Teach your students that artistic growth comes from effort, practice, and persistence with this engaging middle school art activity and slideshow lesson! This resource helps students understand how time, focus, and effort can improve the quality of their artwork through a fun and eye-opening coloring challenge. Students will color the same image using different timed intervals (1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, and/or 10–15 minutes) and reflect on how their artwork changes as they put in more effo