This lesson involves the application of many layers of tissue paper to create a painted image – a tissue paper landscape.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
In this lesson, students learn about texture as they make impasto paintings.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will learn about pop art as they create “sweet” paintings inspired by artist Wayne Thiebaud.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
This activity is based on an idea found in an issue of FamilyFun Magazine. Seashells make wonderful palm-size canvases for seascape paintings so start painting on seashells today!
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will learn that plants are a source of natural plant dyes and paints. This is a good lesson to show how pioneers or early civilizations may have used plant dyes to color cloth.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Find out how to make wonderful batik style paintings with flowers as the theme.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Kids can make painted shoes in the style of Teodoro Dragonieri, a Canadian artist who paints, collages and reconstructs old shoes to represent great artists of the 20th century. Its a great idea, one that is fun to try for both kids and adults.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Using paint and glue, students will create wonderful works of art while learning about geology. Dreary days getting you down? Why not pick up a few rocks and create some fun?!
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
This mixed media still life paintings art lesson is a terrific introduction to ink, watercolor and chalk pastels. It’s practically fool-proof, with results that are fun and impressive for you and your students.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will use milk and food coloring to make wild, fantastic milk bubbles – patterns which can be transferred to paper. Includes video.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will create paintings of a flower in the style of artist Geoff Slater, using a single line that never touches or crosses itself.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will use crayons and tempera paint to create beautiful landscape paintings in the crayon resist style.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
By working with ink, watercolor and wet paper, students will be forced to go with the flow as they create happy accident paintings.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Here, students explore line shape and color as they work both individually and as an artistic unit to create graffiti.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Students will gain an understanding of how much of a role emotion plays in artmaking as they create paintings based on feelings.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will learn about texture as they experiment with crackle patterns using paper, crayons and paint.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Create you own winter wonderland with colorful buckets of snow.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School
Students will create designs using color and shape as they learn about amorphic and organic shapes.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Middle School, High School
