Miro Squiggle Drawings– 1st Grade
Juan Miro is one of my favorite artists. I used artwork by Miro to help the kids learn the…
Cool Hands, Warm Heart– Kindergarten
These charming pictures of hands were a lesson on warm and cool colors. The hands are colored in cool colors…
Frogs on a Lilypad with Monet– 1st grade
In Art class, the 1st graders looked at Claude Monet’s artwork, especially his paintings of ponds. Using a variety…
Textured Teddy Bears– Kindergarten
The focus on this project was learning about texture. The children used texture plates to create texture rubbings on the…
Everything I Know about Pirates– 3rd grade
Tom Lichtenheld, an author and illustrator, will be visiting our school at the end of October. To prepare for his…
Old School Lesson Plans
During the summer, I’m going to dig back to some of my old lesson plans that I had posted on…
Memory Drawings
This unit focused on recalling a family memory and creating a picture about this story. We read about the artist…
Portrait Drawing Exercise from postcard images
Drawing Activity This drawing activity will help to sensitize you to the variety of drawing styles and qualities. First, fold…