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Shades of Blue Matching

For Students K - 1st
For this art worksheet, learners examine and compare 8 rectangles on one side of the page, all a different shade of blue. Students draw a line to match the identical blue shade on the other side of the paper.
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Optical Illusion Vase

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students draw an optical illusion. In this optical illusion lesson, students create the optical illusion vase. Students draw a profile and repeat the drawing in reverse creating the vase image.
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Face It!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students experiment with proportions and drawing in this excellent Art lesson for grade 5-8. The lesson includes a PowerPoint slide show and requires the use of the educational software entitled "MatchWho". Students are required to use...
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Trees

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading instructional activity, students write the rhyming words of a rhyme pattern. Students also count the number of syllables in each line and draw a picture of a tree.
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Illustrate A Song

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers listen to various selections of music, discussing the interpretations of the song. They create a picture illustrating the feelings, mood, and message the music conveys.
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The View From Up Here: The Language and Art of Clouds

For Teachers 1st - 6th
A lesson on the water cycle can develop into an exploration of art, and much more.
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Fun in the Sun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn about safe summertime play and responsibility. In this Clifford-themed lesson plan, students read Clifford Keeps Cool, use a time line to discuss the story, and participate in a summertime picnic activity.
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Easter Parade Image

For Students 1st - 2nd
Primary learners use an Easter parade drawing worksheet to point out all the happenings in the image. Then they are instructed to use a variety of different colors to shade the image.
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Kaleidoscope

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a kaleidoscope drawing. They show the basic art rules (shading, highlighting, coloring, etc.) They increase their design and drawing skills, improve hand eye coordination and develop an understanding of mirror images.
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Color Review Bingo

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify, describe and review the definitions of various key terms from the attached word list. Then, they draw a bingo card--5 columns across and 5 rows down and fill in their Bingo sheets with the terms listed. Finally,...
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Doodle Animals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the abstract form of drawing of Paul Klee. They create a drawing of an animal using contour line in the same style.
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Looking at Portraits - Portraits in Line

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use Van Gogh’s Portrait of Joseph Roulinas inspiration for their own portraits of friends in the classroom. For this portrait lesson, students analyze the Van Gogh portrait and discuss his techniques. Students discuss facial...
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Baked Polymer Clay 3D People Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discuss methods of building forms with clay (ball and variations, snake, flat sheets). They draw a stick figure of what their sculpture may look like, including correct figure proportion.
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Drawing -Scratchboard

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose subject of composition and do sketches in computer lab of flora and fauna contained within their environment.
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Shadow Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore light, shade and shadow.
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Double Exposure Lesson: Discussions And Experiments About Photography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore photography. They compare/contrast the work of two photographers, create a paper viewfinder and experiment with focusing on topics, take photographs, and display photograph essays about the school.
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Wheels and Rainbows

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce 4 small works of art that be pasted or glued onto the back of the colored construction paper. They choose crayons, watercolor markers, watercolor paints, or colored pencils to produce their designs.
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Fish: Sponge Painting Art

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this painting worksheet, students follow the directions on this page to create a picture of a fish. Students use sponge paints and a cardboard comb with paint to make a fish, which will be cut out after it is dry.
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Creating A Document With A Table, Chart, and Watermark

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate to instructor how to add a border and shading to a paragraph. They also insert a section break and create a header different from a previous header. Students design a poster showing characters formatted using the...
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Color in 3-D: A Nature Design Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a film about Hans Hofman and consider his use of color and layering. They experiment with the concept of 'push and pull' by using warm and cool color schemes in a tracing of leaves and shapes. Students view their work using...
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Shattered Images Value Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create cubist drawings using grids and enlargement.
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Sacred Places: California Missions from Different Perspectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a project poster displaying photos, drawings, and journal writings that incorporate the major themes of California's missions, and use perspective and point of view both visually and in writing.
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Expressive Papier-Mache Masks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create papier-mache masks showing different human emotions. In this mask activity, students choose what facial expression they want and sketch out their mask and background. They form the "face" in clay and then papier-mache...
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Starfish

For Students Pre-K - K
In this painting worksheet, students follow directions to create a painted starfish. They draw a starfish shape on card stock and cut it out. Students sponge paint their starfish shape with yellow and red paint. They press a piece of...