Saturday, August 30, 2014

Art Activity for Subs | Create a Super Hero

Create a Super Hero | Art Sub Idea


Mr. Badger has created a sub plan in which the 4th and 5th grade kids create a super hero.  The original post that I had here no longer seems to exist. You can make a lesson from the visuals he had thought. They are below.  Mr. Badger does have other lessons. Here is his Google site:  Mr. Badger’s Art Class





Monday, August 18, 2014

Circle Drawing Game - Art Worksheets Printables

Circles Games - Art Worksheets Printables - Free


Teachers love art games and worksheets. I have created a free one for you called "Circle Drawing Game."
Circle Drawing Game - Art Worksheets Printables

Art Worksheets for Free

You can go download this worksheet at my TPT Shop: Art Sub Lessons and it is FREEEEEEEEEEEEE!


The next one is another worksheet that I just added  and it is FREE TOO!  Click here to get this one: What Can You Draw from Circles?
The instructions are simply "What can you make from circles." There are circles of various sizes. Feel free to use these as you like. 

Art Sub Plans Worksheets Circle Drawing Game

Art Sub Plans Worksheets Circle Drawing Game
Art Sub Plans Worksheets Circle Drawing Games



Here's another idea for circle drawing on a worksheet. Click here to see the YouTube video titled, "How to Draw different things using Circle Shapes." It is more of a step-by-step activity.

Here are a variety of places where you can find circle worksheets.













Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Abstract Art Sub Plan for Kids

Art Sub Plans - Abstract Lines


This could be a good sub lesson.  Check out this abstract art lesson at: No Time For Flashcards

It is a very simple lesson that could easily be taught by a sub. 

It reminds me very much of this lesson, Loopy Line Fish.  

Loopy Line Fish as an Art Sub Plan


This is a find from Art Project Girl.  She says it should take a half-hour or so.  Coupled with a book or video about fish, you could add on the needed time.  Or you could give this to your sub in case they need something to fill in the time.

Another easy way to prepare for an art sub is to go to my shop, Art Sub Plans. I have created complete lessons in which all your sub has to do is read the slides and follow the directions.  They are full of visuals and are created to be used with the most simple supplies.  Pencils, paper, and crayons are all your students will need to create imaginative works of art.

These are perfect for those emergency absences when you do not have the time to write detailed plans but want to leave quality plans for your subs.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Art Sub Plan - Ted Harrison Paintings

Art Sub Plan Inspired by Ted Harrison


At the blog, Grade ONEderful, this teacher's sub did some amazing things with this class.

Child drawing inspired by Ted Harrison
I have never had a sub do anything with paint, other than an art-trained sub.  I wonder if I should give this a try!

Friday, January 17, 2014

Creative Faces - Art Sub Plans

Art Sub Plans Elementary - Creative Faces


Theresa Gillespie, at  Splats, Scraps and Glue Blobs, posted a sub lesson to check out.  (Recognize that face?)  Here's a link to the sub lesson: Creative Faces.


Sunday, December 8, 2013

Clowning Around - Emergency Art Sub Lesson

Clowning Around - Emergency Art Sub Lesson

I have left this lesson with my subs for a couple of years now.  They seem to do well with it.

I have uploaded it to TeachersPayTeachers here:  Art Lesson for Subs - Clowning Around

As with all my sub lessons, all you need to do is to print out this 20 page PowerPoint and leave it for the sub.  The only materials they will need are paper, pencil and crayons.  All the directions and visuals for your sub are included.  The sub just needs to read the questions and comments on each slide, and that will direct your students.


The lesson begins with photos of clowns through history.  In order to make an art history connection, I have included a medieval masterpiece of a court jester. Each slide includes questions and statements for the students to think about while creating their drawings.


children's drawings of clowns
This lesson would work well as an emergency sub plan as the materials are basic and the directions are complete.  The lesson will save you great amounts of time over the years.

Take care.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Elementary Art Sub Lesson | Fairy Tale

There's a Giant in My House | Art Sub Plan

Little to no prep art sub lesson!

I have many art sub plans on my TeachersPayTeachers site.  They are perfect as emergency sub plans but certainly could be used as regular lesson plans.  My sub plans require only that you have paper and crayons for supplies.


This lesson may be viewed in two ways. It may be projected as a normal PowerPoint or it may be printed out and used as you would a book. If it is to be printed out, the teacher would just have the students come to sit near him/her as the lesson is taught.

It was written with a substitute teacher in mind, but certainly could also be used by the classroom or art teacher.

This lesson was written so that all of the prompts and visuals are included. To teach the lesson, all one has to do is go from slide to slide (or page to page.)

The materials needed to complete the assignment are intentionally simple; paper, pencil, or crayon. For this reason, this lesson would serve well as an emergency lesson plan.

The lesson could be augmented with the reading of the story, "Jack and the Beanstalk," but for the time given, it is intended as a stand-alone lesson.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Art Sub Plan - Draw Yourself as an Old Person

Visualizing Yourself as an Older Person


Marcia, over at Art is Basic, has this as a lesson plan.  It involves visualizing yourself as you are and then as an older person.  Go check it out over at her blog.


Saturday, September 28, 2013

Elementary Art Lesson - Imaginary Cuckoo Clocks

Elementary Art Lesson - Imaginary Cuckoo Clocks

This is a lesson that I left for my sub this week. It is based on the cuckoo clocks that come from the Black Forest of Germany.  Students are shown examples of real cuckoo clocks and ones drawn by other students.

I created it in such a way that it could be projected as a PowerPoint or could be printed out for my art sub to use.  It is for sale in my TeachersPayTeachers shop.  It would be perfect to use on one of those days when you need a lesson for an emergency absence.  All you have to do is print this out for your sub.  All of the visuals and directions are written right in the PowerPoint.  The supplies are as simple as it gets:  crayons and paper.

My art sub said that the students enjoyed the lesson.  I had fun looking at the clock inventions that they came up with.



Friday, September 20, 2013

Positive and Negative Space - Art Sub Lesson

Positive and Negative Space - Art Sub Lesson  

H Kostal shares some sub lesson plans she is working on here:  No Corner Suns