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Expressing Emotions: Käthe Kollwitz

Last updated: May 7, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Overview: In this lesson, you will explore expressing and conveying emotions through facial expressions, drawing inspiration from the work of Käthe Kollwitz.  Materials and Tools…

Landscape: Vision and Verse 

Last updated: April 26, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Overview: In this lesson, you will make sketches of landscapes inspired by Chinese landscape paintings, photos, or personal memories.  Materials and Tools Objective Students will…

Still Life Drawing

Last updated: March 5, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: Students will learn how to use composition, scale, and value to create still life drawings. Lessons Students will understand that:…

Value Exploration

Last updated: February 22, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: Students will experiment with creating value in a drawing Students will understand that: Value…

Drawing an Object with Value

Last updated: February 21, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12

Overview: Students will use their understanding of value to create volume in a drawing of a round object. Students will understand…

Henry Taylor: Heroes

Last updated: April 26, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5

Overview: In this lesson, you will draw a portrait of someone you admire, using pose, setting, and details to show why they are important. You…

All About Us

Last updated: January 7, 2024

Media Types: Drawing, Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

Overview: In this activity, you will explore drawing and painting a self-portrait. Materials What is a self-portrait? A self-portrait is an artwork that an artist makes…

Drawing Plants

Last updated: January 7, 2024

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

Overview: In this activity, you will look at a plant and draw the lines and shapes that you see. Materials Look closely at your…

Collage Puppets

Last updated: February 27, 2024

Media Types: Collage, Drawing, Puppetry
Grade Bands: K-2

Students will explore lines, marks, and shapes with oil pastels. They will draw an imaginary animal with oil pastels, focusing on special features.

Collagraph Animals

Last updated: February 27, 2024

Media Types: Collage, Drawing, Mural, Printmaking
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

Overview: Students will learn about the mediums of collage, collagraph printmaking, and observational drawing. Students will practice speaking and writing about their artwork. Lessons Materials…