Check out one of my favorite projects for Earth Day, a found object assemblage project. Use as a class, small group, or individual project.
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Pysanky Egg Art Project: Spring Art Lesson
A Pysanky egg art project is the perfect way to celebrate the spring season or fill up the last day or days leading into spring break. Good for all ages!
Spring Art Projects: 7 Art Lesson Ideas
As the crisp mornings give way to the warmth of spring, it's time to shift gears and bring bright colors, florals, bugs, and Mother's Day art projects into the classroom. From elementary art to high school, art, there are countless opportunities to explore creativity...
Engaging Sketchbook Ideas 5 Days a Week
This blog post focuses on sketchbook ideas and schedule for daily sketchbooks in middle school art and high school art classes.
Creating an Introduction to Art Curriculum
Designing an introduction to art curriculum takes time and effort. I recently shared a blog post on creating a middle school art curriculum and an elementary art curriculum, check it out if you need inspiration for younger students. I typically use the elements of art...
Art Lessons: Clay Project Ideas
I love teaching clay, but it can be challenging and stressful to teach. If you feel intimidated or unsure about how to introduce clay in your classroom, check out my clay project ideas below. SCAFFOLDING TECHNIQUES The key to making any art project a success is...
AI Art Lesson Plan & Project
AI technology has been top of mind for just about everyone, which is why I had to play with creating an ai art lesson plan. It has exciting (and scary) possibilities across all fields and in education. For teachers, there are so many uses for AI from helping to write...
Designing a Middle School Art Curriculum
I have designed many art curriculums in my time teaching and developing art lessons. Middle school can be a tough level to plan for. When developing a middle school curriculum you need to build off of techniques taught in elementary art classes and prepare them for...
Intro to Design Project: Water Bottle Design
One of the first design projects I teach in my Introduction to Design class is designing a water bottle. With the Stanley cup craze currently going on this is a topical, engaging way to get students interested in design. It's simple enough to teach students the basics...
Mixed Media Art Ideas in K-12
Mixed media is a work of art that uses more than one medium. It has always been my favorite form of art to create and teach. I've always had an attention deficit edge in my artmaking, jumping from one style to another, one medium to another. Mixed media allows me to...