Students use the elements of art and principles of design to explore value. In this color value lesson, students use the portrait of a a face to help them understand color value, tints, shades and tones.

Students experiment with color using tints and shades of at least 2 hues and create a 3-D painting/mobile.

Students experiment with color mixing, using paints as the medium to discover tint, tone, shade, value and intensity.

Students work collaboratively to create artistic renderings of digital photographs using a color value scale and grid techniques in this late-elementary school lesson based upon Ted Rose's book Discovering Drawing. The lesson includes a...

Sixth graders create self-portraits. In this visual arts lesson, 6th graders examine the relationship between mood and color value in pieces of art. Students create self-portraits that convey mood using cut paper and glue.

Students create a piece of monochromatic art. In this monochromatic art lesson plan, students design a piece of art and analyze their painting objectively. Students connect color and emotions.

Young scholars use a monochromatic palate, select shades and tints for a selected hue, or select complimentary or analogous colors for a quilt design. They design quilt squares using basic geometric shapes, repetition, balance, and...

Students analyze how artists have applied color relationships (value, intensity, tints, and shades, cool and warm colors) to create descriptive and expressive effects in artworks. They judge an artwork based on whether its organization...

Fifth graders explore pointillism painting techniques. For this pointillism painting lesson, 5th graders paint fruit using shades and tints. Students use the pointillism techniques along with watercolors to create a layered look....

Students discuss still life painting and the Realism style of art. They plan a personal narrative still life drawing, complete the project and present it to the class.

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.

Students create Sumi-e paintings and explore the various materials, techniques, and processes associated with those paintings in an effort to better understand Japanese art and culture.

Students draw an animal on a white piece of paper and add a background of leaves or flowers. They color the drawings and rip up construction paper that is the same color as the colors they chose for their drawings. They turn the...

Students create small shamrock replicas using green and white paints, paper, bubble wrap, and gold glitter. This lesson intended for the early-elementary classroom is ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day or spring-time in general.

Students observe what happens to the pigment of the Manduca when food coloring is added to their diet. They discuss how coloration affects their lifestyle. They answer questions to complete the lesson.

Young scholars investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean lesson, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Young scholars design their...

Students explore prospective content for art, then select and use appropriate subjects, symbols, and ideas to make art meaningful in this lesson suited for upper-elementary and middle level classrooms.

Fourth graders explore the artistic ideas of landscape, foreground, middle ground, and background through a creative painting project. While this is written for North Carolina, teacher may adapt for any state/region.

Students draw a chair from five different perspectives. After using the shapes from their drawings to create a cubist collage, students paint their collage monochromatically.

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.

Students watch segments of a video to explore portraits. They create a self portrait using mixed-media.

This site was created by an art teacher and has several fun lesson plans that could be adapted to different grade levels. The activities are about color wheels, color theory, tints and shades, and several other subjects.