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Lesson 10: Positive and Negative Space Reflection

Overview: Students will reflect on their art making using close-looking, speaking, writing, and/or sketchbook prompts. Note: The following activities are written…

Lesson 5: Exploring and Changing Cardboard

Artists can turn two-dimensional materials into three-dimensional sculptures by using their imagination to explore different building techniques and arrangements. Students will use their hands as tools to change paper in different ways.

Imaginary Structures

Media Types: Sculpture
Grade Bands: 3-5
In this 10 lesson unit, students will learn construction techniques to create an imaginative play space and structure.

Compare and Contrast Mood

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8
We will look closely at two works of art, comparing and contrasting the mood of each painting and how the artist used line, color, and composition to create the mood.

Lesson 6: Inventing an Imaginary Plant

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5
Overview: Visual Texture Students will finish their drawing of their imaginary plant, adding small details and visual textures. Step 1 Students…

Lesson 5: Inventing an Imaginary Plant

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5
Overview: Large Shapes Students will take distinct characteristics from plants around the world, and combine or exaggerate features to invent their own imaginary plant. Case…

Drawing Plants from Around the World

Media Types: Drawing, Oil Pastel
Grade Bands: 3-5
In this lesson, students will choose and draw a plant from around the world that inspires them, using oil pastels.

Lesson 3: Drawing from Observation

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5
Overview: Students will look at natural objects such as pine cones, seed pods, etc. They will use their five senses to describe the objects, notice…

Lesson 2: Oil Pastel Color-Mixing

Media Types: Drawing
Grade Bands: 3-5
Overview: Students will use primary colors to explore mixing new colors with oil pastels.  Case Studies Materials and Tools Step 1 Students will start by…