JLC Resources

This slide deck will take you through the life and work of Alma Thomas. It has informational videos on her work and history, a read aloud for students to enjoy and learn more about this important artist, and several art projects that can be done with low prep. The art projects can be done with paint, colored paper, kwik sticks, or crayons. There is a guided project or you can have students create something more untethered.

Your students will love this extension activity for the book, "The Book With No Pictures". The slide show has a read aloud and templates for students to create their art. These pictures turn out so great as students create what they think about when they hear the words, Bluurf, Bonk, Blork, and Robot Monkey, from the text.

Your students will love this activity! Introduce your class to a friend of yours, Mr. Potato Pants. You can play the video on how to grow a potato so they know how Mr. Potato Pants came to be! Then watch the read aloud book about this very stylish spud. Finally, create your own tater. I did this activity with Kindergarten, so I cut out the potato shapes for my students, using old brown paper bags. I then cut out his pants on construction paper. Students then glued their potato onto a back

This slide presentation has multiple Dr. Seuss books with accompanying activities for your elementary students. There are activities for the following Dr. Seuss books: If I Ran the Rainforest, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, Foot Book, The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, Oh the Places You'll Go, Sleep Book, There's a Wocket in my Pocket, and Wacky Wednesday. All projects have the read aloud included so it's click and go. The activities are low to no prep and perfect for Read Across America week.

This slide deck has an introduction to Jim Dine and his works of art. There is a slide with read alouds about Valentine's Day and another slide with videos explaining the history of Valentine's Day. There is a Valentine Day brain break with some great indoor recess or brain break activities. There is a drawing room with Valentine's Day subjects and two easy, low prep art activities inspired by Jim Dine. There is also a very fun slide with a "How It's Made" for chocolate, candy hearts, and He

This slide deck has a read aloud for students about MLK Jr. The slide deck also provides multiple informational videos on the creation of stained glass and a project tutorial. Students will make a stained glass window using tissue paper, glue, scissors and black construction paper. There is also an additional stained glass art coloring page for early finishers. Students will love this project and it makes a great sub plan! Hang your beautiful stained glass art in front of a window for a bea

This slide deck has an observation worksheet for the Skittles Science Experiment. Students will note observations and predictions before adding the water to the skittle circle. Slide deck includes instructions, worksheet, science videos about rainbows and read alouds featuring rainbows.

This slide show will take your students through the mythology of the dragon, a fun game of guessing the dragon, and then an easy tutorial for creating your own dragon eye. This project can be done as sub work and requires only a very small amount of air dry clay, eye, and a toothpick or other tool for adding texture.

Learn about Dr. Patricia Bath and why she was such an important African American female. There is a read aloud book about her life, an informational video explaining her accomplishments and upbringing, and some fun videos about how the eye works for both younger and older students. After building background information, students can create an eye using colored paper, scissors and glue. A wonderful activity for Black History Month or eye unit.

Watercolor Art Project: Monstera LeavesIn this integrated art, science, and literacy project, students will learn about plants while creating a watercolor painting of monstera leaves. The lesson begins with read-alouds about plants and gardens to build background knowledge. Students will then watch a short informational video about the monstera plant, focusing on leaf shape, veins, and growth. After a teacher demonstration, students will sketch and paint a monstera leaf using watercolor techniq

Bring bold color and movement into your classroom with this Drip Art Project inspired by contemporary artist Jen Stark! Students will create eye-catching drip designs filled with radiating lines and vibrant color. This highly engaging project encourages creativity, pattern exploration, and color blending while producing stunning final pieces you’ll be proud to display. Why You’ll Love It: 🎨 Inspired by a contemporary artist students find exciting and relatable 🌈 Encourages creativity, line d

This google slide deck has four options for projects for your k-6 students. With each project there is a read aloud as well as an informational text about snowflakes. Students can make a self portrait of themselves catching snowflakes on their tongues, create a beautiful 3D snowflake using just copy paper and take, learn how to make their first snowflake using scissors and paper, or create a snowman looking up at the sky out of construction paper. Fun for all students!

This slide deck has a link to a reading of the picture book, "Decibella and her 6-inch voice" and multiple extension activities. Students can watch the read aloud and then create their own Decibella from the template. Included are multiple writing templates for different skill levels and a volume sorting activity. There is also a volume chart and a drawing activity where students can illustrate instances when they need to use different volumes for different circumstances.

This slide deck contains multiple projects for creating an illuminated letter. The projects range from medium prep to no prep. This project is a great one day project or multi day project for Elementary through Secondary grades. This can be used also a substitute plan. The project contains informational videos about the Book of Kells, read alouds about Irish tales, and four art projects, ranging in complexity for age differentiation.

This slide deck has multiple slides to take your students on a finger painting journey. First, they will learn about Iris Scott and her finger painting technique. Then, students will see some examples of her beautiful work. There is also a read aloud for younger students and a science video on how animals shake water from their coats. Students can then see a tutorial on how to paint their own shaking dog and examples from younger classes are included.

This slide presentation will take your students through the element of line. Explore different types of lines, read stories that focus on the line element, and create a beautiful work of art using lines. Then, explore the power of lines in optical illusions. Your students will love these illusions!

Calling all young taco enthusiasts! Join us for an exciting elementary school project centered around the delightful story of "Taco Falls Apart". Book Adventure: Dive into the tale of Taco and his learning adventure. Creative Crafts: Get hands-on with air dry clay to craft your very own taco masterpiece! Artistic Endeavors: Enjoy taco-themed coloring pages to bring your imagination to life. Taco Exploration: Learn fascinating facts about tacos from around the world.

This slide deck has an online read aloud for students to hear this wonderful story about self control. Read or watch the book, My Mouth is a Volcano, and then talk about ways that we can control our actions. There is a worksheet for students to either draw or write their responses. There are also 4 writing sheets included for students to write about what they have learned. Also included are slides with information about volcanoes and how to draw volcanoes! Great sub plan!

Your students will love creating their own balloon dog. First, learn about American artist Jeff Koons. See some of his work and be inspired! Then follow a step by step visual chart to create the balloon dog or follow along with the video. For a fun activity, make a balloon dog with twisting balloons. Directions included!

This slide deck has Yayoi Kusama pumpkins, Louise Bourgeois spiders, x-ray hands, and papel picado skulls! This is a great sub plan and easy to follow. There are several videos, informational and fictional, and step by. These are low prep awesome projects that will get students into the Halloween mood!