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Teach your Kinder students about line, shape, watercolor and fairy tales with this watercolor castle lesson. Learning how to combine squares, rectangles,

A beautiful art project that's perfect for third grade students. Learn how to make a mixed media jellyfish art painting project using paint and chalk pastel

Alexander Calder is my new favorite artist. I purchased a fantastic book on Calder last Spring and have fallen crazy in love with his art. I’ve seen many lessons inspired by Calder’s Circus, and while

Creative Art Projects for Busy Teachers

A great lesson that uses oil pastels/crayons and watercolor. Easy to draw, this Princess and The Pea project can be achieved in two, 45-minute sessions

Wondering which artists are featured in Art School for Kids? More than a third of the 42 lessons in the online art school feature a famous artist that I feel most resonate with kids. Some lessons are

Cheers to the art of mapmaking! Over the Summer I took an e-course offered by Patty at Deep Space Sparkle. It was super informative (as I was a new teacher in a new school and state) and her husband put together a Flickr group for us to share our progress. Among the activities and lessons discussed, I got the great idea to create her Treasure Maps with my 5th Grade artists this year. My students loved x3 this project! Below are two of my sample maps, one before adding colored pencil and…

I love using picture books as inspiration for children’s art projects. Over the past 13 years I have curated a a massive list of project ideas and lesson plans. Here is my growing list of picture books and coordinating art projects for kids: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith

Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Draw the Statue of Liberty Tutorial Video and Statue Coloring Page. Stop by, download for free.

Line & pattern is one of the most basic elements of art that sets the foundation for art making. Teaching children about this element empowers them how