Fourth graders construct papier mache sculptures that emphasize texture, form and color. Each student chooses and constructs a unique papier mache sculpture of a farm animal..

Here is a fun way to encourage a cooperative classroom, drawing skills, and creative expression. Each child draws a design or shape on his paper, then he rotates to the next child's paper where he adds to the previous design. When the...

Learners explore the basic color wheel and the ways that artists use color to guide the viewer's attention through a painting's composition. A creation of a sense of depth in a two dimensional space and the effect of color on mood and...

This one is for the pre-K jet-set. They hone their observation and listening skills as they use Popsicle sticks to apply paint to wax paper. They view how the colors blend and mix together as they move the stick around on the paper.

Students identify, describe and review the definitions of various key terms from the attached word list. Then, they draw a bingo card--5 columns across and 5 rows down and fill in their Bingo sheets with the terms listed. Finally,...

Students work with primary colors. They choose two primary colors, then put two drops of each color they chose on a white square paper. They fold the white paper in half and rub the paint around.

Students, using the Colorcube 3D model, explore how to mix an entire color space with only the primary colors: cyan, magenta and yellow.

High schoolers explore training of artists as professionals, and identify the many different types of jobs that require art training.

Learners, in groups, visually read photographs from the Farm Security Administration taken during the Great Depression. They analyze the photos and present their observations to the class.

Students write sound poems inspired by works of art they have viewed, create paintings with snow as subject, create zines about their perceptions of winter, and update one of Robert Harris' winter sports illustrations. Four lessons on...

Students produce a one slide cartoon. They import images, background, characters, and props. They research images and put it together in a Power Point presentation. They create a cartoon with sound files and apply movement through the...

Students create and perform a scene for play using a common fairy tale for the story line. They view and discuss a video on careers in stage and radio to identify the roles and responsibilities for each of their group members.

Students identify and describe the elements of art and principles of design by creating several different butterfly pictures that represent color, shape, texture, pattern or symmetry.

Young scholars examine how art can change the way they look at their lives. After being read a book, they discuss the importance of art in their world and what would happen if it were taken away. They create a watercolor painting and...

Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.

Students examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait

Students create linoleum prints.

Students will use texture to create imaginary monsters and learn about the African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger.

Students practice painting landscapes on windows and participate in hands-on activities to expose them to different types of media. They create a winter wonderland effect on windows.

Elementary schoolers explore the wide variety of horse coat colors and reproduce an existing color as well a create their own horse coat color. There are two fine worksheets embedded in this plan that learners use to crete these coat...

Students develop a basic understanding of how color is perceived by the eye. They utilize the technique Seurat used to paint A Sunday on La Grande Jatte to create their own paintings.

Students explore movement in dance routines. They observe movements and transform everyday gestures into choregraphy. Through activities, students develop improvisational skills. They evaluate and critique work.

Learners hone their acting and imagination by playing tug-o-war with an imaginary rope. Each group works together and pretends to pull the other group over the imaginary line with an imaginary rope. This could be a good improve warm up...

Learners of any age can learn to communicate using gestures and their bodies. They create a pantomime of a specific activity without using any words. This resource includes a link to an Off-Broadway Workshop for kids.