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This End of Year Art and Writing Journal gives elementary students 25 no-prep printable activities to celebrate the school year, reflect on their growth, build classroom community and look ahead to summer and beyond. It keeps students engaged and creating during the final weeks of school. Prompts include student selfies, Instagram memory drawings, superhero dreams…
This End of Year Art Journal helps grades 6 to 10 students look back on their year in art while preparing for the next. The 25 ready-to-print pages mix drawing prompts, personal reflections, goal-setting exercises and creative challenges. It fits the final weeks of school, when attention spans are short. Students celebrate their growth, express…
This Spring Value Flower Art Project is an elementary art lesson where students create bright spring flowers with paint and oil pastels while exploring light and dark values. Students paint the background first, then layer oil pastels to build contrast and detail, so they can see how value adds depth and dimension to their artwork….
These Elements of Art Zen Doodle Coloring Pages help students visually explore the seven elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, texture and color. Each of the 7 highly detailed sheets focuses on one element and shows the concept in an age-appropriate way while students create calm, mindful artwork. They are original Ms Artastic…
60 art lessons to teach the Elements of Art all year long. This complete art curriculum for elementary and middle school gives you an all-in-one, year-long plan for teaching the Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Form, Color, Value, Texture and Space, with creativity, depth and confidence. Whether you are teaching in a traditional classroom, running…
This Elements of Art: Space Unit teaches the element of space in art to upper elementary and middle school students through 10 sequential lessons. It includes space drawing activities, printable positive and negative space worksheets and perspective drawing prompts that help students show depth and dimension in their art. Students practice one-point perspective, overlapping, size…
This Element of Art Value Unit teaches students how to use light and dark to create depth and mood in their artwork. It includes 10 sequential value drawing lessons, printable shading worksheets and value-based art activities. It is designed for upper elementary and middle school students in Grades 4 to 9. Students explore hatching, stippling,…
This Elements of Art: Texture unit gives you 10 art lessons, printable worksheets and creative activities that explore real and implied texture. Students notice texture in the world around them, practice using it in their drawings, and complete texture-based art projects that build creativity and skill. It is for classroom teachers, homeschool families and art…
This Elements of Art: Color unit gives your students a full journey through color theory with 10 art lessons and 14 worksheets and drawing activities. Students explore the color wheel, warm and cool colors, tints and shades, complementary colors, neutrals and more. It is designed for Grades 4 to 9 and can be adapted for…
This Elements of Art: Shape and Form unit gives you 10 Shape and Form art lessons and 11 student handouts covering both 2D shape and 3D form. Students explore art history, technique and creative drawing through guided drawing activities, informational worksheets and step-by-step art projects. The activities include a Picasso lesson, observational drawing practice, abstract…
These 10 Elements of Art Line lessons make up a full line art unit with instructional lessons, visual handouts, drawing worksheets and art projects that explore line as an element of art. Students learn about types of lines, expressive line, contour drawing and optical illusions, with an artist focus on Jackson Pollock. It is designed…
This End of Year Journal gives intermediate and middle school students 24 print-and-go pages to reflect on their year, set goals for the future, build classroom community and capture memories. It is for grades 4 to 9, and it keeps students engaged and on task during the final weeks of school. Students sketch selfies, reflect…
In this Van Gogh Starry Night Pop Art lesson, students study Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night, learn about the Post-Impressionist art movement, and then transform the original composition by adding their own pop culture imagery to the scene. Students brainstorm ideas, sketch a rough draft, gather reference images and paint a final composition with layered…
This Van Gogh Sunflowers Art Project brings art history to life as students learn about Vincent van Gogh and create their own vibrant sunflower still life. Inspired by his famous sunflower paintings, the lesson introduces the Impressionist movement and explores expressive brush strokes, bold color and mixed media. Students learn about van Gogh's life and…
This Easter Chick Line Art Project teaches the Element of Art: Line through a colorful spring artwork. Students draw a chick hatching from a decorated Easter egg, divide the background into large sections and fill each one with different lines and patterns. Students then color the chick and egg with oil pastels, blending for texture…
This Kindness Journal is a social emotional learning workbook that helps students learn what kindness is, why it matters, and how it shapes the classroom, school and community. Students read, brainstorm, write, draw, plan and then actually complete acts of kindness, reflecting on how their actions affect others. It is made for teachers, art teachers…
This Back to School Caricature Pennant Banner Art Project is a fun first week art lesson where students learn to draw caricatures, explore their artistic identity and design an exaggerated self-portrait full of personal flair and humor. It builds classroom community and makes a one-of-a-kind display for Meet the Teacher Night or parent-teacher conferences. It…
This Elements of Art Posters set includes 7 printable classroom posters for Color, Form, Line, Shape, Space, Texture and Value. Each poster is an original, detailed illustrated design by Ms Artastic, not clip art, with its own bold visual theme. The posters keep art vocabulary visible all year, so students keep seeing the Elements of…
This Shape Art Book is a set of shape, color, line and pattern lessons that come together into an imaginative art book for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. It is a gentle introduction to art that teaches young students to draw, mix their own colors and create color tints. Students also use their imagination to create…
This Color Mixing Art Workbook for Primary Students teaches the Element of Art: Color through hands-on, low-prep activities for Kindergarten to Grade 2. Students explore primary and secondary colors, value scales, tints and tones, and warm and cool colors with age-appropriate art activities. It works for classroom teachers introducing basic art concepts, art teachers building…
This Shading and Value Art Workbook teaches students how to shade with value, use drawing techniques and create the illusion of form through light and shadow. The printable shading unit includes 10 scaffolded art activities that move from foundational to advanced shading methods, including blending, hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and scribbling. It is designed for upper…
This Color Wheel Workbook and Art Lesson set introduces color theory and the Elements of Art: Color, from primary and secondary colors to complementary, analogous, monochromatic, warm, cool and neutral colors, value, tints, tones and shades. It is made for elementary and middle school art, homeschool families and substitute teachers. Students complete guided workbook pages,…
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole fourth grade year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of fourth grade art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way…
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole fifth grade year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of fifth grade art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way…
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole second grade year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of second grade art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way…
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole third grade year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of third grade art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way…
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole Kindergarten year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of kindergarten art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way to summer….
Elements of Art unit + seasonal lessons for the whole first grade year. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A full year of first grade art, planned for you. You start the year with an Elements of Art unit, then teach seasonal and holiday lessons from back to school all the way…
Elements of Art units + 44 art history, famous artist and skills lessons for grades 6, 7 and 8. Hand-drawn by Ms Artastic. Save 18% with the bundle. A big, full year of middle school art for grades 6, 7 and 8. Elements of Art units for each grade, a sketchbook, and 44+ lessons with…
This Elements of Art and Principles of Design Bundle is a structured art foundations resource for upper elementary, middle school and high school foundational art classes. It includes Elements of Art workbook lessons, Principles of Design workbook lessons, art prompts, exploration activities and posters. Students learn clear definitions, explore through mini investigations, apply each concept…
