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Presentations for Marisol Ortega Painting/Digital Lesson

Presentations for Marisol Ortega Painting/Digital Lesson

Click HERE to see the presentation for the Marisol Ortega Painting Lesson. Click HERE to see the presentation for the Marisol Ortega Digital Art Lesson.

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About Huichol Yarn Painting Handout

About Huichol Yarn Painting Handout

Click here to see and download the About Huichol Yarn Painting Handout. This can accompany our lesson on Yarn Painting.

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Mola Inspired Cut Paper Project: Step-By-Step Instructions

Mola Inspired Cut Paper Project: Step-By-Step Instructions

Click HERE to see and download this step-by-step instruction sheet to help explain the Mola Inspired Project Process.

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Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month Posters

Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month Posters

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month with these downloadable posters of Hispanic and Latinx artists. Salvidor Dali 11×17 Salvidor Dali 16×20 Jean-Michel Basquiat 11×17Jean-Michel Basquiat 16×20 Frida Kahlo 11×17Frida Kahlo 16×20 Romero Britto 11×17Romero Britto 16×20 José Guadalupe Posada 11×17José Guadalupe Posada 16×20 Joan Miró 11×17Joan Miro 16×20 Judy Baca 11×17Judy Baca 16×20

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Shape: The Tangram Challenge

Shape: The Tangram Challenge

This is a handy sub-plan or activity for promoting an interdisciplinary math-art exercise and developing creative thinking and design concepts. See and download Shape: The Tangram Challenge here. *Teachers, if possible, print on card stock for ease when cutting and tracing.

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Sub Plan/Worksheet on Value

Sub Plan/Worksheet on Value

Use this as a ready-made substitute plan or worksheet when teaching value. You can see and download the worksheet here.

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Metamorphosis Sub Lesson

Metamorphosis Sub Lesson

This could be a sub-plan, a project—or both! Click HERE to view and download the handout for Shape Metamorphosis.

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Getting to Know You Handout (Start of the Year)

Getting to Know You Handout (Start of the Year)

Use this Getting to Know Me handout to get to know your students. From Fun Facts to Hobbies and Interests, file these facts away as conversation starters! See and download it HERE.

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Sculpting with Cardboard Slideshow

Sculpting with Cardboard Slideshow

Click to see and download the Sculpting with Cardboard Slideshow HERE. Art teacher Nora Rosegger Workman contributed this slide show.

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Women’s History Month Posters

Women’s History Month Posters

r Download our Women’s History Month posters! Just click on the blue links to see and then download. Cindy Sherman 11×17 poster Cindy Sherman 16×20 poster Amy Sherald_16x20 Amy Sherald_11x17 Annie Leibovitz_16x20 poster Annie Leibovitz_11x17 poster Alice Neel 11×17 poster Alice Neel 16×20 poster Georgia O’Keefe 11×17 poster Georgia O’Keefe 16x 20 poster Yayoi Kusama […]

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Black History Month Posters

Black History Month Posters

Celebrate Black History  Month with these downloadable posters of black artists.   Alma Thomas poster 11×17 Alma Thomas poster 16×20 Kehinde Wiley poster 11×17 Kehinde Wiley poster 16 x20 Faith Ringgold poster 11×17 Faith Ringgold poster 16×20 Jean-Michel Basquiat 11×17 Jean-Michel Basquiat 16×20 Amy Sherald poster 11×17 Amy Sherald poster16x20 Romare Bearden 11×17 Romare Bearden […]

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The Art of Michael Murphy Presentation and Guided Notes

The Art of Michael Murphy Presentation and Guided Notes

Click HERE to see and download the presentation on Michael Murphy’s Art. Click HERE to see and download the Guided Notes.Click HERE to see and download the Photoshop directions for the lesson.

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Gingerbread House Ornament Template & Worksheet

Gingerbread House Ornament Template & Worksheet

Click HERE to see and download the Gingerbread House Ornament Template & Worksheet.

