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

First graders become familiar with the artist Winslow Homer. They create a seascape scene combining Homer images and their own imagination. They use warm and cool colors. # utilize the wet and dry method of painting

Introduce this abstract art to your class; they must chose ordinary classroom objects and shapes to paint with watercolors. The overlapping effect will create a fun, abstract piece of art!

Sixth graders identify and use the concepts of shading, outline, and watercolor wash. They design a unique sequential still life painting with pencils and watercolors.

Students explore the use of watercolors in the making of paintings that incorporate the use of shapes and overlapping them into new ones. The skills of using positive and negative space is strengthened as they are applied in these...

Learners explore realism through drawing techniques to create 3D drawing on a 2D surface. They review steps of drawing and vocabulary and develop eye hand coordination while creating their own sketch. Upon completion of sketch students...

Who knew you could paint with glue? After first adding liquid water color paints to bottles of white Elmer's glue and applying them to paper, students of all ages are then challenged to use their imagination and...

Learners draw, and then paint three-dimensional bottles to practice shading which shows shape and perspective. The step-by-step process for creating dimensional still life art is outlined, which makes teaching art an attainable task. Oil...

After examining a piece of art, scholars discuss what they see, paying close attention to details and space. A read-aloud introduces the topic of family traditions. Pupils interview their family members about a tradition in preparation...

Students examine anatomy of flowers as depicted in watercolor drawings, and create their own artwork.

Young scholars create a leaf scene using a variety of leaf patterns.

Look at life from a bug's perspective, and create a wonderful image based on what you think it sees. Learners use the crayon resist painting technique to draw and paint and picture of a bug's world from its point of view. Tip: This would...

Consider wax resist drawings as a way to bridge art and science. Learners view, discuss, and practice drawing insects or animals using waxy crayons. They pay attention to the creature's features as they create images with watercolor and...

Students examine the plants and animals that make their home in wetlands. While observing, they make sketches of the ones they see with a pencil. To end the lesson, they use watercolors to paint their flowers and animals at the local...

Sixth graders engage in a visual arts lesson featuring still life sketching and watercolor painting created by individual students.

Learners create sunset silhouettes using watercolors, construction paper, glue, scissors, and paintbrushes in this early-elementary Visual Art lesson. The lesson includes a vocabulary list and a definition of silhouettes for use in the...

Young scholars draw a nature landscape using watercolors. In this life science lesson, students share their personal experience on the beauty of nature. They create clay models of different native animals.

Learners use a pencil and paper to practice drawing their own space shuttle doodle. Using new directions, they draw another doodle in which they are allowed to add elements that were not allowed in the first drawing. They paint a space...

Students discover artist Georges Seurat and his technique of Pointillism and create Pointillist examples using Q-Tips and watercolors in this exciting multi-level art lesson plan. This lesson plan can be adapted for various grade levels...

Learners observe and paint sunsets. In this sunsets lesson plan, students look outside and at pictures of sunsets, paint sunsets using water color or tempura paint, and cut out silhouettes from black paper and insert them into the painting.

Students explore autumn leaves. In this autumn lesson, students read a story about fall and discuss why leaves change. Students examine fall leaves and trace leaves onto paper. Students may use watercolors to decorate their leaf.

First graders study Japanese art and apply the technique of Tansai Sumi (lightly colored) to create individual works of art. Painting, design, lines, and drawing techniques are covered in this 1st grade lesson.

Pupils are able to create their own collages using some of the same kinds of images and materials Bearden used. They put to use some of the Bearden techniques they observed in the reproduction/slide lecture and explore to spontaneously...

Students read and discuss the book about the butterfly and create their own butterflies using liquid watercolors and pipe cleaners. They then create a butterfly development book, included in the lesson, and color the pictures using...