Teaching middle school art

10 Insider Tips for Surviving Middle Schoolers Relationship Building % %

The Artists and the Elements is a year long art curriculum that combines the elements of art, art history, and hands on art projects that make art fun!

Get ready to see painting results in your middle or high school classroom like NEVER before - yes, that sounds bold, but that's because this scaffolded method of teaching kids to paint with acrylics WORKS! "My students felt successful after finishing the marbles. They never knew they could paint like this until this lesson." — jennifer s. This acrylic painting bundle takes your students from start to finish - beginning with Acrylic Value Scales and ending with the Acrylic Master Study…

The daily practice of art history warm-ups will develop art criticism skills while investigating a broad range of artists throughout history.

How to Make Your First Day of Teaching Middle School Art a Blast Engagement % %

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…

Teaching perspective drawing to seventh graders has always been a highlight for me. This is one of those magical moments where the curriculum meets the students everywhere they need to be met.

Master the Art of Negative Space with the Captivating Negative Space Chair Drawing Lesson - Can you draw what isn’t there? Discover an engaging and creative art lesson that will ignite imagination in your classroom with the Negative Space Chair Project! This lesson makes teaching the fundamentals of negative space a breeze, allowing students to explore artistic concepts by focusing on the spaces around an object rather than the object itself. What Teachers are Saying: "My students loved this…

Thinking about incorporating student sketchbooks in your middle and high school art classroom? Click here to find out the many benefits and ways in which I use them to help improve my students' drawing skills.