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Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction With Famous Pieces of Art

Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction With Famous Pieces of Art

Click HERE to see and download the Thanksgiving Quiz that students can complete before the below presentation. Click HERE to see and download the Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction with famous pieces of art presentation.

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Color Theory Handout

Color Theory Handout

Find and download our color theory handout/exercise HERE. Please note these are designed to print out 8.5 x 14 inches, which most copiers can do.

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Viewfinders: Template and Directions

Viewfinders: Template and Directions

Find a template and directions for making your own Viewfinders. Template HERE for 3:4 Ratio for Paper sizes: 6 x 8 in.9 x 12 in.12 x 16 in.18 x 24 in.30 x 40 in.36 x 48 in Template HERE for 4:5 Ratio for Paper sizes: 8 x 10 in16 x 20 in24 x 30 in

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Compositional Dos and Don’ts Handout

Compositional Dos and Don’ts Handout

Are you and your students embarking on a still life? If so, you might want this two-page Compositional Dos and Don’ts Handout, see and download it HERE.

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Negative Space Substitute Plans

Negative Space Substitute Plans

Click HERE to see and download the four-page substitute plan. This could also be used in class as a handout to better understand negative space and support a negative space project.

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Design Principles Poster Series

Design Principles Poster Series

Click to see and download each 18×24 inch Design Principle Poster. ALL 9 Posters Together BalanceEmphasisMovementRepetitionProportionContrastRhythmVarietyUnity

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Ceramic Vocabulary: Word Search and Crossword puzzle

Ceramic Vocabulary: Word Search and Crossword puzzle

Click HERE to see and download Ceramic Vocabulary: Word Search and Crossword Puzzle. *If a teacher needs an answer key, members only can email me (info@myartlesson) from their school email address and include a picture of their teacher ID with their request for an answer key. Unfortunately, students frequently search for the answer key, so […]

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Parody in Art Substitute Plan

Parody in Art Substitute Plan

Click HERE to see and download our three-page Parody In Art Substitute Plan.

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First Day Collage activity

First Day Collage activity

Andy King’s slide show for his first-day collage activity can be found and downloaded here.

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Get to know you Zine

Get to know you Zine

This zine is inspired by one created by art teacher Julia Mills and is very close to her hand-drawn version which folds up to become a small booklet called a Zine. Julia Mills is an illustrator as well as an art educator! Check out her website at www.jamills.com. Click HERE to see and download. See […]

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Making a Slab Box Slide Show

Making a Slab Box Slide Show

Slab Box Slide Show Slab Box Self Assessment    

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VALUE: Tones, Tints & Shades

VALUE: Tones, Tints & Shades

This is a worksheet on VALUE: Tones, Tints & Shades that can be used with art lesson Cut Out Color Match Paintings.

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Romare Bearden Poster

Romare Bearden Poster

Romare Bearden 11×17 Romare Bearden 16×20 Find the rest of our Black History Artists, HERE

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Lace Drawing Presentation

Lace Drawing Presentation

Find the Lace Drawings Presentation here that goes with the Lace Drawing lesson

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Pen and Ink Composite Drawings Presentation

Pen and Ink Composite Drawings Presentation

Click here to see and download the presentation on Ink Composite Drawings.

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Rubric for Wildlife Conservation Pen and Ink Composite Drawings

Rubric for Wildlife Conservation Pen and Ink Composite Drawings

Click here to access the Rubric to go along with the Wildlife Conservation Pen and Ink Composite Drawings.

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Artist investigation: Sonny Behan

Artist investigation: Sonny Behan

Use this Sonny Behan- Artist Examination on Sonny Behan with the Wildlife Conservation Pen and Ink Composite Drawing.

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Presentation for Patterns from Text

Presentation for Patterns from Text

Click to see and download the Patterns from Text Presentation

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Chuck Close Poster

Chuck Close Poster

In our continuing artist poster series, we bring you artist Chuck Close as we focus on building students’ confidence and work ethic. Chuck Close 11×17 Chuck Close 16×20

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Monster Sandwich Handout

Monster Sandwich Handout

Click on the Monster Sandwich Instructionsto see and download.

