Description
This semester-long middle school art curriculum is everything you need to teach a semester in a visual art middle school or 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, and mixed media. With this bundle, you won’t have to plan a single day of an entire semester in your art class.
This middle school art curriculum includes 12 projects, 19 activities, and 40 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 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
✵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
✵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
✵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
✵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
✵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
✵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 middle school art 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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