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Pop Art (Literally) to Build Observa...
Observational drawing can be boring and frustrating for students, if...
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Teach Your Students to Paint Like an...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Color Art Skills:...
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Warm and Cool Picasso: Free Lesson P...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Color, Shape,...
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Welcome to the Gun Show
It started as a simple and wholesome architecture lesson with my 5th...
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Visiting Action Jackson
Recently I mentioned taking my 5th grade students on a field trip to the Des...
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Do Art Teachers Really Hate Glitter?
Do you use glitter in the art room? I was reflecting on use of glitter, and...
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Foolproof Positive-Negative Designs:...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Space Art Skills:...
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Chinese Teacup: Free Lesson Plan Dow...
Level: K-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Form, Line Art Skills:...
Kandinsky Circles: Free Lesson Plan ...
Level: K-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Shape Art Skills: Cutting,...
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Fall Perspective Landscape: Free Les...
Level: K-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Space and Color Art Skills:...
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Lesson: Monochromatic Pumpkin Print
Grade Level: 4th Grade Art Elements: Color, Shape Art Skills: Drawing,...
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Pre-Made Sketchbook Pages Download
A year ago on AOE I showed you how to make Sketchbooks on the Cheap with your...
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Lesson: Multiple Layer Weaving
Here is a little lesson to add some JAZZ to your ordinary weaving projects...
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Lesson: Remixed Masterpiece
I usually do not go to blogs for lessons, as stated here. However, sometimes...
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Van Gogh Sunflowers: Free Lesson Pla...
Level: K-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Texture Art Skills: Fine...
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O’Keefe Flowers (Get Kids to D...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Color and Space Art...
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Lesson: Pop Art Food Sculptures
It may be considered a crime to have this much fun at school- For both the...
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What Would You Do… With a Pinc...
Where you singing the Klondike Bar song? I was! In Kindergarten my students...
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Lesson: Wayne Thiebaud Clay Cupcakes
Food. We all love it. We all need it. We all connect to it. It brings us...
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The Pot That Juan Built
In 2nd grade, students are learning about coil, slip and score in the clay...
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Mini Laptops
Our school is fortunate enough to have two mobile labs. These laptop labs are...
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The Scream: Free Lesson Plan Downloa...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Elements: Color, Line Art Skills: Warm, Cool and Neutral...
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Lesson: Abstract Color Mix Paintings
Grade Level: 1st Grade Art Elements: Color Art Skills: Color Mixing, Abstract...
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12 Hue Color Wheel: Free Lesson Plan...
Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Color Art Skills:...
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