Junior high art lessons

A surrealism art lesson ended up being one of my students' favorite lessons lately. Here's how I did it and why I think they loved it so much.

I created this culture jars art lesson for an 'Art and World Cultures' class, and continue to use it in art classes because it is so well received. This

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Click on the links below to access lesson plans for projects this semester. Lessons will be added after they have been introduced in class.

5 Successful One-Day Art Lessons for the Middle School Classroom Curriculum Design % %

There is no worse phrase in the art room than “I’m done. Now what?” It’s inevitable that some students will finish before others. While we can close the gap to some degree, we can’t avoid the reality of early finishers. If you teach middle school or intro high school classes you know it’s imperative for […]

Have you ever wanted to have your students create an expressive work of art, but didn't know where to start? Last year I took a workshop at the Expressive Arts Institute in San Diego. It was an amazing weekend that opened up my mind to the possibilities of working through emotions in art. There was one exercise that I really loved and I immediately saw how it could benefit teenagers. I tweaked it a little bit for my high school art class, and I can honestly say it was the best art project I…