Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Middle School Art Lessons "Doodle Design"

Middle School Art Lessons  Doodle Design


The inspiration for this lesson comes from Hillcrest Christian School's Artsonia page.



Here's one listed for grades 6 - 8 at the blog, "A Faithful Attempt".  She gives lots of detailed instructions and photos of this lesson. (Update: I am having trouble linking to the exact page, so when you go to her blog, search for "Black and White Doodle Design." You will find great  directions there.)


Elementary Art Sub Plan - Elmer

Elementary Art Sub Plan - Elmer


Here's an idea from the blog, Dali's Mustache.

She suggests, "I just love this story. Great life lesson: It's fun to be different! This is great for a substitute lesson plan: just make some elephant tracers, and have students add a grid and lots of color!"

This lesson would use the most simple materials: crayon and paper. The blog writer used elephant shaped templates too. Kids love tracing so this would work nicely as a sub lesson. Plus, if you have the book Elmer, that is a great introduction to the lesson.


Thursday, January 12, 2012

Elementary Art Lesson Plan: Food Head

Elementary Art Lesson Plan “Food Head”


Child drawing of a person whose head is a hamburger


This elementary art lesson plan video is called “Food Head.” How fun! Check it out at this YouTube channel:  Elementary Art Lesson Plan



The blogger at Artisan Des Arts tried this lesson with her students.   I believe she did it with third and fourth grades.  (Thanks, Aly!)

Friday, January 6, 2012

Art Sub Plan - Cityscape for Kindergarten

Art Sub Plan - Cityscape for Kindergarten


Here's a sweet and easy kindergarten lesson that a sub could easily do. The kindergarten teacher has given a good tutorial for the lesson at her blog, Fairy Dust Teaching.  It's based on the book That Pesky Rat.
Cityscape Lesson 


Here are other blog posts with kindergarten cities using simple cut shapes.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

Flowers Are Fun Art Sub Plan

Flowers Are Fun - Video - Middle School and Upper Elementary 


Here's a great video for drawing a flower mandala.  Flowers Are Fun Ink Drawing Mandala

Tee Shirt Lesson - Kindergarten and First Grade

Tee Shirt Lesson - Kindergarten and First Grade


When my coworker retired, she left behind some very nice sub kits.  In the packet for each lesson was not only the plan and sample, but selected samples of materials needed.
Drawing with instructions for Tee Shirt art sub lesson




Here's what the packet looks like for this kindergarten and first-grade lesson.



 Here are the plans written in multiple ways.





This is the template for the tee shirt.  She had a set of templates in the packet.


Here she shows the sub how to fold the paper for the shirt.




Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Dot - Relief Teaching Ideas

Art Lesson for Relief Teaching

This lesson idea is from "Ms. Brown's Art Class."  I think it could be adapted for kindergarten art sub plans up to fifth-grade ones.

Ms. Brown uses block tempera in her classroom.  If I had a sub, I might use those same plans or either draw with Sharpie and then fill in with marker or crayon.  She has nice instructions on her page.  She also uses the book, "The Dot."  (Thanks for all the lesson plans on your blog, Ms. Brown!)


 



Easy Art Lesson - Pattern Snake

Easy Art Lesson - Pattern Snake - Sub Plan


I’m not sure why it is, but kids love drawing snakes. Here’s a lesson where they draw one and then add a variety of patterns and doodles.  

You could do this with kindergarten but with older kids as well. 

This is from the blog "Got Art / Teaching Art to Young Artists."  Mrs. Matott said she left this with first and second grades as a sub lesson before and it was successful. 

Here’s a similar take on that. This is another blog post about spirals and another pattern snake.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Lessons Ready to Use


Lessons Ready to Use


Here are some sub lessons all ready to print out and use.  I'd print them out ASAP if I were you.  You never know how long these things will be on the net!

These are from the art office in Anchorage, AK. 

The lessons to download include:


• Kindergarten
  • Imaginary Person, Animal or Creature
  • Rainbow Fish
• Grade One
• Castles
• With Pattern: Quilts
  • Grade Two
    • Line Design With Narne
    • Crazy Cats
  • Grade Three
    • Landscape Drawing
    • Figures In Action
  • Grade Four
    • Portraits With Pattern Hair or Beard
    • School Supplies
  • Grade Five
    • Cornrnunity On A Distant Planet
    • Visual Puns
  • Grade Six
    • Fantasy Animals
    • A Super Sandwich


Thursday, December 22, 2011

Easy Art Lesson - Bold Lines

Easy Art Lesson for Subs


Katie Morris has a nice sub lesson with good instructions and visuals over on her blog, "Adventures of an Art Teacher."  

Child drawing of bold lines and patterns
She gives credit where she first saw the idea.  Katie says:  "If you are on Artsonia, the lesson was posted by Linda Welling from Cedar Creek Elementary School."