Keith Haring Game
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with a no prep, Pop Art lessons? This Keith Haring art project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be energized by his brightly colored dancing figures and barking dogs. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal style of painting public murals about important social causes.
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Pop Art artists like Keith Haring.
During this art project, your class will learn how Keith Haring drew inspiration from graffiti art, music, and fashion. And, they’ll discover how his art career started in the NYC subways. Students will draw dancing figures and other pictographs 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 Keith Haring Art Project
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 Keith Haring 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
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- Keith Haring Artist biography about the life and work of this American 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 Keith Haring’s dancing figures outside of the art room
Ways to Use My Pop Art Lesson Plan
This Keith Haring inspired art project 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 (Keith Haring Art Lesson)
- 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 all of these activities. They are indispensable for teaching art in a busy world, in my opinion. The engage the reluctant artist, and every student can be successful.
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My students really enjoyed creating Keith Haring inspired art. I left this (no prep needed) activity for a supply teacher and it made planning for my art lesson so easy! THANK YOU!
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Excellent resource to introduce students to Keith Haring. The choose your own style of pictogram graphics helped my students as we worked on Keith Haring inspired art, not only having to do it digitally, but having to do it without having met my 3rd trimester art students! They really appreciated the biography and the choice of elements to use and play around with in their own design. Thank you!
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Ericka S. –
This was a fun one to use because students added their dancing people to an optical illusion project that they did. It was a fun way to combine different learning opportunities for students.
Zen in SPED (Teacher-Author) –
Amazing resource! The kids are loving it and so engaged!
Building Great Readers (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you for creating the best resource for my class dance day!
Danielle W. –
What a great way to introduce the work of Keith Haring! Students thoroughly enjoyed creating their own Keith Haring inspired art work.
Kate V. –
I have used this resource in multiple grades and all of my students have enjoyed it. I like that it came with a PowerPoint presentation. Thank you!
Miss Nomad – The Traveling Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
I purchased this resource as a last minute resource for my art lesson and my students absolutely loved it. They begged to complete it again the next day!
The Sharp-est Classroom (Teacher-Author) –
As a teacher who has to teach art, this resource was the perfect art activity to leave behind for a sub! I was actually sad that I was gone and couldn’t do it with them. Love it!
The Enterprise Chair (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved learning about the artist and then trying some of his art.
Leslie J. –
I love doing this with my students during our pop art unit. It is fun to turn into a game, plus it can be used for early finishers as an extension project to further comprehension.
adena R. –
My students loves this resource. They found it very engaging.
Wendi W. –
My students really enjoyed this lesson, and did really well on the project. Highly recommend.
Rebecca B. –
Oh my goodness, my students LOVED this! I will 100% use this again. Thank you so much!!
Estefani G. –
I have every single art activity you have posted. I love them and so do my students! They are always very engaged and love art time. This lesson was so fun to do!
Janita C. –
My humanities students enjoyed learning about the artist and practicing in the style of this artist.
Elisa K. –
My students really enjoyed creating Keith Haring inspired art. I left this (no prep needed) activity for a supply teacher and it made planning for my art lesson so easy! THANK YOU!
Lisa L. –
Thank you for this resource! I appreciate your hard work that made my job easier!
Laura M. –
My students loved getting to roll a dice for different versions of this project! Everyone’s was so unique and all the material provided was super helpful!
Alyssa G. –
I love this activity, I’ve used it two years in a row with two different grades and they always have such a good time with it.
Christine M. –
Very engaging…great for sub teacher
K-12 Art Resources (Teacher-Author) –
This was great for an easy sub plan.
Carmen E. –
I used this resource for a last minute sub plan. The students really love the roll and draw projects!
Madeline Wilk –
This was a fun and engaging activity for the end of my Haring unit. I work for a cyberschool, so I had students go into breakout rooms and use a digital die to play the game. They had fun and it encouraged teamwork!
Krysta L. –
I used this resource at the end of last year as part of end of year games. The students enjoyed it and so did I!
Elizabeth G. –
Easy to use and the kids loved learning about this artist and creating their “inspired by” masterpieces.
Heidi W. –
I use this every year with my students! It is a great into to Haring’s work, and then they go on to create their own! So fun!
Alix Z. –
Love this format! The students engage well!
Lisa B. –
Thanks!
terry H. –
Loved the pre-teaching opportunity provided before the final project.
December M. –
I am an American English (ESL/ELL) teacher in Turkey. Our school is getting ready for an Ar-Ge event with the topic being ‘The 1980’s’. One of our activities was to learn about an artist from the 1980’s and I chose Keith Haring. My students had a lot of fun learning about him and his style of artwork, using this resource. Afterwards, I created a bulletin board to display their Keith Haring-inspired artwork in the 5th Grade corridor. I was really impressed with the outcome. Great resource! I would definitely buy from this teacher again. Thank you!
