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Looking for a stress-free, ready-to-go sub plan that keeps your students engaged while you're away? This multi-day art lesson is perfect for elementary or even middle school students and is designed to last 3–4 class periods. Whether you're out for a day or the week, this project ensures meaningful work gets done with minimal prep. Inspired by the colorful dessert paintings of Wayne Thiebaud, students will draw and decorate a three-dimensional cake using simple lines and shapes. They’ll learn t

Looking for a stress-free, ready-to-go sub plan that keeps your students engaged while you're away? This multi-day art lesson is perfect for middle and high school students and is designed to last 4–5 class periods. Whether you're out for a day or the week, this project ensures meaningful work gets done with minimal prep. In this project, students will create a gridded celebrity portrait inspired by the work of Chuck Close. Using a labeled grid to guide their drawing, students will carefully re

Looking for a stress-free, ready-to-go sub plan that keeps your students engaged while you're away? This multi-day art lesson is perfect for middle and high school students and is designed to last 4–5 class periods. Whether you're out for a day or the week, this project ensures meaningful work gets done with minimal prep. In this creative one-point perspective project, students will draw at least five shapes floating in space. Each shape must feature added details—like designs, holes, or patter

Looking for a stress-free, ready-to-go sub plan that keeps your students engaged while you're away? This adaptable lesson works well for elementary through high school and celebrates personal expression through cultural art. It’s designed to last 3–4 class periods, but can be extended for older students by having them draw their own skulls instead of using the included template. Whether you're out for a day or the week, this project ensures meaningful work gets done with minimal prep. In this pr

Looking for a stress-free, ready-to-go sub plan that keeps your students engaged while you're away? This multi-day art lesson is perfect for elementary or even beginner middle school students and is designed to last 3–4 class periods. Whether you're out for a day or the week, this project ensures meaningful work gets done with minimal prep. In this colorful landscape project, students will explore color mixing and layering techniques using just red, yellow, and blue markers. Starting with a tr

Kickstart creativity with these no-prep Daily Drawing Warm-Ups—designed for elementary grades 2nd–5th, but can also be used to support middle school artists. This resource includes 78 simple drawing prompts, each paired with a helpful visual cue to support early readers, ELL students, and reluctant artists. Also included is a student-friendly drawing sheet with clear expectations and warm-up rules: Draw 1 a day No tracing No stick figures Draw BIG Be creative These warm-ups are great

The Principles of Art can be confusing---especially for students! In this presentation, I have tried to simplify what the Principles of Art are by giving students short, simple instructions on how to create each Principle. The Principles of Art include: Emphasis, Contrast, Movement, Scale, Balance, Pattern & Unity. This product contains 3 files:a Powerpoint and a PDF of the same presentation and the accompanying handout for taking notes.