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This Autumn Scarecrow Art Lesson is a fall art project for K to 3. Students create a cheerful scarecrow artwork while practicing drawing, line work, shape building, painting and an oil pastel resist, and it comes with both a PDF tutorial and a PowerPoint tutorial so you can project, click through slides or demonstrate live….
This Autumn Acorn Art Lesson is a cheerful fall project for K to 3 where students make an acorn artwork while exploring warm colors, drawing, line work and creative expression. The tutorial comes in both PDF and PowerPoint formats, so you can project the steps, click through slides or demonstrate live. It is made for…
This Autumn Pumpkin Art Lesson is a classic fall project for Grades 2 to 5. Students create an autumn pumpkin artwork while practicing drawing, line work, observation, detail, form, shading and creative expression, thinking about texture, depth and surrounding autumn details as they go. The tutorial comes in both PDF and PowerPoint formats, and the…
This Autumn Leaf Line Art Lesson is a fall art project for 1st to 4th grade. Students create a striking autumn leaf line artwork while exploring line, pattern, repetition and creative expression, learning how different lines and repeated marks can fill a space and change the look and feeling of an artwork. The tutorial comes…
This Autumn Falling Leaves Art Lesson is a seasonal drawing and painting project for 1st to 4th grade. Students create a full autumn composition with different leaf shapes, seasonal colors and movement, practicing drawing, shape, line, pattern, brush control, color choices and creative expression. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool educators and…
This Bee Pattern Art Lesson introduces the Principle of Design: Pattern. Students create a bright bee artwork using tempera paint, construction paper and wax crayon, and learn how artists use pattern to bring rhythm, unity and excitement into their art. It is built for busy classroom teachers, art teachers, substitute teachers and homeschool educators, with…
This Warm and Cool Colors Sea Turtle Art Lesson teaches color theory to grades 4 to 7. Students explore the difference between warm and cool color schemes on a hand-drawn sea turtle coloring sheet, making intentional color choices with colored pencil techniques. It is a full art and literacy lesson that builds color theory vocabulary,…
This free September Art Inspiration Guide helps you start the autumn season with fresh ideas. Inside you'll find autumn-themed art lesson ideas for grades K to 12, teaching tips to ease into the school year, and sketchbook prompts with a fall theme. September is busy, with new routines, new units and plenty of back-to-school energy….
This Sunflower Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson about one of nature's most iconic flowers. It suits summer units, garden themes and pollinator studies, and works well in classrooms, homeschool programs, summer art camps or as a sub plan. Students start with a reading comprehension passage and reflective writing prompts about sunflowers,…
This Octopus Art Lesson brings ocean life into your classroom for grades 1 to 5. Students explore bold color blending and textural oil pastel techniques while learning about one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. It fits summer art units, under-the-sea themes and ocean animal studies. It works in the classroom, at home, at summer…
This Mahi Mahi Art Project is a mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer units, ocean animal themes or tropical fish studies, written for grades 1 to 5. Students learn about mahi mahi, also known as dolphin fish, found in warm waters off Florida, Hawaii and throughout the Caribbean. Students read about mahi mahi…
This Dragonfly Art Project is a mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer units or insect themes. Students read about dragonflies, respond to writing prompts, and then design their own dragonfly artwork using drawing skills and paint, exploring resist painting, layering and bold color blending. You can also do the art first and the…
This Summer Crab Art Project is a complete mixed media art lesson that combines art and literacy. Students read a passage and write about crabs, tide pools and the importance of ocean conservation, then create their own crab artwork using oil pastels and watercolor paints. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool…
This Corn Cob Art Project is a complete mixed media art and literacy lesson for summer, autumn or the harvest season. Students start with reading comprehension passages and writing prompts, then design their own corn cob artwork with oil pastels and watercolor paint, experimenting with resist painting, texture layering and color blending. It is made…
This Sea Turtle Summer Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson for the classroom or homeschool. It starts with ocean-themed reading comprehension and writing activities, then students create a calm, colorful swimming sea turtle artwork using oil pastels and watercolor paint on construction paper. It is designed for elementary classrooms and homeschool families….
