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Art Lesson Plans

Art Lesson Plans, Drawing Lesson Plans, Painting Lesson Plans, Sculpture Lesson Plans


 

 

 

 

Drawing Lesson Plans

 icon A MONSTER'S WORLD
Using texture, the student will create imaginary monsters. 

 icon A UNIQUE DRAWING EXPERIENCE
Students (and teacher) will see how with just one set of directions, everyone in the classroom will come up with very unique works of abstract art.

 icon BEAUTIFUL NUMBERS
This art activity focuses on the shape of numbers. A good tie-in to math for younger students.

 icon BLIND CONTOUR DRAWING
Contour drawing is an excellent way to train the eye to draw what it really sees rather than what it thinks it sees.

 icon CHALK AND GLUE
A great lesson submitted by Leon Ruder - Artist and Teacher, St. Ignance area schools, St. Ignance, Michigan, USA.

 icon CHALK AND STRING DESIGNS
Create wonderful works of art using string and, well chalk of course.

 icon CRAYON ETCHING
Younger students will enjoy exploring this activity while older students should be encouraged to investigate detailed images and patterns.

 icon CRAYON RESIST
A paint and crayon lesson plan for all ages.

 icon CREATIVE PRINCIPLES
A series of simple design exercises to further understand of the Principles of Design and how each can be developed within a structured composition. From Ruth Hand.

 icon FILL A JAR
Making the ordinary - extraodinary.

 icon GLUE FISH
A great lesson submitted by Karen Larmour - Teacher, Salem Baptist Christian School, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

 icon MIXED MEDIA DRAWING (& PAINTING)
A mixed media still life "happy accident" art lesson that is a great introduction to pen & ink, watercolor and pastels.

 icon NAME ALIENS & MONSTERS
Fun, weird and creative. Who could ask for anything more? From Melisa McCurley.

 icon SEE IF YOU CAN DRAW
Students will use their imagination and creativity by solving art problems in this art game. From Judy Walsh.

 icon SHADOW PICTURES
An activity that teaches students about light, shade and shadow.

 icon STAINED GLASS DESIGNS
Using white glue for lead and chalk pastel for glass, you can create wonderful stained glass designs.

 icon SUNFLOWERS
Expressionistic sunflowers in oil, acrylic or pencil crayon.

 icon WANDERING INK DRAWING
Students will learn to "go with the flow" as they allow their materials to take on a life of their own.

 icon WET CHALK PAINTING
By dipping your chalk into wet paint, you can create wonderful works of chalk art that won't smudge like regular chalk.

 icon WHAT'S OUTSIDE THE WINDOW?
A drawing lesson that gets the creative juices flowing.

Painting Lesson Plans

 icon A BLOTTO FUN
The most fun you can have creatively, is when you make something by accident. This lesson will help you do just that  make a happy accident.

 icon CREPE PAPER BLOTS
Making beautiful designs with wet paper.

 icon CREATURE PAINTING
A wonderful activity that will bring out a child's imagination.

 icon EMOTION PAINTING
Students will gain an understanding of how much of a role emotion plays in artmaking.

 icon FISH BANNER
Animals that live underwater can provide parents and educators with an enormous amount of teaching inspiration.

 icon FOIL ETCHING
Who knew you could make such wonderful art using aluminum foil and soap?

 icon GRAFITTI
Students will explore line shape and colour as they work both individually and as an artistic unit. By: Catherine Bamess

 icon HAPPY ACCIDENTS
Take it from us, mistakes can be beautiful.

 icon MAGNIFICENT FLOWERS
Making wonderful flowers with Michele Rivera.

 icon MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
A mixed media still life "happy accident" art lesson that is a great introduction to pen & ink, watercolor and pastels.

 icon MONDRIAN STYLE PAINTING
Make a painting in the style of artist Piet Mondrian & try your hand at a "virtual painting" courtesy of Richie Bielak

 icon PAINTED SHOES
Canadian artist Theodore Dragonieri paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to represent great artists of the 20th century.

 icon SEASHELL PAINTING
Seashells make wonderful palm-size canvases for seascape paintings.

 icon SPIN ART
A great lesson on color, color mixing and abstract art from Judith Walsh.

 icon SPONGE PAINTING
Finding fun with materials under the kitchen sink.

 icon SPRAY PAINT MURAL
An outdoor, warm weather activity that teaches young children about colour mixing.

 icon SUNFLOWERS
Expressionistic sunflowers in oil, acrylic or pencil crayon.

 icon TISSUE PAPER PAINTINGS
The illusion of paint using paper, glue and imagination

 icon WATERCOLOR RAINBOWS
A wonderful "welcome spring" lesson submitted by Gena Becerra - April Lane School, Yuba City CA

 icon VAN GOGH'S PAINTING STYLE
A great painting and art history lesson submitted by H. Bachman, an art educator from Maryland, USA

 icon VIEWFINDER PAINTING
Students will learn to look at the different ways of laying out a painting.

 icon WINTER RESISTS
Crayon resist is a technique that usually combines crayons and dark paint or ink. Snow scenes can be created using white tempera instead of black.

