Art Solace SD

Start every class with creativity and engagement! This blank template allows you to create your own drawing prompts for you students. Great critical thinking activity.

Here is a 3D Persona Mask project/Identity and Self-Expression lesson. Help students explore identity, symbolism, and creativity with this engaging mask project. This project never disappoints. It can be adapted to your style of teaching, techniques and reinforce the elements of art and principles of design. Included is a power point with examples, sketch page, rubric and a final peer critique to close the lesson. This is perfect for middle school. Includes: decorative student worksheet,

Enjoy a free coloring page. This is great for warm and cool color exercise.

Turn your classroom into a creative business studio with this engaging mobile business design project. Students will brainstorm, sketch, sculpt and build their own mini 3D mobile business. This lesson has been adapted to fit the needs of my curriculum. It is not limited to just a food truck, but rather expanding on entrepreneurship and branding.

Support creativity and classroom structure with the use of bell ringers and drawing prompts. Here is a spring inspired drawing prompt page.

Bring energy and creativity into your classroom with this music-inspired bell ringer. Encourage your students to reflect on the role music can play in creativity. No prep! Just play music.

Make your warm-ups meaningful with this Perspective Drawing sheet. This activity is great for a 5-10 minute warm-up. No prep required. Perfect for middle school.

This is a great list of drawing prompts to have around the classroom for students that just need a little inspiration. We use them in my art journaling club and as early finishing prompts for student's junk journals.

Analogous shading worksheet. This can be incorporated into a color theory unit, sub lesson, or early finishers work.

This is great intro to art history and artist Kehinde Wiley. Also great to combine with a portrait lesson. The image of President Obama was taken from the internet. I like to use a copy for students to have as reference at their desks, but it can also be found and added to slide to project to the class.

This lesson is designed to introduce students to Modern and Contemporary artists in a fun and unique lesson. Students will research an artist of their choice. By using the prompts provided in the slides, they will create a colorful and fun filled sketch page. This can be used for a sketchbook or artist connection activity. This lesson has worked great as a collaborative poster project.

This is a great resource that can be used in a variety of ways in your classroom. Excellent for substitute plans. There are 6 activities to choose from. Everything from drawing to 3D. There's even an activity were students can take pictures using their cell phones. No need to prep, use materials you already have. This is all about self-expression and exploration. If you like what you see, please follow me..

This project is great for 5th and 6th grade. It’s a great intro to shapes, patterns and paint resist.

Ink is one of my favorite mediums to work in. This is such a fun lesson for students that aren't sure if they like working with ink. It allows them to create contrast and a sense of balance along color.

Making grading easy with this simple rubric. Ideal for any art project.

Here is an easy lesson for first your time book making. All you need is one sheet of paper to create this ZANGY ZINE Book. Students will illustrate a story for their personal pocket size book. This project has gained a lot of attention and can be found all over the internet. This isn't a video or TikTok source. It's a powerpoint you can use time and again. My 6th grade classes are always engaged. Great resource for a substitute.

This hand out can be used on its own to teach students the principles of design or accompanied with the accordion graphic organizer lesson in the my shop. This is a simple resource for students to learn the principles of design.

Students use this page to create thumbnail sketches for their daily drawing prompts. Download the list of free drawing prompts from my store.

This is my favorite way to teach the Principles of Design. Not only do students learn how to make an accordion book, but they are demonstrating the Principles of Design in a unique and creative way. This is the ultimate in graphic organizers and can be used as reference throughout the school year.

This is a fun papier-mache lesson that your students will enjoy. If you are looking for an alternative to using flour for papier-mache, this is the lesson for you. This is also a great opportunity to introduce your students to modern and contemporary artists. Step by step instructions with images.