Miss Downard –
Thanks – this was perfect for in class and online!
Gewn W. –
Love Keith Haring
Jada S. –
The students loved. So much fun!
Geraldine Batangan –
Great art activity.
Lori M. –
I did this activity with my students in January. Very well organized and fun project to learn about this amazing artist.
Brandy M. –
My students loved this activity. Even the kids who are reluctant to do creative things in art were easily able to follow along with the rolling designs. I added a bit to the Keith Haring slideshow to give some more information about his art and life, but otherwise this was awesome!
Andree D. –
For someone who struggles with incorporating art into the routine this made it so much easier and less stressful
Michala H. –
Great for turning art into a game!
Brielle Caldera (verified owner) –
I’m so glad that this work out so well for my students! They love using our dice with these sheets! Easy to use, great visuals, etc.! Thanks!
Jacqueline H. –
This resource was super helpful with distance learning. Students were engaged and it made the transition to online much easier. Highly recommend.
Puett’s Pocket (Teacher-Author) –
My kiddos LOVED seeing how their Keith Haring creatures came out after rolling the die! They were cracking up and trying to challenge each other for the craziest outcome!
Kelly N. –
Great resource
Tisha L. –
Our art students loved it! The plan was detailed and the sub was able to follow!
Dawn H. –
My students love the roll and draw activities and I love that everyone’s art work is different.
Mirela S. –
At first my students were confused about the instructions and what they were supposed to do, but after going over it with them and showing them an example, they understood and absolutely loved this activity! Not only were they able to be creative but they also learned about an artist.
HW Created Teaching Resources (Teacher-Author) –
Love love love this resource! It provides so much choice to the activity!
Sarah S. –
I am the STEM teacher at my school, but had to be the art teacher for a week. I had to find something fast for lessons and boy, did these really deliver! These had everything that I wanted – art history, examples, and fun projects that I used for everyone, Kindies on up to the 5th grade. 2 of their pieces from these lessons even ended up in the district art show! LOVE THEM!!
Emily P. –
Great resource!
Kerry’s Kindergarten (Teacher-Author) –
Very fun way to help the kids decide what features to use in their “Keith Haring” inspired pictures
Harrison Hub (Teacher-Author) –
My students thoroughly enjoyed rolling the dice and creating their Keith Haring-inspired art.
Sarah Belle –
Great resource for distance learners! Thank you
Emma H. –
Great resource.
Maytlind Mallo –
My students love anything to do with dice so this project was a huge HIT!
Danielle P. –
Such an amazing resource!
Krystalle Dickson –
Thanks so much!
Katie G. –
Great for substitutes!
Taryn H. –
Students produced some vibrant work. Really simple and engaging!
Hopes smART Studios (Teacher-Author) –
Love this roll-and-draw resources! Glitter Meets Glue always makes amazing art resources for elementary art teachers. Thank you!
Melissa L. –
My students loved this
Natalie S. –
Able to use as a lesson refresher with a substitute
Beth C. –
Excellent intro resource, thanks!
Zeke’s Happy ART (Teacher-Author) –
I love these, It’s harder to do remotely since they don’t have dice, but I’m going to see if I can find an app for dice
Kellie E. –
Excellent resource to introduce students to Keith Haring. The choose your own style of pictogram graphics helped my students as we worked on Keith Haring inspired art, not only having to do it digitally, but having to do it without having met my 3rd trimester art students! They really appreciated the biography and the choice of elements to use and play around with in their own design. Thank you!
Mary H. –
Thank you so much! This is so cool, and the kids (and I) had so much fun doing it!!
Lisa B. –
My students loved this activity and it saved me lots of time!
Lily T. –
Excellent resource – used with my Haring art project! Students responded well to examples. Thanks for sharing.
Yocelin Q. –
Left this as an extra activity for the substitute teacher to use, the students had fun creating their colorful pieces.
Lisa W. –
This is a great resource for a substitute, extra time, or introducing and creating Keith Haring artwork.
Heather H. –
Way too much fun! A great go-to!
Cassie J. –
My students loved this.
Jenna T. –
Great activity . Thanks!
Melissa A. –
My students love this drawing game!
Julie C. –
My students had a great time with this lesson with great results. Thanks
Ana Azurmendi –
Great resource and easy to use.
Stephanie M. –
Wonderful resource, great as an activity to be left for a supply teacher.
Tery C. –
Great resource!
Ginny D. –
I love the art of Keith Haring and this is a great way to expose students to his work! Thank you for creating this packet!
Malea W. –
Fun activity that all my students enjoyed!
Jessica S. –
I’m so glad that this work out so well for my students! They love using our dice with these sheets! Easy to use, great visuals, etc.! Thanks!
