Value pumpkins art lesson

With Halloween being one my students’ favorite times of year, I am always coming up with new Halloween art ideas. I have taught Halloween lessons including cute monsters, witches, haunted houses, spooky cats and pumpkins all while still teaching students new art vocabulary or introducing them to new art techniques. Here are some of my favorites.

BIG art in a tiny room!

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

Learn how to draw Pumpkins with this fun and easy art project for kids. Simple step by step PDF tutorial available. #howtodraw #artprojectsforkids #pumpkin

I was so excited as fall approached this year because I knew I would have the opportunity to teach my "value pumpkins" lesson again! Last year I did it with a few of my 2nd grade classes and they turned out okay.. but this year I was going to revamp my lesson and do it with my 3rd graders in hopes of achieving something greater. Instead of using oil pastels this year, I decided to use paint. When students walked in on Monday they found mini-pumpkins scattered all over my tables (they were SO…

This week, we looked at the art of Vincent Van Gogh, talked about the Element of Art, VALUE, and started creating these cute lil pumpkin paintings! Here's Van Gogh's painting, we were inspired by. Starry Night Here's how we did it! Day 1: Drew the pumpkin on a 12"x12" piece of 90 lb paper with Mrs. Stacey. We started with the middle section and worked our way out. Then, we drew the objects in the background, with a pencil. Then, we traced with Crayola Oil Pastels. I like the giant class…