Pupils paint a picture in the style of Jackson Pollock. In this painting lesson, students learn about Jackson Pollock and the method that he used to create his famous pieces of art. Pupils use objects other than paintbrushes to create...

Students view classical paintings. In this analyzing lesson plan, students view a Powerpoint of classical paintings and discuss the emotion, colors, and objects they see within the painting. Students list questions they would ask the...

Middle schoolers study the history of hard edge painting and discover demonstration techniques using a variety of fonts and discuss lettering. They present a number of abstract works of art with hard edge technique and works of art with...

Sixth graders view a large image of a painting and discuss the history and its role in past and current culture in Mexico. Student list the symbols portrayed in the work and explain their significance. Students use elements of art to...

Students examine and paint still life paintings. In this still life painting lesson plan, students look at pictures of European still life paintings and determine the characteristics when using an opaque medium. They use an opaque medium...

Students research a butterfly and create butterfly art. In this visual arts lesson, students choose a specific butterfly to research and create a Balsa-Foam butterfly of the same species. Students use Balsa-Foam, modeling tools, and...

Pupils revisit the color yellow and are introduced to van Gogh, the painter. In this visual arts lesson, students study Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" and identify the color yellow. Pupils create their own interpretation of the...

Young scholars use artistic words when writing about an object moving quickly past a character who is standing still. In this writing and art lesson plan, students read the passage Chasing Vermeer and base their writing off of it.

Sixth graders paint symbols of their culture after examining painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Students study color, acrylic painting and abstract art.

Students discuss and examine paintings of Claude Monet. They examine the style he uses and then create their own painting based on the seasons. They also discuss the difference in the four seasons.

Third graders investigate and accurately interpret with cupporting evidence the artwork of Claude Monet. They choose what they will paint. Students draw a rough draft on paper. They produce interseting looking "brush strokes", where...

Students will create a painting using symbols that were used by Native Americans or symbols they create based on what they have learned about symbols used in Native American rock paintings.

Students are shown examples of Claude Monet's paintings. In groups, they are given one season to focus on and create their own reproduction of the same season in a painting. To end the lesson plan, they share their paintings with the...

Students write an acrostic poem and analyze a work of art. In this art lesson plan, students look at a picture and answer questions about it, write a poem, write about the setting in the painting they saw, and answer short questions...

Students create Sumi-e paintings and explore the various materials, techniques, and processes associated with those paintings in an effort to better understand Japanese art and culture.

Learners study the history of Matisse as an artist and focus upon his influences upon the style of art that he was famous for. The learners perform research about the life and works. Then they create a work of art that is similar to the...

Students illustrate a story after researching John Singleton Copley's paintings. In this John Singleton Copley lesson plan, students read the background of some of his paintings and then illustrate their own story and create a flip book...

In this language arts worksheet, 1st graders read the story Can Elephants Paint? and then complete language arts activities. Students write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short answer...

Students draw a chair from five different perspectives. After using the shapes from their drawings to create a cubist collage, students paint their collage monochromatically.

For this reading comprehension and discussion worksheet, students read a short selection titled, "The Painting." They discuss the selection using 4 questions that ask their opinion about the painting, and the people in the story.

Students use apples and apple cut outs to create art projects. In this art lesson, students cut paper into apple shapes or cut apples into shapes, dip in paint, and use them to stamp.

Students explore the works of Brian Rutenburg. In this art lesson, students create a work of art using acrylic paint and palette knives inspired by the works of Rutenburg. Students write about their artwork.

Explore the concepts of surrealism and cubism that Marc Chagall portrayed in his art. Your elementary artists will read articles about the artist and practice the methods used in surrealism and cubism.