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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Designer treehouse with a small cat looking out of a window, rainbow scales, and a bubblegum pink background.

Designer Tree Houses

Hi!  One day when I was sick I left a sub lesson plan for my students to design their own…

  • April 29, 2017
  • 4 Comments
  • drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade, substitute lessons, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized
Children's book "A World of Your Own" features two creative drawings.

A World of Your Own: Creativity Drawings

I have a fun creativity drawing project and excellent children’s book to share with you today. I came across this…

  • February 16, 2016
  • 5 Comments
  • all grades, book review, books, drawing, substitute lessons
Two Valentine's Day activities: a word search and a heart-themed coloring sheet, each featured against a pink gradient background adorned with decorative hearts, making it perfect for Valentine's pictures.

A Page of Hearts (Valentine’s Pictures)

 Valentine’s Day is coming!  Are you looking for a fun heart project idea to try with your kids?  This challenge…

  • January 29, 2015
  • 2 Comments
  • collage, hearts, holiday, substitute lessons, Valentines Day
Two abstract paintings with questions about their artistic techniques are featured in Set #2. The text describes melting clocks and colorful shapes, inviting a deeper dive into Art History or sketchbook prompts for further exploration.

Art History Sketchbook Prompts: Set #2

My first set of Art History Sketchbook Prompts have been popular and I recently made a second set with all…

  • October 29, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • art teacher tips, art teaching, artists, sketchbook assignments, substitute lessons, Uncategorized
Art Discussion Cards featuring six framed questions on a colorful background for discussing artwork, each with a blue chevron border on the left. Ideal for class critiques and engaging Art History Lessons.

Art Discussion Cards for Class Critiques or Art History Lessons

Hi there! I have a set of Art Discussion Cards that might be useful to you!  These questions are great…

  • September 20, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • art teacher tips, substitute lessons
A hand-drawn maze titled "Dragon Quest" features a dragon in the center and a wizard at both the start and end points, creating an engaging labyrinth adventure.

Mazes

When I was gone on my trip to New York for the conference, one of the sub plans I left…

  • March 20, 2012
  • 1 Comment
  • substitute lessons
Colorful abstract shapes, including stars, circles, and triangles with wavy patterns on a white background create the visual of the longest line.

The Longest Line

Here is a beautiful, awesome lesson plan I found from Kids Artists, called the Longest Line.  I used it for…

  • October 17, 2011
  • fourth grade, substitute lessons, third grade
A colorful abstract drawing with zigzag lines, dots, and squiggles in blue, red, black, and orange on white paper. It serves as an excellent Easy LINE LESSON for Kindergarten students.

Easy LINE LESSON– Kindergarten

This is an easy line lesson you can do tomorrow or with a substitute teacher.Step one:  Draw lines in pencil…

  • October 4, 2011
  • 2 Comments
  • kindergarten, substitute lessons
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