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Hi, I’m Keisha Morales, an elementary art teacher with over a decade of experience creating engaging, hands-on lessons that inspire creativity and confidence.
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Puerto Rican Vejigante Mask Activity
Puerto Rican Vejigante Mask ActivityEngage your students in a fun and meaningful cultural art project!This resource includes simple shape templates to help students create their own Puerto Rican Vejigante Masks. While students are encouraged to design their own masks, these templates serve as a great starting point for those who need a little extra inspiration. What’s Included: PDF with Vejigante Mask shape tracers (printable)Instructions for creating the masksMaterials Needed: Printed template
4th - 12th
Art, Art History
Mr. Artie! The Paint Palette Character
Mr. Artie: A Paint Palette Character Art LessonBring creativity to life in your classroom with Mr. Artie, a fun and engaging art project where students design their very own paint palette character! This lesson helps students explore line, color, and shape while practicing essential cutting, tracing, and assembling skills. ✨ What’s Included: Step-by-step lesson plan (2–3 days)Printable body tracer for the palette baseOne-page student-friendly handout (perfect for subs or centers)Directions for
K - 3rd
Visual Arts
Mary Blair-Inspired Castle Desgin
Mary Blair-Inspired Castle Example SheetThis resource provides students with a visual guide to design their own Mary Blair-inspired castles while exploring symmetry, shapes, and patterns. What’s IncludedStep-by-Step Instructions:One side demonstrates how to fold construction paper, draw a design, and cut to create symmetrical shapes.The other side provides examples for adding details using oil pastels, crayons, markers, or other drawing tools.Visual Inspiration: Students will see how to use lin
K - 6th
Art, Visual Arts
Create Your Dream Gingerbread House
DescriptionTransform your classroom into a creative winter wonderland with this engaging and festive art lesson! The "Create Your Dream Gingerbread House" lesson plan guides students through designing and decorating their very own gingerbread house scenes using simple, easy-to-find materials. This project is perfect for sparking creativity, strengthening fine motor skills, and fostering a love for art during the holiday season. Teachers will receive a step-by-step lesson plan aligned with Nat
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Art, Visual Arts
It’s Fall! Inspired by Renée Kurilla Art Lesson
🍂 It’s Fall! Inspired by Renée Kurilla 🍂 Bring the magic of autumn into your classroom with this engaging, multi-day art project inspired by Renée Kurilla’s It’s Fall! Students will explore seasonal changes while practicing painting, drawing, collage, and mixed-media techniques to create their very own fall self-portraits surrounded by colorful leaves. ✨ What’s Included in this Lesson Plan: Step-by-step daily instructions (5-day breakdown)Sweater and scarf tracersHead and hand tracersLeaf des
2nd - 5th
Art History, Literature, Visual Arts
Cozy Moose Art Lesson
Cozy Moose – Fall Art Lesson PlanBring some cozy fall vibes into your classroom with this three-day mixed-media art project! Students will paint a plaid background, design a moose with antlers and a cozy sweater, and finish it off with colorful autumn leaves. This lesson combines painting, drawing, cutting, and collage skills in a way that’s engaging, seasonal, and perfect for a fall bulletin board display. What’s Inside: ✔ Step-by-step teacher instructions for each day (3 class periods) ✔ Compl
2nd - 5th
Visual Arts
I Am An Artist Art Project
Bring your students’ creativity to life with “Paintbrush Portraits” – a step-by-step self-portrait project where kids get to see themselves as real artists in action! In this engaging 3-day lesson, students will: Explore line as an element of art by painting bold, overlapping backgrounds. Learn how to mix custom skin tones and create self-portraits that celebrate individuality. Assemble their portraits with hands, shirts, and a bright paintbrush for a finished piece that looks like they are p
1st - 5th
For All Subjects, Visual Arts
I Love You This Much! Art Lesson
I Love You This Much – Heart Background Self-Portrait Art LessonI Love You This Much is a joyful, mixed-media self-portrait art project that combines expressive painting, symmetry, and personal storytelling. Students begin by creating a bold, colorful heart background inspired by artist James Goldcrown, using loose brushstrokes, overlapping hearts, and vibrant color choices to fill the entire page. Students then design a symmetrical sweater and add a simple, cute self-portrait on top of the pain
