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This Halloween Bat Art Project is a cute October art lesson for classroom or homeschool settings. Students use paint, oil pastel and layered paper to create a bat artwork, experimenting with a variety of mediums and learning how to layer different elements. The finished bats make a fun Halloween display. The resource includes a lesson…
In this Halloween Skeleton Art Project, students use paper, oil pastel and paint to create a cute mixed media skeleton for Halloween. They explore layering created elements and resist painting, and the finished pieces make a fun Halloween display. It works for classrooms and homeschool. The lesson comes with a visual and text step-by-step (each…
This Halloween Cat Art Lesson has students create a mixed media Halloween cat art piece using paper, oil pastel and paint. Students explore layering cut elements and resist painting, and the finished cats make a fun Halloween display. It works for elementary classroom teachers, art teachers, homeschool families and substitute teachers, and the step-by-step visuals…
This Autumn Squirrel Art Project is a cozy fall mixed media lesson where students create a squirrel holding an acorn in front of a pumpkin, with a grassy foreground and warm autumn background colors. It is designed for Grades 1 to 4 and works for art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool families and sub plans. Students…
This Autumn Mushroom Art Project is a mixed media fall lesson for grades 2 to 5. Students create a layered forest scene with tree trunks in the background, a textured woodland floor in the foreground and a bright mushroom focal point, using several materials and techniques. Along the way, students explore layering, resist painting, contrast,…
This Autumn Hedgehog Art Project is a seasonal mixed media lesson for Grades 1 to 4. Students create a hedgehog surrounded by autumn leaves in a warm fall setting, using oil pastels, watercolor paint, tempera paint and paper. Students build the scene in layers: a glowing autumn background, foliage and grass, a drawn and painted…
In this Autumn Guinea Pig Art Project, students create a sweet, round guinea pig surrounded by large autumn leaves and grassy fall textures. It is designed for grades 1 to 4 and makes a cheerful, seasonal bulletin board display. Students experiment with oil pastel, paint (watercolor or tempera) and layered paper elements to build a…
In this Autumn Pumpkin Art Project, students create a large pumpkin filled with different line designs and patterns against a swirling fall background. They use paint, paper and oil pastel to make a mixed media artwork that explores a variety of ways to use line in art. The lesson is designed for grades 1 to…
This Autumn Leaves Art Project is a colorful mixed media fall lesson for grades 1 to 4 that teaches the element of art line. Students use paint, oil pastel, soft pastel and paper to create patterned autumn leaves and arrange them into a striking fall composition. Students paint colorful leaf paper, draw leaf outlines and…
This Autumn Leaves Art Project is a bright fall lesson where students create bold mixed media leaves floating across a swirling autumn sky. It is designed for grades 2 to 5 and works for art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool families and sub plans. Students use paint, paper and oil pastel. They first make their own…
In this Ceramic Ghost Tea Light Art Lesson, students learn how to make ceramic ghost tea lights using pinch building methods. They combine pinch building with additive methods, using a variety of processes, materials, tools and techniques. The lesson comes with a visual and text step-by-step (each step on its own page with a description),…
This free Back to School Directed Drawing is a step-by-step pencil drawing lesson to get students excited for the new school year. It is a sample page from my Back to School Directed Drawing resource. Students follow the directed drawing steps to draw a pencil. Use it to get ready for back to school and…
This Elementary Sketchbook Prompts pack helps you build a structured sketchbook practice in your elementary art classroom, whether you are starting a sketchbook routine or refreshing the one you have. It includes 30 creative sketchbook assignments and 15 interactive sketchbook pages that support creativity, reflection and skill-building. It is made for classroom teachers, art educators…
This Back to School Self Portrait Art Lesson helps students create a personal artwork while learning the basics of portrait drawing, facial proportions, shading, blending and name art. It makes a strong All About Me activity for the start of the year, and it also works as an introduction to portrait drawing any time. It…
This abstract apple art lesson is a mixed media project that combines collage, painting and oil pastel. Students build a bold background from ripped primary color paper, layer expressive paint marks over top, then create a loose abstract apple on cardboard with oil pastels, cut it out and glue it onto the final composition. It…
