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!

eIditarod 2010

Surfaquarium is hosting the e-Iditarod again this year for students in K-8. (Students learn about the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, follow a team, and as many of the posted activities as their own teacher wants. Sewing booties for the huskies? creating maps? estimating times or distances?)

Registration opens 1/9/2010. The Iditarod runs in March, starting March 6th in 2010 - and certificates for students are usually ready for you to print by the end of March.

In order to participate in the project, you must

• be willing to post to checkpoint blogs
• have Internet access to the official Iditarod website in your classroom
• commit to participating in the project through the end of the Iditarod Race

To register:

Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eiditarod/

Click on the button on that page

Use your Yahoo ID or get a free Yahoo ID to login

Follow the directions to join

Once you join the eIditarod YahooGroup you are registered for the project

It's that easy!

Medieval Times

Resources: (lesson plans & curriculum)
Excaliber (for grades 9 - 12)
In King Arthur: Man or Legend?, students compare King Arthur's persona from the legendary and historic perspectives, and craft an outline for a theater piece featuring the symbolism, characterization, and context they have learned. In Castles and Cornerstones, students will explore the historic importance and function of castles in King Arthur's time, and create a castle of their own design in three dimensions, using found materials. In Chivalry and Courtly Love, students will examine the way the Arthurian ideals of chivalry and courtly love have influenced our modern concepts of love, inspiring students' execution of a short thematic play.


King Arthur: Man or Legend? (esp good for 7th grade)
Writing: The Middle Ages: Twelve Activities Take Students Back in Time! Learn how a unit on the Middle Ages inspired great writing among fourth and fifth graders in Chandler, Arizona. Included: 12 great activities for teaching about the Middle Ages.

Read The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli's Newbery Award-winning book about a boy growing up in medieval Europe.

Life in the Middle Ages This site includes a list of more than 20 possible projects on the Middle Ages. The activities are appropriate for middle school students and above.

The Middle Ages Global Studies Project This site contains ideas for two individual and one group project on the Middle Ages, appropriate for middle school students and above.

Sworn to Serve In this WebQuest, students in middle school and above explore the feudal system in medieval England.

Kids in the Castle: virtual tours, etc.

Life in a Medieval Castle: Five Art Activities for an Integrated Medieval Unit This site provides art activities involving stained glass, tapestry, and heraldic shields. The activities are designed for students in middle school and above but can be adapted for almost any age-group.

Cardboard Box Castle Enchanted Learning Software provides complete illustrated directions for building a cardboard box castle. Students in elementary school and above can complete the project, although younger students will need adult assistance with some of the cutting.

KinderCastles Nancy Yost, a kindergarten teacher at Indiana University of Pennsylvania's lab school, provides a variety of resources for teaching about the Middle Ages. Sections include literature, integrated activities, songs and poetry, software, recipes, armor, teacher resources, and links. Most activities are appropriate for students in kindergarten and above.

Days and Days of Knights: A Unit on the Middle Ages
Science-
Make your own paper. Although it's believed that the Chinese invented paper before the first century A.D., it wasn't introduced in Europe until the tenth century. Introduce your students to the science of paper making by sharing An Adventure in Paper Making, created by middle school students from Mancos, Colorado.

And do check out the list o f"Greta sites" / "Sites to see" at :
http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites001.shtml


Costumes:
Archer's Simple Hood
Knight's Med. Shirt
Teutonic Knights Ensemble
Child's knightly tunic and shirt
Child's Swordsman Shirt
Velvet Fighting Cape

(Renaissance Costume: renaissance-boy-costume-brown )

More medieval resources online

• Early Middle Ages http://homepages.udayton.edu/~schuerwc/study%20guide%205.htm
• (I think that year 7 in the UK is usually ~12 years old) http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/
• Castles http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/castles.shtml
• Medieval Life http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/life.shtml

Last updated: 2/5/2010