Chris Uphues Hearts Art Game
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with fun Valentine’s Day art projects? This Chris Uphues art lesson with hearts will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be delighted by his pop art heart murals. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal style of adding cute doodle faces to t-shirts, patches, and posters.
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on pop art painters like Chris Uphues.
During this art project, your class will learn how Uphues creates engaging public art. They’ll understand the difference between geometric and free-form shapes. And, they’ll learn two easy ways to draw a heart. Students will create a pop art drawing of hearts with markers using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons for students about contemporary artists and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!
What’s Included In My Chris Uphues Lesson
Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesn’t have to be a snoozer, though!
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Chris Uphues art project. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- 2 Printable Heart Template & Tracers, to make setting up the drawing easier
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- Chris Uphues Artist biography about the life and work of this American street artist and graphic designer, so you don’t need to research
- “Big Ideas” reflection worksheet where students write about their art process
- Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
- Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
- 8 “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
- 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
- Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by Chris Uphues’ hearts outside of the art room
Ways to Use This Chris Uphues Project in Elementary
This Chris Uphues lesson plan is flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your art room and beyond. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, and even for virtual art class or an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Chris Uphues Hearts Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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We used this activity as part of our Valentine’s Day party. It was fun. My fifth graders loved to draw their faces. Great resource!
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A great resource! My class and I had so much fun creating this art project, and the work they created was so cute and made the most adorable bulletin board display. I cannot recommend this resource enough as it is truly fantastic! Thank you!
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I have used this resource many times! My classes have found Chris Uphues to be a fun, engaging artist and the visuals provided in this lesson are really user friendly for my classes.
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Art With Ms Keith (Teacher-Author) –
I love all of Glitter Meets Glue’s Roll a Dice Activities and so do my students!
Dawn M. –
This lesson was super fun for my students. All grades did this the week of Valentine’s day.
Jana J. –
My students loved using this resource! They thought it was a super fun activity. Thanks for sharing!
Emily D. –
Amazing, really great lesson my students loved it!
Christy D. –
My fifth graders really loved personalizing their hearts!
Tara S. –
I used this in art with my unit on artists. It worked out that it was around Valentine”s Day
Jodie D. –
A very cute Valentines activity my students loved it!!
Sowmia K. –
My fourth graders enjoyed this when I left it with a sub for them. The directions are very straighforward!
Debbie O. –
This was a great activity for when I had a sub! The students liked it and were engaged.
Colleen N. –
great resource to use with my students, thank you for sharing!
Denise T. –
Easy to use! Great that there is one Roll a sheet and one You Pick. I really only need the you pick and always have to explain to kids with other sheets why we are not taking out the dice!
Steph Shaw – 6th Grade Adventures (Teacher-Author) –
Perfect resource to use with my 5th and 6th grade art students.
Nicole W. –
A great resource! My students and I had so much fun creating this art project, and the work they created was so cute and made the most adorable bulletin board display. I cannot recommend this resource enough as it is truly fantastic! Thank you!
Bethany K. –
Awesome resource!
Jennifer D. –
My students loved making their own art hearts
Melody Y. –
I have used this resource many times! My students have found Chris Uphues to be a fun, engaging artist and the visuals provided in this lesson are really user friendly for my classes.
jesse B. –
My students love these art games,
Genevieve Kroenke –
This was an easy resource to use, and student friendly. Took very little prep. Would be great for a substitute as well.
Sherri R. –
love it
Brittany G. –
great
tracy A. –
This was very helpful! Thank you for all your hard work!
Christine Samad –
Kids love the coloring page and the stencils help them make projects all year
Kaitlin D. –
Students really enjoyed this.
Elizabeth B. –
Great! Thanks!
Amber K. –
THE BEST Art resource! We LOVED learning about Chris Uphues and those awesome hearts!
Courtney H. –
My students LOVE doing these activities!
Jacqueline E. –
My kids really enjoyed this! Thanks.
Alison T. –
My students enjoyed this very much. The pop art faces and options to spin or roll a die made it interactive if you wish. Great fun
Debbie P. –
Awesome
2 Smart Wenches (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you for this easy to use resource. My students enjoyed this activity.
Cindy Cordts –
The students loved this!
Melanie M. –
My students love this activity. Some times they want to roll the dice and some times they like to use it like a menu and pick the details they want to add to their art. This is a great resource to get them going on the project instead of saying, “I do not know what to draw,” because this gives them plenty of options.
Luna Gray Design (Teacher-Author) –
This was such a fun game and introduction to the artist for my virtual learners! They loved it!
Jessica N. –
Fun Valentines activity
Studio Siegel (Teacher-Author) –
Students loved this lesson.
Danielle P. –
Such an amazing resource!
Art in a Sensible Tote Bag (Teacher-Author) –
This is the perfect resource for any Chris Uphues lesson.
celia C. –
happy, positive lesson for everybody! easy to follow- thank you
Jaret G. –
I used this lesson with my students in connection with Valentine’s Day. They enjoyed learning about the artist and had fun making their own piece. We had trouble getting some of the markers to work with the water, but then it became a fun lesson on trial and error. We even began comparing marker brands for this art task. Many lessons came out of this one activity. But they were mostly excited to have a product to take home to their families.
Valerie Hillier –
I loved this as a whole class art project and as a center in my kindergarten room! My students never got bored with creating different faces and being creative.
Melody S. –
I used this with my students on a day where several were gone on a field trip as a treat for the students who were unable to go. They loved it!
Susan B. –
We used this activity as part of our Valentine’s Day party. It was fun. My fifth graders loved to draw their faces. Great resource!
Jenna T. –
Perfect for a sub! Thanks!
Evla Studio (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource! I love your roll-a-masterpiece games and have purchased several! Thank you!
Susan Vilar –
Fabulous resource for a veteran teacher that’s new to the art room. I’m excited to use this with the kids in different ways. What a GREAT way to introduce artists to the kids! I plan to show them a PowerPoint of the artist and some of their works, and then have them play this game.
Jennifer Vivion –
Students love this!
Karen L. –
My students love roll and draws!
amy hufstedler –
Great Resource…
Artsy Ivie (Teacher-Author) –
This is going to be so much fun for my students next week! I wanted to do something quick and easy and this looks awesome! Such a cool idea and the step-by-step directions are nice!
Sharise P. –
love these!
Breyan F. –
Thanks!