Recent Lessons
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Scroll to see the most recent 4 weeks of lessons in our 3 grade-level groups:
GRADES 1 & 2
GRADES 3 to 5
GRADES 6 – 12 (& adults)
Grades 1 & 2
Latest Lessons are below.
34. Still Life Slide – KidsART A
MAY 12 – 16 • Students draw 3 still life objects and color them with oil pastels. They’re cut out and the children have fun sliding them up, down, right and left until they find a good spot for each of them, one at a time. All are glued into place for a nice still life artwork. Then the objects are turned into silly cartoons and colored with markers for a fun finish to the lesson.
33. Artists’ Choice Stations – KidsART A
MAY 5 – 9 • Students enjoy having choice of things to do and subject matter. Stations are set up and the class will split into several groups, rotating
32. Box Animal Safari (Part 2) – KidsART A
APRIL 28 – MAY 2 • Students finish their Box Animal Safari sculptures by painting them in either realistic or expressive patterns and colors.
31. Box Animal Safari (Part 1) – KidsART A
APRIL 21 – 25: The first week of making a big 3D Painted cardboard project has students building an animal out of boxes and tubes. This week they’ll prime the sculpture so that next week, when it’s dry, they can paint it like the animal – or in wild crazy colors! Today they also warm up with artists’ choice and have an animal prints print-making session.
Grades 3 - 5
Latest Lessons are below.
34. Seven Steps – Foundations
MAY 12 – 16 • Students have a day to finish up any work in progress, and of Artists’ Choice, but learn the 7 steps to making art in doing so. A structured approach to creativity allows for freedom of expression and choice of subject without floundering through a lot of false starts and frustration.
33. Repeat & Focus – Foundations A+
MAY 5 – 9 • After a warmup of drawing vegetables from life, students work to compose a painting. Students will see a video profiling Andy Warhol and learning about emphasis and repetition as design components. They’ll draw and paint the veggies using one in an accent color to emphasize it, creating a Most Important Spot.
32. Painted 3D Art – Foundations A
APRIL 28 – MAY 2 :
Students will finish their 3D cardboard projects this week. If they have not yet primed (with gesso), that will be the first thing they do. Then acrylics are used to paint the entire work, so that it is viewable from all directions. Early finishers can help others, or catch up on any unfinished projects.
31. Blockheads (1) – Foundations A
April 21- 25 • Students create a sculpture using boxes, of a head – animal, human, alien, robot… anything goes! Next week they’ll paint it and add finishing touches.
Grades 6 - 12
Latest Lessons are below.
34. Seven Steps – Foundations
MAY 12 – 16 • Students have a day to finish up any work in progress, and of Artists’ Choice, but learn the 7 steps to making art in doing so. A structured approach to creativity allows for freedom of expression and choice of subject without floundering through a lot of false starts and frustration.
33. Repeat & Focus – Foundations A+
MAY 5 – 9 • After a warmup of drawing vegetables from life, students work to compose a painting. Students will see a video profiling Andy Warhol and learning about emphasis and repetition as design components. They’ll draw and paint the veggies using one in an accent color to emphasize it, creating a Most Important Spot.
32. Painted 3D Art – Foundations A +
APRIL 28 – MAY 2 :
Students will finish their 3D cardboard projects this week. If they have not yet primed (with gesso), that will be the first thing they do. Then acrylics are used to paint the entire work, so that it is viewable from all directions. Early finishers can help others, or catch up on any unfinished projects.
31. Blockheads (1) – Foundations A
April 21- 25 • Students create a sculpture using boxes, of a head – animal, human, alien, robot… anything goes! Next week they’ll paint it and add finishing touches.