Fall art for middle school

Students love this engaging value-shading lesson! Ideal for middle and high school students, Teach your students how to create stunning autumn leaves with graphite and colored pencils. - Detailed lesson plan - National Core Visual Arts Standards Aligned - Rubric & student examples - Mini-lessons on value & techniques - Cross-curricular science activity on leaves Ignite creativity with this inspiring Fall art lesson! 🖌️🎨 #ArtEducation #FallArt #ValueShading #ArtTeachers #DrawingLesson #TPT

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6th Grade Patterned Tree Designs I found inspiration for this lesson on Pinterest. The pictures were by T. R. Mack and Amy Giacomelli. They both have an Etsy shop site. T. R. Mack Amy Giacomelli I first discussed value and demonstrated blending colors. They were to choose monochromatic or analogous colors for their backgrounds. The darkest of the colors would be at the top slowly changing to the lightest at the bottom. Once painted and dried, they drew a simple stick figure tree in pencil…

4th Grade Warm or Cool Birch Trees Fourth grade has been working hard on their mixed media birch trees, for the past couple of weeks. Here's how we created ours.... First, they had to choose if they were going to do WARM colors (Red, Orange, & Yellow) or if they were going to use COOL colors (blue, purple, and green). Then, they painted their backgrounds with Prang tempera cakes, on 12x18 pieces of 90lb paper. After they finished painting, they could start on their birch trees. we used half…

Grab your markers and get ready to doodle as you learn how to create your own pumpkin zentangle drawing perfect for fall!

Weaving paper is an elementary skill that is important but is no joke to teach. Take that simple skill to the next level with this concept of weaving together two similar paintings. Paper weaving is great for fine motor skills, & dexterity. The painting portion of this lesson is a great way focus on color theory too!