High school art lessons

This project is a great way to teach positive and negative space in art. It is perfect for Halloween or anytime of year. Find step-by-step instructions and ideas for your classroom.

Get inspired for the school year with high school art project ideas. Check out how I scaffold courses, start the first day, and more.

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High School art students create self-portraits with charcoal on reclaimed cardboard. Read the full art lesson.

After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I've had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let's face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then... it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren't

Click on the links below to access lesson plans for projects this semester. Lessons will be added after they have been introduced in class.

In this mixed media lesson, students will use three mediums to create a shaded, unified piece of art.

New on the blog, tips on creating middle school art curriculum. It's all about engagement, building confidence, and scaffolding techniques. Similar to elementary, I like to use the elements of art and principles of design as the backbone of my middle school curriculum.

Intro to Art. Art fundamentals. High school first year art curriculum based on the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. Complete lessons, presentations, examples, tutorials, ideas.

Welcome to the How-To Guide for First Year Art Teachers where I give you my 10 Steps for Success! Congratulations! You got your own classroom. OH MY GOSH, you have your own classroom. Your mind and stomach start racing, both with extreme excitement and panic because now, it all just got real. You will have a lot of students, a lot of planning, and a lot of classroom to keep organized. Figuring out where to even start is a huge stress and will require a tea (or a beer) and a nap (probably…