This Back to School name art project is a bright mixed media lesson where students explore paint, oil pastel, black marker, cardboard collage and line design in one artwork. The finished piece is layered, graphic and personal, a great way to start the year with work that is ready for display. It is designed for…
This Back to School About Me Art Lesson has students create bold name art in large block letters, surround it with a decorative border, divide the background into sections, and fill those spaces with images and patterns that represent who they are. It combines All About Me art, name art, zen doodle patterns and mixed…
This My Wishes art project is a Back to School goal setting art lesson. Students draw a large cloud with the words My Wishes, divide the background into sections, fill the spaces with illustrations of their hopes for the school year, and finish with pattern work and color. It blends All About Me art, goal…
This Cartoon School Supplies art project is a bright, playful Back to School art lesson. Students turn a pencil, paintbrush, glue bottle and eraser into cartoon characters, then finish the piece with black marker, oil pastel and watercolor paint for a bold mixed media artwork. It is for classroom teachers, art teachers and homeschool educators…
In this Painting a Dot art lesson, students create an animated paintbrush character with their name, expressive details, shading and a colorful painted dot in the background. It is playful and approachable, and students still learn real techniques: drawing, line, value, wax crayon shading and watercolor painting. It is made for classroom teachers, art teachers…
In this School Bus Pop Art lesson, students draw a front-facing school bus with a comic-style VROOM banner, strong black outlines, pop art patterns and bright color. It is a mixed media project that combines drawing, black marker, oil pastel and watercolor paint in one finished artwork. It works well as a Back to School…
This Back to School Pencil Line Art Lesson is a first week of school art project built around a cheerful cartoon pencil. Students practice the Element of Art: Line with bold line work, a patterned background and a mixed-media finish using wax crayon, washable markers and water painting. It suits elementary, upper elementary and many…
This Narwhal Art Lesson is a guided watercolor and mixed media project for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers. Students create a smiling narwhal holding a pencil with a bold Ready to Learn banner, starting with a wet-on-wet watercolor background, then outlining in black felt marker and finishing with wax crayon for color and texture. The…
This Llama Line Art Lesson is a directed drawing art project that brings together name art, line design, pattern drawing and mixed media techniques. Students draw a fluffy llama with a personalized blanket featuring their own name, nickname or initials, then divide the background into sections and fill them with bold line patterns and zen…
This Ceramic Pineapple Clay Sculpture art lesson walks students through building their own clay pineapple step by step. It introduces clay hand-building, pottery skills, texture and three-dimensional form in the art room or at home. Students shape the pineapple base with a pinch method, build the leaves on top, and carve the pineapple pattern across…
This Growth Mindset Art Lesson helps students practice resilience and embrace challenges. In this Power of Yet art project, students use oil pastels and watercolor paint to create an artwork about something they can't do yet, a visual reminder of perseverance and self-belief. It is designed for Grades 2 to 6 and fits Back to…
This Growth Mindset Art Lesson promotes resiliency and determination, and it pairs well with your growth mindset lessons. Students create a "Train Your Brain" art piece using oil pastel and paint. Teaching growth mindset thinking helps students change the way they think: to believe they can create art if they practice and try, to know…
This Growth Mindset Art Project is a social emotional learning art lesson that helps students explore the difference between growth mindset and fixed mindset in a visual, memorable way. Students create a split-brain artwork: one side is darker, with limiting thoughts and symbols, and the other is bright and colorful, filled with encouraging mindset language…
The Growth Mindset in Art Class Workbook helps students think differently about effort, mistakes, persistence, challenge, self-talk and creative growth in the art room. It mixes reflection pages, drawing prompts, goal setting and teacher-read calming scripts, so students practice growth mindset through art rather than only reading about it. It is made for teachers, art…
These Growth Mindset printables are made for the art classroom. They help you promote resiliency and determination among your students. This is a free sample of a larger growth mindset resource for the art classroom. Use it on its own, pair it with your growth mindset lessons, or use it alongside growth mindset coloring pages….