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Visual Puns for Graphic Design Students/ Sub Plan

Visual Puns for Graphic Design Students/ Sub Plan

Click HERE to see and download the Visual Puns Handout for a quick and easy sub-plan for Graphic Design Students.

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Ceramic Rattle Handout/ Substitute Plan

Ceramic Rattle Handout/ Substitute Plan

Click here to see and download the handout on Clay rattles.

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Art Remix Sub Plan

Art Remix Sub Plan

Click HERE to see and download the color version of Art Remix.Click HERE to see and download the black-and-white version of Art Remix.

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Drawing Cylinders Substitute Plan

Drawing Cylinders Substitute Plan

This is a four-page (or two-page if printing back to back) handout on drawing cylinders and cylindrical forms. The first two pages can be used independently to supplement form lessons or use all four pages as a substitute plan. Click HERE to see and download the material.

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Proportions of the human figure

Proportions of the human figure

Click on the link to see and download Proportions of the Human Figure

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Posters of fun inspirational quotes for your art room

Posters of fun inspirational quotes for your art room

A blank page quote 18×24 A blank page quote 11×17 Pencil mistake quote 18×24 Pencil mistake quote 11×17

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Triptych Lesson Presentation

Triptych Lesson Presentation

Click on the link to see and then download the Triptych Presentation for the Triptych lesson.  

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Elements of art visuals

Elements of art visuals

No art room is complete without visuals of the elements of Art! ! See and download the collection by clicking the desired link below. Elements of Art Visuals, 11×17, for printing Elements of Art Visuals, 11×17, for projection Elements of Art Visuals, 8.5×11, for print  

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LGBT+ poster series

LGBT+ poster series

Click on the green text below to see and download the posters. Annie Leibovitz16x20 Annie Leibovitz 11×17 Kehinde Wiley 16×20 Kehinde Wiley 11×17 Keith Haring 16×20 Keith Haring 11×17 How art teachers can be allies to LGBT+ students  

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo Inspired Fruit & Veggie Portraits Presentation

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Inspired Fruit & Veggie Portraits Presentation

Click on the green text to see and download the presentation of Giuseppe Arcimboldo Inspired Fruit & Veggie Portraits. This presentation goes along with Giuseppe Arcimboldo-inspired Food Face Lesson.

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Kumihimo Braid Weavings (aka Kumi Looms)

Kumihimo Braid Weavings (aka Kumi Looms)

Click on the green text to see and download a presentation for  Kumihimo Braid Weavings. You can also see the original teacher’s presentation in this google drive link, where you can see the videos display in the original but not in the PDF above.

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Hexaflexagon Presentation

Hexaflexagon Presentation

Click on the green text to see and download the Hexaflexagons Presentation.  

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Steampunk Sculpture Presentation

Steampunk Sculpture Presentation

Click on the green text to see and download the Steampunk 3D Art presentation.  

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Atmospheric Perspective Presentation

Atmospheric Perspective Presentation

Click the blue text to see and download the presentation on Atmospheric Perspective.

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Collage Self-portrait Presentation

Collage Self-portrait Presentation

Click on the green text to open and download the Collage Self-Portrait to go along with the Collage Self Portrait lesson.

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Resources for Self-portrait Collage lesson

Resources for Self-portrait Collage lesson

Click on the green text link to see and download the handout to guide students through taking good reference photos for the College Self-portrait lesson. Click on the green text link to see and download the Collage Self-Portrait Handout to guide students through the collaging portion of the project.

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Lesson Instruction Presentation: Radial Print

Lesson Instruction Presentation: Radial Print

This is a resource for teachers that walks through teaching all the aspects of the Radial Print Lesson. Click on the green text to see and download the PDF presentation for Radial Print Lesson Plan.