Mme Dawdy –
Great, easy to use activity to leave for supply teachers or for a quick art lesson.
Mrs Williams’ World of Art (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you for your hard work. It helps so much when I need emergency plans
Made by Merci (Teacher-Author) –
Used the roll-a-Haring to start a giant group collaborative painting in neon- this was a huge hit!
cindy T. –
Good for primary school students
Caly C. –
I use these during art time with 3rd graders and they have blast. It’s super easy to use and easier for guest teachers to implement.
Donna S. –
This was great for a stand-alone lesson when I had to be out.
kelly V. –
My Students loved this!
Jean D. –
The students LOVED this activity! It’s something everyone can have success doing!
Meredith K. –
My students loved this!
Brande E. –
Great addition to my unit!
Wild Wonders Teaching (Teacher-Author) –
I love these art lessons! This is the second one I have purchased and it is perfect for my sub tub as the instructions are so easy to follow!
Lisa F. –
I like how I can use these more than once because they will get a different picture each time. I am doing a few of these with the class so they will understand how to do them when there is a sub in the classroom and so I can leave alternate plans for the few that will be acting out during the “unstructured” time.
Teaching in the South (Teacher-Author) –
thank you!
Rachel C. –
I love every single one of these art lessons. I use them with my class not just when I have a sub.
Daina B. –
Perfect for my sub folder, thanks!
Art Ole (Teacher-Author) –
I used this for a Sub Plan when I was out for a day. My students all have ipads so we used a dice generator to “roll”. The kids loved it.I can see myself using this as an enrichment activity for my Pop Art unit for many years to come.
Raven Bergin –
Great fun and easy activity.
Helen A. –
Great resource. Thanks
LisaSMendoza –
I used this with a sub and it was a perfect introduction to Keith Haring’s artwork!
Janice T. –
Great mini art project for my students! I use it to add PE in my classroom
Leonie D. –
A fun activity to reinforce learning.
Smart Chick (Teacher-Author) –
Cool idea! Goes with our school theme! Thanks!
The Organized and Efficient Art Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
Getting ready to do Keith Haring projects and this is perfect!
Jenn Smyth –
These turned out good. Would like to have seen some examples in the product. thank you
Amy V. –
How can you go wrong? The kids love it! Great end-of-the-year activity!
Ellen M. –
Great way to emphasize the art principle of movement.
Samantha C. –
Super easy for subs to use!
Tammy J. –
Was a hit!
Linda C. –
I love to teach Keith Haring, great visuals for students to apply to their already creative ideas! Thank You 🙂
Aileen Miracle –
Really looking forward to using this in my music classroom as an arts connection! Thanks!
Natalie C. –
Thank you
brooke W. –
Student’s really like it.
Janne R. –
Fun for the kiddos and great for a sub, simple and easy to follow
Kristin B. –
Fun and engaging!
Janine E. –
Very useful , thanks.
Sara S. –
My students really enjoyed the activity even though some found the combination of some elements difficult to create.
Kimberly D. –
Perfect end of year activity!
jesse B. –
Students love this activity.
Rad Resources (Teacher-Author) –
great
Cindy H. –
Super product for the classroom art center! Thank you!
Adrienne W. –
love this!
Christine F. –
These are always great for students to use when done with a project
Heather T. –
Very easy to use and adaptable for various ages. My students liked the fact they could choose using dice. It made it like a game.
Art with Ms Meny (Teacher-Author) –
This was such a great extension to my graffiti project. Students loved learning about Keith Haring’s style through this fun game. I think this would work well as a sub lesson. Students were engaged the whole period and could easily extend by coloring in.
Brenda D. –
These turned out really funny. Great resource for the sub notebook.
Donnette H. –
My students love these Roll-a-Masterpiece series. I used them for a hands-on art night at our school.
Susan S. –
Great for a sub!
Shelley B. –
This was a great sub plan!
Stacey P. –
My students and I love this activity!
erin C. –
Huge hit with the kids! We read the book in the library and then followed up with the activity. The kids didn’t want to stop illustrating!
Mrs Miller’s Art Room (Teacher-Author) –
Great for sub lesson or for early finishers when working on Keith Haring
Erin R. –
My students really enjoy these art projects.
Art With Love – Elementary – Middle (Teacher-Author) –
This is an awesome sheet that comes in handy for classes that may not feel confident in their creative abilities. I use this for my grade 3 art history students.
Kendra G. –
love these! they are so great to use!
Dianna Nash –
My students love these games. A great way to introduce artists into a lesson!
marshalle W. –
Great resource for my class!!
Deanna Solis –
My afterschool art class students love these! Thanks!
sherry W. –
All kids are successful with this game! Most cannot draw just one, they keep on creating!
