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Bring bold color, expressive mark-making, and powerful artistic voice into your classroom with this Jean-Michel Basquiat Inspired Art Project Video Lesson — a complete art education experience that blends art history, contemporary art exploration, critical thinking, and hands-on artmaking. VIDEO ART LESSON This is a video art lesson. Your download includes the lesson plan and…
Let’s explore the beauty of desert landscapes with this Desert Cactus Art Project! In this art lesson, students will create a vibrant cactus-themed landscape using soft pastels and watercolor paints while exploring the Element of Art: Space. This project focuses on depth and perspective through techniques like overlapping, placement, and size variation to give their…
Transform your classroom into a creative desert oasis with this Desert Armadillo Art Lesson! Students will explore the Element of Art: Value while learning how to use soft pastels/chalk pastels to create a striking armadillo artwork inspired by desert landscapes. This lesson is designed to help students develop artistic skills through engaging techniques while fostering…
Bring the vibrant desert landscape into your classroom with this engaging Desert Roadrunner Line Art Project! Designed for Elementary Students, this lesson focuses on the Element of Art: Line and uses oil pastels and watercolor paints to create a striking Roadrunner artwork. Students will explore the theme of the desert environment while learning essential art…
Celebrate the final days of school with this fun and engaging End of Year Art Lesson: School Is Out Drawing Art Project designed for elementary students. This creative activity is perfect for the final weeks of the school year when students are excited for summer and teachers want a meaningful, joyful art project that captures…
Create Tropical Rainforest Sloth Artworks with your Primary or Elementary students! This video art tutorial is a fun and engaging way to explore art processes and tropical rainforest animals with students in Grades 2-5. Students will use oil pastels and watercolor paint or tempera paint cakes to create a vibrant and expressive sloth artwork. Bring…
Create stunning Tropical Rainforest Blue Morpho Butterfly Artworks with your Primary and Elementary students using this Video Art Tutorial! In this lesson, students will use soft pastels (chalk pastels) on black construction paper to explore value, color blending, and texture while creating a vibrant Blue Morpho Butterfly. This rainforest-themed art lesson is a great way…
Blast off into creativity with this engaging space-themed art lesson! In this project, students will use watercolor paints and ink to create fun, cartoon-style planets alongside their little star friends. This video art tutorial is designed for elementary classrooms and homeschool learners, making it easy for teachers, substitutes, and parents to deliver an exciting outer…
Get ready for an out-of-this-world art lesson! In this engaging and imaginative project, students will create Space Cats using oil pastels! This fun and highly creative project allows students to explore color blending, layering, and contrast while designing their own cosmic felines floating through space! Perfect for elementary and homeschool learners, this step-by-step video tutorial…
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ★★★★★ “The kids loved learning about Keith Haring, and they enjoyed creating this art work. The steps were very easy to follow.” Kimberley J., TPT review ★★★★★ “My students loved this project! I've done it with grade 4, 5, and 6 now. It's definitely a yearly favourite :)” Sarah-Mae P., TPT…
Create Arctic animal-themed artworks with your students by making Muskox Art Projects in this engaging, ready-to-use art lesson! In this project, students will use oil pastels and watercolor or tempera paint cakes to create a beautiful Muskox artwork, making it perfect for winter or Arctic animal-themed art lessons. Teach confidently and bring creativity into your…
In this Walrus Arctic Art Project, students use oil pastel, paint and cut paper to create a collage artwork of a walrus in an arctic setting. It is a good lesson for exploring collage techniques, mixed media, winter or arctic animals. It is recommended for Grades 5 to 8. The resource comes with a step-by-step…
This Henri Matisse Interior In Yellow art project guides students through an artwork inspired by Matisse's Interior In Yellow from 1946. Students first paint a background of large yellow and blue interior shapes, then draw, color, cut out and collage lemons, melons, a vase and a cup, and finish with loose, expressive black line details…
This Yayoi Kusama Christmas Ornament Art Project guides students through creating bright hanging baubles covered in repeating dot patterns inspired by Kusama's iconic style. Students paint a soft pink background, create large ornament shapes on separate paper, cut and glue them onto the page, then finish with bold dotted pattern work. It is a holiday…
This Ted Harrison Christmas Tree Art Project guides students through a bold holiday landscape inspired by the Canadian artist Ted Harrison: a decorated Christmas tree, colorful snowy landforms, bright mountains and a glowing sky. It suits art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool families. Students use oil pastels first to build thick colorful outlines and decorative…