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Think Series: Coco Dávez

Think Series: Coco Dávez

My Art Lesson Plan’s Think Series introduces students to an artist, one of the artists’ works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. This week, as part of March’s Women’sHistory Month celebration, we are looking at artist Coco Dávez. […]

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Presentation: Faceless Vector Portraits

Presentation: Faceless Vector Portraits

Click on the green text to see and download the PDF presentation of Faceless Vector Portraits. Can be used with our Faceless Vector Portrait Lesson Faceless Vector Portraits  

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Think Series: Maria Prymachenko

Think Series: Maria Prymachenko

My Art Lesson Plan’s Think Series introduces students to an artist, one of the artists’ works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. This week we are both celebrating Women’s History Month and showing support for Ukraine with a […]

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Paper Cut Biome Environment Lesson Resource

Paper Cut Biome Environment Lesson Resource

Click here to download the presentation for Biomes Paper Cut.

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Presentation for “What the Meme!”

Presentation for “What the Meme!”

This is the presentation used for the “What the meme!” activity described as a possible activity for an art club. What the Meme_!

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Presentation for Personal Polynesian Inspired Coil Sculpture

Presentation for Personal Polynesian Inspired Coil Sculpture

Presentation for Personal Polynesian Inspired Coil Sculpture

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Art with Heart

Art with Heart

My Art Lesson Plan’s Think Series introduces students to an artist, one of the artists’ works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. This group has been created for Valentine’s Day and can be used to celebrate artwork that […]

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Think Series: Artists we lost in 2021

Think Series: Artists we lost in 2021

My Art Lesson Plan’s Think Series introduces students to an artist, one of the artists’ works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. This group has been created on artists we lost in 2021 and can be used to […]

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Woven Star Ornament Instruction Sheet

Woven Star Ornament Instruction Sheet

Earlier finishers? Extra time to fill before the Holiday break? We got you covered with this downloadable. instruction sheet on how to make a Woven Star Ornament. Paper, Scissors, and Glue are all you need.

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Gratitude Bingo Card

Gratitude Bingo Card

To play Gratitude Bingo, ask students to create images of things they are grateful for. it might be a pet, a friend, a favorite food, etc. Students draw the image in the Bingo template pattern, where the numbers traditionally go. The teacher will call general items, “If you drew a pet, please mark the box.” […]

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About Landscape Painting Handout

About Landscape Painting Handout

Download the handout About landscape Painting.    

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Fall Leaves Template

Fall Leaves Template

Fall Leaves Template is available here. Klimt Inspired Leaves/Tree  

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Mixed Media Nature Drawing slide show by Ursina Amsler

Mixed Media Nature Drawing slide show by Ursina Amsler

Mixed Media Nature Slide Show is a resource for the lesson, Mixed Media Nature Drawing, linked below. Mixed Media Nature Drawing  

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About Alebrijes

About Alebrijes

Download the informational worksheet on alebrijes.

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My Sample NAHS Application

My Sample NAHS Application

Click My Sample Honor Societies Application to see and download it.

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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) slideshow

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) slideshow

This Dia de los Muertos slide show is prepared by art teacher Candis Marie Oberdorf as part of her Dia de los Muertos Self Portraits.  

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Paintbrush care and cleaning posters

Paintbrush care and cleaning posters

Helpful 11×17 posters to download and post in your art room (maybe near the sinks?) on how to care for and clean your paintbrushes. Paintbrush Cleaning 11×17 Paintbrush Care 11×17 Helpful 16×20 posters to download and post in your art room (maybe near the sinks?) on how to care for and clean your paintbrushes. Paintbrush […]

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NAHS Handbook, Ceremony Template, Steps to Starting a NAHS, etc

NAHS Handbook, Ceremony Template, Steps to Starting a NAHS, etc

Steps to starting a NAHS PDF Handbook: Chapter Handbook PDF New Chapters and Sponsors: Guide to Establishing a Successful Chapter PDF Letter of Encouragement PDF Program Constitutions: NAHS PDF NJAHS PDF Sample Bylaws PDF Program FAQs Chapter Planning and Resources: Community Service Art Ideas PDF Chapter Officer Duties and Responsibilities PDF Sample Student Membership Template PDF or Google Form template Induction Ceremonies: New Member Induction […]