This Summer Lemonade Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and writing activities. Students read a summer-themed passage and respond to writing prompts, then create a colorful glass of lemonade with oil pastels, practicing color blending, shading and expressive design. It is made for elementary classrooms and homeschool families. The lesson plan, lesson…
This Summer Ice Cream Art Project is a complete art and literacy lesson for elementary classrooms and homeschool families. Students work through a summer-themed reading passage and writing prompt, then use oil pastels on construction paper to create playful, colorful ice cream artwork. Detailed lesson plans, step-by-step guides, example artwork and ready-to-use PowerPoint slides help…
In this Summer Watermelon Art Project, students use oil pastels and paint to create a colorful summer watermelon artwork. The step-by-step visuals and clear instructions help you lead students through blending oil pastels, layering paint and experimenting with art techniques. It is made for elementary classrooms and homeschool families and brings literacy into the art…
This spring seedling art and writing activity connects science, art and literacy through the theme of seeds growing into plants. Students learn how seeds sprout and grow, create a colorful seedling artwork that shows new life in spring, then build understanding with a reading passage, comprehension questions and writing prompts. It is made for classroom…
Bring the beauty of spring into your classroom with this Spring Butterfly Art Lesson, a bright and engaging elementary art activity that guides students step-by-step through creating their own colorful butterfly artwork. This spring butterfly art project for elementary students combines drawing, creativity, and structured instruction so teachers and homeschool educators can confidently lead a…
This Spring Hummingbird Art Lesson blends visual art, literacy and science for elementary students. Students read about hummingbirds, follow a step-by-step drawing tutorial, and paint layered value rings around their bird with watercolor or tempera for a striking finished piece. Reading, writing and reflection pages extend the art into a full cross-curricular lesson. It fits…
This Spring Bumble Bee Art Lesson is an elementary art project that combines drawing, painting, nature learning, reading comprehension and creative reflection. Students follow a guided step-by-step drawing process to create their own bumble bee, learning to break complex shapes into simple steps, and then paint a colorful background with circular painting techniques so the…
This Snowy Owl Winter Art Project pairs an art lesson with a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a snowy owl while exploring techniques in oil pastels. The About Snowy Owls reading, comprehension questions and writing prompt bring literacy into the art…
This Winter Snowflake Art Project celebrates the arrival of winter with an art lesson, a reading comprehension activity and a writing prompt, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter snowflake artwork that explores oil pastel techniques in the design. An About Snowflakes reading, comprehension questions and a writing prompt bring literacy into…
This winter polar bear art project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a polar bear while exploring oil pastel techniques. An About Polar Bears reading, comprehension questions and a writing activity bring literacy into the art lesson, so…
This Winter Narwhal Art Project pairs an art lesson with a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity, for your classroom or homeschool program. Students create a winter artwork of a narwhal while exploring techniques in oil pastels and paint. The All About Narwhals reading, comprehension questions and writing prompt bring literacy into the art…
This Winter Iceberg Art Project celebrates the arrival of winter with an art lesson, a reading, a reading comprehension and a writing prompt activity. Students create a winter artwork of an iceberg while exploring techniques in oil pastels and paint. The All About Icebergs reading, reading comprehension and writing prompt bring literacy into your art…
This Winter Penguin Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of a penguin using oil pastels and paint, then read All About Penguins, answer comprehension questions and respond to a writing prompt connected to the theme. It works for classrooms and homeschool families who…
This Winter Polar Bear Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of a polar bear while exploring oil pastel techniques, then read about polar bears and write in response. It is made for classrooms and homeschool families who want an art lesson with literacy…
This Winter Arctic Fox Art Project combines an art lesson with reading comprehension and a writing prompt. Students create a winter artwork of an Arctic fox while exploring oil pastel techniques, with step-by-step slides in the document and as a PowerPoint presentation to make teaching easy. A Changes in Winter reading, comprehension questions and a…
