3rd Grade

Lesson Plan | Silhouette Story

Silhouette Story Process Create the Silhouette Shape Have students trace around a small object or toy onto black construction paper OR draw a silhouette freehand. Cut out the shape carefully. Place on the white paper, but don’t glue it on yet. Design the Silhouette Use crayons, markers o

Lesson Plan | Masking Magic

Masking Magic In this two-week lesson, 3rd- 5th grade students learn about painting techniques that include watercolor masking, crayon resist, and spattering and sponging with tempera paint. Targeted State Frameworks/ Content Standards/ Benchmarks: Standard 2- Students know and apply elements of

Lesson Plan | Ice Cream Cone

Lesson Plan: Ice Cream Cone 🍦 Objective: Create a colorful ice cream cone using line, shape, and pattern — topped with a sweet resist-method background! 🧠 Concepts Introduced: Warm vs. cool colors Shape and pattern repetition Crayon resist technique Composition and layering Process Draw

Lesson Plan | Catching Snowflakes

Catching Snowflakes- Storm Selfie Lesson Plan Catching Snowflakes Lesson Plan Catching Snowflakes Lesson Plan 🎯 Objective: Students will create a self-portrait from a unique, looking-up perspective—imagining themselves in a snowstorm, catching snowflakes

Pattern Garden Lesson Plan

Pattern Garden Art Project Process Draw a garden full of flowers with different shapes and patterns. Use bold, solid colors to paint or fill in the flowers. Add a bold background (sky, sun, grass, etc.). fill the entire sheet of paper Outline the flowers and patterns with black marker. Tip: Use p

April Showers & May Flowers Lesson Plan

April Showers & May Flowers Lesson Plan Supply List: White paper provided by Original Works, or another high-quality, 70# 8 ½” x 11” art paper Colorful finger paints Forks (metal or plastic) Paper towels or wet wipes Paper plates Project Prep: Ahead of completing this project with studen

Flowers & Bugs Lesson Plan

Flowers & Bugs Lesson Plan Great for 3rd Grade and up Lesson Learning Targets I am learning about   ● Radial balance   ● Primary, secondary and analogous colors   ● Wet on wet painting technique Process Day One: LEARNING TARGET: I am learning about radial balance

Cityscapes Lesson

Cityscapes Lesson Plan Teacher Input Define “cityscape” ~ Painting or drawing of things found in a city: such as buildings and streets. Discuss the differences between the sites seen in a city and the sites seen in a more rural area. Discuss and view artwork depicting cityscapes. Pittsburgh Me

Bug on a Rug Lesson Plan

Bug on a Rug Lesson Plan Process Teacher: You may want to pre-cut construction paper for younger students.  You will need 1” to 1 ½” strips for the borders and various shapes for the bug body (circles, oval, squares and long rectangles) in multiple colors. Start by looking at close-up pict

Fauvist Farm Animals Lesson Plan

Fauvist Farm Animals Lesson Plan INTERDISCIPLINARY EMPHASIS: Students study vertebrates at third grade, westward expansion at fourth grade, the eco-system at fifth grade and United States history & economics at sixth grade.  Farm animals and their impact can be dis

Mosaic Flower Vase Lesson Plan

Mosaic Flower Vase Lesson Plan Process Draw a horizontal black line one third of the way up from the bottom of the heavy piece of white paper. On the small bottom section, create a “checkered” tablecloth effect by drawing squares.  Draw all the vertical strokes first Next, add the ho

Butterfly Quilt Lesson Plan

Butterfly Quilt Lesson Plan HINT! Fold construction paper in half and cut out the shape of a large backwards “C”. Don’t cut on the fold. Advanced students may cut out  a curved or pointed wing design. Process Cut colored construction paper into strips approx. ¾” wide and paste around th

Abstract Fish Lesson Plan

Abstract Fish National Standard II- of Student Interest/Ability/Needs Correlation National Standard I – Art Links to Broader Goals Using structures and function Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.  Objectives National Standard III – Con

Fantasy Sandwich

Fantasy Sandwich Correlation National Standard I – Art Links to Broader Goals Compare and contrast symbolic artwork by a contemporary artist with Native American totems. Identify symbols used by Native Americans. Objectives National Standard III – Content & T

Under the Sea

Under the Sea Process View and discuss the different types of sea life.  Look at pictures and examine the different ways fish use colors (camouflage, attractions, etc.). Create the background for your sea picture. First, lightly pencil sketch the ocean floor onto the bottom fo

Eric Carle’s Cats

Eric Carle’s Cats Process Setup Setup 4 stations with supplies ahead of time STATION 1 – Tempera Paint, Paint Brushes, White Art Paper Create patterns using different sized paint brushes and different colors of paint.  Fill the entire sheet of paper with patterns. STAT