When I ask fellow elementary and middle school art teachers about their biggest challenges, I often hear, 'behavior' and 'listening.' And it's true. Our students’ attention spans ... Read More
11 Engaging Black History Month Art Projects for K-8
Personally, I think every day is a great day to teach about Black artists (full stop). But, it just so happens that February is National Black History Month which gets me thinking ... Read More
21 Distance Learning Art Projects & Resources
Distance learning is not new. Colleges have been doing it for years. And there are even online schools for elementary and secondary students in place of traditional brick and ... Read More
Laurel Burch Cats Art Lesson & Game
Since I was a child, I was kitty crazy. I received a "Big Book of Cats" picture book at nine years old. Each cat was in some kind of themed picture: a black cat in a black ... Read More
Katherine Bernhardt Pattern Painting Project
What do PAC-Man, Storm Troopers, Garfield, corn chips, plantains, toucans, hamburgers, and toilet paper have in common? Give up? Absolutely nothing! But that's the sheer genius of ... Read More
James Rizzi Cityscapes Art Lesson
Kids can’t resist drawing funny, zany doodle faces—especially when they’re part of a James Rizzi cityscapes art lesson. In this project, those silly smiles pop up on unexpected ... Read More
Artist Trading Cards Lesson: Great Art Sub Plan Idea!
Artist trading cards are like bite-sized foods, itty bitty kitties, and mini horses. They're all things people are obsessed with. And big things, too, of course. Think: ... Read More
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Projects
Henri Matisse Cut Outs Art Project Henri Matisse began his art career as a painter. And for many years, he dazzled the world with beautiful painted compositions of fruit, ... Read More
Metal Tooling Using Visual Texture
Metal tooling, also called "repousse" and "metal embossing" is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on metal. This centuries old ... Read More
Snowflake Art Lesson for Kindergarten
Need a quick and simple one-day art project for the last days in December or January? This is my favorite go-to kindergarten snowflake art lesson. It reinforces prior knowledge ... Read More
Kindergarten Collage Project: Mixed Media Fun!
Creating a collage project with kindergarten is a great skill-builder and problem-solver activity. Hear me out. Kindergarten is all about learning through exploration. It's a ... Read More
A Cute Pumpkin Art Project for Elementary
A Cute Pumpkin Art Project for Elementary Tired of your standby pumpkin art project for Halloween? Here's a fresh idea that you can do with lower elementary students (and ... Read More
