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Tempera Painting Exploration

Last updated: April 17, 2024

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

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

Tempera Painting, Lesson 3: Mixing Tints and Browns

Last updated: March 7, 2024

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

Overview: In this lesson, students will practice creating secondary colors, tints, and browns.  Students will understand that  ​​Students will be able…

Mixing Purple

Last updated: January 23, 2024

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

Overview: In this activity, you will explore painting with red and blue and mix a new color—purple! Materials Let’s look at what you have…

Mixing Orange

Last updated: January 23, 2024

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

Overview: In this activity, you will explore painting with red and yellow and mix a new color—orange! In Materials Let’s look at what you…

Mixing Green

Last updated: January 22, 2024

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

Overview: In this activity, you will explore painting with yellow and blue and mix a new color—green! Materials Let’s look at what you have…

Ruth Asawa: Imaginary Trees

Last updated: March 1, 2024

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: 3-5, K-2

Overview: In this lesson, you will explore watercolor techniques to paint your own imaginary tree. You will find connections between your own painting process and…

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…

Transforming Colors

Last updated: February 8, 2024

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

Overview: In this activity, you will explore painting with the primary colors and see how you can transform them into new colors. Materials Let’s…

Painting with Watercolors

Last updated: February 8, 2024

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

Overview: In this activity, you will explore different ways to paint with watercolors. Materials Let’s look at our watercolors! What do you notice? The paints are…

Collaborative Mural: Animals in Habitats

Last updated: February 27, 2024

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

Overview: Students will work collaboratively to create large-scale habitat murals. They will: draw, make collages of animals, add color to a large background, and collage plants and other features…