Description
This visual arts yearlong middle school art curriculum is everything you need to teach a year in a middle school art or an upper elementary art course. This art curriculum includes projects, activities, and worksheets, functioning as a survey of a variety of art making. With the elements of art and principles of design as a guide, it’s a perfect introduction to drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, clay, mixed media, and digital art. With this bundle, you won’t have to plan a single day of an entire year in your art class.
This curriculum includes 22 projects, 30 activities, and 68 art worksheets and handouts. Each lesson includes a lesson plan, supply list, vocabulary, step-by-step instructions, PowerPoints, rubrics, critique sheets, handouts, and anything else needed to complete the project.
This middle or upper elementary art curriculum focuses on introducing students to a wide range of materials and techniques. Each project focuses on a different element of art or principle of design.
All in all this middle school art curriculum includes:
- Timeline with project overview and pacing
- Supply list with project supply breakdown and a comprehensive list
First day of school handouts
- Syllabus
- Tell me about you worksheet
- Parent information sheet
- Behavior contract
Elements of Art, Principles of Design
- 2 worksheet packs with 16 back and front handouts that cover the elements of art and principles of design.
- These activities will guide the projects and teach students about the elements of art and principles of design.
Folder to Sketchbook
- Folder to Sketchbook Lesson plan (including big idea, essential questions, objectives, national standards, supply list, and day-to-day how-to)
- Introduction PowerPoint
- Step-by-step instructions
- Rubric
Sketchbook Prompts
- 92 sketchbook prompts
- Jar label for a prompt jar
- Classroom implementation
Still Life Drawing
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step-by-step instructions on implementing the project)
- Still Life Intro PowerPoint
- Viewfinder template
- Still Life PowerPoint II
- Self-evaluation sheets
- Artist research sheet
- Critique sheet
- Rubric
- Checklist
Value Handouts
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step-by-step instructions on implementing the activity)
- Value and shading worksheet
- Value scale and labeling worksheet
OP Art Activity
- Activity handout
- Teacher instructions
Atmospheric Perspective
- Lesson plan
- Distance learning instructions
- Grayscale atmospheric perspective example and info sheet
- Monochromatic atmospheric perspective example and info sheet
- Grayscale how-to, with step-by-step instructions
- Monochromatic value scale how-to, with step-by-step instructions
- Grayscale landscape scene how-to, with step-by-step instructions
- Monochromatic landscape scene how-to, with step-by-step instructions
- Links to a grayscale demo video and monochromatic demo video
- Project checklist
Zentangle Maze
- A lesson plan, including the big idea, objectives, essential questions, a breakdown of the process, and national art and language art standards are included for grades 6th-12th.
- Rubric
- Critique worksheet
- 2 zendoodle practice worksheets
- Zendoodle maze how-to worksheet
- Presentation (PDF and PowerPoint versions)
Copper Tooling Project
- A lesson plan (with a big idea, objectives, vocabulary, national middle and high school art standards, and step-by-step instructions on implementing the project)
- 4 PowerPoints
- Project checklist
Egyptian Cartouche
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions). With instructions to use for second grades or adapting it for older students up to 6th grade.
- Egyptian art, project presentation
- Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
- Egyptian cartouche drawing how to
- Hieroglyphics guide
- Project checklist
- Early finisher, drawing an Egyptian column
- Early finisher, Egyptian sarcophagus information
- Early finisher, Egyptian sarcophagus activity
Garden Marker Print
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions). With instructions to use for second grades or adapting it for older students up to 6th grade.
- 3 PowerPoints and PDF presentations to start each day, one for younger grades, one for older grades
- Demo videos to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
- Simple fern drawing guide
- Fern drawing guide
- Vine plants drawing guide
- Flowers drawing guide
- Monstera plant drawing guide
- Project how to
- Warm and cool colors early finisher
- Project checklist
- Project examples
Color Theory
- Color theory lesson plan (including big idea, essential questions, goals, vocabulary, national standards, supply, list, step-by-step instructions, and more.)