Sculpture Lesson Plans

 icon CLAY HEADS
Creating sculptural works with clay.

 icon FABRIC ASSEMBLAGE
What to do with scraps of burlap & canvas.

 icon GARGOYLES AND GROTESQUES
 Create your own gargoyle using self hardening clay. From: Joann Trimarco.

 icon HAVE IT YOUR WAY SANDWICH COLLAGE
 Learning about collage from Deb Barone of Myerstown Elementary School, Myerstown, PA

 icon KITES
 Have your students use different art techniques in one fun art project, from Jennifer Nilsson.

 icon MARACAS & SHAKERS
 Maracas were originally made from the dried shells of gourds with beads or beans inside.

 icon MEDIA COLLAGE
 Take a close look at print advertising and product packaging.

 icon MORE MARACAS
 Lillian Foxx's maraca making lesson results in the pleasure of discovery and accomplishment.

 icon PAINTED SHOES
Canadian artist Theodore Dragonieri paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to represent great artists of the 20th century.

 icon PAPERCLAY® FISH ORNAMENTS
 Creating relief sculpture with an undersea theme. From the Creative PaperClay® Company.

 icon PEBBLE PICTURES
Add another dimension to paintings using pebbles found at the beach.

 icon PLASTER AND WIRE MOBILE/SCULPTURE
 A project in Problem Solving, Balance and Creativity by Anitra Redlefsen

 icon PLASTER FACE MASK
 Making masks with Anitra Redlefsen

 icon PUMPKIN SEED MOSAIC
Mosaics are made of tiny colored pieces of stone, pottery, glass or other materials, arranged together and set in plaster or cement to make patterns and images.

 icon RAINSTICKS
 Legend has it that the Chilean Indians invented the rainstick to make rainy weather.

 icon RELIEF FOIL SCULPTURE
A shining example of what you can do with aluminum foil. From Kimberly Hutts.

 icon ROCK AND WIRE MOBILE
 A Project in Problem Solving, Balance and Creativity. A Life Lesson by Anitra Redlefsen

 icon STAINED GLASS PAPER SCREEN
Observing the shapes and lines that make up a stained glass window.

Multicultural Art Lesson Plans

 icon MASKS
an easy way for your students to make false faces.

 icon COFFEE CAN DRUM
drums are an important part life and ceremony in many cultures.

 icon PAPIER MACHE MASKS - MASKMANIA
artistically, masks are among the most remarkable objects created by traditional civilizations.

     Africa

 icon DRUM
make a dumbek or conga drum with materials from your garden shed.

     Mexico

 icon YARN PAINTING (OFRENDAS)
the Huichol Indians of Mexico are known for their yarn paintings, otherwise known as Ofrendas.

 icon PAPER BAG OR FABRIC PONCHO
perfect for a cinco de mayo festival.

     North America

 icon NORVAL MORRISSEAU - OJIBWA PAINTER
a medicine man or shaman, Morrisseau developed a style which has since evolved and been used by many Native artists.

 icon MINI TOTEMS
totem poles are tall, carved posts that were created by important men among certain tribes of British Columbia and Alaska

 icon SAND PAINTING
Navajo Indians created sand paintings as a way of chasing away evil spirits.

 icon INUIT CARVING
A wonderful 3-dimensional art lesson plan (in clay) from Pat Higgins.

 icon Drawing: Emotion Commotion

 icon Drawing: Modern Mona

 icon Lines and Patterns: Body Tracing

 icon Computer/Video Game Illustration

 icon Cut Paper Dragons!

 iconMatisse Face Masterpiece

 icon A Painting from the Twilight Zone

 icon Internet Exchange Lesson

 icon Drawing: Table Murals

 icon Space Shuttles in Space

 icon Internet Exchange Lessons 2-4

 icon Tie Snakes Soft Sculpture

 icon Drawing: City Scapes

 icon Name Insects

 icon A Lesson in Symmetry

 icon Y Tree drawing

 icon Warm Colors vs Cool colors

 icon Line and Pattern Study

 icon Inexpensive Printmaking

 icon Word Kaleidoscope

 icon Pitchy Patch Puppet

 icon Scratch Art

 icon Careers: Student Teaching

 icon Box Sculpture

 icon Painting on Foil

 icon Easy Dioramas

 icon Watercolor Technique Butterflies

 icon Painting Made Easy!

 icon Clay Tile Lesson Plan

 icon Matisse- Drawing, Paper Collage and Painting

 icon Art Of The Masters

 icon Using an Old Brush in a New Way

 icon Puzzle Art Design

 icon Name Aliens

 icon Printmaking: Circles Galore!

 icon Camouflage Collage

 icon Tissue Collage Vase

 icon Rainy Day Watercolor

 icon Self - Portrait

 icon Figure Drawing

 icon Multi-Color Leaf Prints

 icon Tear Bears

 icon Painting: Using Tone

 icon Native American Sand Painting

 icon Miniature Portraits

 icon Picasso's Three Musicians

 icon Making Picasso Faces

 icon Claude Monet's Pizza Day

 icon Painting: Tempera Batik

 icon Mona-Lisa Monochromatic Painting

 iconSandpainting with Cereal

 icon Hot or Cold Perspective

 iconWarm/Cool Leaves - Stencil Printing

 iconSloppy Secondary Colors - Shaving Cream Fun!

 icon Cool School Tools- Drawing and Design

 icon Painting: Seaweed Art

 iconHalf Wire Screen Mask - 
Mardi Gras Theme

 icon Tempera Batik

 icon Critters & Complementary Colours

 icon Starry Night

 icon Illusions of Depth

 icon Dress-up to the Olde Masters

 icon Egyptian Profile Portraits (2)

 iconAboriginal Bark Paintings (5)

 icon Sketchbook Ideas (K-8)

 iconFaith Ringgold and Tar Beach (3)

 icon Grid Name Drawings (4-5)

 iconEasy Printmaking in the Classroom (all levels)

 icon Crayon Resist Fall Leaves (K-1) 

 icon Crayon Resist Bugs

 icon Dr. Seuss' Tints and Shades

 icon Art Criticism for Elementary

 iconArt Criticism

 iconCeramic Leaf Bowls

 icon Ceramic Effigy

 icon Dream House Drawing

 icon Mondrian Painting

 icon Plaid Puppies/Cats

 iconEric Carle Collage

 icon Van Gogh Cypresses

 icon Mixed Breed Drawing

 icon Funny Face Portraits