Nicole L. –
This is great – I love using this. My students love this. So much fun!
Kim D. –
Great resources, thanks!
Kyle H. –
Love this lesson!
Peggy Goodwin –
Love these games. Perchance you will bundle all of them into one master group we can purchase?
Anna B. –
Two of my favorite things… Roll-a-masterpiece lessons and Keith Haring! Another great addition to my sub tub!
KIPY T. –
Easy, easy to use! What’s not to love?
JENNIFER G. –
Awesome!
Buyer –
I appreciate unique ways to add art to the classroom. This is a quick, simple, and enjoyable activity that can be enjoyed by most ages. I can relate it to several subjects. It is a treat or reward for students to play.
anna-kim A. –
This will be a lot of fun!
Kate M. –
My students LOVED this project. It was a great, easy activity to introduce them to a famous artist that made it fun and relatable.
Heidi B. –
Great! I totally use this with success and its a good sub plan.
msKindergartenland (Teacher-Author) –
Loved using this resource with my after school art club!
kimberly K. –
So much fun watching the kids roll a Haring!
Buyer –
My class of 5th graders loved this project. I let them be as creative as they wanted to be and the pieces came out so wonderful. I also paired this lesson with a power point I made and taught the kids about Keith Haring. Thank you!
Kamille F. –
Love these
Mrs Volkmer Art (Teacher-Author) –
My students loved this activity!
Rachel G. –
Students rocked this one!
Kimberly A. –
My students love learning about Keith Haring. Great new resource for them.
Richard W. –
Paired beautifully with the art history lesson.
Fairlle L. –
this is a cool idea
Kelly C. –
Love the creativity! Have used them several times for the substitute with great success. Students love it!
Jill A. –
Fantastic way to introduce or enhance a Keith Haring study.
Christine Y –
Great, easy activity!
Megan Cooper –
This is a great end-of-year lesson that my students can have fun with!
Catherine W. –
My kids are gonna love this!
dina W. –
Love this!
Meg Pendelton –
Great – thank you!
Adriana B. –
My students enjoyed this game. It was great for early finishers when we did a Keith Haring unit.
MrsGlithero –
LOVED this. Kids had a great time and it saved me when I had to duck out early for an illness. Thanks!
Shannon S. –
Can’t wait to play with my art class
Yocelyng S. –
Great
Art With Mrs Wells (Teacher-Author) –
i use these as practice before students start their projects so that they become familiar with the different shapes and styles. They are particularly helpful with when students get frustrated or stuck.
Ruthann Carroll –
The students enjoyed this activity.
Ashley H. –
My students Loved this!
Anna M. –
Very helpful after teaching a Keith Haring lesson. Thanks!
Matroyshka Mama (Teacher-Author) –
Great product!
Michelle S. –
Thanks x
Jamie C. –
Students love this type of activity.
ubranfoxx L. –
Fantastic way to either prep a quick art lesson or discuss a particular artist. Many thanks for this lovely, creative resource!
Cynthia F. –
Helpful in lesson planning.
Jessica R. –
My students love these games!
Beth H. –
My class is loving these! I love how easy it is to get the kids working well!
lori B. –
Love this! Keeping it in my sub folder!!
Art Attack (Teacher-Author) –
Excellent – works perfectly with my annual Haring art project! Thanks
Briana K. –
Love this resource. I teach grade 7 and the students created amazing works of art. I highly recommend for intermediate students.
Susan M. –
Perfect for art centers.
Michelle L. –
I plan to use this as a filler when students finish early. Thanks so much!
David M. –
I was picking out art history lesson resources on TPT with my son, and he had to have this one because of the silly guy with the tv head. He loves art, and he is going to have a lot of fun with this! Thank you! 🙂
michelle L. –
Great for a sub lesson or for early finishers. This will also be a great supplement for when I do my Keith Haring lesson!
Pineapples and PSLs (Teacher-Author) –
My grade 7’s loved this! Great as a sub activity, too!
Abby Ida –
This will work great for the center I use in my classroom!
Mary C. –
Love this! I used it with my third graders and they loved it!
Sarah C. –
I love all of these activities. They are indispensable for teaching art in a busy world, in my opinion. The engage the reluctant artist, and every student can be successful.
Susanne H. –
Thank you so much!
AussieArtTeacher (Teacher-Author) –
My students love these roll a masterpiece, thank you
Blue Mountain Math (Teacher-Author) –
Wonderful activity, thanks
Kristine R. –
Students loved the activity. Thank you.
Bishop’s Blackboard (Teacher-Author) –
This is great for art learning stations!
Main Lane Creations (Teacher-Author) –
I love all your art history games!
Franziska M. –
Great idea to work with an artist’s figures and shapes.
Teacher Tracy (Teacher-Author) –
Great!