Clay seems to be a magical material that enables students to truly utilize textures to take their art to the next level. Dragons have such a variety of gorgeous textures and features that are just plain fun to incorporate into a dragon clay lesson. When I think of a subject that kids always seem to …
There are so many ways to expose your students to the wonderful world of printmaking. Lino cuts and foam printing plates are my go to processes in my printmaking lessons. On the other hand, there are so many approaches and materials that your students will enjoy. Examples include: gelli plates, relief plates (with cardboard, foam, …
Your Students will get a kick out of this James Rizzi Art Lesson when they create a crayon resist cityscape. Rizzi’s cartoon-like buildings are colorful, silly and quite expressive. Supplies: I typically gear this James Rizzi Art Lesson towards my younger students (K-2). We start out by viewing and discussing Rizzi’s artwork. We talk about what …
Try this take on the classic Henri Rousseau jungle art lesson with your first grade students. This link for the National Gallery of Art poses some great questions to ask your students. My first graders created mixed media jungle scenes and really took to the process. This jungle art lesson would also work well for …
If you’re looking for something other than your everyday Valentine’s heart art this week, check out some of my mini Valentine’s Day art lessons below. Two of these also incorporate two of my favorite contemporary artists. Drippy Heart Art-Give your students a chance to check out the psychedelic and drip themed artwork of Jen Stark. …