Free Art Lesson Plans

Did you realize how many art supply stores offer free lesson plans online? and online "instructors"? Some can be be searched at least a bit, perhaps by technique (printmaking, painting, collage, etc.) and Age/grade level. I do not always see a big difference between "art projects" and "art lessons" on those sites that offer both.

You may want to try these:

• Dick Blick Lesson Plans
• by discipline (art history, collage, carfts, drawing, fiber arts, painting, sculpture, multicultural, printmaking)
• by grade level
  


• Nasco Lesson Plans
• Lesson Plans from Incredible Art
  
• From Masterpiece Art Instruction


• lesson plans for complete, "hang-on-the-wall" projects. They use many of the supplies used for the Masterpiece Art Instruction CDs, such as soft pastels, watercolor pencils and charcoal.
• Art is a wonderful medium for teaching many subjects, such as history, science and geography. These lesson plans drive home a lesson in one of these topics. Check the bottom of the page for holiday projects too!
• Teacher Lesson plans
• Free Drawing Lessons
• xx Teachy Teacher Art Lesson Plans
  

And a few lessons plans by topic:

print-making:

• (#) with pasta

medieval

• (#) history: personal coat of arms
• (#) illuminated monogram
• (#) (dick blick) monogram

Egyptian:

• (#) ancient Egyptian carving
• (#) Egyptian scarab pendant
• Egyptian style jewelry
• gold leaf fan
  
• (#) Egyptian facemask & headress
  
• website: Curse of King Tut: Fact or Myth? Award winning site by students at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx under the direction of Steve Feld.
• example of drawn King Tut death mask (6th grade)
  
• example of (#) profile (6th grade)
  

Shoes

• (*) robot shoes
• (*) Shoe Shine (with stick oil pastels)
  
• art history shoes
• ink & watercolor shoe
• xx

sculpting

• (#) poseable alien sculpture

science/tree:

• leaf rubbing / tree identification
• nasco tree identification
• sketchbook
• leaf print triptych
• Botanicalart- A forum for artists dedicated to the realistic portrayal of plants, flowers and natural science subjects.

weave/loom:

• Ribbon Weave
• (*) canvas [as] loom

Repousee:

• (#) box
• (*) Blick's colored pencil repousse
  

Marbling

• marbling
• marbling with chalk
• (not marbling) Suminagashi
• (not marbling) Suminagashi-Monoprint
• list of
  

Others of interest:

• (#) Greek columns
• (#) foil art cards
• (#) watercolor cardinal
  
  
• (#) tree examples (4th graders)
• (#) Night Sky Paintings (6th grade Webquest included)
  
• pastel Starry Night (shows a soft & a hard pastel example), also see http://teachartathome.com/starrynight.html
  
• hard pastels: Czech landscape
  
  
• (#) white glue & watercolor "Stained Glass" Flowers
• charcoal Michaelango "hand"
• (#) watercolor and ink freestyle fish
• (#) Lictenstein Inspired Self-Portraits (5th grade)
  
• Advanced "self portrait (recommended for 14 yo & up)
• online newsletter issue: unit study: folk art
• Suite 101 A Homeschool Art Lesson: Maurice Pendergrast (American Impressionism: "Salem Cove), Dec 13, 2009, by Christine Alcott
• (*) 5th grade: foreshortening
• (*) simple perspective
• Shrink Art Mosiacs
• (#) Paisley
• (#) Crazy Quilt Texture Board (recc: grades 3-8)
• painted lockets
• (#) three columns
• (#)
  
• textile painting
• (#) example of Silhouette
• (#) example of negative space animal (5/6th grade)
  

Articles that might help you with your art "classes":

• Homeschool Art History: Tapestry Making and Weaving
• list of curriculum
• Ideas to help you teach at home

and some online art (selected ideas from Incredible Arts great list)

Create your own Jackson Pollock pictures online at jacksonpollock.org




Make your own Mandala online! You can rotate, scale, and more at
girlsgotech.org





Mark Kistler's website allows you to follow along as he teaches 3D.
draw3d.com

Enjoy!