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Substitute Lesson on Abstract Art

Substitute Lesson on Abstract Art

Click HERE to see and download this Abstracting Art Sub Plan. Students can read and learn about Wassily Kandinsky. If students have access to the internet, invite them to look at more of his artwork as well as try this online Kandinsky-inspired website that allows you to make art while the website interprets your art […]

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Covid safety PSA (art history style)

Covid safety PSA (art history style)

Encourage student covid safety by download these PSAs as PDFs to hang in your classroom. You can find similar ones on instagram, here.

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Class Evaluation Form

Class Evaluation Form

Thanks to art teacher David Hill for sharing his evaluation form. You’ll need a Google account and then click Art Course Evaluation Form. Press the make a copy button. You can customize this form for your purposes. When complete, send it out your students and  enjoy the visualize data report.

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Certificate of Recognition

Certificate of Recognition

Fill in the fields and print on quality paper or card stock you have a handsome art certificate to present! Download the free Certificate of Recognition_Art here. * Would you like the certificate altered for your needs? Such as, change the art pallet to a camera? Change the colors to your school colors? Add a […]

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Women’s History Month Think Series

Women’s History Month Think Series

Think Series on the contemporary artist, graphic designer, illustrator Andrea Pippin. Think Series on sculptor and activist artist Augusta Savage. Think Series on artist and art educator Alma Thomas. Think Series on printmaker, sculptor, and activist Elizabeth Catlett. Think Series on Gee’s Bend artist and quilter Mary Lee Bendolph. Think Series on Ukrainian Folk Artist […]

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Paint Palette

Paint Palette

Laminate and you have an instant paint palette

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Think Series for Black History Month

Think Series for Black History Month

My Art Lesson Plan’s Think Series introduces students to an artist, one of the artists’ works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. This group has been created for Black History Month and can be used to celebrate black […]

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Think: That Little Girl was Me by Bria Goeller

Think: That Little Girl was Me by Bria Goeller

My Art Lesson started Think downloadable resources. Our Think resources introduce students to an artist, one of the artists’s works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. Check out the art work That Little Girl was Me by Bria Goeller. […]

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Flextangle

Flextangle

The downloadable pattern for the flextangles can be found here. You can find a video to watch, here.

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Wellness check, art education style!

Wellness check, art education style!

Download the Art Teacher’s Wellness Check In Download this Which painting fits today’s mood?.

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Gelatin Plate Instructions

Gelatin Plate Instructions

Homemade Gelatin Plate Instruction sheet.

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Pie and Cake Shape Templates

Pie and Cake Shape Templates

This one piece template folds up to create the structure for a thick piece of cake with a flat end. Print out on cardstock or glue on to thin cardboard (like the thickness of a cereal box). Cake template1 Example of Cake template2 This two piece template folds up to create the structure for a […]

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Think Series: Wayne Thiebaud

Think Series: Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud_Think This projection can be used as a bell ringer or conversation starter for a project on Wayne Thiebaud. Check out this related post, lesson, and downloadable templates.

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Improvise a ruler

Improvise a ruler

I know rulers are the bane of art teachers’ existence. What can’t they destroy, rub the numbers off or use as a weapon? Why don’t kids have a ruler in their own homes? I don’t know the answer to this or the meaning of life. But, I will tell you two things: If needed, you […]

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Bell Ringers and Think Series for the Holidays

Bell Ringers and Think Series for the Holidays

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Andrew Scrivani (Photographer) Thanksgiving Yayoi Kusama Thanksgiving Horace Pippin Thanksgiving Doris Lee Thanksgiving Alice Neel Thanksgiving Claude Monet Halloween Bell Ringers Practice sketching this Halloween-inspired photo of a spider and web, here. Design your own jack-o-lantern bell ringer, download here. How Jamie Wyeth creates the mood in his Painting, Pumpkinhead- Self Portrait, here. […]

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Student Portfolio Guide

Student Portfolio Guide

This Student Portfolio Guide is a downloadable resource to help students with developing a portfolio for art school. Please note the second page is blank for optimal back-to-back page printing.

