Colorful Row Houses (How to Draw and Paint)
Kids will learn how to draw and paint colorful houses using Kwik Stix Solid Paint sticks.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Drawing Lessons for Kids
Drawing is one of the most important activities you and your students can do. Drawing not only provides the basis for other creative activities – like painting, sculpture and printmaking – but it also provides a direct link with reading, writing and especially mathematics. Drawing is the single most accessible form of art available. All you need (to begin with), is a pencil and a sheet of paper.
Complementary Color Portraits
Students will create a portrait using one pair of complementary colors.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Contour Drawing
This is a wonderful mini lesson in which children will learn how to create contour drawings.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Cow Doodles
This lesson challenges students to decorate cow cutouts in the style of great artists. Inspired by Cow Parade.
Crayon Crackle Cards
Create one-of-a-kind homemade holiday greeting cards using crayons, paint and paper.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Crayon Crackle Painting
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
Crayon Etching (Scratch Art)
Make your own scratch art boards using crayons.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Crayon Resist Fall Leaves
Kids can create a crayon resist picture with nature as their inspiration.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5
Crayon Resist Fish
Students can use crayons and paint to make delightful crayon resist pictures. We used fish as our theme but you can use any image you wish.
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
Crayon Resist Fish Inspired by Swimmy
Students will become aware of the illustrating style of Leo Lionni as they create a crayon resist underwater scene after reading the book, Swimmy.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Crayon Resist Jack-O-Lanterns
Students will create spooky wax-resist pumpkin pictures using crayons and paint.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Crayon Resist Landscapes
Kids will create a landscape on drawing paper, using crayons and tempera paint.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Create a Storybook with your Child
Tips for creating a storybook with your child – including writing and illustrating.
Creative Cursive
Creating with cursive in the Middle School grades.
Ages: 11-14 yrs
Grades: Grades 6-8
Levels: Middle School
Creative Principles and Elements of Art
A series of simple design exercises to further understanding of the Principles of Design and how each can be developed within a structured composition.
Grades: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Middle School, High School
Creature Painting
Ink and watercolor are used to create magical creature/monster paintings.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Cursive Name Aliens
Students can turn their names – written in cursive – into aliens and monsters.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Daydreaming with Marc Chagall
Students will create works of art inspired by artist Marc Chagall’s painting I and the Village.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Doodle Drawings
This is a free-form drawing project that deals with the elements of design – colour, line, shape, form and texture. Very wonderful detailed works of art can be achieved by simply doodling. Have a look at the works of many great artists like Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee for inspiration.
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
Draw a Nutcracker Step-By-Step
Students will learn about using grids to plan out proportions and symmetry as they create a step-by-step drawing of a nutcracker.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Draw Elephants – Step by Step
Students will draw a step by step contour drawing of elephants and then add colour and details. They will also learn about Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Drawing and Painting Numbers
This art activity focuses on the shape of numbers. A good tie-in to math for younger students.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Drawing Bugs in Jars
Students will draw pictures of jars containing bugs.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Drawing Fish with Glue
Students will draw the outline of a fish using glue and complete the picture with oil pastels. The glue dries clear, leaving the black paper to show through in between the pastel.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
Drawing Hands
This is a wonderful mini lesson in which children will learn how to draw hands.
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
Drawing on Wet Glue with Chalk Pastels
By drawing into wet paste with chalk pastels, students can create unique works of art.
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