This Basquiat Polar Bear Art Project is a Jean Michel Basquiat inspired winter art lesson where students create a bold polar bear, an expressive painted background and an iconic Basquiat style crown. It explores line, shape, texture, contrast and mixed media, and suits art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool families, especially in upper elementary. Students…
This Basquiat Inspired Skull Art Project is a complete, step-by-step Jean-Michel Basquiat art lesson for Grades 3 to 6. Inspired by Basquiat's "Skull" artwork, students create expressive skull compositions with black backgrounds, layered paint swatches, bold oil pastel outlines and raw, energetic texture. It is not a "perfect drawing" lesson. Students explore risk-taking, layering, rough…
This Jean Michel Basquiat art lesson guides students through a bold mixed media portrait inspired by Basquiat's Flexible from 1984. It is designed for art teachers, classroom teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool families working with upper elementary or middle grades students. Students start with a textured lined background, then add a loose painted figure with…
This Jean Michel Basquiat inspired pumpkin art project guides students through creating a wild jack o lantern artwork using paint and oil pastels on orange paper. Students begin with a layered painted background in black, red, yellow and white, then build a bold pumpkin face with thick contour lines, sketchy marks, Basquiat inspired texture and…
This Van Gogh Starry Night Pumpkin Art Project is a mixed media autumn lesson for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool families. Students paint a pumpkin on separate paper, build a swirling night landscape on blue construction paper with oil pastel, then cut and glue the pumpkin into the final composition. Inspired by Vincent van…
In this Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Art Project, students create a bright yellow pumpkin with Kusama's iconic black dot patterns, layered leaves and a dramatic black background. It is an autumn art lesson that explores pattern, repetition, contrast, line and mixed media. It suits art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool families looking for a seasonal art…
This Watermelon Name Art Project is a cheerful Back to School art lesson that combines name art, all about me art and contemporary collage style art making. Students paint an abstract blue background, create separate watermelon slice elements, design a personalized name card, and then put everything together into one bright, finished artwork. It is…
In this identity art lesson, students create a carefully observed, shaded hand still life drawing, then surround it with 4 to 5 smaller framed illustrations that represent who they are, what matters to them, and the culture and experiences that shape them. The finished artwork is personal and display-worthy. It is for classroom teachers, art…
This Back to School name art project is an abstract collage art lesson where students create a bold name artwork by painting paper, cutting shapes, layering the pieces, and adding final details with marker and white paint. It is a personal, eye-catching project for the start of the year, when you want students making something…
This Back to School Art Booklet helps you build classroom community, introduce foundational art concepts and get to know your students, all while making art. It is designed for Kindergarten to Grade 5 and explores identity, culture, color, shape, line and pattern through activities that are easy to teach and fun to complete. The booklet…
This Principles of Design art lesson booklet introduces students to the eight core design principles: Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Proportion, Rhythm, Movement, Pattern and Repetition, and Unity and Variety. For each principle, students see a visual introduction, follow a step-by-step art tutorial, and then create their own artwork in a guided space. It is designed for…
This Elements of Art Booklet is a structured, low-prep way to teach the 7 Elements of Art: color, value, line, shape, form, space and texture. Each element has a student-friendly introduction, a step-by-step art tutorial and a page where students create their own artwork. It is designed for grades 3 to 8, with scaffolded projects…
Start the school year strong and keep artistic momentum going all year with this complete Elements of Art Curriculum Bundle, designed to inspire and educate students from Grades 4 to 9. Whether you're a new art teacher looking for structure, a seasoned educator needing no-prep lessons, or a homeschool parent juggling multiple subjects, this comprehensive…
This Color Art Unit for Grades 4 to 9 teaches the Element of Art: Color. Students explore color theory, color schemes and color mixing through structured lessons, a color wheel, hands-on challenges and three full-length guided art projects. It is made for classroom teachers, homeschoolers and art educators, with over 110 pages of fully planned…
This Line Art Unit teaches the Element of Art: Line through a video presentation, a PDF slide deck, informational handouts, a mini art challenge, an art history lesson on Edvard Munch and 3 full step-by-step art project tutorials. It is a complete, done-for-you unit of 110+ pages. It is made for elementary and middle school…