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Bell Ringer: Art Materials and Techniques

Bell Ringer: Art Materials and Techniques

Have a painting project coming up? We have a bell ringer that will teach the students about the anatomy of brushes and the possible uses for various brushes.  Download Brush Anatomy. Ruler skills. Test your student’s understanding of a ruler before you ask them to draw a one inch border. Download Bell-Ringer-Ruler-Challenge.

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Bell Ringers: Elements of Art

Bell Ringers: Elements of Art

Color Download our two part bell ringer that teaches student to think about color’s expressive nature. First slide shows six colors they are asked to come up with a name. Second one reveals what the color is from and some context to the color name. Click here to download Think Bell Ringer: What’s in a […]

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Bell Ringers: Art History and Issues in Art

Bell Ringers: Art History and Issues in Art

Have fun with this My Art Lesson Plan BellRinger, Parodies of the Mona Lisa. Do you have a Georgia O’keefe inspired lesson? If so, consider this “Who am I?” bill ringer to introducer her, Bell Ringer Who am I?. This can also be used in conjunction with My Art Lesson’s Natural Abstraction lesson plan. Download […]

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Bell Ringers: Problem Solving Skills

Bell Ringers: Problem Solving Skills

Click here to download a bell ringer for problem solving, the candle problem. A classic riddle used to test creative thinking skills. Click here to download a bell ringer for problem solving, type riddles. Good for graphic Design or general art classes.

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Type Face Challenge/Sub Plan

Type Face Challenge/Sub Plan

Please Click HERE to see and download the Type Face Challenge/Sub Plan. 

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We all need a laugh! Memes for Art Teachers

We all need a laugh! Memes for Art Teachers

Download these Art Memes.

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Ceramic Tools

Ceramic Tools

Instead of “that thingy, you know, that thingy that cuts…” 🙂 Click here for Ceramic Tools Handout \

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Drawing Idioms

Drawing Idioms

Click here to download Middle School Sub Plan, Drawing Idioms

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Photography Challenge: Found Alphabet Words

Photography Challenge: Found Alphabet Words

Click here to download Photography Challenge: Found Alphabet Words Great Photography Sub Plan!

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Homemade Clay Tools

Homemade Clay Tools

See how to make clay tools from inexpensive materials in this downloadable pdf, clay tools Created and used with permission of Biliana Popova.

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Student Guide to Photographing Artwork

Student Guide to Photographing Artwork

Click here for downloading our Student Guide to Photographing Artwork

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Think Series: Artists as Activists Series

Think Series: Artists as Activists Series

A few month’s back My Art Lesson started Think downloadable resources. Our Think resources introduce students to an artist, one of the artists’s works, and asks thoughtful and challenging questions. The resource is intended to be projected and used as a bell ringer or a conversation starter. Recent current events inspired this week’s Think Artists […]

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How to Make a Simple Sketchbook

How to Make a Simple Sketchbook

To find instructions on how to make a simple sketchbook from scratch click here for the Sketchbook Instructions If you want to learn more about how to use sketchbooks in your classroom, check out this post. If you would like to learn about how to create suminagashi for a sketchbook cover, click here. If you […]

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Ergonomics for Teachers

Ergonomics for Teachers

Ergonomics for Teachers This download on Ergonomics related to this blog post.

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Art Plagiarism Digital Handout

Art Plagiarism Digital Handout

Click HERE to see and download our Plagiarism Handout And, use our Quizizz Quiz here.

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Color theory Spinners

Color theory Spinners

Click here to download the Color Theory Spinners handout.

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