Junior high art projects

Here's an absolutely stunning faux stained glass project my junior high students recently finished. These are made from black construction paper and tissue paper. They took about a month or so to finish, due to the intricate nature of all the steps. To start off, I showed students a slideshow about the stained glass in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. I showed them a video of how stained glass is made (the technique hasn't really changed in hundreds of years!). So then students started…

Zentangle Still Lifes What a successful project! We used Sharpie for our Zentangle backgrounds and chalk pastel for our still lifes. Focus was on variety of pattern as well as varied line thickness and value blending. At the beginning of the lesson, the still life image was projected on screen to allow for large classes to view it in detail. We also saved the image on our Edmodo class page for easy access anytime!

Projects follow the “ Basics ” taking the new medium, technique or concept and applying it to a finished work of art assessing the new skill acquired through Basics. Projects ALSO build on...

Need a fun, engaging, last minute lesson for your sub? This NO PREP needed Crumble Paper Abstract Art drawing tutorial is perfect for middle (6-12), high (9-12), homeschool and upper elementary (3-5th) grades. Compatible with students of any art skill level from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Perfect especially for that crazy week before winter, spring or summer break. This product includes:PDF student handout with color images and instructionsPDF tutorial for teacher instruction…

This affordable Modular Sculpture Art Lesson is great for sculpting beginners It is easy to understand while teaching 3D fundamentals.

Our tween / teen class created these amazing contour flowers using india ink and acrylic. We wanted students to practice working on a very large scale, to create a contour drawing using gestural line work and motion, and to explore how to build up a painting layer by layer. We set up a fresh […]

Teen art projects that older kids can complete with little problem, even if you're pressed for time. Middle schoolers need a chance to get creative, so homeschool art is an important subject to add to your day. We spent a lot of time as a part of the mixed media virtual classroom that's listed and loved it. Which easy project will you start with? #homeschool #art #teens

DIY Yarn Art | Easy Tactile Canvas 'Paintings': I've always liked simple, bold and colourful designs....and it just so happens I also have a rather large collection of yarns...so I thought I would combine the two! This Instructable shows you how I made a collection of mini artworks out of stretch…

This was the final project in a watercolour unit I teach my Junior High students. Their first project used liquid watercolours, then they used the watercolours in a pan and they ended with watercolour pencils. The inspiration for this project was the logo for Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation. It was created by Ariana Cuvin from Toronto, Ontario. The logo is composed of a series of diamonds, or “celebratory gems”, arranged in the shape of the iconic maple leaf. The four diamonds at…

I will be doing this project for the first week or more with my junior high students. It involves the learning about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and I’m happy about that beca…