gauguin while gaining experience with acrylic paint and chalk pastels. Complementary colors and contour lines are important concepts reinforced... 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 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
This lesson celebrates the art of American author and illustrator Ashley Bryan and has been inspired by his picture book Beautiful Blackbird. Students will focus on cutting, pasting, repetition, balance... Learn More
Learning how to manipulate paper into shapes and then placing them on a piece of paper to create an object is a big deal for young children. In this lesson... Learn More
This project encourages children to look at trash or recycled goods in a whole new way. Inspired by the book Magic Trash, children draw “Faces of God” in the style of... Learn More
This lesson encourages children to develop their own symbols and signature style. They will have the opportunity to use their creativity to create unique icons in the style of American... Learn More
In this lesson, children use painted paper or colored paper for the backdrop to a colorful, surrealist apple. Children learn about René Magritte and why apples appear in many of... Learn More