Get students in the mindset of the artist with this clever abstract art lesson that focuses on how to teach abstract art for middle school and high school.
Looking for abstract art activities for kids? This Paul Klee for kids project is hands-on and engaging for students. Plus, you can extend their knowledge with literacy components.
This is one of my FAVORITE art lessons for 2nd grade!! I LOVE each and every one of them!! (More info. and how they were created below! Plus a little virtual gallery walk video!) &nbs…
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Abstract Art Lesson Tutorial Video with Alma Woodsey Thomas. Stop by and grab yours for free.
Middle School students will love this pop art lesson that focuses on the principle of movement. It also makes a great abstract portrait that is frame-able!
Get students in the mindset of the artist with this clever abstract art lesson that focuses on how to teach abstract art for middle school and high school.
There are so many ways to teach Picasso portraits, I'm working with 3rd grade so I wanted to keep it simple. I'll show them some of Picasso's Portraits and then go into the project - demonstrating each step. I'm going to ask them to create diagonal folds, not even folds that create squares on their page, but more random folds. They should make about 5 folds and then using a ruler go over the fold lines with a sharpie. Looking at the lines on their page and turning it around from different sides they should see the suggestion of a face and they can begin sketching. I'm going to show them how to use the lines to begin the eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, chin etc... When they have a face they like they should go over it with sharpie. Now they can use watercolor to finish the portrait. I am going to emphasize complementary colors which is another way to force them to be more abstract, but also something Picasso did in his paintings. Student Work I passed out a copy of this worksheet to help them think of different ways to make the features.
An art lesson for kids connecting science and creativity! Kids will make the connection between science and creativity as they create exciting abstract art inspired by avant-garde artist Kusama’s My Eternal Soul Series.
Use these hands-on engaging crafts and activities as part of your all about me unit.
Chalk Pastel Portraits- Marten Jansen inspired Students viewed portraits made by Dutch artist Marten Jansen, discussing use of colour ,line, shape. I just used "head shots"; some of his pieces are not suitable to use in primary school, eg. 'Street walker', 'Solicitation' for obvious reasons!! They discussed different colour combinations to show emotion or create a
Helen Frankenthaler artist study and process art project for kids! K-8. This is a fun engaging art lesson using puddle painting.
Introduce elementary art students to Mondrian and abstract art with this set of art lessons ending in a unique Piet Mondrian art project.
Middle School Art Sub Plans and Lessons
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Abstract Art Lesson Tutorial Video with Alma Woodsey Thomas. Stop by and grab yours for free.
Take a dot on a walk and see what abstract art kids can create. Use our easy art lesson to make an abstract drawing or painting today.
"A painting is not about an experience. It is an experience."
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. OP ART- “3D PAPER CONE DRA…
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Learn about famous art and create your own sculpture with this fun lesson about Giacometti.
Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step Abstract Art Lesson Tutorial Video with Alma Woodsey Thomas. Stop by and grab yours for free.
This lesson plan explains a project where students learn to differentiate abstract, non-objective, and realistic art. It also contains a step-by-step handout for teachers and students to reference.
There are so many ways to teach Picasso portraits, I'm working with 3rd grade so I wanted to keep it simple. I'll show them some of Picasso's Portraits and then go into the project - demonstrating each step. I'm going to ask them to create diagonal folds, not even folds that create squares on their page, but more random folds. They should make about 5 folds and then using a ruler go over the fold lines with a sharpie. Looking at the lines on their page and turning it around from different sides they should see the suggestion of a face and they can begin sketching. I'm going to show them how to use the lines to begin the eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, chin etc... When they have a face they like they should go over it with sharpie. Now they can use watercolor to finish the portrait. I am going to emphasize complementary colors which is another way to force them to be more abstract, but also something Picasso did in his paintings. Student Work I passed out a copy of this worksheet to help them think of different ways to make the features.
This is a super lesson to try with your young artists - it takes just a bit of prep and the results are so fun! You'll need craft foam, model magic, glue, scissors, pipe cleaners and small pieces of tagboard or railroad board. The inspiration for this lesson comes from the blog, Plastiquem. Before class, I used Elmer's glue to attach a small chunk of model magic to a piece of 5x5" square of railroad board. Due to time constraints, I pre-cut a bunch of shapes from craft foam (students can totally handle this step, but we were short on time) and put a pile of pipe cleaners (fuzzy wires) in the middle of each table. I showed the kids how to gently press the foam shapes onto the fuzzy wires. I made sure to explain that this step takes some practice and is a challenge - a gentle press works just fine and the wire will push through the foam when it's ready - I haven't found the right terminology for it yet, but all the kids eventually got the technique. It's wonderful for practicing those fine motor skills, patience and persistence! I left things pretty open-ended as far as how many foam pieces to add, etc. and the kids just ran with the concept and had fun building their sculptures!!
NEW for 2020! 6 kid-friendly art activities for ages 5-10 years in a downloadable 33-page PDF ebook format. Featuring an art history lesson about the life and art of Contemporary Abstract Black Artist, Alma Woodsey Thomas . This PDF contains supply lists, estimated lesson times, and detailed
A free painting video lesson showing how you can take a motif you love and use often and create satisfying art using a simple method & just a few materials.
It's that cold moody winter season again! Do you want to own a tiny original winter mood drawing? Here’s your chance! I will choose a piece from my collection of colored pencil and acrylic drawings for you. Each piece is 7” x 5” and has its own energy and story. Drawings are on mixed media or watercolor paper. I’ll sign each drawing and give it a title based on my winter mood, the weather, pop culture and the political climate. It'll be a true surprise, a title that captures a moment in time! You can’t request a specific drawing. In true 2024 fashion, you get what you get. This season's palette includes blues, teal, green, pinks, black and white. You'll likely see bold and expressive marks - circles, dots, and dashes.
The Kindergarten artists and PreKinders also created some artwork inspired by Mondrian. The PreKinders glued down black lines creating squares and rectangles they then colored some of their shapes …
Middle School Art Sub Plans and Lessons
Abstract art is so much fun. All you do is take an object and reinvent it in some way. It's pretty fun to play with different ways to express yourself with abstract artwork. Additionally, kids are great at it, and will love to join in on the fun. I've gathered up ten of my favorite…
Who says all Valentine’s Day art projects require a red heart? This abstract art project with seasonal red, pink and purple colors is based on the cover art in Brigette Barrager’s beautifully illustrated book, Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire. Experimenting with oil pastel resist never gets old
Rex Ray is a really fun artist to introduce to students not just because he has a very unique approach to creating art, but because he is contemporary and still alive! A lot of the time we focus on…
Try this fun and easy Kandinsky art project to introduce kids to Kandinsky's abstract artwork and learn about the many ways we make art!
This lesson took ( 2 ) 40 minute art classes to create. Students learned about the artist Charles McGee and we discussed his artwork. We discussed how we’d be utilizing the elements of art, line, s…
This is one of my FAVORITE art lessons for 2nd grade!! I LOVE each and every one of them!! (More info. and how they were created below! Plus a little virtual gallery walk video!) &nbs…
A fun abstract art project for kids using cardboard and simple art supplies Inspired by Pablo Picasso's famous Bull (Plate V )
