Ready to teach Women’s History Month art projects that’ll keep elementary art classes engaged? This Katherine Bernhardt art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will enjoy her Pop Art pattern paintings. Moreover, her spray-painted popsicles, smiley faces, toucans, and other pop culture references will intrigue them.

And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Women’s History Month artists like Katherine Bernhardt. 

During this Pop art project, your class will learn the process Katherine Bernhardt follows, from sketch to painting. Use it to discuss tertiary colors, repeated motifs, and painting techniques in art. Students will create a mixed media pattern painting with soft pastels and tempera paint using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.

Plan lessons for students about Women’s art history 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 Pop Art 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 Pop 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” idea 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
• Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
• Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
• Katherine Bernhardt Artist biography about the life and work of this Brooklyn, New York Pop Art painter, 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 Katherine Bernhardt’s motif paintings outside of the art room

Ways to Use This Art Project for Women’s History Month

This Katherine Bernhardt 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 (Katherine Bernhardt 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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I love this resource and have used it as a sub lesson in art. It is so great to learn about a contemporary artist in the vein of Pop Art. Thank you!

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