Create and Educate

Create and Educate presents a worksheet for beginning zentanglers that helps build understanding of the process by providing existing designs that students may finish on their own any way they want. Using black ink, the goal is to match the tangles already on the worksheet with tangles of their own creation. Students at all levels can find sucess whether practicing existing designs, incorporating other known tangles or incorporating tangles they have developed themselves. Students excercise reco

This project by Create and Educate uses images students are already familiar with and interested in to inspire a work of art. Students study the traditional symbolism of the cards and use copyright free images (included) to create a Royal face, broken into pieces and receeding back into space through the use of one-point perspective. The powerpoint includes the lesson plan, step-by-step instructions, printable image resourses, symbolism explination and grading rubric. This work is licensed

Mona Lisa is one of the most recognisable faces worldwide. Your students will ove reading some of the fascinating facts that have helped her to become so interesting, Including the story of her theft. Useful as Visual Arts, Reading and Social Studies supplemental material, this Create and Educate printable hand-out engages students in reading informational text for comprehension and encourages classwide discussion and writing exercises to promote deeper thinking. The last page of the file is a

Students love practicing scissor skills and learning anatomy with this 36 inch paper skeleton! The PDF can be printed and reduced to be smaller, but students love the large size. Included are bone name labels that can be added after assembled for a science tie-in.

American Gothic is one of the most parodied paintings ever and it is an artwork that is almost instantly recognizable to all students. Ripe with symbolism and historical context,it is a great painting for an introduction to the fine art criticism process. This 17 page Powerpoint created by Create and Educate goes through the four steps of the critique process with leading questions and thorough explinations. Educators can guide students through the tiniest details of the painting. Covering Nat

Reading in the art room and artists studies are just as important as art making! This three page printable handout contains two pages of information about the famous painting, The Starry Night. The third page has three QR codes that can be displayed beside artworks and used by tech savy students through a free, downloadable app to gain even more credit line information and facts about the artworks.

This is a fun art project for Upper Elementary and Middle School students that teaches design through use of Line and Color and an introduction to Zentangling. Included is a Lesson plan, step-by-step instructional power point and a grading rubric. Also included are student work examples and a printable template for basic figure drawing.

This hand-drawn, daily warm-up for ART class is downloadable in workbook form. Prompts ask students to do a written response or a drawing for 20 different prompts. Hand-drawn and colored headings and doodles encourage students to add their own touches with lots of room around and in the margins for doodles and practice drawings.

Create and Educate presents a Visual Art, Literacy and Technology cross over lesson. This one or two day lesson can be adapted to any age upper elementary through high school. The download includes links to Common Core and Essential Standards, examples, step- by- step instructions, a student handout and a grading rubric on an adaptable Powerpoint lesson.

Using images of Kandinsky paintings, students will re-create an Abstract Expressionist masterpiece while adding their own twist. This assignment is great for beginners to oil pastels and has a high success rate because of it's focus on shape and color rather than representational art. You will need to provide your own Kandinsky source images or all students to research their own.

Middle School Art students love this easy introduction to pen and ink drawing. High success rate with this "see and do" practice sheet, however there is room to take this picture to the next level. This activity can be used as a skill-builder for pen and ink technique. It consists of an instruction page, a complete original artwork for reference and a practice worksheet that has main lines already sketched in so that students can focus efforts on pen and ink techniques rather than proportions an

A printable ironic sign to let students know what kind of workday they will be having...

An excellent substiture activity or perfect for early finishers! This worksheet takes students step by step through a drawing based on the painting by Grant Wood and enhansed through the student's imagination. This listing is for the one page worksheet included in this full lesson: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/American-Gothic-Critique-and-Twist-1060679 Remember! You feedback earns you credit towards other TpT purchases for this store or others. It also helps sellers improve the res

A good review for students learning basic key strokes. Also suitable for timed typing practice.

A handout full of helpful reminders with illustrations for Middle School students on how to create interesting compositions in their artwork. Create and Educate 2013

Create and Educate presents a quick reference handout for students that provides basic information about Pen and Ink drawing. This can be completed on a student's own paper with pen, nibs and ink or with a regular ball point pen.