- Part I PowerPoint
- Color wheel worksheet
- Part II PowerPoint
- Color schemes worksheet
- Part III PowerPoint
- Grayscale and neutrals worksheets
- Assignment checklist
Blind Contour Color Mixing
- Lesson plan (including the big idea, essential questions, objectives, national standards, and step-by-step instructions)
- Sketchbook assignment sheet
- Project assignment sheet
- PowerPoint (also in PDF format)
- Rubric
- Critique sheet
- Critique Labels
- 2 videos (time-lapse of a blind contour drawing plus a blind contour demo and explanation)
Tar Paper Stained Glass Painting
- Lesson plan (each lesson plan includes a big idea, essential questions, objectives, art standards, supply list, and a step-by-step breakdown on how to present this assignment.)
- 3 presentations (PowerPoint and PDF)
- Drawing brainstorm activity with sketches
- Color brainstorm activity
- Project guide
- Demo video
- Critique reflection
- Red light/green light critique activity
- Rubric
Radial Symmetry
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions).
- 2 PowerPoints and PDF presentations to start each day
- Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
- Project how to
- Block letter how to
- 4 versions of a mandala design early finisher
- Project checklist
- Project examples
Perspective Name Activity
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
- PowerPoint presentation that shows visual examples of the perspective concept
- Assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
- How to Draw Perspective Letters handout
- Perspective Letters Step by Step handout
- Checklist for the teacher to check once class resumes
- Project demo video parents and students can watch from home to help guide them through the projects (available through a YouTube link)
I Am Me Project
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
- 3 presentations to use as an introduction each day
- 2 demo videos to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
- Who am I brainstorm sheet
- 2 blast word how-to handouts
- Distance learning assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
- Distance learning presentation formatted for at-home viewing
- Blast word checklist
- Project checklist
Face/Vase Activity
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
- 3 presentations to use as an introduction each day
- 2 demo videos to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube)
- Who am I brainstorm sheet
- 2 blast word how-to handouts
- Distance learning assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
- Distance learning presentation formatted for at-home viewing
- Blast word checklist
- Project checklist
Perspective Person
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
- Assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
- How to Draw a Perspective Person handout
- Perspective Person Step by Step handout
- Checklist for the teacher to check once class resumes
- Project demo video parents and students can watch from home to help guide them through the projects (available through a YouTube link)
Self Portrait Print
- A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions). With instructions to use for second grades or adapting it for older students up to 6th grade.
- Teacher notes, so even if you are unfamiliar with scratch foam printmaking, you know how to best set up for it.
- 4 PowerPoint and PDF presentations to start each day
- A Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
- How to edit their photo using the free online program, Pixlr
- Value scale example and activity
- Andy Warhol artist sheet with two activities
- Project checklist
- How to label an edition handout
Clay Bell
- Lesson Plan with big idea, essential questions, national standards, step-by-step instructions, vocabulary, and supply list
- 2 PowerPoints
- Sketchbook activity
- Demo video
- Clay bell project guide
- Critique reflection
- Critique feedback sheet
- Rubric
Slab Vessel
- Lesson Plan with big idea, essential questions, national standards, step-by-step instructions, vocabulary, and supply list
- 2 PowerPoints
- Printable poster
- Clay vessel project guide
- Critique reflection
- Rubric
Cubist Collage and Painting
- A lesson plan
- Cubism Intro PowerPoint
- List it, sketch it activity
- Collage tips handout
- Project PowerPoint
- Project instruction handout
- Critique sheet
- Critique labels
- Rubric
Mini Tape Transfer
- A thorough lesson plan
- Demo video to show how to create a tape transfer
- PowerPoint presentation to introduce the project
- Project guide handout
- Tape transfer how to worksheet
- Student checklist
- Rubric
Canva Project
- Lesson Plan
- 2 PowerPoints
- Movie Poster research sheet
- Canva basics info sheet
- Client information sheet
- Canva how-tos specific to the project
- Project checklist
- Critique reflection sheet
- Critique labels
- Rubric
Artist Trading Cards
- A thorough lesson plan
- PowerPoint with historical information and examples
- Checklist printable for the students
- Critique printable
- Rubric printable
- Easy to read display lesson plan
Design Your Own Final Project
- A lesson plan
- PowerPoint to introduce the assignment with project examples
- Rubric
Each of my classes is designed to build on the last. This curriculum builds to the lessons and techniques taught in my Introduction to Art course and Drawing I course. This course functions well as taught before the Intro to Art course.
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