Description
A fast plug and play, 50-minute Illustrator activity with a how-to video, editable templates, and ready-to-use worksheets. Includes a rubric, lesson plan, design brief, checklist, and exit ticket—everything you need, zero prep. Perfect for teaching the Pen, Pencil, and Brush Tools with confidence and clarity.
Prerequisite:
Students must know:
✔ How to create shapes
✔ How to adjust corners using widgets
You can find the practice lesson here for how to use shapes and widgets.
This bundle includes:
✔ Shape Builder Practice Sheet (crescent moon, decorative circle, and merge/subtract tasks)
✔ Pathfinder Practice Sheet (all 10 modes: Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, Exclude, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, Minus Back)
✔ Full Slide Deck to teach both tools with diagrams and vocabulary
✔ Student-Facing Design Brief
✔ Student Assignment Checklist
✔ Editable Rubric
✔ 10-Question Exit Ticket / Quick Quiz
✔ Step-by-Step How-To Video Tutorial
✔ Editable Google Docs versions of everything
✔ Full Lesson Plan aligned to Digital Art & Design 1 standards
✔ Teacher-ready, plug-and-teach format
This resource is perfect for:
🎨 Digital Art & Design 1
🖥 CTE / Graphic Design
🏫 Middle or high school art and technology programs
💡 Teachers who want a no-prep, fully editable Illustrator lesson
🧩 Students who need guided practice with vector tools
Skills Taught:
- How to merge and subtract shapes with Shape Builder
- How to isolate regions with Shape Builder
- When to use Pathfinder vs Shape Builder
- All Pathfinder modes and what they do
- Layer organization and clean Illustrator workflow
- Saving and exporting AI and PDF files correctly
Perfect as:
• A standalone lesson
• An Illustrator unit introduction
• A practice assignment
• A sub plan for a technology-savvy classroom
• A digital art station or mini-project
Everything is fully editable in Google Docs — just open and teach!
Adobe Illustrator Shape Builder & Pathfinder Practice (Videos Included)
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Description
A fast plug and play, 50-minute Illustrator activity with a how-to video, editable templates, and ready-to-use worksheets. Includes a rubric, lesson plan, design brief, checklist, and exit ticket—everything you need, zero prep. Perfect for teaching the Pen, Pencil, and Brush Tools with confidence and clarity.
Prerequisite:
Students must know:
✔ How to create shapes
✔ How to adjust corners using widgets
You can find the practice lesson here for how to use shapes and widgets.
This bundle includes:
✔ Shape Builder Practice Sheet (crescent moon, decorative circle, and merge/subtract tasks)
✔ Pathfinder Practice Sheet (all 10 modes: Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, Exclude, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, Minus Back)
✔ Full Slide Deck to teach both tools with diagrams and vocabulary
✔ Student-Facing Design Brief
✔ Student Assignment Checklist
✔ Editable Rubric
✔ 10-Question Exit Ticket / Quick Quiz
✔ Step-by-Step How-To Video Tutorial
✔ Editable Google Docs versions of everything
✔ Full Lesson Plan aligned to Digital Art & Design 1 standards
✔ Teacher-ready, plug-and-teach format
This resource is perfect for:
🎨 Digital Art & Design 1
🖥 CTE / Graphic Design
🏫 Middle or high school art and technology programs
💡 Teachers who want a no-prep, fully editable Illustrator lesson
🧩 Students who need guided practice with vector tools
Skills Taught:
- How to merge and subtract shapes with Shape Builder
- How to isolate regions with Shape Builder
- When to use Pathfinder vs Shape Builder
- All Pathfinder modes and what they do
- Layer organization and clean Illustrator workflow
- Saving and exporting AI and PDF files correctly
Perfect as:
• A standalone lesson
• An Illustrator unit introduction
• A practice assignment
• A sub plan for a technology-savvy classroom
• A digital art station or mini-project
Everything is fully editable in Google Docs — just open and teach!
