Black Canvas Mandala: Art Lesson Plan
It seems mandalas are all the rage, particularly with the growing popularity of the adult coloring book. But the truth is that these timeless designs have been in use for thousands of years by cultures...
View ArticleDeckle-edged Paper Sculpture Flower: Art Lesson Plan
From Monet’s Sunflowers to Andy Warhol’s Flowers and Georgia O’Keefe’s entire works, flowers are a favored subject among painters, classic to contemporary. But painters are not the only artists...
View ArticleHelp us pick new glaze colors!
We’re considering adding new color to our Sax line of glazes, and are interested in your opinion! Vote by selecting your favorite colors below. Feel free to pick more than one! Then, in the comments...
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Collaborative Color Wheel and ART Collages
As any art teacher knows, students work at varying speeds in the art room. I am always trying to come up with engaging activities for my early finishers. I have found that having a structured group...
View ArticleMarbled Watercolor Peacock: Art Lesson Plan
Before presenting this two-in-one art lesson to your students, share some fun facts about the amazing peacock: 1. Peacocks are native to Asia and Africa. 2. The males of the species are called...
View ArticleCity Skyline Silhouette: Art Lesson Plan
From the famed Manhattan skyline with its iconic Brooklyn Bridge to the Opera House and Harbor Bridge of Sydney, Australia’s skyline, city skylines are some of the most recognizable sights around. With...
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10 Insider Tips for Surviving Middle Schoolers
This article is compliments of The Art of Education. Let’s face it, middle school is rough. If you’re a middle school art teacher you understand moments of challenge, triumph, and weirdness can exist...
View Article5 Tips for Keeping Your Art Room Clean
The art room can feel like a crazy place, but that’s part of why you love it, right? Still, with the number of different kids you get to work with and the range of projects you get to teach them, it...
View Article7 Tips to Help a Child with Special Needs Succeed in Art Class
Your art supplies are all ordered, delivered and put away. Your lesson plans are ready. Your room is set up just how you like it. As you get your roster of students you find out that one (or more!) has...
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Do’s and Don’t’s of Teaching Art From a Cart
Are you new to teaching art from a cart? Toting your “art room” from room to room (or school to school!) can be a challenge, but with the help of our 10 tips below, you’ll master the “art of the cart”...
View ArticleRainforest Mixed Media Composition: Art Lesson Plan
Grab your umbrella…we’re going to the rainforest! Who wouldn’t love to take a trip to the tropical rainforests of South and Central America, Hawaii, Thailand, or Australia? If we can’t go in person at...
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Creative Collaboration
The art room is certainly the right place for learning artistic skills, such as manipulation of a variety of media or how to use the elements of art, but it is also a prime location for students to...
View ArticleFairy Tale Forest: Art Lesson Plan
From Hansel and Gretel’s walk through the woods to the woodsy home of The Three Bears in Goldilocks, the forest plays a key role in many of the most famous fairy tales. Perhaps it’s the lack of...
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Colored Pencils 101
Colored pencils are among an artist’s greatest tools. Offering the look of a painting, with deep, rich color and shine, but with far more control, colored pencils enable artists to create detailed and...
View ArticleGeometric Shape Assemblage: Art Lesson Plan
Similar to its 2-D counterpart, collage, assemblage is the art of assembling different 3-dimensional pieces, often found objects, on a canvas or other background. An art unto itself, assemblage...
View ArticleArts and Crafts Movement—Impressed Tile Relief: Art Lesson Plan
With the rise of the industrial revolution came the ability to mass produce everything from furniture to home décor items. Although more readily available and less expensive, these items were, by...
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Tried & True Tips – September 2016
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful, exciting, adventurous and/or creative summer. I did and now I’m ready to get back in the swing of things. Every year I come up with a theme for my...
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A Look at an Engaging High School Visual Arts Curriculum
This article is compliments of The Art of Education. When you have the chance to design your own curriculum, it’s easy to get stuck. There’s just so much you could include, but what should you include?...
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Drawing Faces 101
There’s almost nothing more rewarding than drawing a great face (unless it’s drawing great hands, but that’s for another post). Your students will delight in creating a life-like head and it’s really...
View ArticleAn Evening with Frank Lloyd Wright: Art Lesson Plan
From the Guggenheim Museum and the Price Tower in the U.S, and the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo to private residences across America, Frank Lloyd Wright completed more than 500 structures during his...
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