Sunday, November 15, 2015

Art Sub Plan - Native American Shields


This sub lesson is perfect to accompany Native American Indian units of study.  It may be used by an art sub, art teacher or classroom teacher.  It is one of those lessons where every student feels successful when they are done.

I have taught this as an art teacher/art sub and have found that students get highly engaged in this lesson.

You may find this lesson at my TeachersPayTeachers shop.





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Friday, October 23, 2015

Art Sub Lesson - Robot Roundup

Robot Roundup | Art Sub Plans for Elementary



Robots! Kids love robots! This is a fully prepared and ready-to-teach sub lesson. 

It is one that really gets the kids engaged. They look at photos of different types of robots and get to share what they know about them. Then they are led through a drawing lesson in which they may either follow along to draw a simple robot shape or draw one independently.



Afterward, they add all the details they can imagine. They are encouraged to think about what sorts of jobs their robot could do; what background would fit in their plan; and what other objects would fit well in the drawing. They are given tips on how to color neatly to finish the work. When teaching this lesson as a sub, I have never had a disinterested student. 

You can find this lesson at m TeachersPayTeachers shop: Art Sub Lessons.  It is perfect for a sub as it is fully formed.  All the sub has to do is show the pictures and read what is printed.  They do not have to know how to draw to teach this lesson.  It is all right there in the lesson.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

STEAM Art Sub Plans - Invent an Instrument

STEAM Sub Plans for "Invent an Instrument" 

Spark your students’ s imaginations with this lesson from Mini Matisse. She has written up a complete lesson for your art sub. There are plenty of visuals to put in your lesson plan, as well as a couple of videos. Check out her new, complete sub lesson. It focuses on the artist, Mary Ellen Childs, and her fascinating musical instrument inventions.  There are lots of visuals and complete instructions. 


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Art Sub Plan - Photo Booth with Value

Middle School Art Sub Lesson for Photo Booth withValue

Here's another clever art sub idea from Nic Hahn (aka Mini Matisse).  Check out this photo booth drawing with value shading.

Student drawing that looks like photos from booth using pencil

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Art Sub Lesson for Kindergarten - Dragon Dance

Art Sub Lesson for Kindergarten - Dragon Dance


photo of Chinese dragon costume head


Now that I am retired from full-time art teaching, I substitute teach from time to time.  I realize how important it is for a substitute teacher to be given good plans. Art teachers know to leave a sub-plan that can be taught by anyone, but they also need to leave something in which the students will be interested.

This is a lesson that I taught for many years in my own classroom.  I have created this PowerPoint so that all a sub needs to do is to read the information on each slide as they show the pictures.  Questions are included to help lead the students through a discussion. 

The lesson introduces the students to Asian dragon costumes as they might be seen in parades and festivals.  Along with background information about the mythical dragons, students observe decorative details used in these festive costumes.

Using the most basic art room supplies (paper, pencil, and crayons), students will create their own imaginative dragon costume.

This lesson may be taught as a PowerPoint projection or printed out and each page shown, one-by-one.

This would be perfect as an emergency sub lesson or as a lesson to be taught by a teacher at any time.

You may find this at my Teachers Pay Teachers shop.  

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Why Is Your Cat Angry? Art Sub Plan

Art Sub Lesson for Angry Cat

This art sub plan was put together by Nic Hahn over at the Mini Matisse blog.
She said that this “Angry Cat” lesson is quick and easy to use and includes both a writing component as well as a drawing one.  It is based on a book by Milly Bang, Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry.  The worksheet is downloadable for free from a provided link by Art Projects for Kids.



Friday, February 27, 2015

Art Sub Lesson - Warm and Cool

Warm and Cool Art Lesson


Here's an easy one from Art Project Girl.  The main part of the lesson is about warm and cool colors.  She gives samples and a few simple instructions. A sub could easily teach this one.


Here is another post about using warm and cool colors for an art sub lesson:  Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Klee’s “Cat and Bird”



Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Fifth Grade Art Lesson -Coat of Arms

Fifth Grade Art Lesson - Coat of Arms


Here is a complete lesson plan with samples from Mr Mint Art  


This upper elementary and middle school art sub lesson was created exactly as a sub lesson.  There are directions written for a sub and plenty of visuals. This is about as much as you can hope for when you are looking for a free sub lesson online. Don’t miss it.

This is one of those lessons you can just print out, leave in your sub tub, and know that you have something ready to hand to a sub.



Wednesday, December 17, 2014

A-Mazing Dinosaurs - Idea for Art Sub Plans

Maze Making Art Sub Lesson


Thanks so much to Elizabeth for sending this one my way.  Check out her blog and this art sub-appropriate lesson at Dream Painters:  A-Mazing Dinosaurs.

There are other lessons on how to draw a maze, if you would like to try this with some basic directions. Plus, there are YouTube videos on Maze Making. I think kids would love trying this one!  Here’s one where the teacher shows how to make a maze in a shape:  Ms. Cooper’s Art Class






Friday, November 21, 2014

Be Kind to Your Sub

Be Kind to Your Sub

What a different experience it is between teaching in my own classroom and substitute teaching in someone else's.  I am venturing out into the world of substitute teaching these days and am getting a new perspective into the world of subbing.

I have seen rich and full lessons left for subs and I have seen overly simplistic ones. The intent of giving a sub a super simple lesson plan is kind.  Teachers don't want to give someone a plan that is beyond the sub's capabilities to teach.  However, when I look at some of the lessons I have been left, I know that some are wildly inadequate.  Recently, I was given a page out of School Arts magazine about "expressive line."  It was a lovely idea, and I have incorporated it into lessons in my own classroom.  However, as a stand alone lesson, it was not appropriate for an hour long lesson for 6, 7 and 8 year olds.  If I had taught that lesson, I can imagine that even the most engaged kids would have lasted 15 minutes or so.  I find it hard to picture the more fidgety kids doing more than a line or two.

What will happen in your class when your students have 45 minutes...or 30....or even 15 minutes left after a lesson? When you set up sub plans, ask yourself if you would teach that same lesson.  Ask yourself how long your students would actually be engaged in that activity and what will happen with the extra time left over.  Is it really an age appropriate lesson? Leave books and activities for the students to use when they are finished with their work.  Leave a dvd player and art videos.  Leave books for the sub to read aloud.  Prepare for that unencumbered time when problems are prone to occur.

Instead of rushing around at the last minute, why not work now to set up a folder of good lessons or a "sub tub"?  Get yourself prepared for that emergency sick day.  It doesn't have to take hours and hours to get this together.  You can get tons of lesson ideas from this blog.  There are tons of Pinterest boards linking to sub plans.  If you want fully formed, age appropriate art sub lessons, check out my shop at TeachersPayTeachers.

Be kind to your kids and your subs.  Please plan well for them.