RAD art

This is the intro I use with my 5th grade students for a gesture drawing lesson. The students love this lesson! Classmates get up and strike a pose, and everyone has one minute to create a gesture drawing of them.

A brief introduction to the artist Katsushika Hokusai.

A brief intro to the artist Louise Bourgeois.

A brief introduction to M.C. Escher, his art, and tessellations.

This is a short, fun lesson about art vs. non-art objects. I use it to start off my school year with 3rd grade.

A brief introduction to the artist Ai Weiwei.

A quick introduction to the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.

A brief introduction to the artist Julie Mehretu.

This is a presentation used for teaching a literacy-inspired illustration lesson.

Presentation for a two-day lesson on cave drawings.

This resource included the presentation and template handout.

A brief intro to the landscape painter Albert Bierstadt. Some biographical info and lots of examples of his work.

Can be used alone, or with the sentence poem presentation in my TPT store.

A quick handout to use with students to practice mixing tints and shades with paint.

A quick handout to have students practice value scales with drawing materials.