Pointillism
Contributor: Susanna Nolt | File type : Teaching Material
Grades 2-8 learn about Pointillism, a form of painting that uses dots instead of smooth brush strokes. Students make their own pointillistic picture using markers.
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Snowy Landscape Art Lessons
Contributor: Yvonne King | File type : Teaching Material
In this series of lessons, students learn about color value by painting several layers of color to create a snowy landscape. Foreground and background is emphasized with trees of different sizes an... Read More
Teach Your Students to Weave
Contributor: Twila Groff | Length : 3 | File type : Video
Weaving: an ancient art, and still beautiful. In this brief video, Twila Groff demonstrates a simple loom your students can create from inexpensive materials. The weavings they produce can become ha... Read More
Japanese Block Painting Art Lesson
Contributor: Susanna Nolt | File type : Teaching Material
Grades 2-8 learn about Ukiyo-e (Japanese block-print making) and the famous Ukiyo-e painting The Great Wave by Hokusai. Students then make their own block-print of waves using styrofoam, "inking" i... Read More
Cubism Star (Texture) Art Lesson
Contributor: Susanna Nolt | File type : Teaching Material
Grades 2-4 learn about Cubism, an influential art form in the twentieth century. Cubism is a style of art where "objects are broken up and reassembled in abstract form." Students create a cubistic... Read More
Spring Flowers: Doodling Art Lesson
Contributor: Anita Yoder | File type : Teaching Material
Students learn four simple doodling patterns as they use a black sharpie to fill in circles to create flowers. They learn how make butterflies to add to their picture, then finish it with leaves and ... Read More
Papier-Mâché Cuisine
Contributor: Bettina Yoder | File type : Teaching Material
In this art lesson plan, students use papier-mâché to create a piece of food and paint it. Bettina encourages teachers to use the project as context for a consideration of world hunger and the lux... Read More
Impressionistic Water Lilies
Contributor: Susanna Nolt | File type : Teaching Material
Grades 5-8 learn about Impressionism in art, specifically the paintings of Claude Monet. They paint water lilies using bleeding tissue paper to show Impressionism's focus on color and light without ... Read More
Impressionist Indian Corn
Contributor: Susanna Nolt | File type : Teaching Material
Grades 2-4 learn about Impressionism in art, specifically the paintings of Claude Monet. Students will paint Indian corn following Impressionism's style of light and color without distinct lines.
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Owl or Bird Silhouette
Contributor: Bettina Yoder | File type : Teaching Material
In this art lesson plan, students paint a background with warm colors, then silhouette an owl or bird in black in the foreground.Download this document now or read it below.... Read More