1st - 5th
Visual Arts
Cardboard Spaceship Relief Sculpture
Cardboard Spaceship Relief Sculpture Art Project Looking for a hands-on, budget-friendly, and engaging art project? This lesson has students designing and building their own cardboard spaceship relief sculptures using layered cardboard shapes, bright colors, and creative details. Students will learn how to:Build a relief sculpture by layering cardboard for depthPrime their work with white paint for brighter, more vivid colorsAdd details like windows, doors, antennas, and wingsUse color, shapes,
2nd - 10th
Visual Arts
Blooming Barnyard Chickens Art Lesson
Chicks in Bloom — Western Floral Chicken Collage (K–5 Mixed Media Lesson)Bring a bold western twist to your art room with Chicks in Bloom — a 4-day mixed media lesson where students paint a warm, folk-style floral background and layer a paper-assembled chicken on top. Think cowboy-country botanicals meets barnyard folk art. This project makes an incredible hallway display for Western Day, farm units, rodeo week, or anytime you want that rustic-meets-playful look. What Students Will Learn✔ How
2nd - 5th
Visual Arts
Follow the Yellow Brick Road Art Lesson
🎨 Follow the Yellow Brick Road — A Wizard of Oz Mixed Media Lesson Step into the world of The Wizard of Oz with this magical mixed media art project that teaches perspective, depth, and layering through vibrant collage and community-painted papers! Students will explore foreground, middle ground, and background by building rolling green hills, painting a rainbow sky, and designing their very own Emerald City at the end of the Yellow Brick Road. This project is packed with color theory, creativ
2nd - 5th
Visual Arts
Frosty Bears in Holiday Shades Art Lesson
❄️ Tree-Shades Polar Bear Winter Art LessonA Mixed-Media Holiday Project Inspired by Louise KadeBring winter magic into your classroom with this adorable Tree-Shades Polar Bear art lesson! Students will create a playful polar bear character wearing Christmas-tree sunglasses, all while exploring mixed media, pattern-making, and simple pastel blending. This project is the perfect mix of festive, cute, and classroom-friendly — and it works beautifully across multiple grade levels. This 2–3 day le
K - 4th
Visual Arts
Creatures Creation Art Lesson
Creature Creations: A Recycled Sculpture Art LessonTurn everyday recyclables into extraordinary art! In this hands-on 3–4 day project, students transform milk jugs (or any handled plastic bottles like laundry detergent or paint jugs) into imaginative creature heads. Using tape, newspaper, plaster, and papier-mâché, students build facial features, explore textures, and bring their creatures to life with paint and detail. This lesson emphasizes creativity, recycling, and 3D construction while givi
4th - 10th
Visual Arts
Crayons Go to School Art Lesson
Crayons Go to School – Back-to-School Art Lesson (2nd–4th Grade) Bring the first days of school to life with this colorful, high-engagement art project inspired by The Day the Crayons Came to School! Students will learn about color mixing, perspective, and character expression as they create a cheerful school scene filled with personality-packed crayons “running” back to school. ✨ What’s Included:Step-by-Step Lesson Plan – 4 days of fully scripted instructionsTeacher Prep Checklist – what to d
2nd - 5th
Visual Arts
Here Comes Colorful Claus Art Lesson
🎅🌈 HERE COMES COLORFUL CLAUS! – A Rainbow Santa Art ProjectInspired by the joyful illustration style of Charlotte PepperBring a burst of color and holiday cheer into your classroom with this bright and modern Rainbow Santa art lesson! Students will explore shape-building, pattern-making, mixed media, and color blending as they design their own vibrant Santa with a rainbow coat. This project is packed with creativity, confidence-building, and festive fun—perfect for December lessons, art rota
1st - 4th
Visual Arts
Big TEX Art Lesson
🎡 Howdy, Big Tex! A State Fair Art Project 🎨Bring the excitement of the Texas State Fair into your classroom with this 5-day art project where students design and decorate their own version of Big Tex! Inspired by the State Fair flyer, this lesson combines creativity, culture, and skill-building. Students will paint skin tones, design patterned clothing, create a Ferris wheel background, and assemble a larger-than-life Big Tex complete with their own self-portrait. This resource includes:✅ Ste
5th - 8th
Creative Writing, Visual Arts
Wildflower Wranglers Art Lesson
