Upper Elementary or Middle School Art Curriculum: Yearlong Art Course, 22 Projects

$148.00

Description

Check out a preview of this curriculum here: Middle School Preview Pack

This visual arts yearlong curriculum is everything you need to teach a year in a middle school art 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, 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 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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