🌼 Wildflower Wranglers: Folk Art Self-Portraits Inspired by Julia Eves 🤠🎨Bring a little western charm and bold, painterly magic into your art room with this vibrant, student-favorite lesson inspired by contemporary artist Julia Eves! In this project, students become true Wildflower Wranglers as they explore expressive brushwork, create stunning wildflower backgrounds, and design a stylized self-portrait with a western twist. This lesson beautifully blends folk art, portraiture, and painting
2nd - 8th
Visual Arts
Crayons go to the Beach Art Lesson
🌊🎨 Crayons Go to the BeachBring summer vibes into your classroom with this bright, engaging mixed media art lesson inspired by The Day the Crayons Go to School! In this fun twist, the crayons are headed to the beach instead of school, and your students get to bring that story to life through color, texture, and creativity. Students will explore color blending while painting a warm sunset sky, create textured painted paper for the ocean and sand, and practice cutting, layering, and overlapping
1st - 5th
Visual Arts
Duckin’ Into Spring Art Lesson
🦆🌼 Duckin’ Into Spring – Whimsical Duck Picnic Art Project 🌼🦆 Ready to bring all the spring vibes into your art room?! This Duckin’ Into Spring lesson is the perfect mix of painting, pattern, and personality—and your students are going to be OBSESSED with their final artwork. From a cozy picnic blanket to a stylish duck soaking up the sunshine, this project is full of bright colors, creative freedom, and just the right amount of silliness 🎨 What Students Will Explore: Painting techniques a
2nd - 5th
Visual Arts
The Wild West Horse Stampede Art Lesson
In this 5–7 day 3D sculpture lesson, students transform simple cardboard into bold, abstract horse sculptures full of color, movement, and personality. Inspired by the energy of the Wild West and the power of horses in motion, students will explore shape, structure, balance, and creative problem-solving while constructing a layered cardboard horse that quite literally gallops off the table. Perfect for 5th grade through middle school, this lesson combines sculpture, design thinking, and express
5th - 12th
Visual Arts
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About the store
Experience
Hi, I’m Keisha Morales, an elementary art teacher with over a decade of experience creating engaging, hands-on lessons that inspire creativity and confidence.
Teaching style
As an elementary art teacher, I create engaging, hands-on lessons that encourage creativity, individuality, and a growth mindset. My teaching style focuses on clear, manageable steps while fostering a safe and joyful space where every child can confidently express themselves through art.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Region 10 Texas State VASE Art Work Sorter Coordinator – 2016-2019
PD Fine Art Presenter – 2018-2024
Big Art Day TAEA Event Contributor – 2018-2019
GISD Mentor Teacher Program – 2018-2020
Voyage Dallas Magazine Blog Interview – September 2020
Everyday Art-Room Podcast Interview (Art of Education University) – November 2020
NBC News Feature on Growth Mindset Project – June 2021
UNT North Texan Newsletter Interview – June 2021
K12ArtChat Podcast Interview – October 2021
AOEU Content Creator (Art of Education University) – Summer 2022
KEYNOTE Speaker for Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference – October 2023
My own education history
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
University of North Texas (UNT), 2012 – 2015
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Art Education
Texas Tech University, 2016 – 2019
Additional Certifications:
Texas State Art Education Certification
Professional Development in Growth Mindset and Art Integration
Additional biographical information
Hello and welcome to my store! I’m an experienced art educator with a passion for fostering creativity and empowering students and teachers alike. For over a decade, I’ve worked with learners of all ages, focusing on art education, innovative teaching practices, and helping others unlock their artistic potential.
I specialize in designing engaging art resources, creative lesson plans, and materials that make teaching art enjoyable, accessible, and effective for all learners. My goal is to save you time, inspire your teaching, and help you nurture the creative spirit in your classroom.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you’ll find resources that inspire both you and your students. Please feel free to reach out with questions or suggestions—I love collaborating with fellow educators!
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